Journal of the Indonesian Mathematical Society
Volume 21 Number 1 (April 2015)

TWO ASPECTS OF A GENERALIZED FIBONACCI SEQUENCE

Johan Matheus Tuwankotta (Analysis and Geometry Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Institut Teknologi Bandung)



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Publish Date
01 Apr 2015

Abstract

In this paper we study the so-called generalized Fibonacci sequence: $x_{n+2} = \alpha x_{n+1} + \beta x_n, n\in \mathbb{N}$.  We derive an open domain around the origin of the parameter space where the sequence converges to $0$.  The limiting behavior on the boundary of this domain are: convergence to a nontrivial limit, $k$-periodic ($k\in \mathbb{N}$), or quasi-periodic.  We use the ratio of two consecutive terms of the sequence to construct a rational approximation for algebraic numbers of the form: $\sqrt{r}, r\in \mathbb{Q}$.  Using a similar idea, we extend this to higher dimension to construct a rational approximation for  $\sqrt[3]{ a + b\sqrt{c}} +  \sqrt[3]{ a - b\sqrt{c}} + d$.DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.22342/jims.21.1.173.1-17

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JIMS

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Mathematics

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Journal of the Indonesian Mathematical Society disseminates new research results in all areas of mathematics and their applications. Besides research articles, the journal also receives survey papers that stimulate research in mathematics and their ...