A Fibonacci cylinder

Krassimir T. Atanassov and Anthony G. Shannon
Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, ISSN 1310-5132
Volume 14, 2008, Number 4, Pages 4—9
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Krassimir T. Atanassov
Centre for Biomedical Engineering – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 105, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria

A. G. Shannon
Raffles College of Design and Commerce, North Sydney, NSW 2060, &
Warrane College, University of New South Wales, NSW 1464, Australia

Abstract

The simple function f(n) = ½n(an ± 1), a = 1, 3, 5 with n = 1, 2, …, 200, generated 615 primes of the modular ring Z6. 194 of these were twin primes. Values of n which yielded primes for all f(n) were simply related to the number of primes in a given range.

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Atanassov, K. T., & Shannon, A. G. (2008). A Fibonacci cylinder. Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, 14(4), 4-9.

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