Fixed Points of Augmented Generalized Happy Functions II: Oases and Mirages

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Abstract: An augmented generalized happy function

S_{[c, b]}

maps a positive integer to the sum of the squares of its base

b

digits plus

c

. For

b g e q 2

and

k i n m a t h b b Z^{+}

, a

k

-desert base

b

is a set of

k

consecutive non-negative integers

c

for each of which

S_{[c, b]}

has no fixed points. In this paper, we examine a complementary notion, a

k

-oasis base

b

, which we define to be a set of

k

consecutive non-negative integers

c

for each of which

S_{[c, b]}

has a fixed point. In particular, after proving some basic properties of oases base

b

, we compute bounds on the lengths of oases base

b

and compute the minimal examples of maximal length oases base

b

for small values of

b

.

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