Fibonacci Numbers as Sums of Consecutive Terms in $k$-Generalized Fibonacci Sequence
Number Theory
2025-01-08 v1
Abstract
Let (F_n^{(k)})_{n\geq -(k-2)} be the k-generalized Fibonacci sequence, defined as the linear recurrence sequence whose first k terms are , and whose subsequent terms are determined by the sum of the preceding k terms. This article is devoted to investigating when the sum of consecutive numbers in the k-generalized Fibonacci sequence belongs to the Fibonacci sequence. Namely, given d,k \in \N, with k \geq 3, our main theorem states that there are at most finitely many n \in \N such that F_n^{(k)} + \cdots + F_{n+d}^{(k)} is a Fibonacci number. In particular, the intersection between the Fibonacci sequence and the k-generalized Fibonacci sequence is finite.
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@article{arxiv.2501.03438,
title = {Fibonacci Numbers as Sums of Consecutive Terms in $k$-Generalized Fibonacci Sequence},
author = {Roberto Alvarenga and Ana Paula Chaves and Maria Eduarda Ramos and Matheus Silva and Marcos Sosa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.03438},
year = {2025}
}
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