A219114 Integers n such that n^2 is the difference of two Fibonacci numbers.
0, 1, 2, 4, 9, 12, 15, 24
Offset: 1
Examples
The only known square differences of Fibonacci numbers are: 0^2 = F(2)-F(1) = F(k)-F(k) for any k, 1^2 = F(1)-F(0) = F(2)-F(0) = F(3)-F(1) = F(3)-F(2) = F(4)-F(3), 2^2 = F(5)-F(1) = F(5)-F(2), 4^2 = F(8)-F(5), 9^2 = F(11)-F(6), 12^2 = F(12)-F(0) = F(13)-F(11) = F(14)-F(13), 15^2 = F(13)-F(6), 24^2 = F(15)-F(9).
Links
- MathOverflow, Can the difference of two distinct Fibonacci numbers be a square infinitely often?
- Manfred Scheucher, Sage Script
Programs
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Mathematica
t = Union[Flatten[Table[Fibonacci[n] - Fibonacci[i], {n, 100}, {i, n}]]]; t2 = Select[t, IntegerQ[Sqrt[#]] &]; Sqrt[t2] (* T. D. Noe, Feb 12 2013 *)
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