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Examining $H$-Closed Ducci Sequences on $\mathbb{Z}_m^n$

Number Theory 2025-02-06 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

Let DD be an endomorphism on Zmn\mathbb{Z}_m^n so that D(x1,x2,...,xn)=(x1+x2  mod  m,x2+x3  mod  m,...,xn+x1  mod  m).D(x_1, x_2, ..., x_n)=(x_1+x_2 \; \text{mod} \; m, x_2+x_3 \; \text{mod} \; m, ..., x_n+x_1 \; \text{mod} \; m). We call the sequence {Dα(u)}α=0\{D^{\alpha}(\mathbf{u})\}_{\alpha=0}^{\infty} the Ducci sequence of uZmn\mathbf{u} \in \mathbb{Z}_m^n, which always enters a cycle. Now let HH be an endomorphism on Zmn\mathbb{Z}_m^n such that H(x1,x2,...,xn)=(x2,x3,...,xn,x1).H(x_1, x_2, ..., x_n)=(x_2, x_3, ..., x_n, x_1). In this paper, we will talk about a few cases when u\mathbf{u} and Hβ(u)H^{\beta}(\mathbf{u}) have the same Ducci cycle for β>0\beta > 0, as well as prove a few cases of n,mn,m where this is guaranteed for every uZmn\mathbf{u} \in \mathbb{Z}_m^n.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2502.03345,
  title  = {Examining $H$-Closed Ducci Sequences on $\mathbb{Z}_m^n$},
  author = {Mark L. Lewis and Shannon M. Tefft},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.03345},
  year   = {2025}
}
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