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Powers as Fibonacci Sums

Number Theory 2026-08-05 v1

Abstract

We examine the equation ya=i=1kFniy^{a}=\sum\limits_{i=1}^{k}F_{n_{i}} for positive integers y,a2y,a\geq 2 and k3k\geq3. This equation can be expressed as a problem in terms of the Zeckendorf representations of integers. Using bounds on linear forms in logarithms and Baker-Davenport reduction methods, we are able to completely solve the equation for y25000 y\leq 25000 when k=3k=3, for y1000y\leq 1000 when k=4k= 4, for y40y\leq 40 when k=5k= 5, and for y3y\leq 3 when k=6k=6.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2608.04445,
  title  = {Powers as Fibonacci Sums},
  author = {Benjamin Earp-Lynch and Simon Earp-Lynch and Omar Kihel and Pagdame Tiebekabe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.04445},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Published in Quaestiones Mathematicae. 14 pages, 4 tables. This arXiv version contains minor corrections and includes a link to the updated SageMath code