A089991 Maximum lengths of chaotic walks based on the A004001 sequence.

0, 0, 6, 8, 0, 24, 28, 32, 0, 60, 0, 0, 104, 112, 120, 128, 0, 180, 0, 240, 252, 0, 322, 336, 0, 0, 0, 448, 464, 480, 496, 512, 0, 612, 0, 720, 0, 0, 858, 0, 984, 1008, 0, 1144, 1170, 0, 0, 0, 1372, 0, 0, 1560, 1590, 1620, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1888, 1920, 1952, 1984, 2016, 2048, 0

Offset: 1

Author

Roger L. Bagula, Jan 14 2004

Keywords

• nonn

Crossrefs

Cf. A004001, A089990.

Programs

Mathematica

Conway[n_Integer?Positive] := Conway[n] =Conway[Conway[n-1]] + Conway[n - Conway[n-1]] Conway[1] = Conway[2] = 1 digits=200 b=Table[(-1)^Conway[n]*Conway[n], {n, 1, digits}] ChaosWalk[n_Integer?Positive] := NestList[(#+b[[n]])&, 0, n] ChaosWalk[1]=0 a=Table[Max[ChaosWalk[n]], {n, 1, digits}]

Formula

a(n) = MaximumLength[ nested n walk based on A004001[n]*(-1)^A004001[n]+lastsum]