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Zeros and $S$-units in sums of terms of recurrence sequences in function fields

Number Theory 2025-02-11 v2

Abstract

Let (Un)n0(U_n)_{n\geq 0} be a non-degenerate linear recurrence sequence with order at least two defined over a function field and OS\mathcal{O}_S^* be the set of SS-units. In this paper, we use a result of Brownawell and Masser to prove effective results related to the Diophantine equations concerning linear recurrence sequences and SS-units. In particular, we provide a finiteness result for the solutions of the Diophantine equation Un1++UnrOSU_{n_1} + \cdots + U_{n_r} \in \mathcal{O}_S^* in nonnegative integers n1,,nrn_1, \ldots, n_r. Furthermore, we study the finiteness result of the Diophantine equation Un+Vm+W=0U_n+V_m+W_\ell = 0 in (n,m,)N3(n, m, \ell)\in \N^3, where Un,Vm,WU_n,V_m,W_\ell are simple linear recurrence sequences in the function field.

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@article{arxiv.2408.09448,
  title  = {Zeros and $S$-units in sums of terms of recurrence sequences in function fields},
  author = {Darsana N and S. S. Rout},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.09448},
  year   = {2025}
}

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19 pages