Almost all short intervals containing prime numbers
We present a method for constructing almost periodic sequences and functions with values in a metric space. Applying this method, we find almost periodic sequences and functions with prescribed values. Especially, for any totally bounded countable set in a metric space, it is proved the existence of an almost periodic sequence such that and , for all and some which depends on .
The famous problem of determining all perfect powers in the Fibonacci sequence and in the Lucas sequence has recently been resolved [10]. The proofs of those results combine modular techniques from Wiles’ proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem with classical techniques from Baker’s theory and Diophantine approximation. In this paper, we solve the Diophantine equations , with and , for all primes and indeed for all but primes . Here the strategy of [10] is not sufficient due to the sizes of...
We investigate the almost regular positive definite integral quaternary quadratic forms. In particular, we show that every such form is -anisotropic for at most one prime number . Moreover, for a prime there is an almost regular -anisotropic quaternary quadratic form if and only if . We also study the genera containing some almost regular -anisotropic quaternary form. We show several finiteness results concerning the families of these genera and give effective criteria for almost regularity....
We study the generalized random Fibonacci sequences defined by their first non-negative terms and for n≥1, Fn+2=λFn+1±Fn (linear case) and ̃Fn+2=|λ̃Fn+1±̃Fn| (non-linear case), where each ± sign is independent and either + with probability p or − with probability 1−p (0<p≤1). Our main result is that, when λ is of the form λk=2cos(π/k) for some integer k≥3, the exponential growth of Fn for 0<p≤1, and of ̃Fn for 1/k<p≤1, is almost surely positive and given by ∫0∞log x dνk, ρ(x),...