Divisibility properties of the Fibonacci entry point

Abstract

For a prime $p$, let $Z(p)$ be the smallest positive integer $n$ so that $p$ divides $F_n$, the $n$th term in the Fibonacci sequence. Paul Bruckman and Peter Anderson conjectured a formula for $\zeta (m)$, the density of primes $p$ for which $m|Z(p)$ on the basis of numerical evidence. We prove Bruckman and Anderson's conjecture by studying the algebraic group $G:x^2-5y^2=1$ and relating $Z(p)$ to the order of $α= (3/2,1/2) \in G(\F_{p})$. We are then able to use Galois theory and the Chebotarev density theorem to compute $\zeta (m)$.

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• Galois theory of iterated endomorphisms

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• Free Fibonacci Sequences