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A001906 F(2n) = bisection of Fibonacci sequence: a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - a(n-2).

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0, 1, 3, 8, 21, 55, 144, 377, 987, 2584, 6765, 17711, 46368, 121393, 317811, 832040, 2178309, 5702887, 14930352, 39088169, 102334155, 267914296, 701408733, 1836311903, 4807526976, 12586269025, 32951280099, 86267571272, 225851433717, 591286729879, 1548008755920
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N. J. A. Sloane

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Apart from initial term, same as A088305.
Second column of array A102310 and of A028412.
Numbers k such that 5*k^2 + 4 is a square. - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 13 2002
Apart from initial terms, also Pisot sequences E(3,8), P(3,8), T(3,8). See A008776 for definitions of Pisot sequences.
Binomial transform of A000045. - Paul Barry, Apr 11 2003
Number of walks of length 2n+1 in the path graph P_4 from one end to the other one. Example: a(2)=3 because in the path ABCD we have ABABCD, ABCBCD and ABCDCD. - Emeric Deutsch, Apr 02 2004
Simplest example of a second-order recurrence with the sixth term a square.
Number of (s(0), s(1), ..., s(2n)) such that 0 < s(i) < 5 and |s(i) - s(i-1)| = 1 for i = 1,2,...,2n, s(0) = 1, s(2n) = 3. - Lekraj Beedassy, Jun 11 2004
a(n) (for n > 0) is the smallest positive integer that cannot be created by summing at most n values chosen among the previous terms (with repeats allowed). - Andrew Weimholt, Jul 20 2004
All nonnegative integer solutions of Pell equation b(n)^2 - 5*a(n)^2 = +4 together with b(n) = A005248(n), n >= 0. - Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 31 2004
a(n+1) is a Chebyshev transform of 3^n (A000244), where the sequence with g.f. G(x) is sent to the sequence with g.f. (1/(1+x^2))G(x/(1+x^2)). - Paul Barry, Oct 25 2004
a(n) is the number of distinct products of matrices A, B, C, in (A+B+C)^n where commutator [A,B] = 0 but C does not commute with A or B. - Paul D. Hanna and Max Alekseyev, Feb 01 2006
Number of binary words with exactly k-1 strictly increasing runs. Example: a(3)=F(6)=8 because we have 0|0,1|0,1|1,0|01,01|0,1|01,01|1 and 01|01. Column sums of A119900. - Emeric Deutsch, Jul 23 2006
See Table 1 on page 411 of Lukovits and Janezic paper. - Parthasarathy Nambi, Aug 22 2006
Inverse: With phi = (sqrt(5) + 1)/2, log_phi((sqrt(5) a(n) + sqrt(5 a(n)^2 + 4))/2) = n. - David W. Cantrell (DWCantrell(AT)sigmaxi.net), Feb 19 2007
[1,3,8,21,55,144,...] is the Hankel transform of [1,1,4,17,75,339,1558,...](see A026378). - Philippe Deléham, Apr 13 2007
The Diophantine equation a(n) = m has a solution (for m >= 1) if and only if floor(arcsinh(sqrt(5)*m/2)/log(phi)) <> floor(arccosh(sqrt(5)*m/2)/log(phi)) where phi is the golden ratio. An equivalent condition is A130259(m) = A130260(m). - Hieronymus Fischer, May 25 2007
a(n+1) = AB^(n)(1), n >= 0, with compositions of Wythoff's complementary A(n):=A000201(n) and B(n)=A001950(n) sequences. See the W. Lang link under A135817 for the Wythoff representation of numbers (with A as 1 and B as 0 and the argument 1 omitted). E.g., 1=`1`, 3=`10`, 8=`100`, 21=`1000`, ..., in Wythoff code.
Equals row sums of triangles A140069, A140736 and A140737. - Gary W. Adamson, May 25 2008
a(n) is also the number of idempotent order-preserving partial transformations (of an n-element chain) of width n (width(alpha) = max(Im(alpha))). Equivalently, it is the number of idempotent order-preserving full transformations (of an n-element chain). - Abdullahi Umar, Sep 08 2008
a(n) is the number of ways that a string of 0,1 and 2 of size (n-1) can be arranged with no 12-pairs. - Udita Katugampola, Sep 24 2008
Starting with offset 1 = row sums of triangle A175011. - Gary W. Adamson, Apr 03 2010
As a fraction: 1/71 = 0.01408450... or 1/9701 = 0.0001030821.... - Mark Dols, May 18 2010
Sum of the products of the elements in the compositions of n (example for n=3: the compositions are 1+1+1, 1+2, 2+1, and 3; a(3) = 1*1*1 + 1*2 + 2*1 + 3 = 8). - Dylon Hamilton, Jun 20 2010, Geoffrey Critzer, Joerg Arndt, Dec 06 2010
a(n) relates to regular polygons with even numbers of edges such that Product_{k=1..(n-2)/2} (1 + 4*cos^2 k*Pi/n) = even-indexed Fibonacci numbers with a(n) relating to the 2*n-gons. The constants as products = roots to even-indexed rows of triangle A152063. For example: a(5) = 55 satisfies the product formula relating to the 10-gon. - Gary W. Adamson, Aug 15 2010
Alternatively, product of roots to x^4 - 12x^3 + 51x^2 - 90x + 55, (10th row of triangle A152063) = (4.618...)*(3.618...)*(2.381...)*(1.381...) = 55. - Gary W. Adamson, Aug 15 2010
a(n) is the number of generalized compositions of n when there are i different types of i, (i=1,2,...). - Milan Janjic, Aug 26 2010
Starting with "1" = row sums of triangle A180339, and eigensequence of triangle A137710. - Gary W. Adamson, Aug 28 2010
a(2) = 3 is the only prime.
Number of nonisomorphic graded posets with 0 and uniform hasse graph of rank n > 0, with exactly 2 elements of each rank level above 0. (Uniform used in the sense of Retakh, Serconek, and Wilson. Graded used in Stanley's sense that every maximal chain has the same length n.) - David Nacin, Feb 13 2012
Pisano period lengths: 1, 3, 4, 3, 10, 12, 8, 6, 12, 30, 5, 12, 14, 24, 20, 12, 18, 12, 9, 30, ... - R. J. Mathar, Aug 10 2012
Solutions (x, y) = (a(n), a(n+1)) satisfying x^2 + y^2 = 3xy + 1. - Michel Lagneau, Feb 01 2014
For n >= 1, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,2}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
With a(0) = 0, for n > 1, a(n) is the smallest number not already in the sequence such that a(n)^2 - a(n-1)^2 is a Fibonacci number. - Derek Orr, Jun 08 2015
Let T be the tree generated by these rules: 0 is in T, and if p is in T, then p + 1 is in T and x*p is in T and y*p is in T. The n-th generation of T consists of A001906(n) polynomials, for n >= 0. - Clark Kimberling, Nov 24 2015
For n > 0, a(n) = exactly the maximum area of a quadrilateral with sides in order of lengths F(n), F(n), L(n), and L(n) with L(n)=A000032(n). - J. M. Bergot, Jan 20 2016
a(n) = twice the area of a triangle with vertices at (L(n+1), L(n+2)), (F(n+1), F(n+1)), and (L(n+2), L(n+1)), with L(n)=A000032(n). - J. M. Bergot, Apr 20 2016
Except for the initial 0, this is the p-INVERT of (1,1,1,1,1,...) for p(S) = 1 - S - S^2; see A291000. - Clark Kimberling, Aug 24 2017
a(n+1) is the number of spanning trees of the graph T_n, where T_n is a sequence of n triangles, where adjacent triangles share an edge. - Kevin Long, May 07 2018
a(n) is the number of ways to partition [n] such that each block is a run of consecutive numbers, and each block has a fixed point, e.g., for n=3, 12|3 with 1 and 3 as fixed points is valid, but 13|2 is not valid as 1 and 3 do not form a run. Consequently, a(n) also counts the spanning trees of the graph given by taking a path with n vertices and adding another vertex adjacent to all of them. - Kevin Long, May 11 2018
From Wolfdieter Lang, May 31 2018: (Start)
The preceding comment can be paraphrased as follows. a(n) is the row sum of the array A305309 for n >= 1. The array A305309(n, k) gives the sum of the products of the block lengths of the set partition of [n] := {1, 2, ..., n} with A048996(n, k) blocks of consecutive numbers, corresponding to the compositions obtained from the k-th partition of n in Abramowitz-Stegun order. See the comments and examples at A305309.
{a(n)} also gives the infinite sequence of nonnegative numbers k for which k * ||k*phi|| < 1/sqrt(5), where the irrational number phi = A001622 (golden section), and ||x|| is the absolute value of the difference between x and the nearest integer. See, e.g., the Havil reference, pp. 171-172. (End)
This Chebyshev sequence a(n) = S(n-1, 3) (see a formula below) is related to the bisection of Fibonacci sequences {F(a,b;n)}{n>=0} with input F(a,b;0) = a and F(a,b;1) = b, by F(a,b;2*k) = (a+b)*S(k-1, 3) - a*S(k-2, 3) and F(a,b;2*k+1) = b*S(k, 3) + (a-b)*S(k-1, 3), for k >= 0, and S(-2, 3) = -1. Proof via the o.g.f.s GFeven(a,b,t) = (a - t*(2*a-b))/(1 - 3*t + t^2) and GFodd(a,b,t) = (b + t*(a-b))/(1 - 3*t + t^2). The special case a = 0, b = 1 gives back F(2*k) = S(k-1, 3) = a(k). - _Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 07 2019
a(n) is the number of tilings of two n X 1 rectangles joined orthogonally at a common end-square (so to have 2n-1 squares in a right-angle V shape) with only 1 X 1 and 2 X 1 tiles. This is a consequence of F(2n) = F(n+1)*F(n) + F(n)*F(n-1). - Nathaniel Gregg, Oct 10 2021
These are the denominators of the upper convergents to the golden ratio, tau; they are also the numerators of the lower convergents (viz. 1/1 < 3/2 < 8/5 < 21/13 < ... < tau < ... 13/8 < 5/3 < 2/1). - Clark Kimberling, Jan 02 2022
For n > 1, a(n) is the smallest Fibonacci number of unit equilateral triangle tiles needed to make an isosceles trapezoid of height F(n) triangles. - Kiran Ananthpur Bacche, Sep 01 2024

Examples

			G.f. = x + 3*x^2 + 8*x^3 + 21*x^4 + 55*x^5 + 144*x^6 + 377*x^7 + 987*x^8 + ...
a(3) = 8 because there are exactly 8 idempotent order-preserving full transformations on a 3-element chain, namely: (1,2,3)->(1,1,1),(1,2,3)->(2,2,2),(1,2,3)->(3,3,3),(1,2,3)->(1,1,3),(1,2,3)->(2,2,3),(1,2,3)->(1,2,2),(1,2,3)->(1,3,3),(1,2,3)->(1,2,3)-mappings are coordinate-wise. - _Abdullahi Umar_, Sep 08 2008

References

  • Mohammad K. Azarian, The Generating Function for the Fibonacci Sequence, Missouri Journal of Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 2, Spring 1990, pp. 78-79. Zentralblatt MATH, Zbl 1097.11516.
  • Mohammad K. Azarian, A Generalization of the Climbing Stairs Problem II, Missouri Journal of Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 1, Winter 2004, pp. 12-17.
  • A. T. Benjamin and J. J. Quinn, Proofs that really count: the art of combinatorial proof, M.A.A. 2003, id. 2,5,6,14,33,55.
  • R. J. Douglas, Tournaments that admit exactly one Hamiltonian cycle, Proc. London Math. Soc., 21 (1970), 716-730.
  • G. Everest, A. van der Poorten, I. Shparlinski and T. Ward, Recurrence Sequences, Amer. Math. Soc., 2003; see esp. p. 255.
  • A. Gerardin, Reply to Query 4389, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, 22 (1915), 23.
  • Julian Havil, The Irrationals, Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, 2012, pp. 171-172.
  • Howie, J. M. Combinatorial and probabilistic results in transformation semigroups. Words, languages and combinatorics, II (Kyoto, 1992), 200--206, World Sci. Publ., River Edge, NJ, (1994).
  • Laradji, A. and Umar, A. Combinatorial results for semigroups of order-preserving full transformations. Semigroup Forum 72 (2006), 51-62.
  • I. Lukovits, A. Graovac, E. Kalman, G. Kaptay, P. Nagy, S. Nikolic, J. Sytchev and N. Trinajstich, "Nanotubes: Number of Kekulé Structures and Aromaticity", J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci, vol. 43 (2003), pp. 609-614. See Equation 6 on page 611.
  • T. Mansour, M. Shattuck, A statistic on n-color compositions and related sequences, Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Math. Sci.) Vol. 124, No. 2, May 2014, pp. 127-140.
  • H. Mathieu, Query 3932, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, 18 (1911), 222. - N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 08 2022
  • I. Niven and H. S. Zuckerman, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers. 2nd ed., Wiley, NY, 1966, p. 101.
  • Paulo Ribenboim, Primes in Lucas sequences (Chap 4), in 'My Numbers, My Friends', Springer-Verlag 2000 NY, page 27.
  • 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).
  • R. Stanley, Enumerative combinatorics, Vol. 1, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997, pp. 96-100.

