A048876 -id:A048876 - cp's OEIS frontend

A002878 Bisection of Lucas sequence: a(n) = L(2*n+1).

1, 4, 11, 29, 76, 199, 521, 1364, 3571, 9349, 24476, 64079, 167761, 439204, 1149851, 3010349, 7881196, 20633239, 54018521, 141422324, 370248451, 969323029, 2537720636, 6643838879, 17393796001, 45537549124, 119218851371, 312119004989, 817138163596, 2139295485799

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

In any generalized Fibonacci sequence {f(i)}, Sum_{i=0..4n+1} f(i) = a(n)*f(2n+2). - Lekraj Beedassy, Dec 31 2002
The continued fraction expansion for F((2n+1)*(k+1))/F((2n+1)*k), k>=1 is [a(n),a(n),...,a(n)] where there are exactly k elements (F(n) denotes the n-th Fibonacci number). E.g., continued fraction for F(12)/F(9) is [4, 4,4]. - Benoit Cloitre, Apr 10 2003
See A135064 for a possible connection with Galois groups of quintics.
Sequence of all positive integers k such that continued fraction [k,k,k,k,k,k,...] belongs to Q(sqrt(5)). - Thomas Baruchel, Sep 15 2003
All positive integer solutions of Pell equation a(n)^2 - 5*b(n)^2 = -4 together with b(n)=A001519(n), n>=0.
a(n) = L(n,-3)*(-1)^n, where L is defined as in A108299; see also A001519 for L(n,+3).
Inverse binomial transform of A030191. - Philippe Deléham, Oct 04 2005
General recurrence is a(n) = (a(1)-1)*a(n-1) - a(n-2), a(1) >= 4, lim_{n->infinity} a(n) =  x*(k*x+1)^n, k =(a(1)-3), x=(1+sqrt((a(1)+1)/(a(1)-3)))/2. Examples in OEIS: a(1)=4 gives A002878. a(1)=5 gives A001834. a(1)=6 gives A030221. a(1)=7 gives A002315. a(1)=8 gives A033890. a(1)=9 gives A057080. a(1)=10 gives A057081. - Ctibor O. Zizka, Sep 02 2008
Let r = (2n+1), then a(n), n>0 = Product_{k=1..floor((r-1)/2)} (1 + sin^2 k*Pi/r); e.g., a(3) = 29 = (3.4450418679...)*(4.801937735...)*(1.753020396...). - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 26 2008
a(n+1) is the Hankel transform of A001700(n)+A001700(n+1). - Paul Barry, Apr 21 2009
a(n) is equal to the permanent of the (2n) X (2n) tridiagonal matrix with sqrt(5)'s along the main diagonal, i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit), and 0's everywhere else. - John M. Campbell, Jun 09 2011
Conjecture: for n > 0, a(n) = sqrt(Fibonacci(4*n+3) + Sum_{k=2..2*n} Fibonacci(2*k)). - Alex Ratushnyak, May 06 2012
Pisano period lengths: 1, 3, 4, 3, 2, 12, 8, 6, 12, 6, 5, 12, 14, 24, 4, 12, 18, 12, 9, 6, ... . - R. J. Mathar, Aug 10 2012
The continued fraction [a(n); a(n), a(n), ...] = phi^(2n+1), where phi is the golden ratio, A001622. - Thomas Ordowski, Jun 05 2013
Solutions (x, y) = (a(n), a(n+1)) satisfying  x^2 + y^2 = 3xy + 5. - Michel Lagneau, Feb 01 2014
Conjecture: except for the number 3, a(n) are the numbers such that a(n)^2+2 are Lucas numbers. - Michel Lagneau, Jul 22 2014
Comment on the preceding conjecture: It is clear that all a(n) satisfy a(n)^2 + 2 = L(2*(2*n+1)) due to the identity (17 c) of Vajda, p. 177: L(2*n) + 2*(-1)^n = L(n)^2 (take n -> 2*n+1). - Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 10 2014
Limit_{n->oo} a(n+1)/a(n) = phi^2 = phi + 1 = (3+sqrt(5))/2. - Derek Orr, Jun 18 2015
If d[k] denotes the sequence of k-th differences of this sequence, then d[0](0), d[1](1), d[2](2), d[3](3), ... = A048876, cf. message to SeqFan list by P. Curtz on March 2, 2016. - M. F. Hasler, Mar 03 2016
a(n-1) and a(n) are the least phi-antipalindromic numbers (A178482) with 2*n and 2*n+1 digits in base phi, respectively. - Amiram Eldar, Jul 07 2021
Triangulate (hyperbolic) 2-space such that around every vertex exactly 7 triangles touch. Call any 7 triangles having a common vertex the first layer and let the (n+1)-st layer be all triangles that do not appear in any of the first n layers and have a common vertex with the n-th layer. Then the n-th layer contains 7*a(n-1) triangles. E.g., the first layer (by definition) contains 7 triangles, the second layer (the "ring" of triangles around the first layer) consists of 28 triangles, the third layer (the next "ring") consists of 77 triangles, and so on. - Nicolas Nagel, Aug 13 2022

			G.f. = 1 + 4*x + 11*x^2 + 29*x^3 + 76*x^4 + 199*x^5 + 521*x^6 + ... - _Michael Somos_, Jan 13 2019

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Index entries for sequences related to Chebyshev polynomials.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-1).

Cf. A000204. a(n) = A060923(n, 0), a(n)^2 = A081071(n).
Cf. A005248 [L(2n) = bisection (even n) of Lucas sequence].
Cf. A001906 [F(2n) = bisection (even n) of Fibonacci sequence], A000045, A002315, A004146, A029907, A113224, A153387, A153416, A178482, A192425, A285992 (prime subsequence).
Cf. similar sequences of the type k*F(n)*F(n+1)+(-1)^n listed in A264080.

