The -polynomials
obtained by setting
and
in the Lucas polynomial sequence. The
first few Fermat polynomials are
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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The Fermat polynomials satisfy
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(6)
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where
are called Fermat numbers.