I have this problem in my textbook. I spent many days to come up with the solution. While I'm quite sure about the first part of my proof, I'm unable to verify the second part (which is related to the REARRANGEMENT of the sequence and is the most important). Some users have left comments and I responded to every of these comments, but they seem to stop interact with me.
Any $n\in\mathbb N$ can be written as the sum of a strictly increasing sequence of Fibonacci numbers.
My attempt:
Let $(f_n\mid n\in\mathbb N^*)$ be the Fibonacci sequence such that $f_1=1,f_2=2,$ and $f_{n+2}=f_{n+1}+f_n$.
Assume the contrary, then set $T$ consisting of positive integers that can NOT be expressed as the sum of a strictly increasing sequence of Fibonacci numbers is non-empty.
Let $m_0=\min T$, then $m_0=m+2$ for some $m$. As a result, $m,m+1\notin T$ and therefore can be expressed as the sum of a strictly increasing sequence of Fibonacci numbers.
We define: $E_n$ is an F-expression of $n\iff\begin{cases} \ t\in E_n\implies t\text{ is a Fibonacci number} \\ \sum_{t\in E_n}t=n \\ \end{cases}$
It' clear that $k\notin T\implies$ there exists an F-expression of $k$.
Since $m\notin T$, then there exists an F-expression of $m$ and, for any $E_m$, $2\in E_m$ (If not, $\{2\}\cup E_m$ will be an F-expression of $m+2$, and consequently $m+2\notin F$, which is a contradiction). Similarly, $1\in E_{m+1}$, then $E_{m+1}\setminus\{1\}$ is an F-expression of $m$, then $2\in E_{m+1}\setminus\{1\}$, then $2\in E_{m+1}$. Hence $1,2\in E_{m+1}$ for any $E_{m+1}$.
Let $m_1=\min\{n\in\mathbb N\mid f_{n+1}\notin E_{m+1}\}$, then $(n\leq m_1\implies f_n\in E_{m+1})$ and $f_{m_1+1}\notin E_{m+1}$. We have two cases in total:
I'm not sure about the correctness of the below part. Please help me check it out.
- $m_1=2k$
As a result, $m+1=f_1+f_2+...+f_{m_1}+...=(f_1+f_2)+(f_3+f_4)+...+(f_{2k-1}+f_{2k})+...=f_3+f_5+...+f_{2k+1}+...=f_3+f_5+...+f_{m_1+1}+...$
Thus $m+2=1+(f_3+f_5+...+f_{m_1+1}+...)=f_1+f_3+f_5+...+f_{m_1+1}+...$, then $m+2$ can be expressed as the sum of a strictly increasing sequence of Fibonacci numbers, and consequently $m+2\notin T$, which is a contradiction.
- $m_1=2k+1$
As a result, $m+1=f_1+f_2+...+f_{m_1}+...=f_1+f_2+...+f_{2k}+f_{2k+1}+...=f_1+(f_2+f_3)+...+(f_{2k}+f_{2k+1})+...=f_1+f_4+...+f_{2k+2}+...\implies m=f_4+...+f_{2k+2}+...$ $\implies m+2=2+f_4+...+f_{2k+2}+...=f_2+f_4+...+f_{2k+2}+...$ Then $m+2$ can be expressed as the sum of a strictly increasing sequence of Fibonacci numbers, and consequently $m+2\notin T$, which is a contradiction.
Thus $T=\emptyset$. This completes the proof.