Sequences of consecutive happy numbers in negative bases

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Authors H. G. Grundman, Pamela E. Harris

Publication date 28 November 2018

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.04648, https://www.fq.math.ca/Papers/56-3/grundmanharris6172018.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

generalized happy numbersnegative base

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Radix representation; digital problems (11A63)

Abstract: For $bleq-2$ and $egeq2$, let $S_{e,b}:mathbbZomathbb{Z}_{geq0}$ be the function taking an integer to the sum of the $e$-powers of the digits of its base $b$ expansion. An integer $a$ is a $b$-happy number if there exists $kinmathbb{Z}^{+}$ such that $S_{2,b}^k(a)=1$. We prove that an integer is $-2$-happy if and only if it is congruent to 1 modulo 3 and that it is $-3$-happy if and only if it is odd. Defining a $d$-sequence to be an arithmetic sequence with constant difference $d$ and setting $d=gcd(2,b-1)$, we prove that if $bleq-3$ odd or $bin-4,-6,-8,-10$, there exist arbitrarily long finite sequences of $d$-consecutive $b$-happy numbers.

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