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A108366 L(n,n), where L is defined as in A108299.

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1, 0, 1, 13, 153, 2089, 33461, 620166, 13097377, 310957991, 8205571449, 238367471761, 7561422605881, 260127000028908, 9647591076297901, 383769576967012081, 16299953773597203585, 736281113282903567521, 35246262383544562907057, 1782495208063575448970418
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Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005

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A108367(n) = L(n,-n).

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  • Mathematica
    Join[{1,0,1}, Table[Sum[Binomial[n + k, 2*k] * (n-2)^k, {k,0,n}], {n,3,20}]] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Jan 06 2021 *)
  • PARI
    a(n) = sum(k=0, n, binomial(n+k,2*k)*(n-2)^k); \\ Jinyuan Wang, Feb 25 2020

Formula

a(n) = Product_{k=1..n} (n - 2*cos((2*k-1)*Pi/(2*n+1))) with Pi = 3.14...
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n+k,2*k)*(n-2)^k = b(n,n-2), where b(n,x) are the Morgan-Voyce polynomials of A085478. - Peter Bala, May 01 2012
a(n) ~ n^n * (1 - 2/n + 5/(2*n^2) - 31/(6*n^3) + 209/(24*n^4) - 173/(10*n^5) + ...). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Jan 06 2021

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More terms from Jinyuan Wang, Feb 25 2020

A108367 L(n,-n), where L is defined as in A108299.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, -2, 5, -29, 265, -3191, 47321, -832040, 16908641, -389806471, 10049731549, -286482047279, 8946795882025, -303762892305614, 11140078609864049, -438857301101610929, 18482410314337295233, -828657053219851847135, 39406519321199703822581, -1981132660316876165976260
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Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005

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A108366(n) = L(n,n).

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  • PARI
    a(n) = sum(k=0, n, (-1)^k*binomial(n+k,2*k)*(n+2)^k); \\ Jinyuan Wang, Feb 25 2020

Formula

a(n) = (-1)^n * Product_{k=1..n} (n + 2*cos((2*k-1)*Pi/(2*n+1))) with Pi = 3.14...
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^k*binomial(n+k,2*k)*(n+2)^k = b(n,-n-2), where b(n,x) are the Morgan-Voyce polynomials of A085478. - Peter Bala, May 01 2012

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More terms from Jinyuan Wang, Feb 25 2020

A000045 Fibonacci numbers: F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2) with F(0) = 0 and F(1) = 1.