List([0..40], n-> Lucas(1,-1,2*n+1)[2] ); # G. C. Greubel, Jul 15 2019

a002878 n = a002878_list !! n
a002878_list = zipWith (+) (tail a001906_list) a001906_list
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 11 2012

[Lucas(2*n+1): n in [0..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Apr 16 2011

A002878 := proc(n)
    option remember;
    if n <= 1 then
        op(n+1,[1,4]);
    else
        3*procname(n-1)-procname(n-2) ;
    end if;
end proc: # R. J. Mathar, Apr 30 2017

a[n_]:= FullSimplify[GoldenRatio^n - GoldenRatio^-n]; Table[a[n], {n, 1, 40, 2}]
a[1]=1; a[2]=4; a[n_]:=a[n]= 3a[n-1] -a[n-2]; Array[a, 40]
LinearRecurrence[{3, -1}, {1, 4}, 41] (* Jean-François Alcover, Sep 23 2017 *)
Table[Sum[(-1)^Floor[k/2] Binomial[n -Floor[(k+1)/2], Floor[k/2]] 3^(n - k), {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 40}] (* L. Edson Jeffery, Feb 26 2018 *)
a[ n_] := Fibonacci[2n] + Fibonacci[2n+2]; (* Michael Somos, Jul 31 2018 *)
a[ n_]:= LucasL[2n+1]; (* Michael Somos, Jan 13 2019 *)

a(n)=fibonacci(2*n)+fibonacci(2*n+2) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 16 2011

for(n=1,40,q=((1+sqrt(5))/2)^(2*n-1);print1(contfrac(q)[1],", ")) \\ Derek Orr, Jun 18 2015

Vec((1+x)/(1-3*x+x^2) + O(x^40)) \\ Altug Alkan, Oct 26 2015

a002878 = [1, 4]
for n in range(30): a002878.append(3*a002878[-1] - a002878[-2])
print(a002878) # Gennady Eremin, Feb 05 2022