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Crossrefs

Fibonacci A000045 = union of this sequence and A001519.
Cf. A000041, A000032, A001622, A048996, A052529, A055991, A078812, A305309, A058038 (pairwise products), A153386.
Inverse sequences A130259 and A130260.
Cf. A033888, A033890, A249450, A344212.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a001906 n = a001906_list !! n
a001906_list =
   0 : 1 : zipWith (-) (map (* 3) $ tail a001906_list) a001906_list
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 03 2011
  • Magma
    [Fibonacci(2*n): n in [0..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Sep 10 2014
  • Maple
    with(combstruct): SeqSeqSeqL := [T, {T=Sequence(S, card > 0), S=Sequence(U, card > 1), U=Sequence(Z, card >0)}, unlabeled]: seq(count(SeqSeqSeqL, size=n+1), n=0..28); # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 04 2009
H := (n, a, b) -> hypergeom([a - n/2, b - n/2], [1 - n], -4):
a := n -> `if`(n = 0, 0, H(2*n, 1, 1/2)):
seq(simplify(a(n)), n=0..30); # Peter Luschny, Sep 03 2019
A001906 := proc(n)
    combinat[fibonacci](2*n) ;
end proc:
seq(A001906(n),n=0..20) ; # R. J. Mathar, Jan 11 2024
  • Mathematica
    f[n_] := Fibonacci[2n]; Array[f, 28, 0] (* or *)
LinearRecurrence[{3, -1}, {0, 1}, 28] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jul 13 2011 *)
Take[Fibonacci[Range[0,60]],{1,-1,2}] (* Harvey P. Dale, May 23 2012 *)
Table[ ChebyshevU[n-1, 3/2], {n, 0, 30}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Jan 25 2013, after Michael Somos *)
CoefficientList[Series[(x)/(1 - 3x + x^2), {x, 0, 30}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Sep 10 2014 *)
  • Maxima
    makelist(fib(2*n),n,0,30); /* Martin Ettl, Oct 21 2012 */
  • MuPAD
    numlib::fibonacci(2*n) $ n = 0..35; // Zerinvary Lajos, May 09 2008
  • PARI
    {a(n) = fibonacci(2*n)}; /* Michael Somos, Dec 06 2002 */
  • PARI
    {a(n) = subst( poltchebi(n+1)*4 - poltchebi(n)*6, x, 3/2)/5}; /* Michael Somos, Dec 06 2002 */
  • PARI
    {a(n) = polchebyshev( n-1, 2, 3/2)}; /* Michael Somos Jun 18 2011 */
  • PARI
    Vec(x/(1-3*x+x^2)+O(x^99)) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Oct 24 2012
  • Python
    def a(n, adict={0:0, 1:1}):
    if n in adict:
        return adict[n]
    adict[n]=3*a(n-1) - a(n-2)
    return adict[n] # David Nacin, Mar 04 2012
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,3,1) for n in range(27)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008
  • Sage
    [fibonacci(2*n) for n in range(0, 28)] # Zerinvary Lajos, May 15 2009

Formula

G.f.: x / (1 - 3*x + x^2). - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - a(n-2) = A000045(2*n).
a(n) = -a(-n).
a(n) = A060921(n-1, 0), n >= 1.
a(n) = sqrt((A005248(n)^2 - 4)/5).
a(n) = A007598(n) - A007598(n-2), n > 1.
a(n) = (ap^n - am^n)/(ap-am), with ap := (3+sqrt(5))/2, am := (3-sqrt(5))/2.
Invert transform of natural numbers: a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} k*a(n-k), a(0) = 1. - Vladeta Jovovic, Apr 27 2001
a(n) = S(n-1, 3) with S(n, x) = U(n, x/2) Chebyshev's polynomials of the 2nd kind, see A049310.
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n, k)*F(k). - Benoit Cloitre, Sep 03 2002
Limit_{n->infinity} a(n)/a(n-1) = 1 + phi = (3 + sqrt(5))/2. This sequence includes all of the elements of A033888 combined with A033890.
a(0)=0, a(1)=1, a(2)=3, a(n)*a(n-2) + 1 = a(n-1)^2. - Benoit Cloitre, Dec 06 2002
a(n) = n + Sum_{k=0..n-1} Sum_{i=0..k} a(i) = n + A054452(n). - Benoit Cloitre, Jan 26 2003
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} binomial(n+k-1, n-k). - Vladeta Jovovic, Mar 23 2003
E.g.f.: (2/sqrt(5))*exp(3*x/2)*sinh(sqrt(5)*x/2). - Paul Barry, Apr 11 2003
Second diagonal of array defined by T(i, 1) = T(1, j) = 1, T(i, j) = Max(T(i-1, j) + T(i-1, j-1); T(i-1, j-1) + T(i, j-1)). - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 05 2003
a(n) = F(n)*L(n) = A000045(n)*A000032(n). - Lekraj Beedassy, Nov 17 2003
F(2n+2) = 1, 3, 8, ... is the binomial transform of F(n+2). - Paul Barry, Apr 24 2004
Partial sums of A001519(n). - Lekraj Beedassy, Jun 11 2004
a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n-1} binomial(2*n-1-i, i)*5^(n-i-1)*(-1)^i. - Mario Catalani (mario.catalani(AT)unito.it), Jul 23 2004
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n+k, n-k-1) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n+k, 2k+1).
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} binomial(n-k, k)*(-1)^k*3^(n-2*k). - Paul Barry, Oct 25 2004
a(n) = (n*L(n) - F(n))/5 = Sum_{k=0..n-1} (-1)^n*L(2*n-2*k-1).
The i-th term of the sequence is the entry (1, 2) in the i-th power of the 2 X 2 matrix M = ((1, 1), (1, 2)). - Simone Severini, Oct 15 2005
Computation suggests that this sequence is the Hankel transform of A005807. The Hankel transform of {a(n)} is Det[{{a(1), ..., a(n)}, {a(2), ..., a(n+1)}, ..., {a(n), ..., a(2n-1)}}]. - John W. Layman, Jul 21 2000
a(n+1) = (A005248(n+1) - A001519(n))/2. - Creighton Dement, Aug 15 2004
a(n+1) = Sum_{i=0..n} Sum_{j=0..n} binomial(n-i, j)*binomial(n-j, i). - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 20 2005
a(n) = (2/sqrt(5))*sinh(2*n*psi), where psi:=log(phi) and phi=(1+sqrt(5))/2. - Hieronymus Fischer, Apr 24 2007
a(n) = ((phi+1)^n - A001519(n))/phi with phi=(1+sqrt(5))/2. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 22 2007
Row sums of triangle A135871. - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 02 2007
a(n)^2 = Sum_{k=1..n} a(2*k-1). This is a property of any sequence S(n) such that S(n) = B*S(n-1) - S(n-2) with S(0) = 0 and S(1) = 1 including {0,1,2,3,...} where B = 2. - Kenneth J Ramsey, Mar 23 2008
a(n) = 1/sqrt(5)*(phi^(2*n+2) - phi^(-2*n-2)), where phi = (1+sqrt(5))/2, the golden ratio. - Udita Katugampola (SIU), Sep 24 2008
If p[i] = i and if A is Hessenberg matrix of order n defined by: A[i,j] = p[j-i+1], (i<=j), A[i,j] = -1, (i = j+1), and A[i,j] = 0 otherwise. Then, for n >= 1, a(n) = det(A). - Milan Janjic, May 02 2010
If p[i] = Stirling2(i,2) and if A is the Hessenberg matrix of order n defined by: A[i,j] = p[j-i+1], (i<=j), A[i,j] = -1, (i = j+1), and A[i,j] = 0 otherwise. Then, for n >= 1, a(n-1) = det(A). - Milan Janjic, May 08 2010
a(n) = F(2*n+10) mod F(2*n+5).
a(n) = 1 + a(n-1) + Sum_{i=1..n-1} a(i), with a(0)=0. - Gary W. Adamson, Feb 19 2011
a(n) is equal to the permanent of the (n-1) X (n-1) Hessenberg matrix with 3'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
a(n), n > 1 is equal to the determinant of an (n-x) X (n-1) tridiagonal matrix with 3's in the main diagonal, 1's in the super and subdiagonals, and the rest 0's. - Gary W. Adamson, Jun 27 2011
a(n) = b such that Integral_{x=0..Pi/2} sin(n*x)/(3/2-cos(x)) dx = c + b*log(3). - Francesco Daddi, Aug 01 2011
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*2^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
G.f.: A(x) = x/(1-3*x+x^2) = G(0)/sqrt(5); where G(k)= 1 -(a^k)/(1 - b*x/(b*x - 2*(a^k)/G(k+1))), a = (7-3*sqrt(5))/2, b = 3+sqrt(5), if |x|<(3-sqrt(5))/2 = 0.3819660...; (continued fraction 3 kind, 3-step ). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jun 25 2012
a(n) = 2^n*b(n;1/2) = -b(n;-1), where b(n;d), n=0,1,...,d, denote the delta-Fibonacci numbers defined in comments to A000045 (see also Witula's et al. papers). - Roman Witula, Jul 12 2012
Product_{n>=1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = 1 + sqrt(5). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012
Product_{n>=2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = (1/6)*(1 + sqrt(5)). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012
G.f.: x/(1-2*x) + x^2/(1-2*x)/(Q(0)-x) where Q(k) = 1 - x/(x*k+1)/Q(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Feb 23 2013
G.f.: G(0)/2 - 1, where G(k) = 1 + 1/( 1 - x/(x + (1-x)^2/G(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jul 16 2013
G.f.: x*G(0)/(2-3*x), where G(k) = 1 + 1/( 1 - x*(5*k-9)/(x*(5*k-4) - 6/G(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jul 17 2013
Sum_{n>=1} 1/(a(n) + 1/a(n)) = 1. Compare with A001519, A049660 and A049670. - Peter Bala, Nov 29 2013
a(n) = U(n-1,3/2) where U(n-1,x) is Chebyshev polynomial of the second kind. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
The o.g.f. A(x) satisfies A(x) + A(-x) + 6*A(x)*A(-x) = 0. The o.g.f. for A004187 equals -A(sqrt(x))*A(-sqrt(x)). - Peter Bala, Apr 02 2015
For n > 1, a(n) = (3*F(n+1)^2 + 2*F(n-2)*F(n+1) - F(n-2)^2)/4. - J. M. Bergot, Feb 16 2016
For n > 3, a(n) = floor(MA) - 4 for n even and floor(MA) + 5 for n odd. MA is the maximum area of a quadrilateral with lengths of sides in order L(n), L(n), F(n-3), F(n+3), with L(n)=A000032(n). The ratio of the longer diagonal to the shorter approaches 5/3. - J. M. Bergot, Feb 16 2016
a(n+1) = Sum_{j=0..n} Sum_{k=0..j} binomial(n-j,k)*binomial(j,k)*2^(j-k). - Tony Foster III, Sep 18 2017
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} Sum_{i=0..n-1} C(k+i,k-i). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Sep 21 2017
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..A000041(n)} A305309(n, k), n >= 1. Also row sums of triangle A078812.- Wolfdieter Lang, May 31 2018
a(n) = H(2*n, 1, 1/2) for n > 0 where H(n, a, b) -> hypergeom([a - n/2, b - n/2], [1 - n], -4). - Peter Luschny, Sep 03 2019
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = A153386. - Amiram Eldar, Oct 04 2020
a(n) = A249450(n) + 2. - Leo Tavares, Oct 10 2021
a(n) = -2/(sqrt(5)*tan(2*arctan(phi^(2*n)))), where phi = A001622 is the golden ratio. - Diego Rattaggi, Nov 21 2021
a(n) = sinh(2*n*arcsinh(1/2))/sqrt(5/4). - Peter Luschny, May 21 2022
From Amiram Eldar, Dec 02 2024: (Start)
Product_{n>=1} (1 - (-1)^n/a(n)) = 1 + 1/sqrt(5) (A344212).
Product_{n>=2} (1 + (-1)^n/a(n)) = (5/6) * (1 + 1/sqrt(5)). (End)
a(n) = Sum_{k>=0} Fibonacci(2*n*k)/(Lucas(2*n)^(k+1)). - Diego Rattaggi, Jan 12 2025
Sum_{n>=0} a(n)/3^n = 3. - Diego Rattaggi, Jan 20 2025