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0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946, 17711, 28657, 46368, 75025, 121393, 196418, 317811, 514229, 832040, 1346269, 2178309, 3524578, 5702887, 9227465, 14930352, 24157817, 39088169, 63245986, 102334155
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D. E. Knuth writes: "Before Fibonacci wrote his work, the sequence F_{n} had already been discussed by Indian scholars, who had long been interested in rhythmic patterns that are formed from one-beat and two-beat notes. The number of such rhythms having n beats altogether is F_{n+1}; therefore both Gopāla (before 1135) and Hemachandra (c. 1150) mentioned the numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ... explicitly." (TAOCP Vol. 1, 2nd ed.) - Peter Luschny, Jan 11 2015
In keeping with historical accounts (see the references by P. Singh and S. Kak), the generalized Fibonacci sequence a, b, a + b, a + 2b, 2a + 3b, 3a + 5b, ... can also be described as the Gopala-Hemachandra numbers H(n) = H(n-1) + H(n-2), with F(n) = H(n) for a = b = 1, and Lucas sequence L(n) = H(n) for a = 2, b = 1. - Lekraj Beedassy, Jan 11 2015
Susantha Goonatilake writes: "[T]his sequence was well known in South Asia and used in the metrical sciences. Its development is attributed in part to Pingala (200 BC), later being associated with Virahanka (circa 700 AD), Gopala (circa 1135), and Hemachandra (circa 1150)—all of whom lived and worked prior to Fibonacci." (Toward a Global Science: Mining Civilizational Knowledge, p. 126) - Russ Cox, Sep 08 2021
Also sometimes called Hemachandra numbers.
Also sometimes called Lamé's sequence.
For a photograph of "Fibonacci"'s 1202 book, see the Leonardo of Pisa link below.
F(n+2) = number of binary sequences of length n that have no consecutive 0's.
F(n+2) = number of subsets of {1,2,...,n} that contain no consecutive integers.
F(n+1) = number of tilings of a 2 X n rectangle by 2 X 1 dominoes.
F(n+1) = number of matchings (i.e., Hosoya index) in a path graph on n vertices: F(5)=5 because the matchings of the path graph on the vertices A, B, C, D are the empty set, {AB}, {BC}, {CD} and {AB, CD}. - Emeric Deutsch, Jun 18 2001
F(n) = number of compositions of n+1 with no part equal to 1. [Cayley, Grimaldi]
Positive terms are the solutions to z = 2*x*y^4 + (x^2)*y^3 - 2*(x^3)*y^2 - y^5 - (x^4)*y + 2*y for x,y >= 0 (Ribenboim, page 193). When x=F(n), y=F(n + 1) and z > 0 then z=F(n + 1).
For Fibonacci search see Knuth, Vol. 3; Horowitz and Sahni; etc.
F(n) is the diagonal sum of the entries in Pascal's triangle at 45 degrees slope. - Amarnath Murthy, Dec 29 2001 (i.e., row sums of A030528, R. J. Mathar, Oct 28 2021)
F(n+1) is the number of perfect matchings in ladder graph L_n = P_2 X P_n. - Sharon Sela (sharonsela(AT)hotmail.com), May 19 2002
F(n+1) = number of (3412,132)-, (3412,213)- and (3412,321)-avoiding involutions in S_n.
This is also the Horadam sequence (0,1,1,1). - Ross La Haye, Aug 18 2003
An INVERT transform of A019590. INVERT([1,1,2,3,5,8,...]) gives A000129. INVERT([1,2,3,5,8,13,21,...]) gives A028859. - Antti Karttunen, Dec 12 2003
Number of meaningful differential operations of the k-th order on the space R^3. - Branko Malesevic, Mar 02 2004
F(n) = number of compositions of n-1 with no part greater than 2. Example: F(4) = 3 because we have 3 = 1+1+1 = 1+2 = 2+1.
F(n) = number of compositions of n into odd parts; e.g., F(6) counts 1+1+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+3, 1+1+3+1, 1+3+1+1, 1+5, 3+1+1+1, 3+3, 5+1. - Clark Kimberling, Jun 22 2004
F(n) = number of binary words of length n beginning with 0 and having all runlengths odd; e.g., F(6) counts 010101, 010111, 010001, 011101, 011111, 000101, 000111, 000001. - Clark Kimberling, Jun 22 2004
The number of sequences (s(0),s(1),...,s(n)) such that 0 < s(i) < 5, |s(i)-s(i-1)|=1 and s(0)=1 is F(n+1); e.g., F(5+1) = 8 corresponds to 121212, 121232, 121234, 123212, 123232, 123234, 123432, 123434. - Clark Kimberling, Jun 22 2004 [corrected by Neven Juric, Jan 09 2009]