[lucas_number2(2*n+1,1,-1) for n in (0..40)] # G. C. Greubel, Jul 15 2019

a(n+1) = 3*a(n) - a(n-1).
G.f.: (1+x)/(1-3*x+x^2). - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
a(n) = S(2*n, sqrt(5)) = S(n, 3) + S(n-1, 3); S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev polynomials of 2nd kind, A049310. S(n, 3) = A001906(n+1) (even-indexed Fibonacci numbers).
a(n) ~ phi^(2*n+1). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), May 15 2002
Let q(n, x) = Sum_{i=0..n} x^(n-i)*binomial(2*n-i, i); then (-1)^n*q(n, -1) = a(n). - Benoit Cloitre, Nov 10 2002
a(n) = A005248(n+1) - A005248(n) = -1 + Sum_{k=0..n} A005248(k). - Lekraj Beedassy, Dec 31 2002
a(n) = 2^(-n)*A082762(n) = 4^(-n)*Sum_{k>=0} binomial(2*n+1, 2*k)*5^k; see A091042. - Philippe Deléham, Mar 01 2004
a(n) = (-1)^n*Sum_{k=0..n} (-5)^k*binomial(n+k, n-k). - Benoit Cloitre, May 09 2004
From Paul Barry, May 27 2004: (Start)
Both bisection and binomial transform of A000204.
a(n) = Fibonacci(2n) + Fibonacci(2n+2). (End)
Sequence lists the numerators of sinh((2*n-1)*psi) where the denominators are 2; psi=log((1+sqrt(5))/2). Offset 1. a(3)=11. - Al Hakanson (hawkuu(AT)gmail.com), Mar 25 2009
a(n) = A001906(n) + A001906(n+1). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 11 2012
a(n) = floor(phi^(2n+1)), where phi is the golden ratio, A001622. - Thomas Ordowski, Jun 10 2012
a(n) = A014217(2*n+1) = A014217(2*n+2) - A014217(2*n). - Paul Curtz, Jun 11 2013
Sum_{n >= 0} 1/(a(n) + 5/a(n)) = 1/2. Compare with A005248, A001906, A075796. - Peter Bala, Nov 29 2013
a(n) = lim_{m->infinity} Fibonacci(m)^(4n+1)*Fibonacci(m+2*n+1)/ Sum_{k=0..m} Fibonacci(k)^(4n+2). - Yalcin Aktar, Sep 02 2014
From Peter Bala, Mar 22 2015: (Start)
The aerated sequence (b(n))n>=1 = [1, 0, 4, 0, 11, 0, 29, 0, ...] is a fourth-order linear divisibility sequence; that is, if n | m then b(n) | b(m). It is the case P1 = 0, P2 = -1, Q = -1 of the 3-parameter family of divisibility sequences found by Williams and Guy.
b(n) = (1/2)*((-1)^n - 1)*F(n) + (1 + (-1)^(n-1))*F(n+1), where F(n) is a Fibonacci number. The o.g.f. is x*(1 + x^2)/(1 - 3*x^2 + x^4).
Exp( Sum_{n >= 1} 2*b(n)*x^n/n ) = 1 + Sum_{n >= 1} 2*F(n)*x^n.
Exp( Sum_{n >= 1} (-2)*b(n)*x^n/n ) = 1 + Sum_{n >= 1} 2*F(n)*(-x)^n.
Exp( Sum_{n >= 1} 4*b(n)*x^n/n ) = 1 + Sum_{n >= 1} 4*A029907(n)*x^n.
Exp( Sum_{n >= 1} (-4)*b(n)*x^n/n ) = 1 + Sum_{n >= 1} 4*A029907(n)*(-x)^n. Cf. A002315, A004146, A113224 and A192425. (End)
a(n) = sqrt(5*F(2*n+1)^2-4), where F(n) = A000045(n). - Derek Orr, Jun 18 2015
For n > 1, a(n) = 5*F(2*n-1) + L(2*n-3) with F(n) = A000045(n). - J. M. Bergot, Oct 25 2015
For n > 0, a(n) = L(n-1)*L(n+2) + 4*(-1)^n. - J. M. Bergot, Oct 25 2015
For n > 2, a(n) = a(n-2) + F(n+2)^2 + F(n-3)^2 = L(2*n-3) + F(n+2)^2 + F(n-3)^2. - J. M. Bergot, Feb 05 2016 and Feb 07 2016
E.g.f.: ((sqrt(5) - 5)*exp((3-sqrt(5))*x/2) + (5 + sqrt(5))*exp((3+sqrt(5))*x/2))/(2*sqrt(5)). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Apr 24 2016
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^floor(k/2)*binomial(n-floor((k+1)/2), floor(k/2))*3^(n-k). - L. Edson Jeffery, Feb 26 2018
a(n)*F(m+2n-1) = F(m+4n-2)-F(m), with Fibonacci number F(m), empirical observation. - Dan Weisz, Jul 30 2018
a(n) = -a(-1-n) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Jul 31 2018
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n) = A153416. - Amiram Eldar, Nov 11 2020
a(n) = Product_{k=1..n} (1 + 4*sin(2*k*Pi/(2*n+1))^2). - Seiichi Manyama, Apr 30 2021
Sum_{n>=0} (-1)^n/a(n) = (1/sqrt(5)) * A153387 (Carlitz, 1967). - Amiram Eldar, Feb 05 2022
The continued fraction [a(n);a(n),a(n),...] = phi^(2*n+1), with phi = A001622. - A.H.M. Smeets, Feb 25 2022
a(n) = 2*sinh((2*n + 1)*arccsch(2)). - Peter Luschny, May 25 2022
This gives the sequence with 2 1's prepended: b(1)=b(2)=1 and, for k >= 3, b(k) = Sum_{j=1..k-2} (2^(k-j-1) - 1)*b(j). - Neal Gersh Tolunsky, Oct 28 2022 (formula due to Jon E. Schoenfield)
For n > 0, a(n) = 1 + 1/(Sum_{k>=1} F(k)/phi^(2*n*k + k)). - Diego Rattaggi, Nov 08 2023
From Peter Bala, Apr 16 2025: (Start)
a(3*n+1) = a(n)^3 + 3*a(n).
a(5*n+2) = a(n)^5 + 5*a(n)^3 + 5*a(n).
a(7*n+3) = a(n)^7 + 7*a(n)^5 + 14*a(n)^3 + 7*a(n).
For the coefficients see A034807.
The general result is: for k >= 0, a(k*n + (k-1)/2) = 2 * T(k, a(n)/2), where T(k, x) denotes the k-th Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind and a(n) = ((1 + sqrt(5))/2)^(2*n+1) + ((1 - sqrt(5))/2)^(2*n+1).
Sum_{n >= 0} (-1)^n/a(n) = (1/4)* (theta_3(phi) - theta_3(phi^2)) = 0.815947983588122..., where theta_3(x) = 1 + 2*Sum_{n >= 1} x^(n^2) (see A000122) and phi = (sqrt(5) - 1)/2. See Borwein and Borwein, Exercise 3 a, p. 94 and Carlitz, 1967. (End)
From Peter Bala, May 15 2025: (Start)
Sum_{n >= 1} (-1)^(n+1)/(a(n) - 1/a(n)) = 1/5 (telescoping series: 5/(a(n) - 1/a(n)) = 1/A001906(n+1) + 1/A001906(n) ).
More generally, for k >= 1, Sum_{n >= 1} (-1)^(n+1)/(a(k*n) - s(k)/a(k*n)) = 1/(1 + a(k)) where s(k) = a(0) + a(1) + ... + a(k-1) = Lucas(2*k) - 2.
For k >= 1, Sum_{n >= 1} (-1)^(n+1)/(a(n) + L(2*k)^2/a(n)) = (1/5) * A064170(k+2).
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/(a(n) + 9/a(n)) = 3/10 (follows from 1/(a(n) + 9/a(n)) = L(2*n)/A081076(n) - L(2*n+2)/A081076(n+1) ).
More generally, it appears that for k >= 1, Sum_{n >= 1} 1/(a(n) + L(2*k)^2/a(n)) is rational.
Product_{n >= 1} (a(n) + 1)/(a(n) - 1) = sqrt(5) [telescoping product: Product_{k = 1..n} ((a(k) + 1)/(a(k) - 1))^2 = 5*(1 - 4/A240926(n+1)) ]. (End)

Chebyshev and Pell comments from Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 31 2004

A001076 Denominators of continued fraction convergents to sqrt(5).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 4, 17, 72, 305, 1292, 5473, 23184, 98209, 416020, 1762289, 7465176, 31622993, 133957148, 567451585, 2403763488, 10182505537, 43133785636, 182717648081, 774004377960, 3278735159921, 13888945017644, 58834515230497, 249227005939632, 1055742538989025