A001109 a(n)^2 is a triangular number: a(n) = 6*a(n-1) - a(n-2) with a(0)=0, a(1)=1.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 6, 35, 204, 1189, 6930, 40391, 235416, 1372105, 7997214, 46611179, 271669860, 1583407981, 9228778026, 53789260175, 313506783024, 1827251437969, 10650001844790, 62072759630771, 361786555939836, 2108646576008245, 12290092900109634, 71631910824649559, 417501372047787720
Offset: 0

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N. J. A. Sloane

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8*a(n)^2 + 1 = 8*A001110(n) + 1 = A055792(n+1) is a perfect square. - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 05 2002
For n >= 2, A001108(n) gives exactly the positive integers m such that 1,2,...,m has a perfect median. The sequence of associated perfect medians is the present sequence. Let a_1,...,a_m be an (ordered) sequence of real numbers, then a term a_k is a perfect median if Sum_{j=1..k-1} a_j = Sum_{j=k+1..m} a_j. See Puzzle 1 in MSRI Emissary, Fall 2005. - Asher Auel, Jan 12 2006
(a(n), b(n)) where b(n) = A082291(n) are the integer solutions of the equation 2*binomial(b,a) = binomial(b+2,a). - Klaus Strassburger (strass(AT)ddfi.uni-duesseldorf.de); comment revised by Michael Somos, Apr 07 2003
This sequence gives the values of y in solutions of the Diophantine equation x^2 - 8y^2 = 1. It also gives the values of the product xy where (x,y) satisfies x^2 - 2y^2 = +-1, i.e., a(n) = A001333(n)*A000129(n). a(n) also gives the inradius r of primitive Pythagorean triangles having legs whose lengths are consecutive integers, with corresponding semiperimeter s = a(n+1) = {A001652(n) + A046090(n) + A001653(n)}/2 and area rs = A029549(n) = 6*A029546(n). - Lekraj Beedassy, Apr 23 2003 [edited by Jon E. Schoenfield, May 04 2014]
n such that 8*n^2 = floor(sqrt(8)*n*ceiling(sqrt(8)*n)). - Benoit Cloitre, May 10 2003
For n > 0, ratios a(n+1)/a(n) may be obtained as convergents to continued fraction expansion of 3+sqrt(8): either successive convergents of [6;-6] or odd convergents of [5;1, 4]. - Lekraj Beedassy, Sep 09 2003
a(n+1) + A053141(n) = A001108(n+1). Generating floretion: - 2'i + 2'j - 'k + i' + j' - k' + 2'ii' - 'jj' - 2'kk' + 'ij' + 'ik' + 'ji' + 'jk' - 2'kj' + 2e ("jes" series). - Creighton Dement, Dec 16 2004
Kekulé numbers for certain benzenoids (see the Cyvin-Gutman reference). - Emeric Deutsch, Jun 19 2005
Number of D steps on the line y=x in all Delannoy paths of length n (a Delannoy path of length n is a path from (0,0) to (n,n), consisting of steps E=(1,0), N=(0,1) and D=(1,1)). Example: a(2)=6 because in the 13 (=A001850(2)) Delannoy paths of length 2, namely (DD), (D)NE, (D)EN, NE(D), NENE, NEEN, NDE, NNEE, EN(D), ENNE, ENEN, EDN and EENN, we have altogether six D steps on the line y=x (shown between parentheses). - Emeric Deutsch, Jul 07 2005
Define a T-circle to be a first-quadrant circle with integral radius that is tangent to the x- and y-axes. Such a circle has coordinates equal to its radius. Let C(0) be the T-circle with radius 1. Then for n > 0, define C(n) to be the smallest T-circle that does not intersect C(n-1). C(n) has radius a(n+1). Cf. A001653. - Charlie Marion, Sep 14 2005
Numbers such that there is an m with t(n+m)=2t(m), where t(n) are the triangular numbers A000217. For instance, t(20)=2*t(14)=210, so 6 is in the sequence. - Floor van Lamoen, Oct 13 2005
One half the bisection of the Pell numbers (A000129). - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Jan 08 2006
Pell trapezoids: for n > 0, a(n) = (A000129(n-1)+A000129(n+1))*A000129(n)/2; see also A084158. - Charlie Marion, Apr 01 2006
Tested for 2 < p < 27: If and only if 2^p - 1 (the Mersenne number M(p)) is prime then M(p) divides a(2^(p-1)). - Kenneth J Ramsey, May 16 2006
If 2^p - 1 is prime then M(p) divides a(2^(p-1)-1). - Kenneth J Ramsey, Jun 08 2006; comment corrected by Robert Israel, Mar 18 2007
If 8*n+5 and 8*n+7 are twin primes then their product divides a(4*n+3). - Kenneth J Ramsey, Jun 08 2006
If p is an odd prime, then if p == 1 or 7 (mod 8), then a((p-1)/2) == 0 (mod p) and a((p+1)/2) == 1 (mod p); if p == 3 or 5 (mod 8), then a((p-1)/2) == 1 (mod p) and a((p+1)/2) == 0 (mod p). Kenneth J Ramsey's comment about twin primes follows from this. - Robert Israel, Mar 18 2007
a(n)*(a(n+b) - a(b-2)) = (a(n+1)+1)*(a(n+b-1) - a(b-1)). This identity also applies to any series a(0) = 0 a(1) = 1 a(n) = b*a(n-1) - a(n-2). - Kenneth J Ramsey, Oct 17 2007
For n < 0, let a(n) = -a(-n). Then (a(n+j) + a(k+j)) * (a(n+b+k+j) - a(b-j-2)) = (a(n+j+1) + a(k+j+1)) * (a(n+b+k+j-1) - a(b-j-1)). - Charlie Marion, Mar 04 2011
Sequence gives y values of the Diophantine equation: 0+1+2+...+x = y^2. If (a,b) and (c,d) are two consecutive solutions of the Diophantine equation: 0+1+2+...+x = y^2 with aMohamed Bouhamida, Aug 29 2009
If (p,q) and (r,s) are two consecutive solutions of the Diophantine equation: 0+1+2+...+x = y^2 with p < r then r = 3*p+4*q+1 and s = 2*p+3*q+1. - Mohamed Bouhamida, Sep 02 2009
a(n)/A002315(n) converges to cos^2(Pi/8) (see A201488). - Gary Detlefs, Nov 25 2009
Binomial transform of A086347. - Johannes W. Meijer, Aug 01 2010
If x=a(n), y=A055997(n+1) and z = x^2+y, then x^4 + y^3 = z^2. - Bruno Berselli, Aug 24 2010
In general, if b(0)=1, b(1)=k and for n > 1, b(n) = 6*b(n-1) - b(n-2), then
for n > 0, b(n) = a(n)*k-a(n-1); e.g.,
for k=2, when b(n) = A038725(n), 2 = 1*2 - 0, 11 = 6*2 - 1, 64 = 35*2 - 6, 373 = 204*2 - 35;
for k=3, when b(n) = A001541(n), 3 = 1*3 - 0, 17 = 6*3 - 1; 99 = 35*3 - 6; 577 = 204*3 - 35;
for k=4, when b(n) = A038723(n), 4 = 1*4 - 0, 23 = 6*4 - 1; 134 = 35*4 - 6; 781 = 204*4 - 35;
for k=5, when b(n) = A001653(n), 5 = 1*5 - 0, 29 = 6*5 - 1; 169 = 35*5 - 6; 985 = 204*5 - 35.
See also A002315, A054488, A038761, A054489, A054490.
- Charlie Marion, Dec 08 2010
See a Wolfdieter Lang comment on A001653 on a sequence of (u,v) values for Pythagorean triples (x,y,z) with x=|u^2-v^2|, y=2*u*v and z=u^2+v^2, with u odd and v even, generated from (u(0)=1,v(0)=2), the triple (3,4,5), by a substitution rule given there. The present a(n) appears there as b(n). The corresponding generated triangles have catheti differing by one length unit. - Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 06 2012
a(n)*a(n+2k) + a(k)^2 and a(n)*a(n+2k+1) + a(k)*a(k+1) are triangular numbers. Generalizes description of sequence. - Charlie Marion, Dec 03 2012
a(n)*a(n+2k) + a(k)^2 is the triangular square A001110(n+k). a(n)*a(n+2k+1) + a(k)*a(k+1) is the triangular oblong A029549(n+k). - Charlie Marion, Dec 05 2012
From Richard R. Forberg, Aug 30 2013: (Start)
The squares of a(n) are the result of applying triangular arithmetic to the squares, using A001333 as the "guide" on what integers to square, as follows:
a(2n)^2 = A001333(2n)^2 * (A001333(2n)^2 - 1)/2;
a(2n+1)^2 = A001333(2n+1)^2 * (A001333(2n+1)^2 + 1)/2. (End)
For n >= 1, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,5}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
Panda and Rout call these "balancing numbers" and note that the period of the sequence modulo a prime p is the same as that modulo p^2 when p = 13, 31, 1546463. But these are precisely the p in A238736 such that p^2 divides A000129(p - (2/p)), where (2/p) is a Jacobi symbol. In light of the above observation by Franklin T. Adams-Watters that the present sequence is one half the bisection of the Pell numbers, i.e., a(n) = A000129(2*n)/2, it follows immediately that modulo a fixed prime p, or any power thereof, the period of a(n) is half that of A000129(n). - John Blythe Dobson, Mar 06 2015
The triangular number = square number identity Tri((T(n, 3) - 1)/2) = S(n-1, 6)^2 with Tri, T, and S given in A000217, A053120 and A049310, is the special case k = 1 of the k-family of identities Tri((T(n, 2*k+1) - 1)/2) = Tri(k)*S(n-1, 2*(2*k+1))^2, k >= 0, n >= 0, with S(-1, x) = 0. For k=2 see A108741(n) for S(n-1, 10)^2. This identity boils down to the identities S(n-1, 2*x)^2 = (T(2*n, x) - 1)/(2*(x^2-1)) and 2*T(n, x)^2 - 1 = T(2*n, x) with x = 2*k+1. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 01 2016
a(2)=6 is perfect. For n=2*k, k > 0, k not equal to 1, a(n) is a multiple of a(2) and since every multiple (beyond 1) of a perfect number is abundant, then a(n) is abundant. sigma(a(4)) = 504 > 408 = 2*a(4). For n=2*k+1, k > 0, a(n) mod 10 = A000012(n), so a(n) is odd. If a(n) is a prime number, it is deficient; otherwise a(n) has one or two distinct prime factors and is therefore deficient again. So for n=2k+1, k > 0, a(n) is deficient. sigma(a(5)) = 1260 < 2378 = 2*a(5). - Muniru A Asiru, Apr 14 2016
Behera & Panda call these the balancing numbers, and A001541 are the balancers. - Michel Marcus, Nov 07 2017
In general, a second-order linear recurrence with constant coefficients having a signature of (c,d) will be duplicated by a third-order recurrence having a signature of (x,c^2-c*x+d,-d*x+c*d). The formulas of Olivares and Bouhamida in the formula section which have signatures of (7,-7,1) and (5,5,-1), respectively, are specific instances of this general rule for x = 7 and x = 5. - Gary Detlefs, Jan 29 2021
Note that 6 is the largest triangular number in the sequence, because it is proved that 8 and 9 are the largest perfect powers which are consecutive (Catalan's conjecture). 0 and 1 are also in the sequence because they are also perfect powers and 0*1/2 = 0^2 and 8*9/2 = (2*3)^2. - Metin Sariyar, Jul 15 2021

