An extremal problem related to the Fibonacci sequence

K. T. Atanassov, R. D. Knott, R. L. Ollerton and A. G. Shannon
Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, ISSN 1310–5132
Volume 12, 2006, Number 2, Pages 13–20
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K. T. Atanassov
Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Sofia-1113, Bulgaria

R. D. Knott
92 Pennine Road, Horwich,
Bolton, BL6 7HW, United Kingdom

R. L. Ollerton
University of Western Sydney, Penrith Campus DC1797, Australia

A. G. Shannon
Warrane College, The University of New South Wales, 1465 &
KvB Institute of Technology, North Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia

Abstract

This paper continues our study of Fibonacci inequalities. For the set An = {Fn−1, 4Fn−2, …, (n−2)2F2} with kth element given by ak = k2Fn−k, it is proved that the unique maximal element is given by a* = a4 = 16Fn−4, n ≥ 9.

AMS Classification

  • 11B39

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Atanassov, K. T., Knot, R. D., Ollerton, R. L., & Shannon, A. G. (2006). An extremal problem related to the Fibonacci sequence. Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, 12(2), 13-20.

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