Likewise F(6+1) = 13 corresponds to these thirteen sequences with seven numbers: 1212121, 1212123, 1212321, 1212323, 1212343, 1232121, 1232123, 1232321, 1232323, 1232343, 1234321, 1234323, 1234343. - Neven Juric, Jan 09 2008
A relationship between F(n) and the Mandelbrot set is discussed in the link "Le nombre d'or dans l'ensemble de Mandelbrot" (in French). - Gerald McGarvey, Sep 19 2004
For n > 0, the continued fraction for F(2n-1)*phi = [F(2n); L(2n-1), L(2n-1), L(2n-1), ...] and the continued fraction for F(2n)*phi = [F(2n+1)-1; 1, L(2n)-2, 1, L(2n)-2, ...]. Also true: F(2n)*phi = [F(2n+1); -L(2n), L(2n), -L(2n), L(2n), ...] where L(i) is the i-th Lucas number (A000204). - Clark Kimberling, Nov 28 2004 [corrected by Hieronymus Fischer, Oct 20 2010]
For any nonzero number k, the continued fraction [4,4,...,4,k], which is n 4's and a single k, equals (F(3n) + k*F(3n+3))/(F(3n-3) + k*F(3n)). - Greg Dresden, Aug 07 2019
F(n+1) (for n >= 1) = number of permutations p of 1,2,3,...,n such that |k-p(k)| <= 1 for k=1,2,...,n. (For <= 2 and <= 3, see A002524 and A002526.) - Clark Kimberling, Nov 28 2004
The ratios F(n+1)/F(n) for n > 0 are the convergents to the simple continued fraction expansion of the golden section. - Jonathan Sondow, Dec 19 2004
Lengths of successive words (starting with a) under the substitution: {a -> ab, b -> a}. - Jeroen F.J. Laros, Jan 22 2005
The Fibonacci sequence, like any additive sequence, naturally tends to be geometric with common ratio not a rational power of 10; consequently, for a sufficiently large number of terms, Benford's law of first significant digit (i.e., first digit 1 <= d <= 9 occurring with probability log_10(d+1) - log_10(d)) holds. - Lekraj Beedassy, Apr 29 2005 (See Brown-Duncan, 1970. - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 12 2017)
F(n+2) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(floor((n+k)/2),k), row sums of A046854. - Paul Barry, Mar 11 2003
Number of order ideals of the "zig-zag" poset. See vol. 1, ch. 3, prob. 23 of Stanley. - Mitch Harris, Dec 27 2005
F(n+1)/F(n) is also the Farey fraction sequence (see A097545 for explanation) for the golden ratio, which is the only number whose Farey fractions and continued fractions are the same. - Joshua Zucker, May 08 2006
a(n+2) is the number of paths through 2 plates of glass with n reflections (reflections occurring at plate/plate or plate/air interfaces). Cf. A006356-A006359. - Mitch Harris, Jul 06 2006
F(n+1) equals the number of downsets (i.e., decreasing subsets) of an n-element fence, i.e., an ordered set of height 1 on {1,2,...,n} with 1 > 2 < 3 > 4 < ... n and no other comparabilities. Alternatively, F(n+1) equals the number of subsets A of {1,2,...,n} with the property that, if an odd k is in A, then the adjacent elements of {1,2,...,n} belong to A, i.e., both k - 1 and k + 1 are in A (provided they are in {1,2,...,n}). - Brian Davey, Aug 25 2006
Number of Kekulé structures in polyphenanthrenes. See the paper by Lukovits and Janezic for details. - Parthasarathy Nambi, Aug 22 2006
Inverse: With phi = (sqrt(5) + 1)/2, round(log_phi(sqrt((sqrt(5) a(n) + sqrt(5 a(n)^2 - 4))(sqrt(5) a(n) + sqrt(5 a(n)^2 + 4)))/2)) = n for n >= 3, obtained by rounding the arithmetic mean of the inverses given in A001519 and A001906. - David W. Cantrell (DWCantrell(AT)sigmaxi.net), Feb 19 2007
A result of Jacobi from 1848 states that every symmetric matrix over a p.i.d. is congruent to a triple-diagonal matrix. Consider the maximal number T(n) of summands in the determinant of an n X n triple-diagonal matrix. This is the same as the number of summands in such a determinant in which the main-, sub- and superdiagonal elements are all nonzero. By expanding on the first row we see that the sequence of T(n)'s is the Fibonacci sequence without the initial stammer on the 1's. - Larry Gerstein (gerstein(AT)math.ucsb.edu), Mar 30 2007