Examples

			G.f. = x + 6*x^2 + 35*x^3 + 204*x^4 + 1189*x^5 + 6930*x^6 + 40391*x^7 + ...
6 is in the sequence since 6^2 = 36 is a triangular number: 36 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8. - _Michael B. Porter_, Jul 02 2016

References

  • Julio R. Bastida, Quadratic properties of a linearly recurrent sequence. Proceedings of the Tenth Southeastern Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing (Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, Fla., 1979), pp. 163--166, Congress. Numer., XXIII-XXIV, Utilitas Math., Winnipeg, Man., 1979. MR0561042 (81e:10009) - From N. J. A. Sloane, May 30 2012
  • A. H. Beiler, Recreations in the Theory of Numbers, Dover, NY, 1964, pp. 193, 197.
  • D. M. Burton, The History of Mathematics, McGraw Hill, (1991), p. 213.
  • L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers. Carnegie Institute Public. 256, Washington, DC, Vol. 1, 1919; Vol. 2, 1920; Vol. 3, 1923, see vol. 2, p. 10.
  • P. Franklin, E. F. Beckenbach, H. S. M Coxeter, N. H. McCoy, K. Menger, and J. L. Synge, Rings And Ideals, No 8, The Carus Mathematical Monographs, The Mathematical Association of America, (1967), pp. 144-146.
  • A. Patra, G. K. Panda, and T. Khemaratchatakumthorn. "Exact divisibility by powers of the balancing and Lucas-balancing numbers." Fibonacci Quart., 59:1 (2021), 57-64; see B(n).
  • 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).
  • James J. Tattersall, Elementary Number Theory in Nine Chapters, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pages 257-258.
  • P.-F. Teilhet, Query 2376, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, 11 (1904), 138-139. - N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 08 2022

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A000217, A000290, A001108, A001542, A001653, A001850, A002315, A002965, A278310.
Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), A001353 (m=2), this sequence (m=3), A001090 (m=4), A004189 (m=5), A004191 (m=6), A007655 (m=7), A077412 (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).
Cf. A323182.

Programs

  • GAP
    a:=[0,1];; for n in [3..25] do a[n]:=6*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # Muniru A Asiru, Dec 18 2018
  • Haskell
    a001109 n = a001109_list !! n :: Integer
a001109_list = 0 : 1 : zipWith (-)
   (map (* 6) $ tail a001109_list) a001109_list
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Dec 17 2011
  • Magma
    [n le 2 select n-1 else 6*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 25 2015
  • Maple
    a[0]:=1: a[1]:=6: for n from 2 to 26 do a[n]:=6*a[n-1]-a[n-2] od: seq(a[n],n=0..26); # Emeric Deutsch
with (combinat):seq(fibonacci(2*n,2)/2, n=0..20); # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 20 2008
  • Mathematica
    Transpose[NestList[Flatten[{Rest[#],ListCorrelate[{-1,6},#]}]&, {0,1}, 30]][[1]]  (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 23 2011 *)
CoefficientList[Series[x/(1-6x+x^2),{x,0,30}],x]  (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 23 2011 *)
LinearRecurrence[{6, -1}, {0, 1}, 50] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Feb 12 2012 *)
a[ n_]:= ChebyshevU[n-1, 3]; (* Michael Somos, Sep 02 2012 *)
Table[Fibonacci[2n, 2]/2, {n, 0, 20}] (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Sep 16 2016 *)
TrigExpand@Table[Sinh[2 n ArcCsch[1]]/(2 Sqrt[2]), {n, 0, 10}] (* Federico Provvedi, Feb 01 2021 *)
  • PARI
    {a(n) = imag((3 + quadgen(32))^n)}; /* Michael Somos, Apr 07 2003 */
  • PARI
    {a(n) = subst( poltchebi( abs(n+1)) - 3 * poltchebi( abs(n)), x, 3) / 8}; /* Michael Somos, Apr 07 2003 */
  • PARI
    {a(n) = polchebyshev( n-1, 2, 3)}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 02 2012 */
  • PARI
    is(n)=ispolygonal(n^2,3) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Nov 03 2016
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,6,1) for n in range(27)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008
  • Sage
    [chebyshev_U(n-1,3) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019

Formula

G.f.: x / (1 - 6*x + x^2). - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation.
a(n) = S(n-1, 6) = U(n-1, 3) with U(n, x) Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind. S(-1, x) := 0. Cf. triangle A049310 for S(n, x).
a(n) = sqrt(A001110(n)).
a(n) = A001542(n)/2.
a(n) = sqrt((A001541(n)^2-1)/8) (cf. Richardson comment).
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + sqrt(8*a(n-1)^2+1). - R. J. Mathar, Oct 09 2000
a(n) = A000129(n)*A001333(n) = A000129(n)*(A000129(n)+A000129(n-1)) = ceiling(A001108(n)/sqrt(2)). - Henry Bottomley, Apr 19 2000
a(n) ~ (1/8)*sqrt(2)*(sqrt(2) + 1)^(2*n). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), May 15 2002
Limit_{n->oo} a(n)/a(n-1) = 3 + 2*sqrt(2). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 05 2002
a(n) = ((3 + 2*sqrt(2))^n - (3 - 2*sqrt(2))^n) / (4*sqrt(2)). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 13 2002. Corrected for offset 0, and rewritten. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 10 2015
a(2*n) = a(n)*A003499(n). 4*a(n) = A005319(n). - Mario Catalani (mario.catalani(AT)unito.it), Mar 21 2003
a(n) = floor((3+2*sqrt(2))^n/(4*sqrt(2))). - Lekraj Beedassy, Apr 23 2003
a(-n) = -a(n). - Michael Somos, Apr 07 2003
For n >= 1, a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} A001653(k). - Charlie Marion, Jul 01 2003
For n > 0, 4*a(2*n) = A001653(n)^2 - A001653(n-1)^2. - Charlie Marion, Jul 16 2003
For n > 0, a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n-1}((2*k+1)*A001652(n-1-k)) + A000217(n). - Charlie Marion, Jul 18 2003
a(2*n+1) = a(n+1)^2 - a(n)^2. - Charlie Marion, Jan 12 2004
a(k)*a(2*n+k) = a(n+k)^2 - a(n)^2; e.g., 204*7997214 = 40391^2 - 35^2. - Charlie Marion, Jan 15 2004
For j < n+1, a(k+j)*a(2*n+k-j) - Sum_{i = 0..j-1} a(2*n-(2*i+1)) = a(n+k)^2 - a(n)^2. - Charlie Marion, Jan 18 2004
From Paul Barry, Feb 06 2004: (Start)
a(n) = A000129(2*n)/2;
a(n) = ((1+sqrt(2))^(2*n) - (1-sqrt(2))^(2*n))*sqrt(2)/8;
a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n} Sum_{j=0..n} A000129(i+j)*n!/(i!*j!*(n-i-j)!)/2. (End)
E.g.f.: exp(3*x)*sinh(2*sqrt(2)*x)/(2*sqrt(2)). - Paul Barry, Apr 21 2004
A053141(n+1) + A055997(n+1) = A001541(n+1) + a(n+1). - Creighton Dement, Sep 16 2004
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(2*n, 2*k+1)*2^(k-1). - Paul Barry, Oct 01 2004
a(n) = A001653(n+1) - A038723(n); (a(n)) = chuseq[J]( 'ii' + 'jj' + .5'kk' + 'ij' - 'ji' + 2.5e ), apart from initial term. - Creighton Dement, Nov 19 2004, modified by Davide Colazingari, Jun 24 2016
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A001850(k)*A001850(n-k), self convolution of central Delannoy numbers. - Benoit Cloitre, Sep 28 2005
a(n) = 7*(a(n-1) - a(n-2)) + a(n-3), a(1) = 0, a(2) = 1, a(3) = 6, n > 3. Also a(n) = ( (1 + sqrt(2) )^(2*n) - (1 - sqrt(2) )^(2*n) ) / (4*sqrt(2)). - Antonio Alberto Olivares, Oct 23 2003
a(n) = 5*(a(n-1) + a(n-2)) - a(n-3). - Mohamed Bouhamida, Sep 20 2006
Define f(x,s) = s*x + sqrt((s^2-1)*x^2+1); f(0,s)=0. a(n) = f(a(n-1),3), see second formula. - Marcos Carreira, Dec 27 2006
The perfect median m(n) can be expressed in terms of the Pell numbers P() = A000129() by m(n) = P(n + 2) * (P(n + 2) + P(n + 1)) for n >= 0. - Winston A. Richards (ugu(AT)psu.edu), Jun 11 2007
For k = 0..n, a(2*n-k) - a(k) = 2*a(n-k)*A001541(n). Also, a(2*n+1-k) - a(k) = A002315(n-k)*A001653(n). - Charlie Marion, Jul 18 2007
[A001653(n), a(n)] = [1,4; 1,5]^n * [1,0]. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 21 2008
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} 4^k*binomial(n+k,2*k+1). - Paul Barry, Apr 20 2009
a(n+1)^2 - 6*a(n+1)*a(n) + a(n)^2 = 1. - Charlie Marion, Dec 14 2010
a(n) = A002315(m)*A011900(n-m-1) + A001653(m)*A001652(n-m-1) - a(m) = A002315(m)*A053141(n-m-1) + A001653(m)*A046090(n-m-1) + a(m) with m < n; otherwise a(n) = A002315(m)*A053141(m-n) - A001653(m)*A011900(m-n) + a(m) = A002315(m)*A053141(m-n) - A001653(m)*A046090(m-n) - a(m) = (A002315(n) - A001653(n))/2. - Kenneth J Ramsey, Oct 12 2011
16*a(n)^2 + 1 = A056771(n). - James R. Buddenhagen, Dec 09 2011
A010054(A000290(a(n))) = 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Dec 17 2011
In general, a(n+k)^2 - A003499(k)*a(n+k)*a(n) + a(n)^2 = a(k)^2. - Charlie Marion, Jan 11 2012
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*5^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
PSUM transform of a(n+1) is A053142. PSUMSIGN transform of a(n+1) is A084158. BINOMIAL transform of a(n+1) is A164591. BINOMIAL transform of A086347 is a(n+1). BINOMIAL transform of A057087(n-1). - Michael Somos, May 11 2012
a(n+k) = A001541(k)*a(n) + sqrt(A132592(k)*a(n)^2 + a(k)^2). Generalizes formula dated Oct 09 2000. - Charlie Marion, Nov 27 2012
a(n) + a(n+2*k) = A003499(k)*a(n+k); a(n) + a(n+2*k+1) = A001653(k+1)*A002315(n+k). - Charlie Marion, Nov 29 2012
From Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012: (Start)
Product_{n >= 1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = 1 + sqrt(2).
Product_{n >= 2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = (1/3)*(1 + sqrt(2)). (End)
G.f.: G(0)*x/(2-6*x), where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x*(8*k-9)/( x*(8*k-1) - 3/G(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Aug 12 2013
G.f.: H(0)*x/2, where H(k) = 1 + 1/( 1 - x*(6-x)/(x*(6-x) + 1/H(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Feb 18 2014
a(n) = (a(n-1)^2 - a(n-3)^2)/a(n-2) + a(n-4) for n > 3. - Patrick J. McNab, Jul 24 2015
a(n-k)*a(n+k) + a(k)^2 = a(n)^2, a(n+k) + a(n-k) = A003499(k)*a(n), for n >= k >= 0. - Alexander Samokrutov, Sep 30 2015
Dirichlet g.f.: (PolyLog(s,3+2*sqrt(2)) - PolyLog(s,3-2*sqrt(2)))/(4*sqrt(2)). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jun 27 2016
4*a(n)^2 - 1 = A278310(n) for n > 0. - Bruno Berselli, Nov 24 2016
From Klaus Purath, Jan 18 2020: (Start)
a(n) = (a(n-3) + a(n+3))/198.
a(n) = Sum_{i=1..n} A001653(i), n>=1.
a(n) = sinh( 2 * n * arccsch(1) ) / ( 2 * sqrt(2) ). - Federico Provvedi, Feb 01 2021
(End)
a(n) = A002965(2*n)*A002965(2*n+1). - Jon E. Schoenfield, Jan 08 2022
a(n) = A002965(4*n)/2. - Gerry Martens, Jul 14 2023
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} (-1)^(n+k+1)*binomial(n+k, 2*k+1)*8^k. - Peter Bala, Jul 17 2023

