A091381 First differences of A091380.

0, 2, 1, 5, 2, 3, 3, 1, 9, 1, 7, 3, 3, 1, 9, 6, 2, 6, -1, 4, 8, 5, 5, 6, 7, 1, 5, 2, 3, 14, 5, 5, 3, 10, 1, 7, 6, 1, 9, 6, 2, 5, 4, 7, 1, 13, 11, 5, 2, 3, 2, 2, 15, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 3, 3, 10, 14, -5, 8, 7, 14, 3, 13, 2, 3, 2, 12, 7, 6, 1, 9, 8, 3, 4, 15, 2, 5, 4, 8, 5, 5, 6, 7, 1, 5, 1, 18, 5, 8, 1, 9, 11, 3, 18

Offset: 1

Author

Ferenc Adorjan (fadorjan(AT)freemail.hu)

Keywords

• easy
• sign

Comments

Seemingly, the difference sequence is mostly positive. There are special characteristic features, where it is nonpositive (see A091383-A091385).

Links

• Ferenc Adorjan, The sequence of largest quadratic residues modulo the primes

Crossrefs

Cf. A091380, A091382, A091383, A091384, A091385, A088191, A088197.

Programs

PARI

{/* Difference sequence of the largest "mixed" QR modulo the primes */ d_lqxr(to)=local(v=[],k,r,q,p,e=1); for(i=2,to,p=prime(i);k=p-1;r=p%4-2; while(kronecker(k,p)<>r,k-=1); v=concat(v,k-e);e=k); print(v) }