Suppose psi=log(phi). We get the representation F(n)=(2/sqrt(5))*sinh(n*psi) if n is even; F(n)=(2/sqrt(5))*cosh(n*psi) if n is odd. There is a similar representation for Lucas numbers (A000032). Many Fibonacci formulas now easily follow from appropriate sinh and cosh formulas. For example: the de Moivre theorem (cosh(x)+sinh(x))^m = cosh(mx)+sinh(mx) produces L(n)^2 + 5F(n)^2 = 2L(2n) and L(n)F(n) = F(2n) (setting x=n*psi and m=2). - Hieronymus Fischer, Apr 18 2007
Inverse: floor(log_phi(sqrt(5)*F(n)) + 1/2) = n, for n > 1. Also for n > 0, floor((1/2)*log_phi(5*F(n)*F(n+1))) = n. Extension valid for integer n, except n=0,-1: floor((1/2)*sign(F(n)*F(n+1))*log_phi|5*F(n)*F(n+1)|) = n (where sign(x) = sign of x). - Hieronymus Fischer, May 02 2007
F(n+2) = the number of Khalimsky-continuous functions with a two-point codomain. - Shiva Samieinia (shiva(AT)math.su.se), Oct 04 2007
This is a_1(n) in the Doroslovacki reference.
Let phi = A001622 then phi^n = (1/phi)*a(n) + a(n+1). - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 15 2007
The sequence of first differences, F(n+1)-F(n), is essentially the same sequence: 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, ... - Colm Mulcahy, Mar 03 2008
Equals row sums of triangle A144152. - Gary W. Adamson, Sep 12 2008
Except for the initial term, the numerator of the convergents to the recursion x = 1/(x+1). - Cino Hilliard, Sep 15 2008
F(n) is the number of possible binary sequences of length n that obey the sequential construction rule: if last symbol is 0, add the complement (1); else add 0 or 1. Here 0,1 are metasymbols for any 2-valued symbol set. This rule has obvious similarities to JFJ Laros's rule, but is based on addition rather than substitution and creates a tree rather than a single sequence. - Ross Drewe, Oct 05 2008
F(n) = Product_{k=1..(n-1)/2} (1 + 4*cos^2 k*Pi/n), where terms = roots to the Fibonacci product polynomials, A152063. - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 22 2008
Fp == 5^((p-1)/2) mod p, p = prime [Schroeder, p. 90]. - Gary W. Adamson & Alexander R. Povolotsky, Feb 21 2009
A000032(n)^2 - 5*F(n)^2 = 4*(-1)^n. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 11 2009
Output of Kasteleyn's formula for the number of perfect matchings of an m X n grid specializes to the Fibonacci sequence for m=2. - Sarah-Marie Belcastro, Jul 04 2009
(F(n),F(n+4)) satisfies the Diophantine equation: X^2 + Y^2 - 7XY = 9*(-1)^n. - Mohamed Bouhamida, Sep 06 2009
(F(n),F(n+2)) satisfies the Diophantine equation: X^2 + Y^2 - 3XY = (-1)^n. - Mohamed Bouhamida, Sep 08 2009
a(n+2) = A083662(A131577(n)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 26 2009
Difference between number of closed walks of length n+1 from a node on a pentagon and number of walks of length n+1 between two adjacent nodes on a pentagon. - Henry Bottomley, Feb 10 2010
F(n+1) = number of Motzkin paths of length n having exactly one weak ascent. A Motzkin path of length n is a lattice path from (0,0) to (n,0) consisting of U=(1,1), D=(1,-1) and H=(1,0) steps and never going below the x-axis. A weak ascent in a Motzkin path is a maximal sequence of consecutive U and H steps. Example: a(5)=5 because we have (HHHH), (HHU)D, (HUH)D, (UHH)D, and (UU)DD (the unique weak ascent is shown between parentheses; see A114690). - Emeric Deutsch, Mar 11 2010
(F(n-1) + F(n+1))^2 - 5*F(n-2)*F(n+2) = 9*(-1)^n. - Mohamed Bouhamida, Mar 31 2010
From the Pinter and Ziegler reference's abstract: authors "show that essentially the Fibonacci sequence is the unique binary recurrence which contains infinitely many three-term arithmetic progressions. A criterion for general linear recurrences having infinitely many three-term arithmetic progressions is also given." - Jonathan Vos Post, May 22 2010
F(n+1) = number of paths of length n starting at initial node on the path graph P_4. - Johannes W. Meijer, May 27 2010
F(k) = number of cyclotomic polynomials in denominator of generating function for number of ways to place k nonattacking queens on an n X n board. - Vaclav Kotesovec, Jun 07 2010
As n->oo, (a(n)/a(n-1) - a(n-1)/a(n)) tends to 1.0. Example: a(12)/a(11) - a(11)/a(12) = 144/89 - 89/144 = 0.99992197.... - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 16 2010
