GeneralizedLucas.m

Version 1.0.0.0 (593 Bytes) by David Terr
GeneralizedLucas(n,a,b) returns the generalized Lucas number with index n and parameters a and b.
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For fixed integers a and b such that D = a^2 + 4*b is nonnegative, the sequence V_n = GeneralizedLucas(n,a,b) satisfies the recurrence
V_n = V_{n-1} + V_{n-2} and the initial conditions V_0 = 2 and V_1 = a. When a=b=1, this is the Lucas sequence.

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David Terr (2026). GeneralizedLucas.m (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/6086-generalizedlucas-m), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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