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

a(2*n+1) with b(2*n+1) := A001077(2*n+1), n >= 0, give all (positive integer) solutions to Pell equation b^2 - 5*a^2 = -1, a(2*n) with b(2*n) := A001077(2*n), n >= 1, give all (positive integer) solutions to Pell equation b^2 - 5*a^2 = +1 (cf. Emerson reference).
Bisection: a(2*n+1) = T(2*n+1, sqrt(5))/sqrt(5) = A007805(n), n >= 0 and a(2*n) = 4*S(n-1,18), n >= 0, with T(n,x), resp. S(n,x), Chebyshev's polynomials of the first, resp. second kind. S(-1,x)=0. See A053120, resp. A049310. S(n,18)=A049660(n+1). - Wolfdieter Lang, Jan 10 2003
Apart from initial terms, this is the Pisot sequence E(4,17), a(n) = floor(a(n-1)^2/a(n-2) + 1/2).
This is also the Horadam sequence (0,1,1,4), having the recurrence relation a(n) = s*a(n-1) + r*a(n-2); for n > 1, where a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1, s = 4, r = 1. a(n) / a(n-1) converges to 5^1/2 + 2 as n approaches infinity. 5^(1/2) + 2 can also be written as (2 * Phi) + 1 and Phi^2 + Phi. - Ross La Haye, Aug 18 2003
Numerators of continued fraction [4, 4, 4, ...], where the convergents to [4, 4, 4, ...] = (4/1, 17/4, 72/17, ...). Let X = the 2 X 2 matrix [0, 1; 1, 4]; then X^n = [a(n-1), a(n); a(n), a(n+1)]; e.g., X^3 = [4, 17; 17, 72]. Let C = the limit of a(n)/a(n-1) = 2 + sqrt(5) = 4.236067977...; then C^n = a(n+1) + (1/C)*a(n), where (1/C) = 0.236067977... . Example: C^3 = 76.01315556..., = 72 + 17*(0.2360679...). - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 15 2007, corrected by Greg Dresden, Sep 16 2019, corrected by Alex Mark, Jul 21 2020
Sqrt(5) = 4/2 + 4/17 + 4/(17*305) + 4/(305*5473) + 4/(5473*98209) + ... . - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 15 2007
a(p) == 20^((p-1)/2) (mod p) for odd primes p. - Gary W. Adamson, Feb 22 2009
a(n) = A167808(3*n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 12 2009
For n >= 2, a(n) equals the permanent of the (n-1) X (n-1) tridiagonal matrix with 4's along the main diagonal and 1's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal. - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
Moreover, a(n) is the second binomial transform of (0,1,0,5,0,25,...) (see also A033887). This fact can be proved similarly like the proof of Paul Barry's remark in A033887 by using the following scaling identity for delta-Fibonacci numbers: y^n b(n;x/y) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k) (y-1)^(n-k) b(k;x) and the fact that b(n;2) = (1-(-1)^n) 5^floor(n/2). - Roman Witula, Jul 12 2012
Binomial transform of 0, 1, 2, 8, 24, 80, 256, ... (A063727 with offset 1). - R. J. Mathar, Feb 05 2014
For n >= 1, a(n) equals the number of words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,4} avoiding runs of zeros of odd lengths. - Milan Janjic, Jan 28 2015
With offset 1 is the INVERT transform of A006190: (1, 3, 10, 33, 109, 360, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 24 2015
From Rogério Serôdio, Mar 30 2018: (Start)
This is a divisibility sequence (i.e., if n|m then a(n)|a(m)).
gcd(a(n),a(n+k)) = a(gcd(n, k)) for all positive integers n and k. (End)
The initial 0 of this sequence is in contradiction with the fact that 0 is no valid denominator and according to all standard references, the first convergent of a continued fraction is p(0)/q(0) = b(0)/1 where b(0) is the first term of the continued fraction, given by the integer part of the number. One may artificially define q(-1) = 0 to have a recurrent relation q(n) = b(n)*q(n-1) + q(n-2), n >= 1, but then its index should be -1. - M. F. Hasler, Nov 01 2019
Number of 4-compositions of n restricted to odd parts (and allowed zeros); see Hopkins & Ouvry reference. - Brian Hopkins, Aug 17 2020
From Michael A. Allen, Feb 15 2023: (Start)
Also called the 4-metallonacci sequence; the g.f. 1/(1-k*x-x^2) gives the k-metallonacci sequence.
a(n+1) is the number of tilings of an n-board (a board with dimensions n X 1) using unit squares and dominoes (with dimensions 2 X 1) if there are 4 kinds of squares available. (End)
a(n) is the smallest nonnegative integer that is the sum of n, but no fewer, Fibonacci numbers including negative-index Fibonacci numbers (A039834), with that sum being a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n-1} A000045(3*i+1). a(n) is also the smallest nonnegative integer that is the sum of n, but no fewer, terms each of which is either a Fibonacci number or the negative of a Fibonacci number. (See A027941 for negatives disallowed.) - Mike Speciner, Oct 08 2023
From Enrique Navarrete, Dec 16 2023: (Start)
a(n) is the number of compositions of n when there are P(k) sorts of parts k, with k,n > = 1, where P(k) = A006190(k) is the k-th 3-metallonacci number (see example below).
In general, the number of compositions with k-metallonacci number of parts is counted by the (k+1)-st metallonacci sequence (note k=1 and k=2 are the Fibonacci and the Pell numbers, respectively). (End).
a(n) is the number of tilings of a 2 X n rectangle missing the top right 1 X 1 cell, using 1 X 1 squares, dominoes and right trominoes. Compare to A110679 which is the same problem but without the missing top right cell. - Greg Dresden and Yilin Zhu, Jul 10 2025

			1 2 9 38 161 (A001077)
-,-,-,--,---, ...
0 1 4 17 72 (A001076)
G.f. = x + 4*x^2 + 17*x^3 + 72*x^4 + 305*x^5 + 1292*x^6 + 5473*x^7 + 23184*x^8 + ...
From _Enrique Navarrete_, Dec 16 2023: (Start)
From the comment on compositions with 3-metallonacci sorts of parts, A006190(k), there are A006190(1)=1 type of 1, A006190(2)=3 types of 2, A006190(3)=10 types of 3, A006190(4)=33 types of 4, A006190(5)=109 types of 5 and A006190(6)=360 types of 6. The following table gives the number of compositions of n=6:
Composition, number of such compositions, number of compositions of this type:
 6,              1,      360;
 5+1,            2,      218;
 4+2,            2,      198;
 3+3,            1,      100;
 4+1+1,          3,       99;
 3+2+1,          6,      180;
 2+2+2,          1,       27;
 3+1+1+1,        4,       40;
 2+2+1+1,        6,       54;
 2+1+1+1+1,      5,       15;
 1+1+1+1+1+1,    1,        1;
for a total of a(6)=1292 compositions of n=6. (End)

A. T. Benjamin and J. J. Quinn, Proofs that really count: the art of combinatorial proof, M.A.A. 2003, id. 23.
S. Koshkin, Non-classical linear divisibility sequences ..., Fib. Q., 57 (No. 1, 2019), 68-80. See Table 1.
N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
V. Thébault, Les Récréations Mathématiques. Gauthier-Villars, Paris, 1952, p. 282.

