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%I A049977 #19 Nov 07 2019 21:17:18 %S A049977 1,3,4,11,20,50,93,185,368,920,1748,3453,6876,13743,27479,54957, %T A049977 109912,274780,522082,1030428,2053989,4104555,8207405,16413982, %U A049977 32827412,65654641,131309190,262618337,525236644,1050473279,2100946551,4201893101,8403786200,21009465500,39917984450 %N A049977 a(n) = a(1) + a(2) + ... + a(n-1) + a(m) for n >= 4, where m = 2^(p+1) + 2 - n and p is the unique integer such that 2^p < n -1 <= 2^(p+1), with a(1) = 1, a(2) = 3, and a(3) = 4. %F A049977 From _Petros Hadjicostas_, Nov 07 2019: (Start) %F A049977 a(n) = a(2^ceiling(log_2(n-1)) + 2 - n) + Sum_{i = 1..n-1} a(i) for n >= 4. %F A049977 a(n) = a(n - 1 - A006257(n-2)) + Sum_{i = 1..n-1} a(i) for n >= 4. (End) %e A049977 From _Petros Hadjicostas_, Nov 07 2019: (Start) %e A049977 a(4) = a(2^ceiling(log_2(4-1)) + 2 - 4) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) = a(2) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) = 11. %e A049977 a(5) = a(2^ceiling(log_2(5-1)) + 2 - 5) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) + a(4) = a(1) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) + a(4) = 20. %e A049977 a(6) = a(2^ceiling(log_2(6-1)) + 2 - 6) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) + a(4) + a(5) = a(4) + a(1) + a(2) + a(3) + a(4) + a(5) = 50. %e A049977 a(7) = a(7 - 1 - A006257(7-2)) + Sum_{i = 1..6} a(i) = a(3) + Sum_{i = 1..6} a(i) = 93. %e A049977 a(8) = a(8 - 1 - A006257(8-2)) + Sum_{i = 1..7} a(i) = a(2) + Sum_{i = 1..7} a(i) = 185. (End) %p A049977 s := proc(n) option remember; `if`(n < 1, 0, a(n) + s(n - 1)) end proc: %p A049977 a := proc(n) option remember; `if`(n < 2, 1, `if`(n < 3, 3, %p A049977 `if`(n < 4, 4, s(n - 1) + a(Bits:-Iff(n - 2, n - 2) + 3 - n)))) %p A049977 end proc: %p A049977 seq(a(n), n = 1 .. 40); # _Petros Hadjicostas_, Nov 07 2019 %Y A049977 Cf. A006257, A049933, A049937, A049945. %K A049977 nonn %O A049977 1,2 %A A049977 _Clark Kimberling_ %E A049977 Name edited by and more terms from _Petros Hadjicostas_, Nov 07 2019