Supercongruences involving Lucas sequences

Abstract

For A,B∈ Z, the Lucas sequence un(A,B)\ (n=0,1,2,…) are defined by u0(A,B)=0, u1(A,B)=1, and un+1(A,B) = Aun(A,B)-Bun-1(A,B) (n=1,2,3,…). For any odd prime p and positive integer n, we establish the new result upn(A,B) - (A2-4Bp) un(A,B)pn ∈ Zp, where (·p) is the Legendre symbol and Zp is the ring of p-adic integers. Let p be an odd prime and let n be a positive integer. For any integer m0 p, we show that 1pn(Σk=0pn-1 2kkmk -(p) Σr=0n-12rrmr)∈ Zp and furthermore 1n(Σk=0pn-1 2kkmk -(p) Σr=0n-12rrmr) 2n-1n-1mn-1 up-(p)(m-2,1) p2 where =m(m-4). We also pose some conjectures for further research.

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