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000 (terms 0..200 from T. D. Noe)
Michael A. Allen and Kenneth Edwards, Fence tiling derived identities involving the metallonacci numbers squared or cubed, Fib. Q. 60:5 (2022) 5-17.
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Elwyn Berlekamp and Richard K. Guy, Fibonacci Plays Billiards (2003), arXiv:2002.03705 [math.HO], 2020. See p. 5.
D. Birmajer, J. B. Gil, and M. D. Weiner, On the Enumeration of Restricted Words over a Finite Alphabet, J. Int. Seq. 19 (2016) # 16.1.3, Example 8.
D. W. Boyd, Some integer sequences related to the Pisot sequences, Acta Arithmetica, 34 (1979), 295-305.
D. W. Boyd, Linear recurrence relations for some generalized Pisot sequences, Advances in Number Theory ( Kingston ON, 1991) 333-340, Oxford Sci. Publ., Oxford Univ. Press, New York, 1993.
Latham Boyle and Paul J. Steinhardt, Self-Similar One-Dimensional Quasilattices, arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.08220 [math-ph], 2016.
E. I. Emerson, Recurrent Sequences in the Equation DQ^2=R^2+N, Fib. Quart., 7 (1969), pp. 231-242, Thm. 1, p. 233.
M. C. Firengiz and A. Dil, Generalized Euler-Seidel method for second order recurrence relations, Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, Vol. 20, 2014, No. 4, 21-32.
Yixing Fu, E. J. König, J. H. Wilson, Yang-Zhi Chou, and J. H. Pixley, Magic-angle semimetals, arXiv:1809.04604 [cond-mat.str-el], 2018.
Juan B. Gil and Aaron Worley, Generalized metallic means, arXiv:1901.02619 [math.NT], 2019.
Brian Hopkins and Stéphane Ouvry, Combinatorics of Multicompositions, arXiv:2008.04937 [math.CO], 2020.
INRIA Algorithms Project, Encyclopedia of Combinatorial Structures 398
Milan Janjic, On Linear Recurrence Equations Arising from Compositions of Positive Integers, Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 18 (2015), Article 15.4.7.
Tanya Khovanova, Recursive Sequences
C. Pita, On s-Fibonomials, J. Int. Seq. 14 (2011) # 11.3.7.
Simon Plouffe, Approximations de séries génératrices et quelques conjectures, Dissertation, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1992; arXiv:0911.4975 [math.NT], 2009.
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Index entries for sequences related to Chebyshev polynomials.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4,1).

Row n=4 of A073133, A172236 and A352361.
Cf. A000045, A001077, A015448, A175183 (Pisano periods).
Cf. A049660, A007805, A110679.
Partial sums of A033887. First differences of A049652. Bisection of A059973.
Third column of array A028412.

a:=[0,1];; for n in [3..30] do a[n]:=4*a[n-1]+a[n-2]; od; a; # Muniru A Asiru, Mar 31 2018

I:=[0,1]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 4*Self(n-1) + Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Jan 24 2018

A001076:=-1/(-1+4*z+z**2); # conjectured by Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation

Join[{0}, Denominator[Convergents[Sqrt[5], 30]]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 10 2011 *)
a[ n_] := Fibonacci[3*n] / 2; (* Michael Somos, Feb 23 2014 *)
a[ n_] := ((2 + Sqrt[5])^n - (2 - Sqrt[5])^n) /(2 Sqrt[5]) // Simplify; (* Michael Somos, Feb 23 2014 *)
LinearRecurrence[{4, 1}, {0, 1}, 26] (* Jean-François Alcover, Sep 23 2017 *)
a[ n_] := Fibonacci[n, 4]; (* Michael Somos, Nov 02 2021 *)

a(n):=sum(4^(n-1-2*k)*binomial(n-k-1,n-2*k-1),k,0,floor((n)/2));/* Vladimir Kruchinin, Oct 02 2022 */

numlib::fibonacci(3*n)/2 $ n = 0..30; // Zerinvary Lajos, May 09 2008

{a(n) = fibonacci(3*n) / 2}; /* Michael Somos, Aug 11 2009 */

{a(n) = imag( (2 + quadgen(20))^n )}; /* Michael Somos, Feb 23 2014 */

{a(n) = polchebyshev(n-1, 2, 2*I)/I^(n-1)}; /* Michael Somos, Nov 02 2021 */

[lucas_number1(n,4,-1) for n in range(23)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 23 2009

