A049939 a(n) = a(1) + a(2) + ... + a(n-1) + a(m) for n >= 4, where m = 2*n - 2 - 2^(p+1) and p is the unique integer such that 2^p < n-1 <= 2^(p+1), with a(1) = a(2) = 1 and a(3) = 2.
1, 1, 2, 5, 14, 24, 52, 123, 345, 568, 1140, 2299, 4697, 9839, 21409, 50358, 141235, 232113, 464230, 928479, 1857057, 3714559, 7430849, 14869238, 29778995, 59739745, 120175856, 243137792, 497430263, 1039731033, 2262860113
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Examples
From _Petros Hadjicostas_, Sep 24 2019: (Start) a(4) = a(1 + A006257(4-2)) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) = a(2) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) = 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 5. a(5) = a(1 + A006257(5-2)) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) + a(4) = a(4) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) + a(4) = 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 14. a(6) = a(1 + A006257(6-2)) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) + a(4) + a(5) = a(2) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) + a(4) + a(5) = 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 14 = 24. (End)
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Maple
a := proc(n) local i; option remember; if n < 4 then return [1, 1, 2][n]; end if; add(a(i), i = 1 .. n - 1) + a(2*n - 3 - Bits:-Iff(n - 2, n - 2)); end proc; seq(a(n), n = 1 .. 37); # Petros Hadjicostas, Sep 24 2019, courtesy of Peter Luschny
Formula
a(n) = a(1 + A006257(n-2)) + Sum_{i = 1..n-1} a(i) for n >= 4 with a(1) = a(2) = 1 and a(3) = 2.
Extensions
Name edited by Petros Hadjicostas, Sep 24 2019