[seqfan] Mapping problem

David Wilson davidwwilson at comcast.net
Wed Nov 9 04:46:38 CET 2016


Let S(n) be the largest subset of Z(n) fixed by the mapping n -> n^2, and
let f(n) = |Z(n)|.
For example, S(25) = {0, 1, 6, 11, 16, 21} is the largest set of residues
modulo 25 fixed by the mapping n -> n^2, so f(25) = |S(25)| = 6.
Can you find a formula for f(n) in terms of n?





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