On the Fibonacci numbers and their sums which are close to a power of 3
Let (Ln)n ≥ 0 be the Lucas sequence defined by Ln+2 = Ln+1 + Ln for all n ≥ 0, with initial values L0 = 2 and L1 = 1. In this paper, we find all the Fibonacci numbers 2Fn and sums of two Fibonacci numbers which are close to a power of 3. As a corollary, we determine all Lucas numbers close to a power of 3. To prove our results, we will use Baker's theory lower bound for linear forms in logarithms of algebraic numbers, properties of continued fractions, and a version of the Baker-Davenport reduction method in Diophantine approximation.
Authors
- Soufiane Mezroui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2705-9806)
- Anouar Gaha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4988-3062)
Institutions
- Abdelmalek Essaâdi University (MA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gulf Journal of Mathematics
- Published
- 2025-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.56947/gjom.v19i2.2758
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32