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Let $n$ be a positive integer, and let $R$ be a (possibly infinite dimensional) finitely presented algebra over a computable field of characteristic zero. We describe an algorithm for deciding (in principle) whether $R$ has at most finitely…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Edward S. Letzter

The abc conjecture, one of the most famous open problems in number theory, claims that three positive integers satisfying a+b=c cannot simultaneously have significant repetition among their prime factors; in particular, the product of the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-09-11 Greg Martin , Winnie Miao

Labeled infinite trees provide combinatorial interpretations for many integer sequences generated by nested recurrence relations. Typically, such sequences are monotone increasing. Several of these sequences also have straightforward…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-11-07 Nathan Fox

A composition of a nonnegative integer (n) is a sequence of positive integers whose sum is (n). A composition is palindromic if it is unchanged when its terms are read in reverse order. We provide a generating function for the number of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Sergey Kitaev , Tyrrell B. McAllister , T. Kyle Petersen

In this paper we present a new proof of the following 2010 result of Dubickas, Novikas, and Siurys: Let $(a,b)\in \mathbb{Z}^2$ and let $(x_n)_{n\ge 0}$ be the sequence defined by some initial values $x_0$ and $x_1$ and the second order…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-12-20 Dan Ismailescu , Adrienne Ko , Celine Lee , Jae Yong Park

A sequence of non-negative integers is called a B_k sequence if all the sums of arbitrary k elements are different. In this paper, we will present a new upper bound for B_3 sequences.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-03-29 An-Ping Li

The Fibonacci numbers are the prototypical example of a recursive sequence, but grow too quickly to enumerate sets of integer partitions. The same is true for the other classical sequences $a(n)$ defined by Fibonacci-like recursions: the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-03-22 Cristina Ballantine , George Beck

Proper continued fractions are generalized continued fractions with positive integer numerators $a_i$ and integer denominators with $b_i\geq a_i$. In this paper we study the strength of approximation of irrational numbers to their…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-12-09 Niels Langeveld , David Ralston

A sequence of reversals that takes a signed permutation to the identity is perfect if at no step a common interval is broken. Determining a parsimonious perfect sequence of reversals that sorts a signed permutation is NP-hard. Here we show…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-05-18 Mathilde Bouvel , Cedric Chauve , Marni Mishna , Dominique Rossin

Zeckendorf proved that every positive integer has a unique partition as a sum of non-consecutive Fibonacci numbers. Similarly, every natural number can be partitioned into a sum of non-consecutive terms of the Lucas sequence, although such…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-08-31 Hung V. Chu , David C. Luo , Steven J. Miller

A repdigit is a positive integer that has only one distinct digit in its decimal expansion, i.e., a number has the form $d(10^m-1)/9$ for some $m\geq 1$ and $1 \leq d \leq 9$. Let $\left(T_n\right)_{n\ge0}$ be the sequence of Tribonacci.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-12 Pranabesh Das , Salah Eddine Rihane , Alain Togbé

We intend to contribute to the Collatz dynamics problem by seeking to analyze the Collatz conjecture from the tree of numbers sequences. First, we show numerically that the distribution of odd numbers has an initial transient, and proceeds…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2023-05-26 Eduardo M. K. Souza

Divisibility sequences are defined by the property that their elements divide each other whenever their indices do. The divisibility sequences that also satisfy a linear recurrence, like the Fibonacci numbers, are generated by polynomials…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-06-22 Sergiy Koshkin

Perfect sorting by reversals, a problem originating in computational genomics, is the process of sorting a signed permutation to either the identity or to the reversed identity permutation, by a sequence of reversals that do not break any…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2012-01-05 Mathilde Bouvel , Cedric Chauve , Marni Mishna , Dominique Rossin

In this study, several interesting iterative sequences were investigated. First, we define the iterative sequences. We fix function f(n). An iterative sequence starts with a natural number n, and calculates the sequence f(n),f(f(n)),…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2023-08-15 Shoei Takahashi , Unchone Lee , Hikaru Manabe , Aoi Murakami , Daisuke Minematsu , Kou Omori , Ryohei Miyadera

We prove a conjecture posted in the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, namely that there are exactly five positive integers that can be written in more than one way as the sum of a nonnegative power of 2 and a nonnegative power of 3.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-07-11 Douglas Edward Iannucci

An oscillating sequence of order $d$ is defined by the linearly disjointness from all $\{e^{2\pi i P(n)} \}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ for all real polynomials $P$ of degree smaller or equal to $d$. A fully oscillating sequence is defined to be an…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2018-04-12 Ruxi Shi

In this paper; we prove that all sequences can be broken up in cycles. Each cycle follows the same pattern: 1) Upward trajectory. Odd and even numbers alternate until the cycle reaches an upper bound 2) Downward trajectory. Two or more…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2025-03-24 Vicente Padilla

A nondecreasing sequence of positive integers is $(\alpha,\beta)$-Conolly, or Conolly-like for short, if for every positive integer $m$ the number of times that $m$ occurs in the sequence is $\alpha + \beta r_m$, where $r_m$ is $1$ plus the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-09-10 Alejandro Erickson , Abraham Isgur , Bradley W. Jackson , Frank Ruskey , Stephen M. Tanny

A nonempty finite set of positive integers A is relatively prime if gcd(A) = 1 and it is relatively prime to n if gcd(A [ fng) = 1. The number of nonempty subsets of A which are relatively prime to n is \Phi(A, n) and the number of such…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2009-10-27 Mohamed El Bachraoui