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Lethbridge Number Theory and Combinatorics Seminar
Date:
April 3, 2017
Time:
12:00-12:50pm
Lecturer(s):
Amir Akbary
Location:
University of Lethbridge
Topic:
Elliptic sequences
Description (in plain text format):
An "elliptic sequence" is a solution over an arbitrary integral domain of the recursion
W(m+n) W(m-n) = W(m+1) W(m-1) W(n)^2 - W(n+1) W(n-1) W(m)^2,
where m and n are integers. The theory of integral elliptic sequences was developed by Morgan Ward in 1948. We describe the fundamental classification theorem of Ward for these sequences. Our emphasis will be on the so called "singular" sequences and their relation to the classical Lucas sequences.
Other Information:
Location: B660 University Hall
Web page: http://www.cs.uleth.ca/~nathanng/ntcoseminar/
Contact:
Barb Hodgson | hodgsonb@uleth.ca | (403) 329-2470 | uleth.ca/artsci/math-computer-science