A060439 Triangle T(n,k), 1 <= k <= n, giving maximal size of ternary code of length n and covering radius k.

1, 3, 1, 5, 3, 1, 9, 3, 3, 1, 27, 8, 3, 3, 1

Offset: 1

Author

N. J. A. Sloane, Apr 07 2001

Keywords

• nonn
• tabl
• nice
• more

Comments

Next term, T(6,1), is in range 71-73. - Kamiel P.F. Verstraten, Jun 29 2015

Examples

			Triangle starts:
1;
3,1;
5,3,1;
9,3,3,1;
...
		

References

• G. D. Cohen et al., Covering Codes, North-Holland, 1997, p. 174.

Links

• W. Haas, Binary and ternary codes of covering radius one: some new lower bounds, Discrete Math., 245 (2002), 161-178.
• Index entries for sequences related to covering codes

Crossrefs

First column gives A004044. Cf. A060438, A060440.