Difference between revisions of "Binet's formula"
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+ | * {{PaperReference|On a General Fibonacci Identity|1965|John H. Halton|prev=Fibonacci numbers|next=F(-n)=(-1)^(n+1)F(n)}} | ||
* {{PaperReference|The Fibonacci Zeta Function|1976|Maruti Ram Murty|prev=Fibonacci zeta function|next=Fibonacci zeta in terms of a sum of binomial coefficients}} | * {{PaperReference|The Fibonacci Zeta Function|1976|Maruti Ram Murty|prev=Fibonacci zeta function|next=Fibonacci zeta in terms of a sum of binomial coefficients}} | ||
[[Category:Theorem]] | [[Category:Theorem]] | ||
[[Category:Unproven]] | [[Category:Unproven]] |
Latest revision as of 22:32, 25 May 2017
Theorem
The following formula holds: $$F_n = \dfrac{\phi^n - (-\phi)^{-n}}{\sqrt{5}},$$ where $F_n$ denotes a Fibonacci number and $\phi$ denotes the golden ratio.