Pell and Associated Pell Braid Sequences as GCDs of Sums of k Consecutive Pell, Balancing, and Related Numbers
aBa Mbirika and Janee Schrader
Department of Mathematics
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54702
USA
Jürgen Spilker
Institute of Mathematics
University of Freiburg
79085 Freiburg im Breisgau
Germany
Abstract:
We consider the greatest common divisor (GCD) of
all sums of k consecutive terms of a sequence
(Sn)n≥0 where the terms
Sn come from exactly one of following six
well-known sequences’ terms: Pell Pn,
associated Pell Qn, balancing
Bn, Lucas-balancing Cn,
cobalancing bn, and Lucas-cobalancing
cn numbers. For each of the six GCDs, we provide
closed forms dependent on k. Moreover, each of these closed forms
can be realized as braid sequences of Pell and associated Pell numbers
in an intriguing manner. We end with partial results on GCDs of sums of
squared terms and open questions.
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(Concerned with sequences
A000129
A001109
A001333
A001541
A002203
A002315
A053141.)
Received
February 19 2023; revised versions received June 13 2023; June 15 2023.
Published in Journal of Integer Sequences,
June 17 2023.
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