Common values of two k-generalized Pell sequences
Let $k\geq 2$ and let $(P_{n}^{(k)})_{n\geq 2-k}$ be the $k$-generalized Pell sequence defined by \begin{equation*} P_{n}^{(k)}=2P_{n-1}^{(k)}+P_{n-2}^{(k)}+\cdots +P_{n-k}^{(k)} \end{equation*} for $n\geq 2$ with initial conditions \begin{equation*} P_{-(k-2)}^{(k)}=P_{-(k-3)}^{(k)}=\cdot \cdot \cdot =P_{-1}^{(k)}=P_{0}^{(k)}=0,\text{ and }P_{1}^{(k)}=1. \end{equation*} In this study, we look at the equation $P_{n}^{(k)}=P_{m}^{(l)}$ in positive integers $n,m,k,l$ such that $2\leq l<k$ and show that it has only trivial solution, namely $n=m.$
Authors
- Faith Shadow Zottor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2219-135X)
- Florian Luca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1321-4422)
- Zafer Şi̇ar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6473-4754)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7546/nntdm.2025.31.2.256-268
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Division of Mathematical Sciences