Extensions

Additional comments from Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 10 2000
Duplication of a formula removed by Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 10 2015

A001353 a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - a(n-2) with a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 4, 15, 56, 209, 780, 2911, 10864, 40545, 151316, 564719, 2107560, 7865521, 29354524, 109552575, 408855776, 1525870529, 5694626340, 21252634831, 79315912984, 296011017105, 1104728155436, 4122901604639, 15386878263120, 57424611447841, 214311567528244
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3*a(n)^2 + 1 is a square. Moreover, 3*a(n)^2 + 1 = (2*a(n) - a(n-1))^2.
Consecutive terms give nonnegative solutions to x^2 - 4*x*y + y^2 = 1. - Max Alekseyev, Dec 12 2012
Values y solving the Pellian x^2 - 3*y^2 = 1; corresponding x values given by A001075(n). Moreover, we have a(n) = 2*a(n-1) + A001075(n-1). - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 13 2006
Number of spanning trees in 2 X n grid: by examining what happens at the right-hand end we see that a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + 2*a(n-2) + 2*a(n-3) + ... + 2*a(1) + 1, where the final 1 corresponds to the tree ==...=| !. Solving this we get a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - a(n-2).
Complexity of 2 X n grid.
A016064 also describes triangles whose sides are consecutive integers and in which an inscribed circle has an integer radius. A001353 is exactly and precisely mapped to the integer radii of such inscribed circles, i.e., for each term of A016064, the corresponding term of A001353 gives the radius of the inscribed circle. - Harvey P. Dale, Dec 28 2000
n such that 3*n^2 = floor(sqrt(3)*n*ceiling(sqrt(3)*n)). - Benoit Cloitre, May 10 2003
For n>0, ratios a(n+1)/a(n) may be obtained as convergents of the continued fraction expansion of 2+sqrt(3): either as successive convergents of [4;-4] or as odd convergents of [3;1, 2]. - Lekraj Beedassy, Sep 19 2003
Ways of packing a 3 X (2*n-1) rectangle with dominoes, after attaching an extra square to the end of one of the sides of length 3. With reference to A001835, therefore: a(n) = a(n-1) + A001835(n-1) and A001835(n) = 3*A001835(n-1) + 2*a(n-1). - Joshua Zucker and the Castilleja School Math Club, Oct 28 2003
a(n+1) is a Chebyshev transform of 4^n, where the sequence with g.f. G(x) is sent to the sequence with g.f. (1/(1+x^2))G(x/(1+x^2)). - Paul Barry, Oct 25 2004
This sequence is prime-free, because a(2n) = a(n) * (a(n+1)-a(n-1)) and a(2n+1) = a(n+1)^2 - a(n)^2 = (a(n+1)+a(n)) * (a(n+1)-a(n)). - Jianing Song, Jul 06 2019
Numbers such that there is an m with t(n+m) = 3*t(m), where t(n) are the triangular numbers A000217. For instance, t(35) = 3*t(20) = 630, so 35 - 20 = 15 is in the sequence. - Floor van Lamoen, Oct 13 2005
a(n) = number of distinct matrix products in (A + B + C + D)^n where commutator [A,B] = 0 but neither A nor B commutes with C or D. - Paul D. Hanna and Max Alekseyev, Feb 01 2006
For n > 1, middle side (or long leg) of primitive Pythagorean triangles having an angle nearing Pi/3 with larger values of sides. [Complete triple (X, Y, Z), X < Y < Z, is given by X = A120892(n), Y = a(n), Z = A120893(n), with recurrence relations X(i+1) = 2*{X(i) - (-1)^i} + a(i); Z(i+1) = 2*{Z(i) + a(i)} - (-1)^i.] - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 13 2006
From Dennis P. Walsh, Oct 04 2006: (Start)
Number of 2 X n simple rectangular mazes. A simple rectangular m X n maze is a graph G with vertex set {0, 1, ..., m} X {0, 1, ..., n} that satisfies the following two properties: (i) G consists of two orthogonal trees; (ii) one tree has a path that sequentially connects (0,0),(0,1), ..., (0,n), (1,n), ...,(m-1,n) and the other tree has a path that sequentially connects (1,0), (2,0), ..., (m,0), (m,1), ..., (m,n). For example, a(2) = 4 because there are four 2 X 2 simple rectangular mazes:
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[1, 4, 15, 56, 209, ...] is the Hankel transform of [1, 1, 5, 26, 139, 758, ...](see A005573). - Philippe Deléham, Apr 14 2007
The upper principal convergents to 3^(1/2), beginning with 2/1, 7/4, 26/15, 97/56, comprise a strictly decreasing sequence; numerators=A001075, denominators=A001353. - Clark Kimberling, Aug 27 2008
From Gary W. Adamson, Jun 21 2009: (Start)
A001353 and A001835 = bisection of continued fraction [1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, ...], i.e., of [1, 3, 4, 11, 15, 41, ...].
For n>0, a(n) equals the determinant of an (n-1) X (n-1) tridiagonal matrix with ones in the super and subdiagonals and (4, 4, 4, ...) as the main diagonal. [Corrected by Johannes Boot, Sep 04 2011]
A001835 and A001353 = right and next to right borders of triangle A125077. (End)
a(n) is equal to the permanent of the (n-1) X (n-1) Hessenberg matrix with 4'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
2a(n) is the number of n-color compositions of 2n consisting of only even parts; see Guo in references. - Brian Hopkins, Jul 19 2011
Pisano period lengths: 1, 2, 6, 4, 3, 6, 8, 4, 18, 6, 10, 12, 12, 8, 6, 8, 18, 18, 5, 12, ... - R. J. Mathar, Aug 10 2012
From Michel Lagneau, Jul 08 2014: (Start)
a(n) is defined also by the recurrence a(1)=1; for n>1, a(n+1) = 2*a(n) + sqrt(3*a(n)^2 + 1) where a(n) is an integer for every n. This sequence is generalizable by the sequence b(n,m) of parameter m with the initial condition b(1,m) = 1, and for n > 1 b(n+1,m) = m*b(n,m) + sqrt((m^2 - 1)*b(n,m)^2 + 1) for m = 2, 3, 4, ... where b(n,m) is an integer for every n.
The first corresponding sequences are
b(n,2) = a(n) = A001353(n);
b(n,3) = A001109(n);
b(n,4) = A001090(n);
b(n,5) = A004189(n);
b(n,6) = A004191(n);
b(n,7) = A007655(n);
b(n,8) = A077412(n);
b(n,9) = A049660(n);
b(n,10) = A075843(n);
b(n,11) = A077421(n);
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We obtain a general sequence of polynomials {b(n,x)} = {1, 2*x, 4*x^2 - 1, 8*x^3 - 4*x, 16*x^4 - 12*x^2 + 1, 32*x^5 - 32*x^3 + 6*x, ...} with x = m where each b(n,x) is a Gegenbauer polynomial defined by the recurrence b(n,x)- 2*x*b(n-1,x) + b(n-2,x) = 0, the same relation as the Chebyshev recurrence, but with the initial conditions b(x,0) = 1 and b(x,1) = 2*x instead b(x,0) = 1 and b(x,1) = x for the Chebyshev polynomials. (End)
If a(n) denotes the n-th term of the above sequence and we construct a triangle whose sides are a(n) - 1, a(n) + 1 and sqrt(3a(n)^2 + 1), then, for every n the measure of one of the angles of the triangle so constructed will always be 120 degrees. This result of ours was published in Mathematics Spectrum (2012/2013), Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 126-128. - K. S. Bhanu and Dr. M. N. Deshpande, Professor (Retd), Department of Statistics, Institute of Science, Nagpur (India).
For n >= 1, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n - 1 on alphabet {0, 1, 2, 3}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
For n > 0, 10*a(n) is the number of vertices and roots on level n of the {4, 5} mosaic (see L. Németh Table 1 p. 6). - Michel Marcus, Oct 30 2015
(2 + sqrt(3))^n = A001075(n) + a(n)*sqrt(3), n >= 0; integers in the quadratic number field Q(sqrt(3)). - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 16 2018
A strong divisibility sequence, that is, gcd(a(n), a(m)) = a(gcd(n, m)) for all positive integers n and m. - Michael Somos, Dec 12 2019
The Cholesky decomposition A = C C* for tridiagonal A with A[i,i] = 4 and A[i+1,i] = A[i,i+1] = -1, as it arises in the discretized 2D Laplace operator (Poisson equation...), has nonzero elements C[i,i] = sqrt(a(i+1)/a(i)) = -1/C[i+1,i], i = 1, 2, 3, ... - M. F. Hasler, Mar 12 2021
The triples (a(n-1), 2a(n), a(n+1)), n=2,3,..., are exactly the triples (a,b,c) of positive integers a < b < c in arithmetic progression such that a*b+1, b*c+1, and c*a+1 are perfect squares. - Bernd Mulansky, Jul 10 2021
From Greg Dresden and Linyun Sheng, Jul 01 2025: (Start)
a(n) is the number of ways to tile this strip of length n,
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where the last cell is a right triangle, with three types of tiles: 1 X 1 squares, 1 X 1 small right triangles, and large right triangles (with large side length 2) formed by joining two of those small right triangles along a short leg. As an example, here is one of the a(7)=2911 ways to tile the 1 X 7 strip with these kinds of tiles:
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Examples

			For example, when n = 3:
  ****
  .***
  .***
can be packed with dominoes in 4 different ways: 3 in which the top row is tiled with two horizontal dominoes and 1 in which the top row has two vertical and one horizontal domino, as shown below, so a(2) = 4.
  ---- ---- ---- ||--
  .||| .--| .|-- .|||
  .||| .--| .|-- .|||
G.f. = x + 4*x^2 + 15*x^3 + 56*x^4 + 209*x^5 + 780*x^6 + 2911*x^7 + 10864*x^8 + ...

References

  • Bastida, Julio R., Quadratic properties of a linearly recurrent sequence. Proceedings of the Tenth Southeastern Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing (Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, Fla., 1979), pp. 163-166, Congress. Numer., XXIII-XXIV, Utilitas Math., Winnipeg, Man., 1979. MR0561042 (81e:10009)
  • G. Everest, A. van der Poorten, I. Shparlinski and T. Ward, Recurrence Sequences, Amer. Math. Soc., 2003; p. 163.
  • F. Faase, On the number of specific spanning subgraphs of the graphs G X P_n, Ars Combin. 49 (1998), 129-154.
  • R. L. Graham, D. E. Knuth and O. Patashnik, Concrete Mathematics. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1990, p. 329.
  • J. D. E. Konhauser et al., Which Way Did the Bicycle Go?, MAA 1996, p. 104.
  • Serge Lang, Introduction to Diophantine Approximations, Addison-Wesley, New York, 1966.
  • 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).

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Crossrefs

Cf. A001075, A001542, A001571, A001834, A001835, A002531, A003500, A005246, A016064, A019679, A079935, A082840.
A bisection of A002530.
Cf. A125077.
A row of A116469.
Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), this sequence (m=2), A001109 (m=3), A001090 (m=4), A004189 (m=5), A004191 (m=6), A007655 (m=7), A077412 (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).
Cf. A323182.

