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90.02 Calculating exact cycle lengths in the generalised Fibonacci sequence modulo p

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Dominic Vella  and
Alfred Vella
Dominic Vella
Affiliation:
194 Buckingham Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5JB email: fibonacci@thevellas.com
Alfred Vella
Affiliation:
194 Buckingham Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5JB email: fibonacci@thevellas.com
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 90 , Issue 517 , March 2006 , pp. 70 - 77
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2006

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