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Ratios of two powers of van der Laan-Padovan numbers

Number Theory 2025-10-14 v2

Abstract

The van der Laan-Padovan sequence Pn (n=0,1,)P_n ~ (n=0, 1, \ldots) is defined by P0=1,P1=P2=0P_0=1, P_1=P_2=0, and Pn+3=Pn+1+PnP_{n+3}=P_{n+1}+P_n for n=0,1,n=0, 1, \ldots. We determine all pairs (Pm,Pn)(P_m, P_n) satisfying Pmb=2g13g25g37g4PnaP_m^b=2^{g_1} 3^{g_2} 5^{g_3} 7^{g_4} P_n^a for some integers g1,g2,g3,g4g_1, g_2, g_3, g_4, aa, and bb. More generally, for a linear recurrence sequence unu_n satisfying the dominant root condition and a given set of primes p1,,pkp_1, \ldots, p_k, there exist only finitely many pairs (um,un)(u_m, u_n) satisfying umb=p1g1pkgkunau_m^b=p_1^{g_1} \cdots p_k^{g_k} u_n^a for some integers g1,,gkg_1, \ldots, g_k, aa, and bb.

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@article{arxiv.2510.06192,
  title  = {Ratios of two powers of van der Laan-Padovan numbers},
  author = {Tomohiro Yamada},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.06192},
  year   = {2025}
}

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