A081466 Consider the mapping f(a/b) = (a^2+b^2)/(a^2-b^2) from rationals to rationals. Starting with 2/1 (a=2, b=1) and applying the mapping to each new (reduced) rational number gives 2/1, 5/3, 17/8, 353/225, ... Sequence gives values of the denominators.

1, 3, 8, 225, 36992, 6308330625, 21009822254496776192, 3255818067933293622186199316985612890625, 3264008661830516310447364816658205121507617681188862393654856638929469798612992

Offset: 1

Author

Amarnath Murthy, Mar 22 2003

Keywords

• nonn

Crossrefs

Cf. A000058, A081461, A081462, A081465.

Programs

PARI

{r=2; for(n=1,9,a=numerator(r); b=denominator(r); print1(b,","); r=(a^2+b^2)/(a^2-b^2))}

Extensions

Edited and extended by Klaus Brockhaus, Mar 24 2003