Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 25 (2022), Article 22.9.3

Variance Functions of Asymptotically Exponentially Increasing Integer Sequences Go Beyond Taylor's Law


Joel E. Cohen
The Rockefeller University
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New York, NY 10065
USA

Abstract:

Fibonacci, Lucas, Catalan, and all asymptotically exponentially increasing positive sequences have counting functions (number of elements that do not exceed a large number y) that are asymptotically proportional to the logarithm of y, a slowly varying function. For all such sequences, the variance of the elements that do not exceed y is asymptotically proportional to the product of three factors: the logarithm of the largest sequence element a(n) that does not exceed y; an explicit function of the asymptotic ratio of successive sequence elements; and the square of the mean of the elements that do not exceed y. The variance function of an integer sequence has number-theoretic interest because it distinguishes integer sequences according to the form of their variance function. The variance function is also important in the analysis of variance. Number-theoretic examples make it possible to analyze the variance function of well specified processes observed without error.


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(Concerned with sequences A000032 A000045 A000108 A014137 A094639.)


Received July 7 2022; revised versions received July 11 2022; July 19 2022; October 28 2022; November 7 2022. Published in Journal of Integer Sequences, November 8 2022.


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