Programs

  • GAP
    a:=[0,1];; for n in [3..30] do a[n]:=4*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # Muniru A Asiru, Feb 16 2018
  • Haskell
    a001353 n = a001353_list !! n
a001353_list =
   0 : 1 : zipWith (-) (map (4 *) $ tail a001353_list) a001353_list
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 14 2011
  • Magma
    I:=[0,1]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 4*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Jun 06 2019
  • Maple
    A001353 := proc(n) option remember; if n <= 1 then n else 4*A001353(n-1)-A001353(n-2); fi; end;
A001353:=z/(1-4*z+z**2); # Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation.
seq( simplify(ChebyshevU(n-1, 2)), n=0..20); # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Mathematica
    a[n_] := (MatrixPower[{{1, 2}, {1, 3}}, n].{{1}, {1}})[[2, 1]]; Table[ a[n], {n, 0, 30}] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jan 13 2005 *)
Table[GegenbauerC[n-1, 1, 2], {n, 0, 30}] (* Zerinvary Lajos, Jul 14 2009 *)
Table[-((I Sin[n ArcCos[2]])/Sqrt[3]), {n, 0, 30}] // FunctionExpand (* Eric W. Weisstein, Jul 16 2011 *)
Table[Sinh[n ArcCosh[2]]/Sqrt[3], {n, 0, 30}] // FunctionExpand (* Eric W. Weisstein, Jul 16 2011 *)
Table[ChebyshevU[n-1, 2], {n, 0, 30}] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Jul 16 2011 *)
a[0]:=0; a[1]:=1; a[n_]:= a[n]= 4a[n-1] - a[n-2]; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 30}] (* Alonso del Arte, Jul 19 2011 *)
LinearRecurrence[{4, -1}, {0, 1}, 30] (* Sture Sjöstedt, Dec 06 2011 *)
Round@Table[Fibonacci[2n, Sqrt[2]]/Sqrt[2], {n, 0, 30}] (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Sep 15 2016 *)
  • PARI
    M = [ 1, 1, 0; 1, 3, 1; 0, 1, 1]; for(i=0,30,print1(([1,0,0]*M^i)[2],",")) \\ Lambert Klasen (Lambert.Klasen(AT)gmx.net), Jan 25 2005
  • PARI
    {a(n) = real( (2 + quadgen(12))^n / quadgen(12) )}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 19 2008 */
  • PARI
    {a(n) = polchebyshev(n-1, 2, 2)}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 19 2008 */
  • PARI
    concat(0, Vec(x/(1-4*x+x^2) + O(x^30))) \\ Altug Alkan, Oct 30 2015
  • Python
    a001353 = [0, 1]
for n in range(30): a001353.append(4*a001353[-1] - a001353[-2])
print(a001353)  # Gennady Eremin, Feb 05 2022
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,4,1) for n in range(30)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 22 2009
  • Sage
    [chebyshev_U(n-1,2) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019

Formula

G.f.: x/(1-4*x+x^2).
a(n) = ((2 + sqrt(3))^n - (2 - sqrt(3))^n)/(2*sqrt(3)).
a(n) = sqrt((A001075(n)^2 - 1)/3).
a(n) = 2*a(n-1) + sqrt(3*a(n-1)^2 + 1). - Lekraj Beedassy, Feb 18 2002
Limit_{n->oo} a(n)/a(n-1) = 2 + sqrt(3). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 06 2002
Binomial transform of A002605.
E.g.f.: exp(2*x)*sinh(sqrt(3)*x)/sqrt(3).
a(n) = S(n-1, 4) = U(n-1, 2); S(-1, x) := 0, Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind A049310.
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} binomial(n-k, k)(-1)^k*4^(n - 2*k). - Paul Barry, Oct 25 2004
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} binomial(n+k,2*k+1)*2^k. - Paul Barry, Nov 30 2004
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + 3*a(n-2) - a(n-3), n>=3. - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 13 2006
a(n) = -A106707(n). - R. J. Mathar, Jul 07 2006
M^n * [1,0] = [A001075(n), A001353(n)], where M = the 2 X 2 matrix [2,3; 1,2]; e.g., a(4) = 56 since M^4 * [1,0] = [97, 56] = [A001075(4), A001353(4)]. - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 27 2006
From Michael Somos, Sep 19 2008: (Start)
Sequence satisfies 1 = f(a(n), a(n+1)) where f(u, v) = u^2 + v^2 - 4*u*v.
a(n) = -a(-n) for all integer n. (End)
Rational recurrence: a(n) = (17*a(n-1)*a(n-2) - 4*(a(n-1)^2 + a(n-2)^2))/a(n-3) for n > 3. - Jaume Oliver Lafont, Dec 05 2009
If p[i] = Fibonacci(2i) and if A is the Hessenberg matrix of order n defined by A[i,j] = p[j-i+1], (i <= j), A[i,j] = -1, (i = j + 1), and A[i,j] = 0 otherwise, then, for n >= 1, a(n) = det A. - Milan Janjic, May 08 2010
From Eric W. Weisstein, Jul 16 2011: (Start)
a(n) = C_{n-1}^{(1)}(2), where C_n^{(m)}(x) is the Gegenbauer polynomial.
a(n) = -i*sin(n*arccos(2))/sqrt(3).
a(n) = sinh(n*arccosh(2))/sqrt(3). (End)
a(n) = b such that Integral_{x=0..Pi/2} (sin(n*x))/(2-cos(x)) dx = c + b*log(2). - Francesco Daddi, Aug 02 2011
a(n) = sqrt(A098301(n)) = sqrt([A055793 / 3]), base 3 analog of A031150. - M. F. Hasler, Jan 16 2012
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*3^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
1, 4, 15, 56, 209, ... = INVERT(INVERT(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...)). - David Callan, Oct 13 2012
From Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012: (Start)
Product_{n >= 1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = 1 + sqrt(3).
Product_{n >= 2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = 1/4*(1 + sqrt(3)). (End)
a(n+1) = (A001834(n) + A001835(n))/2. a(n+1) + a(n) = A001834(n). a(n+1) - a(n) = A001835(n). - Richard R. Forberg, Sep 04 2013
a(n) = -(-i)^(n+1)*Fibonacci(n, 4*i), i = sqrt(-1). - G. C. Greubel, Jun 06 2019
a(n)^2 - a(m)^2 = a(n+m) * a(n-m), a(n+2)*a(n-2) = 16*a(n+1)*a(n-1) - 15*a(n)^2, a(n+3)*a(n-2) = 15*a(n+2)*a(n-1) - 14*a(n+1)*a(n) for all integer n, m. - Michael Somos, Dec 12 2019
a(n) = 2^n*Sum_{k >= n} binomial(2*k,2*n-1)*(1/3)^(k+1). Cf. A102591. - Peter Bala, Nov 29 2021
a(n) = Sum_{k > 0} (-1)^((k-1)/2)*binomial(2*n, n+k)*(k|12), where (k|12) is the Kronecker symbol. - Greg Dresden, Oct 11 2022
Sum_{k=0..n} a(k) = (a(n+1) - a(n) - 1)/2. - Prabha Sivaramannair, Sep 22 2023
a(2n+1) = A001835(n+1) * A001834(n). - M. Farrokhi D. G., Oct 15 2023
Sum_{n>=1} arctan(1/(4*a(n)^2)) = Pi/12 (A019679) (Ohtskua, 2024). - Amiram Eldar, Aug 29 2024
From Peter Bala, May 21 2025: (Start)
Product_{n >= 1} (1 + 1/a(n))^2 = 2*(2 + sqrt(3)) (telescoping product: (1 + 1/a(2*n-1))^2 * (1 + 1/a(2*n-2))^2 = (4 + 2*A251963(n)/A005246(2*n)^2)/(4 + 2*A251963(n-1)/A005246(2*n-2)^2) ).
Product_{n >= 2} (1 - 1/a(n))^2 = (1/8)*(2 + sqrt(3)).
Product_{n >= 1} ((a(2*n) + 1)/(a(2*n) - 1))^2 = 3 (telescoping product: ((a(2*n) + 1)/(a(2*n) - 1))^2 = (3 - 2/A001835(n+1)^2)/(3 - 2/A001835(n)^2) ).
Product_{n >= 2} ((a(2*n-1) + 1)/(a(2*n-1) - 1))^2 = 4/3.
The o.g.f. A(x) satisfies A(x) + A(-x) + 8*A(x)*A(-x) = 0. The o.g.f. for A007655 equals -A(sqrt(x))*A(-sqrt(x)). (End)

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
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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

Examples

			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)

References

  • 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.

Links

Crossrefs

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.

Programs

  • GAP
    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
  • Magma
    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
  • Maple
    A001076:=-1/(-1+4*z+z**2); # conjectured by Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
  • Mathematica
    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 *)
  • Maxima
    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 */
  • MuPAD
    numlib::fibonacci(3*n)/2 $ n = 0..30; // Zerinvary Lajos, May 09 2008
  • PARI
    {a(n) = fibonacci(3*n) / 2}; /* Michael Somos, Aug 11 2009 */
  • PARI
    {a(n) = imag( (2 + quadgen(20))^n )}; /* Michael Somos, Feb 23 2014 */
  • PARI
    {a(n) = polchebyshev(n-1, 2, 2*I)/I^(n-1)}; /* Michael Somos, Nov 02 2021 */
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,4,-1) for n in range(23)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 23 2009
  • Sage
    [fibonacci(3*n)/2 for n in range(23)] # Zerinvary Lajos, May 15 2009

Formula

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

A004189 a(n) = 10*a(n-1) - a(n-2); a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 10, 99, 980, 9701, 96030, 950599, 9409960, 93149001, 922080050, 9127651499, 90354434940, 894416697901, 8853812544070, 87643708742799, 867583274883920, 8588189040096401, 85014307126080090, 841554882220704499, 8330534515080964900, 82463790268588944501, 816307368170808480110
Offset: 0

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N. J. A. Sloane

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Comments

Indices of square numbers which are also generalized pentagonal numbers.
If t(n) denotes the n-th triangular number, t(A105038(n))=a(n)*a(n+1). - Robert Phillips (bobanne(AT)bellsouth.net), May 25 2008
The n-th term is a(n) = ((5+sqrt(24))^n - (5-sqrt(24))^n)/(2*sqrt(24)). - Sture Sjöstedt, May 31 2009
For n >= 2, a(n) equals the permanent of the (n-1) X (n-1) tridiagonal matrix with 10's along the main diagonal, and i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit). - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
a(n) and b(n) (A001079) are the nonnegative proper solutions of the Pell equation b(n)^2 - 6*(2*a(n))^2 = +1. See the cross reference to A001079 below. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 26 2013
For n >= 1, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,9}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
For n > 1, this also gives the number of (n-1)-decimal-digit numbers which avoid a particular two-digit number with distinct digits. For example, there are a(5) = 9701 4-digit numbers which do not include "39" as a substring; see Wikipedia link. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Jan 14 2016
All possible solutions for y in Pell equation x^2 - 24*y^2 = 1. The values for x are given in A001079. - Herbert Kociemba, Jun 05 2022
Dickson on page 384 gives the Diophantine equation "(20) 24x^2 + 1 = y^2" and later states "... three consecutive sets (x_i, y_i) of solutions of (20) or 2x^2 + 1 = 3y^2 satisfy x_{n+1} = 10x_n - x_{n-1}, y_{n+1} = 10y_n - y_{n-1} with (x_1, y_1) = (0, 1) or (1, 1), (x_2, y_2) = (1, 5) or (11, 9), respectively." The first set of values (x_n, y_n) = (A001079(n-1), a(n-1)). - Michael Somos, Jun 19 2023

Examples

			a(2)=10 and (3(-8)^2-(-8))/2=10^2, a(3)=99 and (3(81)^2-(81))/2=99^2. - _Michael Somos_, Sep 05 2006
G.f. = x + 10*x^2 + 99*x^3 + 980*x^4 + 9701*x^5 + 96030*x^6 + ...

References

  • L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers, Vol. II, Diophantine Analysis. AMS Chelsea Publishing, Providence, Rhode Island, 1999, p. 384.

