
The Fibonacci sequence \(\{F_ n\}\) is defined as follows: \(F_ 0=0\), \(F_ 1=1\), \(F_ k=F_{k-1}+F_{k-2}\) for \(k\geq 2\). A well-known theorem, due to Zeckendorf, states that every natural number has a unique representation as a sum of distinct Fibonacci numbers, if we stipulate that \(F_ 0\) and \(F_ 1\) are not used in the representation and that if \(F_ a\) and \(F_ b\) are used then \(| a-b| >1.\) If the Zeckendorf representations of m and n are \(m=F_{jq}+...+F_{j1}\) and \(n=F_{kr}+...+F_{k1}\), then the ``circle product'' of m and n is defined as follows: \(m\circ n=\sum^{q}_{b=1}\sum^{r}_{c=1}F_{jb+kc}.\) In particular, \(F_ j\circ F_ k=F_{j+k}\) if \(j\geq 2\) and \(k\geq 2\). It is proved in this paper that circle multiplication is an associative operation.
Applied Mathematics, Zeckendorf representations, circle product, Recurrences, Fibonacci numbers, associative operation
Applied Mathematics, Zeckendorf representations, circle product, Recurrences, Fibonacci numbers, associative operation
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