[fibonacci(3*n)/2 for n in range(23)] # Zerinvary Lajos, May 15 2009

a(n) = 4*a(n-1) + a(n-2), n > 1. a(0)=0, a(1)=1.
G.f.: x/(1 - 4*x - x^2).
a(n) = ((2+sqrt(5))^n - (2-sqrt(5))^n)/(2*sqrt(5)).
a(n) = A014445(n)/2 = F(3n)/2.
a(n) = ((-i)^(n-1))*S(n-1, 4*i), with i^2 = -1 and S(n, x) := U(n, x/2) Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind. See A049310. S(-1, x) = 0.
a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n} Sum_{j=0..n} Fibonacci(i+j)*n!/(i!j!(n-i-j)!)/2. - Paul Barry, Feb 06 2004
E.g.f.: exp(2*x)*sinh(sqrt(5)*x)/sqrt(5). - Vladeta Jovovic, Sep 01 2004
a(n) = F(1) + F(4) + F(7) + ... + F(3n-2), for n > 0.
Conjecture: 2a(n+1) = a(n+2) - A001077(n+1). - Creighton Dement, Nov 28 2004
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} Sum_{j=0..n} C(n, j)*C(j, k)*F(j)/2. - Paul Barry, Feb 14 2005
a(n) = A048876(n) - A048875(n). - Creighton Dement, Mar 19 2005
Let M = {{0, 1}, {1, 4}}, v[1] = {0, 1}, v[n] = M.v[n - 1]; then a(n) = v[n][[1]]. - Roger L. Bagula, May 29 2005
a(n) = F(n, 4), the n-th Fibonacci polynomial evaluated at x=4. - T. D. Noe, Jan 19 2006
[A015448(n), a(n)] = [1,4; 1,3]^n * [1,0]. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 21 2008
a(n) = (Sum_{k=0..n} Fibonacci(3*k-2)) + 1. - Gary Detlefs, Dec 26 2010
a(n) = (3*(-1)^n*F(n) + 5*F(n)^3)/2, n >= 0. See the general D. Jennings formula given in a comment on triangle A111125, where also the reference is given. Here the second (k=1) row [3,1] applies. - Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 01 2012
Sum_{k>=1} (-1)^(k-1)/(a(k)*a(k+1)) = (Sum_{k>=1} (-1)^(k-1)/(F_k*F_(k+1)))^3 = phi^(-3), where F_n is the n-th Fibonacci numbers (A000045) and phi is golden ratio (A001622). - Vladimir Shevelev, Feb 23 2013
G.f.: Q(0)*x/(2-4*x), where Q(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x*(5*k-4)/(x*(5*k+1) - 2/Q(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Oct 11 2013
a(-n) = -(-1)^n * a(n). - Michael Somos, Feb 23 2014
The o.g.f. A(x) = x/(1 - 4*x - x^2) satisfies A(x) + A(-x) + 8*A(x)*A(-x) = 0 or equivalently (1 + 8*A(x))*(1 + 8*A(-x)) = 1. The o.g.f. for A049660 equals -A(sqrt(x))*A(-sqrt(x)). - Peter Bala, Apr 02 2015
From Rogério Serôdio, Mar 30 2018: (Start)
Some properties:
(1) a(n)*a(n+1) = 4*Sum_{k=1..n} a(k)^2;
(2) a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = a(2*n+1);
(3) a(n)^2 - a(n-2)^2 = 4*a(n-1)*(a(n) + a(n-2));
(4) a(m*(p+1)) = a(m*p)*a(m+1) + a(m*p-1)*a(m);
(5) a(n-k)*a(n+k) = a(n)^2 + (-1)^(n+k+1)*a(k)^2;
(6) a(n-1)*a(n+1) = a(n)^2 + (-1)^n (particular case of (5)!);
(7) a(2*n) = 2*a(n)*(2*a(n) + a(n-1));
(8) 3*Sum_{k=2..n+1} a(k)*a(k-1) is equal to a(n+1)^2 if n odd, and is equal to a(n+1)^2 - 1 if n is even;
(9) a(n) - a(n-2*k+1) = alpha(k)*a(n-2*k+1) + a(n-4*k+2), where alpha(k) = (2+sqrt(5))^(2*k-1) + (2-sqrt(5))^(2*k-1);
(10) 31|Sum_{k=n..n+9} a(k), for all positive n. (End)
O.g.f.: x*exp(Sum_{n >= 1} Lucas(3*n)*x^n/n) = x + 4*x^2 + 17*x^3 + .... - Peter Bala, Oct 11 2019
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} 4^(n-2*k-1)*C(n-k-1,n-2*k-1). - Vladimir Kruchinin, Oct 02 2022
a(n) = i^(n-1)*S(n-1, -4*i), with i = sqrt(-1), and the Chebyshev S-polynomials (see A049310) with S(n, -1) = 0. - Gary Detlefs and Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 06 2023
G.f.: x/(1 - 4*x - x^2) = Sum_{n >= 0} x^(n+1) * ( Product_{k = 1..n} (m*k + 4 - m + x)/(1 + m*k*x) ) for arbitrary m (a telescoping series). - Peter Bala, May 08 2024
a(n) = 4^(n-1)*hypergeom([(1-n)/2, 1-n/2], [1-n], -1/4) for n > 0. - Peter Luschny, Mar 30 2025
a(n) = a(n-1) + A110679(n-1) + A110679(n-2) = a(n-1) + Fibonacci(3*n-2). - Greg Dresden and Yilin Zhu, Jul 10 2025

A001077 Numerators of continued fraction convergents to sqrt(5).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 2, 9, 38, 161, 682, 2889, 12238, 51841, 219602, 930249, 3940598, 16692641, 70711162, 299537289, 1268860318, 5374978561, 22768774562, 96450076809, 408569081798, 1730726404001, 7331474697802, 31056625195209

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

a(2*n+1) with b(2*n+1) := A001076(2*n+1), n >= 0, give all (positive integer) solutions to Pell equation a^2 - 5*b^2 = -1.
a(2*n) with b(2*n) := A001076(2*n), n >= 1, give all (positive integer) solutions to Pell equation a^2 - 5*b^2 = +1 (see Emerson reference).
Bisection: a(2*n) = T(n,9) = A023039(n), n >= 0 and a(2*n+1) = 2*S(2*n, 2*sqrt(5)) = A075796(n+1), n >= 0, with T(n,x), resp. S(n,x), Chebyshev's polynomials of the first, resp. second kind. See A053120, resp. A049310.
From Greg Dresden, May 21 2023: (Start)
For n >= 2, 8*a(n) is the number of ways to tile this T-shaped figure of length n-1 with four colors of squares and one color of domino; shown here is the figure of length 5 (corresponding to n=6), and it has 8*a(6) = 23112 different tilings.
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(End)

			1  2  9  38  161  (A001077)
-, -, -, --, ---, ...
0  1  4  17   72  (A001076)
1 + 2*x + 9*x^2 + 38*x^3 + 161*x^4 + 682*x^5 + 2889*x^6 + 12238*x^7 + ... - _Michael Somos_, Aug 11 2009

N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
V. Thébault, Les Récréations Mathématiques, Gauthier-Villars, Paris, 1952, p. 282.

