Fibonacci Cycles and Fixed Points
General Mathematics
2023-10-10 v1
Abstract
Let denote the sum of the squares of the digits of the positive integer in base . It is well-known that the sequence of iterates of terminates in a fixed point or enters a cycle. Let , . It is shown that if , then a cycle of exists with initial term , and terminal element if is even, or terminal element if is odd. Similarly, Let , . If , then a cycle of exists with initial term , and terminal element if is even, or terminal element if is odd. Furthermore, the cycles also admit extension as an arithmetic sequence of cycles of with base and , respectively. Some fixed points of with a Fibonacci base are shown to exist. Lastly, both cycles and fixed points admit further generalization to Pell polynomials.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2310.04439,
title = {Fibonacci Cycles and Fixed Points},
author = {Walter A. Kehowski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.04439},
year = {2023}
}