From Hieronymus Fischer, Oct 20 2010: (Start)
Fibonacci numbers are those numbers m such that m*phi is closer to an integer than k*phi for all k, 1 <= k < m. More formally: a(0)=0, a(1)=1, a(2)=1, a(n+1) = minimal m > a(n) such that m*phi is closer to an integer than a(n)*phi.
For all numbers 1 <= k < F(n), the inequality |k*phi-round(k*phi)| > |F(n)*phi-round(F(n)*phi)| holds.
F(n)*phi - round(F(n)*phi) = -((-phi)^(-n)), for n > 1.
Fract(1/2 + F(n)*phi) = 1/2 -(-phi)^(-n), for n > 1.
Fract(F(n)*phi) = (1/2)*(1 + (-1)^n) - (-phi)^(-n), n > 1.
Inverse: n = -log_phi |1/2 - fract(1/2 + F(n)*phi)|.
(End)
F(A001177(n)*k) mod n = 0, for any integer k. - Gary Detlefs, Nov 27 2010
F(n+k)^2 - F(n)^2 = F(k)*F(2n+k), for even k. - Gary Detlefs, Dec 04 2010
F(n+k)^2 + F(n)^2 = F(k)*F(2n+k), for odd k. - Gary Detlefs, Dec 04 2010
F(n) = round(phi*F(n-1)) for n > 1. - Joseph P. Shoulak, Jan 13 2012
For n > 0: a(n) = length of n-th row in Wythoff array A003603. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 26 2012
From Bridget Tenner, Feb 22 2012: (Start)
The number of free permutations of [n].
The number of permutations of [n] for which s_k in supp(w) implies s_{k+-1} not in supp(w).
The number of permutations of [n] in which every decomposition into length(w) reflections is actually composed of simple reflections. (End)
The sequence F(n+1)^(1/n) is increasing. The sequence F(n+2)^(1/n) is decreasing. - Thomas Ordowski, Apr 19 2012
Two conjectures: For n > 1, F(n+2)^2 mod F(n+1)^2 = F(n)*F(n+1) - (-1)^n. For n > 0, (F(2n) + F(2n+2))^2 = F(4n+3) + Sum_{k = 2..2n} F(2k). - Alex Ratushnyak, May 06 2012
From Ravi Kumar Davala, Jan 30 2014: (Start)
Proof of Ratushnyak's first conjecture: For n > 1, F(n+2)^2 - F(n)*F(n+1) + (-1)^n = 2*F(n+1)^2.
Consider: F(n+2)^2 - F(n)*F(n+1) - 2*F(n+1)^2
= F(n+2)^2 - F(n+1)^2 - F(n+1)^2 - F(n)*F(n+1)
= (F(n+2) + F(n+1))*(F(n+2) - F(n+1)) - F(n+1)*(F(n+1) + F(n))
= F(n+3)*F(n) - F(n+1)*F(n+2) = -(-1)^n.
Proof of second conjecture: L(n) stands for Lucas number sequence from A000032.
Consider the fact that
L(2n+1)^2 = L(4n+2) - 2
(F(2n) + F(2n+2))^2 = F(4n+1) + F(4n+3) - 2
(F(2n) + F(2n+2))^2 = (Sum_{k = 2..2n} F(2k)) + F(4n+3).
(End)
The relationship: INVERT transform of (1,1,0,0,0,...) = (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ...), while the INVERT transform of (1,0,1,0,1,0,1,...) = (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ...) is equivalent to: The numbers of compositions using parts 1 and 2 is equivalent to the numbers of compositions using parts == 1 (mod 2) (i.e., the odd integers). Generally, the numbers of compositions using parts 1 and k is equivalent to the numbers of compositions of (n+1) using parts 1 mod k. Cf. A000930 for k = 3 and A003269 for k = 4. Example: for k = 2, n = 4 we have the compositions (22; 211, 121; 112; 1111) = 5; but using parts 1 and 3 we have for n = 5: (311, 131, 113, 11111, 5) = 5. - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 05 2012
The sequence F(n) is the binomial transformation of the alternating sequence (-1)^(n-1)*F(n), whereas the sequence F(n+1) is the binomial transformation of the alternating sequence (-1)^n*F(n-1). Both of these facts follow easily from the equalities a(n;1)=F(n+1) and b(n;1)=F(n) where a(n;d) and b(n;d) are so-called "delta-Fibonacci" numbers as defined in comments to A014445 (see also the papers of Witula et al.). - Roman Witula, Jul 24 2012
F(n) is the number of different (n-1)-digit binary numbers such that all substrings of length > 1 have at least one digit equal to 1. Example: for n = 5 there are 8 binary numbers with n - 1 = 4 digits (1000, 1001, 1010, 1011, 1100, 1101, 1110, 1111), only the F(n) = 5 numbers 1010, 1011, 1101, 1110 and 1111 have the desired property. - Hieronymus Fischer, Nov 30 2012
For positive n, F(n+1) equals the determinant of the n X n tridiagonal matrix with 1's along the main diagonal, i's along the superdiagonal and along the subdiagonal where i = sqrt(-1). Example: Det([1,i,0,0; i,1,i,0; 0,i,1,i; 0,0,i,1]) = F(4+1) = 5. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 24 2013
