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On the variance of the Fibonacci partition function

Number Theory 2023-08-30 v1

Abstract

We determine the order of magnitude of the variance of the Fibonacci partition function. The answer is different to the most naive guess. The proof involves a diophantine system and an inhomogeneous linear recurrence.

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@article{arxiv.2308.15415,
  title  = {On the variance of the Fibonacci partition function},
  author = {Sam Chow and Owen Jones},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.15415},
  year   = {2023}
}
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