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000 (terms 0..200 from T. D. Noe)
E. I. Emerson, Recurrent Sequences in the Equation DQ^2=R^2+N, Fib. Quart., 7 (1969), pp. 231-242, Ex. 1, pp. 237-238.
Tanya Khovanova, Recursive Sequences
Simon Plouffe, Approximations de séries génératrices et quelques conjectures, Dissertation, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1992; arXiv:0911.4975 [math.NT], 2009.
Simon Plouffe, 1031 Generating Functions, Appendix to Thesis, Montreal, 1992
Index entries for sequences related to Chebyshev polynomials.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4,1).

Cf. A000032, A001076, A023039, A049629, A052924, A078343, A164581, A179237, A180148, A329723, A374439.

I:=[1, 2]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 4*Self(n-1) + Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Dec 19 2017

A001077:=(-1+2*z)/(-1+4*z+z**2); # conjectured by Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
with(combinat): a:=n->fibonacci(n+1, 4)-2*fibonacci(n, 4): seq(a(n), n=0..30); # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 04 2008

LinearRecurrence[{4, 1}, {1, 2}, 30]
Join[{1},Numerator[Convergents[Sqrt[5],30]]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 23 2016 *)
CoefficientList[Series[(1-2*x)/(1-4*x-x^2), {x, 0, 30}], x] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 19 2017 *)
LucasL[3*Range[0,30]]/2 (* Rigoberto Florez, Apr 03 2019 *)
a[ n_] := LucasL[n, 4]/2; (* Michael Somos, Nov 02 2021 *)

{a(n) = fibonacci(3*n) / 2 + fibonacci(3*n - 1)}; /* Michael Somos, Aug 11 2009 */

a(n)=if(n<2,n+1,my(t=4);for(i=1,n-2,t=4+1/t);numerator(2+1/t)) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Dec 05 2011

x='x+O('x^30); Vec((1-2*x)/(1-4*x-x^2)) \\ G. C. Greubel, Dec 19 2017

[lucas_number2(n,4,-1)/2 for n in range(0, 30)] # Zerinvary Lajos, May 14 2009

G.f.: (1-2*x)/(1-4*x-x^2).
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) + a(n-2), a(0)=1, a(1)=2.
a(n) = ((2 + sqrt(5))^n + (2 - sqrt(5))^n)/2.
a(n) = A014448(n)/2.
Limit_{n->infinity} a(n)/a(n-1) = phi^3 = 2 + sqrt(5). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 13 2002
a(n) = ((-i)^n)*T(n, 2*i), with T(n, x) Chebyshev's polynomials of the first kind A053120 and i^2 = -1.
Binomial transform of A084057. - Paul Barry, May 10 2003
E.g.f.: exp(2x)cosh(sqrt(5)x). - Paul Barry, May 10 2003
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} binomial(n, 2k)*5^k*2^(n-2k). - Paul Barry, Nov 15 2003
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) + a(n-2) when n > 2; a(1) = 1, a(2) = 2. - Alex Vinokur (alexvn(AT)barak-online.net), Oct 25 2004
a(n) = A001076(n+1) - 2*A001076(n) = A097924(n) - A015448(n+1); a(n+1) = A097924(n) + 2*A001076(n) = A097924(n) + 2(A048876(n) - A048875(n)). - Creighton Dement, Mar 19 2005
a(n) = F(3*n)/2 + F(3*n-1) where F() = Fibonacci numbers A000045. - Gerald McGarvey, Apr 28 2007
a(n) = A000032(3*n)/2.
For n >= 1: a(n) = (1/2)*Fibonacci(6*n)/Fibonacci(3*n) and a(n) = integer part of (2 + sqrt(5))^n. - Artur Jasinski, Nov 28 2011
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A201730(n,k)*4^k. - Philippe Deléham, Dec 06 2011
a(n) = A001076(n) + A015448(n). - R. J. Mathar, Jul 06 2012
G.f.: G(0)/2, where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x*(5*k-4)/(x*(5*k+1) - 2/G(k+1))); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, May 27 2013
a(n) is the (1,1)-entry of the matrix W^n with W=[2, sqrt(5); sqrt(5), 2]. - Carmine Suriano, Mar 21 2014
From Rigoberto Florez, Apr 03 2019: (Start)
a(n) = A099919(n) + A049651(n) if n > 0.
a(n) = 1 + Sum_{k=0..n-1} L(3*k + 1) if n >= 0, L(n) = n-th Lucas number (A000032). (End)
From Christopher Hohl, Aug 22 2021: (Start)
For n >= 2, a(2n-1) = A079962(6n-9) + A079962(6n-3).
For n >= 1, a(2n) = sqrt(20*A079962(6n-3)^2 + 1). (End)
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-2} A168561(n-2,k)*4^k + 2 * Sum_{k=0..n-1} A168561(n-1,k)*4^k, n>0. - R. J. Mathar, Feb 14 2024
a(n) = 4^n*Sum_{k=0..n} A374439(n, k)*(-1/4)^k. - Peter Luschny, Jul 26 2024
From Peter Bala, Jul 08 2025: (Start)
The following series telescope:
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/(a(n) + 5*(-1)^(n+1)/a(n)) = 3/8, since 1/(a(n) + 5*(-1)^(n+1)/a(n)) = b(n) - b(n+1), where b(n) = (1/4) * (a(n) + a(n-1)) / (a(n)*a(n-1)).
Sum_{n >= 1} (-1)^(n+1)/(a(n) + 5*(-1)^(n+1)/a(n)) = 1/8, since 1/(a(n) + 5*(-1)^(n+1)/a(n)) = c(n) + c(n+1), where c(n) = (1/4) * (a(n) - a(n-1)) / (a(n)*a(n-1)). (End)

Chebyshev comments from Wolfdieter Lang, Jan 10 2003

A097924 a(n) = 4*a(n-1) + a(n-2), n>=2, a(0) = 2, a(1) = 7.

