Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4593427 | Journal of Number Theory | 2016 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
Given a sequence of distinct positive integers v1,v2,…v1,v2,… and any positive integer n , the discriminator Dv(n)Dv(n) is defined as the smallest positive integer m such that v1,…,vnv1,…,vn are pairwise incongruent modulo m . We consider the discriminator for the sequence u1,u2,…u1,u2,… , where ujuj equals the absolute value of ((−3)j−5)/4((−3)j−5)/4, that is uj=(3j−5(−1)j)/4uj=(3j−5(−1)j)/4. We prove a 2012 conjecture of Sabin Salajan characterizing the discriminator of the sequence u1,u2,…u1,u2,… .
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Authors
Pieter Moree, Ana Zumalacárregui,