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A001079, A001109, A001353, A001906, A004187, A004254, A018913, A046173, A049310, A054320, A072256, A101950, A105138, A108741 (squares).
Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), A001353 (m=2), A001109 (m=3), A001090 (m=4), this sequence (m=5), A004191 (m=6), A007655 (m=7), A077412 (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).
Cf. A323182.

Programs

  • GAP
    m:=5;; a:=[0,1];; for n in [3..20] do a[n]:=2*m*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Magma
    [ n eq 1 select 0 else n eq 2 select 1 else 10*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..20] ]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 19 2011
  • Maple
    A004189 := proc(n)
    option remember;
    if n <= 1 then
        n ;
    else
        10*procname(n-1)-procname(n-2) ;
    end if;
end proc:
seq(A004189(n),n=0..20) ; # R. J. Mathar, Apr 30 2017
seq( simplify(ChebyshevU(n-1, 5)), n=0..20); # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Mathematica
    Table[GegenbauerC[n-1,1,5], {n,0,30}] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Sep 11 2008; modified by G. C. Greubel, Jun 06 2019 *)
LinearRecurrence[{10, -1}, {0, 1}, 20] (* Jean-François Alcover, Nov 15 2017 *)
ChebyshevU[Range[21] -2, 5] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019 *)
  • PARI
    {a(n) = subst(poltchebi(n+1) - 5*poltchebi(n), 'x, 5) / 24}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 05 2006 */
  • PARI
    a(n)=([9,1;8,1]^(n-1)*[1;1])[1,1] \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jan 14 2016
  • PARI
    vector(21, n, n--; polchebyshev(n-1, 2, 5) ) \\ G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,10,1) for n in range(22)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008
  • Sage
    [chebyshev_U(n-1,5) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019

Formula

a(n) = S(2*n-1, sqrt(12))/sqrt(12) = S(n-1, 10); S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev polynomials of 2nd kind, A049310. S(-1, x) := 0.
A001079(n) = sqrt(24*(a(n)^2)+1), that is a(n) = sqrt((A001079(n)^2-1)/24).
From Barry E. Williams, Aug 18 2000: (Start)
a(n) = ( (5+2*sqrt(6))^n - (5-2*sqrt(6))^n )/(4*sqrt(6)).
G.f.: x/(1-10*x+x^2). (End)
a(-n) = -a(n). - Michael Somos, Sep 05 2006
From Mohamed Bouhamida, May 26 2007: (Start)
a(n) = 9*(a(n-1) + a(n-2)) - a(n-3).
a(n) = 11*(a(n-1) - a(n-2)) + a(n-3).
a(n) = 10*a(n-1) - a(n-2). (End)
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*9^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
From Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012: (Start)
Product {n >= 1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = 1/2*(2 + sqrt(6)).
Product {n >= 2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = 1/5*(2 + sqrt(6)). (End)
a(n) = (A054320(n-1) + A072256(n))/2. - Richard R. Forberg, Nov 21 2013
a(2*n - 1) = A046173(n).
E.g.f.: exp(5*x)*sinh(2*sqrt(6)*x)/(2*sqrt(6)). - Stefano Spezia, Dec 12 2022
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} binomial(n+k, 2*k+1)*8^k = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} (-1)^(n+k+1)* binomial(n+k, 2*k+1)*12^k. - Peter Bala, Jul 18 2023

A001090 a(n) = 8*a(n-1) - a(n-2); a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 8, 63, 496, 3905, 30744, 242047, 1905632, 15003009, 118118440, 929944511, 7321437648, 57641556673, 453811015736, 3572846569215, 28128961537984, 221458845734657, 1743541804339272, 13726875588979519, 108071462907496880, 850844827670995521, 6698687158460467288
Offset: 0

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N. J. A. Sloane

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Comments

This sequence gives the values of y in solutions of the Diophantine equation x^2 - 15*y^2 = 1; the corresponding values of x are in A001091. - Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 12 2010 [edited by Jon E. Schoenfield, May 02 2014]
For n >= 2, a(n) equals the permanent of the (n-1) X (n-1) tridiagonal matrix with 8's along the main diagonal, and i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit). - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
For n >= 1, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,7}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
From Klaus Purath, Jul 25 2024: (Start)
For any three consecutive terms (x, y, z) y^2 - x*z = 1 always applies.
a(n) = (t(i+2n) - t(i))/(t(i+n+1) - t(i+n-1)) where (t) is any recurrence t(k) = 9t(k-1) - 9t(k-2) + t(k-3) or t(k) = 8t(k-1) - t(k-2) without regard to initial values.
In particular, if the recurrence (t) of the form (9,-9,1) has the initial values t(0) = 1, t(1) = 2, t(2) = 9, a(n) = t(n) - 1 applies. (End)

Examples

			G.f. = x + 8*x^2 + 63*x^3 + 496*x^4 + 3905*x^5 + 30744*x^6 + 242047*x^7 + ...

References

  • Julio R. Bastida, Quadratic properties of a linearly recurrent sequence. Proceedings of the Tenth Southeastern Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing (Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, Fla., 1979), pp. 163--166, Congress. Numer., XXIII-XXIV, Utilitas Math., Winnipeg, Man., 1979. MR0561042 (81e:10009) - From N. J. A. Sloane, May 30 2012
  • 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).

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Crossrefs

Cf. A001091, A001906, A004187, A004254, A049310, A070997.
Equals one-third A136325.
Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), A001353 (m=2), A001109 (m=3), this sequence (m=4), A004189 (m=5), A004191 (m=6), A007655 (m=7), A077412 (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).
Cf. A323182.

Programs

  • GAP
    m:=4;; a:=[0,1];; for n in [3..20] do a[n]:=2*m*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Magma
    I:=[0,1]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 8*Self(n-1) - Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Dec 20 2017
  • Maple
    A001090:=1/(1-8*z+z**2); # Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
seq( simplify(ChebyshevU(n-1, 4)), n=0..20); # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Mathematica
    Table[GegenbauerC[n-1, 1, 4], {n,0,20}] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Sep 11 2008 *)
LinearRecurrence[{8,-1},{0,1},30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 29 2012 *)
a[n_]:= ChebyshevU[n-1, 4]; (* Michael Somos, May 28 2014 *)
CoefficientList[Series[x/(1-8*x+x^2), {x,0,20}], x] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 20 2017 *)
  • PARI
    {a(n) = subst(poltchebi(n+1) - 4 * poltchebi(n), x, 4) / 15}; /* Michael Somos, Apr 05 2008 */
  • PARI
    {a(n) = polchebyshev(n-1, 2, 4)}; /* Michael Somos, May 28 2014 */
  • PARI
    my(x='x+O('x^30)); concat([0], Vec(x/(1-8*x-x^2))) \\ G. C. Greubel, Dec 20 2017
  • SageMath
    [lucas_number1(n,8,1) for n in range(22)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008
  • SageMath
    [chebyshev_U(n-1,4) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019

Formula

15*a(n)^2 - A001091(n)^2 = -1.
a(n) = sqrt((A001091(n)^2 - 1)/15).
a(n) = S(2*n-1, sqrt(10))/sqrt(10) = S(n-1, 8); S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev polynomials of 2nd kind, A049310, with S(-1, x) := 0.
From Barry E. Williams, Aug 18 2000: (Start)
a(n) = ((4+sqrt(15))^n - (4-sqrt(15))^n)/(2*sqrt(15)).
G.f.: x/(1-8*x+x^2). (End)
Limit_{n->infinity} a(n)/a(n-1) = 4 + sqrt(15). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 13 2002
[A070997(n-1), a(n)] = [1,6; 1,7]^n * [1,0]. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 21 2008
a(-n) = -a(n). - Michael Somos, Apr 05 2008
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*7^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
From Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012: (Start)
Product_{n >= 1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = (1/3)*(3 + sqrt(15)).
Product_{n >= 2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = (1/8)*(3 + sqrt(15)).
(End)
a(n) = A136325(n)/3. - Greg Dresden, Sep 12 2019
E.g.f.: exp(4*x)*sinh(sqrt(15)*x)/sqrt(15). - Stefano Spezia, Dec 12 2022
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} binomial(n+k, 2*k+1)*6^k = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} (-1)^(n+k+1)* binomial(n+k, 2*k+1)*10^k. - Peter Bala, Jul 17 2023

Extensions

More terms from Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 02 2000

A007655 Standard deviation of A007654.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 14, 195, 2716, 37829, 526890, 7338631, 102213944, 1423656585, 19828978246, 276182038859, 3846719565780, 53577891882061, 746243766783074, 10393834843080975, 144767444036350576, 2016350381665827089, 28084137899285228670, 391161580208327374291, 5448177985017298011404
Offset: 1

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Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Keywords

Comments

a(n) corresponds also to one-sixth the area of Fleenor-Heronian triangle with middle side A003500(n). - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 15 2002
a(n) give all (nontrivial, integer) solutions of Pell equation b(n+1)^2 - 48*a(n+1)^2 = +1 with b(n+1)=A011943(n), n>=0.
For n>=3, a(n) equals the permanent of the (n-2) X (n-2) tridiagonal matrix with 14's along the main diagonal, and i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit). - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
For n>1, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,13}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
6*a(n)^2 = 6*S(n-1, 14)^2 is the triangular number Tri((T(n, 7) - 1)/2) with Tri = A000217 and T = A053120. This is instance k = 3 of the general k-identity given in a comment to A001109. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 01 2016

Examples

			G.f. = x^2 + 14*x^3 + 195*x^4 + 2716*x^5 + 37829*x^6 + 526890*x^7 + ...

References

  • D. A. Benaron, personal communication.
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A000217, A001570, A003500, A011922, A011943, A011945, A028230, A046184, A049310, A053120, A055793, A067900, A098301, A101950, A103974.
Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), A001353 (m=2), A001109 (m=3), A001090 (m=4), A004189 (m=5), A004191 (m=6), this sequence (m=7), A077412 (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).
Cf. A323182.

Programs

  • GAP
    m:=7;; a:=[0,1];; for n in [3..20] do a[n]:=2*m*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Magma
    [n le 2 select n-1 else 14*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..70]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 02 2016
  • Maple
    0,seq(orthopoly[U](n,7),n=0..30); # Robert Israel, Feb 04 2016
  • Mathematica
    Table[GegenbauerC[n, 1, 7], {n,0,20}] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Sep 11 2008 *)
LinearRecurrence[{14,-1}, {0,1}, 20] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 02 2016 *)
ChebyshevU[Range[21] -2, 7] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019 *)
Table[Sum[Binomial[n, 2 k - 1]*7^(n - 2 k + 1)*48^(k - 1), {k, 1, n}], {n, 0, 15}] (* Horst H. Manninger, Jan 16 2022 *)
  • PARI
    concat(0, Vec((x^2/(1-14*x+x^2) + O(x^30)))) \\ Michel Marcus, Feb 02 2016
  • PARI
    vector(21, n, polchebyshev(n-2, 2, 7) ) \\ G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,14,1) for n in range(0,20)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008
  • Sage
    [chebyshev_U(n,7) for n in (-1..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019

Formula

a(n) = 14*a(n-1) - a(n-2).
G.f.: x^2/(1-14*x+x^2).
a(n+1) ~ 1/24*sqrt(3)*(2 + sqrt(3))^(2*n). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), May 15 2002
a(n+1) = S(n-1, 14), n>=0, with S(n, x) := U(n, x/2) Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind. S(-1, x) := 0. See A049310.
a(n+1) = ( (7+4*sqrt(3))^n - (7-4*sqrt(3))^n )/(8*sqrt(3)).
a(n+1) = sqrt((A011943(n)^2 - 1)/48), n>=0.
Chebyshev's polynomials U(n-2, x) evaluated at x=7.
a(n) = A001353(2n)/4. - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 15 2002
4*a(n+1) + A046184(n) = A055793(n+2) + A098301(n+1) 4*a(n+1) + A098301(n+1) + A055793(n+2) = A046184(n+1) (4*a(n+1))^2 = A098301(2n+1) (conjectures). - Creighton Dement, Nov 02 2004
(4*a(n))^2 = A103974(n)^2 - A011922(n-1)^2. - Paul D. Hanna, Mar 06 2005
From Mohamed Bouhamida, May 26 2007: (Start)
a(n) = 13*( a(n-1) + a(n-2) ) - a(n-3).
a(n) = 15*( a(n-1) - a(n-2) ) + a(n-3). (End)
a(n) = b such that (-1)^n/4*Integral_{x=-Pi/2..Pi/2} (sin((2*n-2)*x))/(2-sin(x)) dx = c+b*log(3). - Francesco Daddi, Aug 02 2011
a(n+2) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*13^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
Product {n >= 1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = 1/3*(3 + 2*sqrt(3)). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012
Product {n >= 2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = 1/7*(3 + 2*sqrt(3)). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012
a(n) = (A028230(n) - A001570(n))/2. - Richard R. Forberg, Nov 14 2013
E.g.f.: 1 - exp(7*x)*(12*cosh(4*sqrt(3)*x) - 7*sqrt(3)*sinh(4*sqrt(3)*x))/12. - Stefano Spezia, Dec 11 2022

Extensions

Chebyshev comments from Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 08 2002

A077412 Chebyshev U(n,x) polynomial evaluated at x=8.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 16, 255, 4064, 64769, 1032240, 16451071, 262184896, 4178507265, 66593931344, 1061324394239, 16914596376480, 269572217629441, 4296240885694576, 68470281953483775, 1091228270370045824, 17391182043967249409
Offset: 0

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Author

Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 08 2002

Keywords

Comments

For positive n, a(n) equals the permanent of the n X n tridiagonal matrix with 16's along the main diagonal, and i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit). - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
For n>=2, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,15}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 23 2015

Links

Crossrefs

Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), A001353 (m=2), A001109 (m=3), A001090 (m=4), A004189 (m=5), A004191 (m=6), A007655 (m=7), this sequence (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).
Cf. A323182.