Original entry on oeis.org

2, 7, 30, 127, 538, 2279, 9654, 40895, 173234, 733831, 3108558, 13168063, 55780810, 236291303, 1000946022, 4240075391, 17961247586, 76085065735, 322301510526, 1365291107839, 5783465941882, 24499154875367, 103780085443350, 439619496648767, 1862258072038418

Offset: 0

Creighton Dement, Sep 04 2004; corrected Sep 16 2004

Previous name was: Sequence relates numerators and denominators in the continued fraction convergents to sqrt(5).

Floretion Algebra Multiplication Program, FAMP Code: 2lesforcycseq[ ( - 'i + 'j - i' + j' - 'kk' - 'ik' - 'jk' - 'ki' - 'kj' )*( .5'i + .5i' ) ], 2vesforcycseq = A000004.

			G.f. = 2 + 7*x + 30*x^2 + 127*x^3 + 538*x^4 + 2279*x^5 + 9654*x^6 + 40895*x^7 + ...

Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Mark W. Coffey, James L. Hindmarsh, Matthew C. Lettington, and John Pryce, On Higher Dimensional Interlacing Fibonacci Sequences, Continued Fractions and Chebyshev Polynomials, arXiv:1502.03085 [math.NT], 2015 (see p. 31).
Tanya Khovanova, Recursive Sequences
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4,1).

Cf. A001076, A001077, A097924.

I:=[2,7]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 4*Self(n-1) + Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Dec 20 2017

a[n_] := Expand[((2Sqrt[5] + 3)*(2 + Sqrt[5])^n + (2Sqrt[5] - 3)*(2 - Sqrt[5])^n)/(2Sqrt[5])]; Table[ a[n], {n, 0, 20}] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Sep 17 2004 *)
a[ n_] := (3 I ChebyshevT[ n + 1, -2 I] + 4 ChebyshevT[ n, -2 I]) I^n / 5; (* Michael Somos, Feb 23 2014 *)
a[ n_] := If[ n < 0, SeriesCoefficient[ (2 + 7 x) / (1 + 4 x - x^2), {x, 0, -n}], SeriesCoefficient[ (2 - x) / (1 - 4 x - x^2), {x, 0, n}]]; (* Michael Somos, Feb 23 2014 *)
LinearRecurrence[{4,1}, {2,7}, 50] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 20 2017 *)

{a(n) = ( 3*I*polchebyshev( n+1, 1, -2*I) + 4*polchebyshev( n, 1, -2*I)) * I^n / 5}; \\ Michael Somos, Feb 23 2014

{a(n) = if( n<0, polcoeff( (2 + 7*x) / (1 + 4*x - x^2) + x * O(x^-n), -n), polcoeff( (2 - x) / (1 - 4*x - x^2) + x * O(x^n), n))}; \\ Michael Somos, Feb 23 2014

a(n) = A001077(n+1) - 2*A001076(n).
A048875(n) + A001077(n+1)/2 = a(n)/2 + A048876(n).
a(n) = ((2*sqrt(5)+3)*(2+sqrt(5))^n + (2*sqrt(5)-3)*(2-sqrt(5))^n)/(2*sqrt(5)).
a(n+1) = A001077(n+1) + A015448(n+2) - Creighton Dement, Mar 08 2005
From Philippe Deléham, Nov 20 2008: (Start)
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) + a(n-2) for n>=2, a(0)=2, a(1)=7.
G.f.: (2-x)/(1-4*x-x^2). (End)
G.f.: G(0)*(2-x)/2, where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x*(8*k + 4 +x)/(x*(8*k + 8 +x) + 1/G(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Feb 15 2014
a(-1 - n) = -(-1)^n * A048875(n). - Michael Somos, Feb 23 2014
E.g.f.: exp(2*x)*(10*cosh(sqrt(5)*x) + 3*sqrt(5)*sinh(sqrt(5)*x))/5. - Stefano Spezia, Aug 21 2025

Edited, corrected and extended by Robert G. Wilson v, Sep 17 2004

Better name (using formula from Philippe Deléham) from Joerg Arndt, Feb 16 2014

Subtriangle of the triangle given by (1, 0, 2/3, 1/3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ...) DELTA (0, 3, -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ...) where DELTA is the operator defined in A084938. - Philippe Deléham, Mar 03 2012

Conjectures: { Fib(n) | n in naturals } = { a(n) | n in naturals, a(n) >= 0 } = { a(n) | n in naturals, n not of the form 6*n+2 } (naturals include 0).

Floretion Algebra Multiplication Program, FAMP Code: 4teszapseq[(- .5'j + .5'k - .5j' + .5k' - 'ii' - .5'ij' - .5'ik' - .5'ji' - .5'ki')*( + .5'j + .5i' + .5'ik' + .5'jk' + .5'ki' + .5'kj')]

Apparently a(n) = A074872(n+1), a(n) = A056451(n-1) for n > 1.

Binomial transform is A084057 without initial 1, second binomial transform is A048876, third binomial transform is A082762, fourth binomial transform is A162769, fifth binomial transform is A093145 without initial 0.

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A002878 Bisection of Lucas sequence: a(n) = L(2*n+1).

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A001076 Denominators of continued fraction convergents to sqrt(5).

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A001077 Numerators of continued fraction convergents to sqrt(5).

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A097924 a(n) = 4*a(n-1) + a(n-2), n>=2, a(0) = 2, a(1) = 7.

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A163063 Lucas(3n+2) = Fibonacci(3n+1) + Fibonacci(3n+3).

A335312 A(n, k) = k! [x^k] exp(2x)(ysinh(xy) + cosh(x*y)) and y = sqrt(n). Square array read by ascending antidiagonals, for n >= 0 and k >= 0.

A107363 Expansion of (1 - x)(1 + x)^2(1 + x^2)(1 - x^2 + 2x^3 + x^4) / ((1 - x^2 - x^4)(1 + x^2 + 2x^4 - x^6 + x^8)).