A006063 A card-arranging problem: values of n such that there exists a permutation p_1, ..., p_n of 1, ..., n such that i + p_i is a cube for every i.
7, 19, 26, 37, 44, 56, 63, 66, 68, 80, 82, 85, 87, 98, 100, 103, 105, 110, 112, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 156, 159, 171, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179
Offset: 1
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References
- M. Gardner, Mathematical Games column, Scientific American, Mar 1975.
- M. Gardner, Time Travel and Other Mathematical Bewilderments. Freeman, NY, 1988, p. 81.
- N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
Formula
Conjecture: a(n) = n + 124 for n >= 173, i.e. there is such a permutation for every n >= 173. Verified for 173 <= n <= 1000. - Robert Israel, Aug 28 2018
Extensions
Entry revised Jul 18 2004 based on comments from Franklin T. Adams-Watters
a(8) and later terms from Ray Chandler, Jul 26 2004
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