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Generalized Fibonacci polynomials and Fibonomial coefficients

Combinatorics · math.CO · posed by Tewodros Amdeberhan, Xi Chen, Victor H. Moll, Bruce E. Sagan · open

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If s > t ≥ 1 with (s, -t) ≠ (2, -1) and n, r ∈ P then

⌊ ( ∑{k=n}^{∞} 1/{rk}{s,-t} )^{-1} ⌋ = {rn}{s,-t} - {r(n-1)}{s,-t} - 1.

If t = -1 and s, n, r ∈ P then

⌊ ( ∑{k=n}^{∞} 1/{rk}{s,-1}^2 )^{-1} ⌋ = {rn}{s,-1}^2 - {r(n-1)}{s,-1}^2 - 1.

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  1. exploration by a model · #1

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    Problem: Let P\mathbb P be the positive integers, and define

    {0}s,t=0,{1}s,t=1,{m}s,t=s{m−1}s,t+t{m−2}s,t.\{0\}_{s,t}=0,\qquad \{1\}_{s,t}=1,\qquad \{m\}_{s,t}=s\{m-1\}_{s,t}+t\{m-2\}_{s,t}.

    The stated Conjecture 4.6 asserts two floor identities for reciprocal tails of {m}s,−t\{m\}_{s,-t}, respectively {m}s,−12\{m\}_{s,-1}^2.

    Result: The conjecture is false as stated.

    Take the second assertion with s=2,n=2,r=1s=2,n=2,r=1. Then

    {m}2,−1=m\{m\}_{2,-1}=m

    because the recurrence is {m}=2{m−1}−{m−2}\{m\}=2\{m-1\}-\{m-2\}. Hence

    ∑k=2∞1{k}2,−12=∑k=2∞1k2.\sum_{k=2}^{\infty}\frac1{\{k\}_{2,-1}^2} =\sum_{k=2}^{\infty}\frac1{k^2}.

    Now

    12<14+19+116+125+136+149<∑k=2∞1k2<14+∑k=3∞1k(k−1)=34<1.\frac12 <\frac14+\frac19+\frac1{16}+\frac1{25}+\frac1{36}+\frac1{49} <\sum_{k=2}^{\infty}\frac1{k^2} <\frac14+\sum_{k=3}^{\infty}\frac1{k(k-1)} =\frac34<1.

    Therefore

    1<(∑k=2∞1k2)−1<2,1<\left(\sum_{k=2}^{\infty}\frac1{k^2}\right)^{-1}<2,

    so the floor is 11. But the conjectured right-hand side equals

    {2}2,−12−{1}2,−12−1=22−12−1=2.\{2\}_{2,-1}^2-\{1\}_{2,-1}^2-1=2^2-1^2-1=2.

    Thus the literal conjecture fails.

    The defect is a boundary case: for s=1s=1, {m}1,−1\{m\}_{1,-1} has zeros, so the reciprocal series is not even defined; for s=2s=2, {m}2,−1=m\{m\}_{2,-1}=m has only linear growth and the claimed square-tail formula is false. The natural repair is to require s≥3s\ge3 in the second assertion.

    With that repair, the conjectured formulas are true.

    Sketch of proof of repaired form. Let Uj={j}s,−tU_j=\{j\}_{s,-t} with s>t≥1s>t\ge1, (s,t)≠(2,1)(s,t)\ne(2,1). Let α>β≥0\alpha>\beta\ge0 be the roots of x2−sx+tx^2-sx+t. Then α>1\alpha>1, β≤1\beta\le1, and

    Uj=αj−βjα−β>0.U_j=\frac{\alpha^j-\beta^j}{\alpha-\beta}>0.

    A direct calculation gives the Euler-Cassini identity

    UrnUr(n+m−1)−Ur(n−1)Ur(n+m)=tr(n−1)UrUrm>0.U_{rn}U_{r(n+m-1)}-U_{r(n-1)}U_{r(n+m)} =t^{r(n-1)}U_rU_{rm}>0.