Programs

  • GAP
    m:=8;; a:=[1,2*m];; for n in [3..20] do a[n]:=2*m*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019
  • Magma
    I:=[1, 16, 255]; [n le 3 select I[n] else 16*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..20]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 24 2012
  • Maple
    seq( simplify(ChebyshevU(n, 8)), n=0..20); # G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019
  • Mathematica
    Table[GegenbauerC[n, 1, 8], {n, 0, 20}] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Sep 11 2008 *)
CoefficientList[Series[1/(1-16x+x^2), {x,0,20}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 24 2012 *)
LinearRecurrence[{16,-1}, {1,16}, 30] (* G. C. Greubel, Jan 18 2018 *)
ChebyshevU[Range[21] -1, 8] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019 *)
  • PARI
    vector( 21, n, polchebyshev(n-1, 2, 8) ) \\ G. C. Greubel, Jan 18 2018
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,16,1) for n in range(1,20)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008
  • Sage
    [chebyshev_U(n,8) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019

Formula

a(n) = 16*a(n-1) - a(n-2), n>=1, a(-1)=0, a(0)=1.
a(n) = S(n, 16) with S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind. See A049310.
G.f.: 1/(1 - 16*x + x^2).
a(n) = (((8 + 3*sqrt(7))^(n+1) - (8 - 3*sqrt(7))^(n+1)))/(6*sqrt(7)).
a(n) = sqrt((A001081(n+1)^2-1)/63).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*15^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
Product {n >= 0} (1 + 1/a(n)) = 1/7*(7 + 3*sqrt(7)). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012
Product {n >= 1} (1 - 1/a(n)) = 1/16*(7 + 3*sqrt(7)). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012

A007805 a(n) = Fibonacci(6*n + 3)/2.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 17, 305, 5473, 98209, 1762289, 31622993, 567451585, 10182505537, 182717648081, 3278735159921, 58834515230497, 1055742538989025, 18944531186571953, 339945818819306129, 6100080207560938369
Offset: 0

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Author

James A. Raymond, Clark Kimberling

Keywords

Comments

Hypotenuse (z) of Pythagorean triples (x,y,z) with |2x-y|=1.
x(n) := 2*A049629(n) and y(n) := a(n), n >= 0, give all positive solutions of the Pell equation x^2 - 5*y^2 = -1. See the Gregory V. Richardson formula, where his x is the y here and A075796(n+1) = x(n). - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 20 2013
Positive numbers n such that 5*n^2 - 1 is a square (A075796(n+1)^2). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 13 2002

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A000045.
Row 18 of array A094954.
Row 2 of array A188647.
Cf. similar sequences listed in A238379.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a007805 = (`div` 2) . a000045 . (* 3) . (+ 1) . (* 2)
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 26 2013
  • Magma
    I:=[1, 17]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 18*Self(n-1) - Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Dec 19 2017
  • Maple
    seq(combinat:-fibonacci(6*n+3)/2, n=0..30); # Robert Israel, Sep 10 2014
  • Mathematica
    LinearRecurrence[{18, -1}, {1, 17}, 50] (* Sture Sjöstedt, Nov 29 2011 *)
Table[Fibonacci[6n+3]/2, {n, 0, 20}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 17 2011 *)
CoefficientList[Series[(1-x)/(1-18*x+x^2), {x, 0, 50}], x] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 19 2017 *)
  • PARI
    a(n)=fibonacci(6*n+3)/2 \\ Edward Jiang, Sep 09 2014
  • PARI
    x='x+O('x^30); Vec((1-x)/(1-18*x+x^2)) \\ G. C. Greubel, Dec 19 2017

Formula

G.f.: (1-x)/(1-18*x+x^2).
a(n) = 18*a(n-1) - a(n-2), n > 1, a(0)=1, a(1)=17.
a(n) = A134495(n)/2 = A001076(2n+1).
a(n+1) = 9*a(n) + 4*sqrt(5*a(n)^2-1). - Richard Choulet, Aug 30 2007, Dec 28 2007
a(n) = ((2+sqrt(5))^(2*n+1) - (2-sqrt(5))^(2*n+1))/(2*sqrt(5)). - Dean Hickerson, Dec 09 2002
a(n) ~ (1/10)*sqrt(5)*(sqrt(5) + 2)^(2*n+1). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), May 15 2002
Limit_{n->infinity} a(n)/a(n-1) = 8*phi + 5 = 9 + 4*sqrt(5). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 13 2002
Let q(n, x) = Sum_{i=0..n} x^(n-i)*binomial(2*n-i, i); then a(n) = q(n, 16). - Benoit Cloitre, Dec 06 2002
a(n) = 19*a(n-1)- 19*a(n-2) + a(n-3); f(x) = (sqrt(5)/10)*((2+sqrt(5))*(9+4*sqrt(5))^(x-1) - (2-sqrt(5))*(9-4*sqrt(5))^(x-1)). - Antonio Alberto Olivares, May 15 2008
a(n) = 17*a(n-1) + 17*a(n-2) - a(n-3). - Antonio Alberto Olivares, Jun 19 2008
a(n) = b(n+1) - b(n), n >= 0, with b(n) := F(6*n)/F(6) = A049660(n). First differences. See the o.g.f.s. - Wolfdieter Lang, 2012
a(n) = S(n,18) - S(n-1,18) with the Chebyshev S-polynomials (A049310). - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 20 2013
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/( a(n) - 1/a(n) ) = 1/4^2. Compare with A001519 and A097843. - Peter Bala, Nov 29 2013
a(n) = 9*a(n-1) + 8*A049629(n-1), n >= 1, a(0) = 1. This is just the rewritten Chebyshev S(n, 18) recurrence. - Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 26 2014
From Peter Bala, Mar 23 2015: (Start)
a(n) = ( Fibonacci(6*n + 6 - 2*k) - Fibonacci(6*n + 2*k) )/( Fibonacci(6 - 2*k) - Fibonacci(2*k) ), for k an arbitrary integer.
a(n) = ( Fibonacci(6*n + 6 - 2*k - 1) + Fibonacci(6*n + 2*k + 1) )/( Fibonacci(6 - 2*k - 1) + Fibonacci(2*k + 1) ), for k an arbitrary integer.
The aerated sequence (b(n)) n>=1 = [1, 0, 17, 0, 305, 0, 5473, 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 = -20, Q = 1 of the 3-parameter family of divisibility sequences found by Williams and Guy. See A100047 for the connection with Chebyshev polynomials. (End)
a(n) = sqrt(2 + (9-4*sqrt(5))^(1+2*n) + (9+4*sqrt(5))^(1+2*n))/(2*sqrt(5)). - Gerry Martens, Jun 04 2015

Extensions

Better description and more terms from Michael Somos

A029547 Expansion of g.f. 1/(1 - 34*x + x^2).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 34, 1155, 39236, 1332869, 45278310, 1538129671, 52251130504, 1775000307465, 60297759323306, 2048348816684939, 69583562007964620, 2363792759454112141, 80299370259431848174, 2727814796061228725775, 92665403695822344828176, 3147895910861898495432209
Offset: 0

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Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Keywords

Comments

Chebyshev sequence U(n,17)=S(n,34) with Diophantine property.
b(n)^2 - 2*(12*a(n))^2 = 1 with the companion sequence b(n)=A056771(n+1). - Wolfdieter Lang, Dec 11 2002
More generally, for t(m) = m + sqrt(m^2-1) and u(n) = (t(m)^(n+1) - 1/t(m)^(n+1))/(t(m) - 1/t(m)), we can verify that ((u(n+1) - u(n-1))/2)^2 - (m^2-1)*u(n)^2 = 1. - Bruno Berselli, Nov 21 2011
a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n on alphabet {0,1,...,33}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 26 2015

Links

Crossrefs

A091761 is an essentially identical sequence.
Cf. A200441, A200724.
Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), A001353 (m=2), A001109 (m=3), A001090 (m=4), A004189 (m=5), A004191 (m=6), A007655 (m=7), A077412 (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).

Programs

  • GAP
    m:=17;; a:=[1,2*m];; for n in [3..20] do a[n]:=2*m*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019
  • Magma
    I:=[1,34]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 34*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..20]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 22 2011
  • Maple
    with (combinat):seq(fibonacci(4*n+4,2)/12, n=0..15); # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 21 2008
  • Mathematica
    Table[GegenbauerC[n, 1, 17], {n,0,20}] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Sep 11 2008 *)
LinearRecurrence[{34,-1},{1,34},20] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 22 2011 *)
ChebyshevU[Range[21] -1, 17] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019 *)
  • PARI
    A029547(n, x=[0,1],A=[17,72*4;1,17]) = vector(n,i,(x*=A)[1]) \\ M. F. Hasler, May 26 2007
  • PARI
    vector( 21, n, polchebyshev(n-1, 2, 17) ) \\ G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,34,1) for n in range(1, 16)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Nov 07 2009
  • Sage
    [chebyshev_U(n,17) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019

Formula

a(n) = 34*a(n-1) - a(n-2), a(-1)=0, a(0)=1.
a(n) = S(n, 34) with S(n, x):= U(n, x/2) Chebyshev's polynomials of the 2nd kind. See A049310. - Wolfdieter Lang, Dec 11 2002
a(n) = (ap^(n+1) - am^(n+1))/(ap - am) with ap = 17+12*sqrt(2) and am = 17-12*sqrt(2).
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..floor(n/2)} (-1)^k*binomial(n-k, k)*34^(n-2*k).
a(n) = sqrt((A056771(n+1)^2 -1)/2)/12.
a(n) = 35*a(n-1) - 35*a(n-2) + a(n-3) with a(-1)=0, a(0)=1, a(1)=34. Also a(n) = (sqrt(2)/48)*((17+12*sqrt(2))^n-(17-12*sqrt(2))^n) = (sqrt(2)/48)*((3+2*sqrt(2))^(2n+2)-(3-2*sqrt(2))^(2n+2)) = (sqrt(2)/48)*((1+sqrt(2))^(4n+4)-(1-sqrt(2))^(4n+4)). - Antonio Alberto Olivares, Mar 19 2008
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*33^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
From Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012: (Start)
Product {n >= 0} (1 + 1/a(n)) = 1/4*(4 + 3*sqrt(2)).
Product {n >= 1} (1 - 1/a(n)) = 2/17*(4 + 3*sqrt(2)). (End)
E.g.f.: exp(17*x)*(24*cosh(12*sqrt(2)*x) + 17*sqrt(2)*sinh(12*sqrt(2)*x))/24. - Stefano Spezia, Apr 16 2023
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