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On a divisibility relation for Lucas sequences

Number Theory 2015-11-26 v2

Abstract

In this note, we study the divisibility relation UmUn+ksUnsU_m\mid U_{n+k}^s-U_n^s, where U:={Un}n0{\bf U}:=\{U_n\}_{n\ge 0} is the Lucas sequence of characteristic polynomial x2ax±1x^2-ax\pm 1 and k,m,n,sk,m,n,s are positive integers.

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@article{arxiv.1511.01970,
  title  = {On a divisibility relation for Lucas sequences},
  author = {Yuri Bilu and Takao Komatsu and Florian Luca and Amalia Pizarro-Madariaga and Pantelimon Stanica},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.01970},
  year   = {2015}
}

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