Fibonacci expressions arising from a coin-tossing scenario involving pairs of consecutive heads

Martin Griffiths

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    Abstract

    In this article we study a combinatorial scenario which generalizes the wellknown problem of enumerating sequences of coin tosses containing no consecutive heads. It is shown how to derive formulas enumerating, for a fixed value of k, the sequences of length n containing exactly k distinct pairs of consecutive heads. We obtain both exact expressions and asymptotic relations.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)249-254
    Number of pages5
    JournalFibonacci Quarterly
    Volume49
    Issue number3
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 2011

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