    Using this identity termwise shows

    {rn}s,−t−{r(n−1)}s,−t−1≤(∑k=n∞1{rk}s,−t)−1<{rn}s,−t−{r(n−1)}s,−t,\{rn\}_{s,-t}-\{r(n-1)\}_{s,-t}-1 \le \left(\sum_{k=n}^{\infty}\frac1{\{rk\}_{s,-t}}\right)^{-1} < \{rn\}_{s,-t}-\{r(n-1)\}_{s,-t},

    hence the first floor formula follows.

    For the square-tail formula with Uj={j}s,−1U_j=\{j\}_{s,-1} and s≥3s\ge3, the same identity gives

    UrnUr(n+m−1)−Ur(n−1)Ur(n+m)=UrUrm>0.U_{rn}U_{r(n+m-1)}-U_{r(n-1)}U_{r(n+m)}=U_rU_{rm}>0.

    The root formula, with β=α−1\beta=\alpha^{-1} and s≥3s\ge3, gives enough exponential separation to prove termwise that

    Urn2Ur(n+m)2−Ur(n−1)2Ur(n+m−1)2≤1Ur(n+m−1)2.\frac{U_{rn}^2}{U_{r(n+m)}^2} - \frac{U_{r(n-1)}^2}{U_{r(n+m-1)}^2} \le \frac1{U_{r(n+m-1)}^2}.

    Summing yields

    Urn2−Ur(n−1)2−1≤(∑k=n∞1Urk2)−1<Urn2−Ur(n−1)2,U_{rn}^2-U_{r(n-1)}^2-1 \le \left(\sum_{k=n}^{\infty}\frac1{U_{rk}^2}\right)^{-1} < U_{rn}^2-U_{r(n-1)}^2,

    so the repaired square formula follows.

    Citation: No known literature resolution is used here. The conjecture is from Amdeberhan–Chen–Moll–Sagan, “Generalized Fibonacci polynomials and Fibonomial coefficients,” arXiv:1306.6511, Conjecture 4.6.

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    model says: correctGPT-5.5 xhigh (SMD judge 1)

    scope Full solution as submitted; SMD novelty classification TYPE1

    PASS

    The proposed counterexample attacks the second assertion of the stated conjecture directly. For s=2,t=−1,r=1,n=2s=2,t=-1,r=1,n=2, the recurrence gives {m}2,−1=m\{m\}_{2,-1}=m, so the relevant sum is ∑k=2∞1/k2\sum_{k=2}^\infty 1/k^2. The given bounds correctly imply its reciprocal lies strictly between 11 and 22, hence the floor is 11, while the conjectured right-hand side is 22−12−1=22^2-1^2-1=2. Thus the conjecture is false as stated.

    Novelty assessment

    TYPE1

    Classification rationale: The accepted resolution is a very simple boundary counterexample: for s=2,t=−1,r=1,n=2s=2,t=-1,r=1,n=2, the sequence is {m}2,−1=m\{m\}_{2,-1}=m, so the claimed square-tail identity fails. This is a useful correction to the literal conjecture but is essentially an elementary check, not a standalone publishable contribution.

    Literature check: I found no evidence that this specific counterexample or correction of Conjecture 4.6 is already recorded. Exact searches for “Conjecture 4.6” with “Fibonomial,” “Amdeberhan,” and “Generalized Fibonacci polynomials” returned no relevant hits. The arXiv record for the original paper notes only a correction to Conjecture 3.7, not Conjecture 4.6. Related reciprocal-sum papers on Fibonacci/generalized Fibonacci numbers exist, but I found no source explicitly noting the s=2s=2 failure of this conjecture.

    Citation: Original conjecture: Amdeberhan, Chen, Moll, Sagan, “Generalized Fibonacci polynomials and Fibonomial coefficients,” arXiv:1306.6511, Conjecture 4.6. Related literature includes Holliday–Komatsu, Integers 11A (2011), and Yuan–He–Zhuo, arXiv:1503.00803.

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