Universal sums of generalized pentagonal numbers
Number Theory
2020-02-07 v2
Abstract
For an integer , an integer of the form is called a generalized pentagonal number. For positive integers , a sum of generalized pentagonal numbers is called universal if has an integer solution for any non-negative integer . In this article, we prove that there are exactly proper universal sums of generalized pentagonal numbers. Furthermore, the "pentagonal theorem of " is proved, which states that an arbitrary sum is universal if and only if it represents the integers , and .
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@article{arxiv.1805.03434,
title = {Universal sums of generalized pentagonal numbers},
author = {Jangwon Ju},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.03434},
year = {2020}
}
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14 pages