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2021/98/1-2 (8) — DOI: 10.5486/PMD.2021.8833 — pp. 157-181

On sums of Fibonacci numbers with few binary digits

Authors: Ingrid Vukusic and Volker Ziegler

Abstract:

In this paper, we completely solve the Diophantine equation $F_n+F_m=2^{a_1}+2^{a_2}+2^{a_3}+2^{a_4}+2^{a_5}$, where $F_k$ denotes the $k$-th Fibonacci number. In addition to complex linear forms in logarithms and the Baker—Davenport reduction method, we use $p$-adic versions of both tools.

Keywords: Diophantine equations, exponential Diophantine equations, Fibonacci sequence

Mathematics Subject Classification: 11D61, 11D45, 11B39, 11Y50