A strange recursive relation (Q1107556)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4065068
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    A strange recursive relation
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4065068

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      A strange recursive relation (English)
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      1988
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      Let \(g(n)\) be an integer valued function defined by \(g(0)=0\) and \(g(n)=n- g(g(n-1))\) for \(n>0\). It is easy to see that \(g(n)\) is defined for each positive integer \(n\). The authors show that \(g(n)=[(n+1)\mu]\), where \(\mu =(-1+\sqrt{5})/2\) and \([\,]\) is the greatest integer function.
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      recursive relation
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      integer valued function
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      greatest integer function
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