For n >= 1, number of compositions of n where there is a drop between every second pair of parts, starting with the first and second part; see example. Also, a(n+1) is the number of compositions where there is a drop between every second pair of parts, starting with the second and third part; see example. - Joerg Arndt, May 21 2013 [see the Hopkins/Tangboonduangjit reference for a proof, see also the Checa reference for alternative proofs and statistics]
Central terms of triangles in A162741 and A208245, n > 0. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 28 2013
For n >= 4, F(n-1) is the number of simple permutations in the geometric grid class given in A226433. - Jay Pantone, Sep 08 2013
a(n) are the pentagon (not pentagonal) numbers because the algebraic degree 2 number rho(5) = 2*cos(Pi/5) = phi (golden section), the length ratio diagonal/side in a pentagon, has minimal polynomial C(5,x) = x^2 - x - 1 (see A187360, n=5), hence rho(5)^n = a(n-1)*1 + a(n)*rho(5), n >= 0, in the power basis of the algebraic number field Q(rho(5)). One needs a(-1) = 1 here. See also the P. Steinbach reference under A049310. - Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 01 2013
A010056(a(n)) = 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 10 2013
Define F(-n) to be F(n) for n odd and -F(n) for n even. Then for all n and k, F(n+2k)^2 - F(n)^2 = F(n+k)*( F(n+3k) - F(n-k) ). - Charlie Marion, Dec 20 2013
( F(n), F(n+2k) ) satisfies the Diophantine equation: X^2 + Y^2 - L(2k)*X*Y = F(4k)^2*(-1)^n. This generalizes Bouhamida's comments dated Sep 06 2009 and Sep 08 2009. - Charlie Marion, Jan 07 2014
For any prime p there is an infinite periodic subsequence within F(n) divisible by p, that begins at index n = 0 with value 0, and its first nonzero term at n = A001602(i), and period k = A001602(i). Also see A236479. - Richard R. Forberg, Jan 26 2014
Range of row n of the circular Pascal array of order 5. - Shaun V. Ault, May 30 2014 [orig. Kicey-Klimko 2011, and observations by Glen Whitehead; more general work found in Ault-Kicey 2014]
Nonnegative range of the quintic polynomial 2*y - y^5 + 2*x*y^4 + x^2*y^3 - 2*x^3*y^2 - x^4*y with x, y >= 0, see Jones 1975. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 01 2014
The expression round(1/(F(k+1)/F(n) + F(k)/F(n+1))), for n > 0, yields a Fibonacci sequence with k-1 leading zeros (with rounding 0.5 to 0). - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 04 2014
Conjecture: For n > 0, F(n) is the number of all admissible residue classes for which specific finite subsequences of the Collatz 3n + 1 function consists of n+2 terms. This has been verified for 0 < n < 51. For details see Links. - Mike Winkler, Oct 03 2014
a(4)=3 and a(6)=8 are the only Fibonacci numbers that are of the form prime+1. - Emmanuel Vantieghem, Oct 02 2014
a(1)=1=a(2), a(3)=2 are the only Fibonacci numbers that are of the form prime-1. - Emmanuel Vantieghem, Jun 07 2015
Any consecutive pair (m, k) of the Fibonacci sequence a(n) illustrates a fair equivalence between m miles and k kilometers. For instance, 8 miles ~ 13 km; 13 miles ~ 21 km. - Lekraj Beedassy, Oct 06 2014
a(n+1) counts closed walks on K_2, containing one loop on the other vertex. Equivalently the (1,1)entry of A^(n+1) where the adjacency matrix of digraph is A=(0,1; 1,1). - _David Neil McGrath, Oct 29 2014
a(n-1) counts closed walks on the graph G(1-vertex;l-loop,2-loop). - David Neil McGrath, Nov 26 2014
From Tom Copeland, Nov 02 2014: (Start)
Let P(x) = x/(1+x) with comp. inverse Pinv(x) = x/(1-x) = -P[-x], and C(x) = [1-sqrt(1-4x)]/2, an o.g.f. for the shifted Catalan numbers A000108, with inverse Cinv(x) = x * (1-x).
Fin(x) = P[C(x)] = C(x)/[1 + C(x)] is an o.g.f. for the Fine numbers, A000957 with inverse Fin^(-1)(x) = Cinv[Pinv(x)] = Cinv[-P(-x)].
Mot(x) = C[P(x)] = C[-Pinv(-x)] gives an o.g.f. for shifted A005043, the Motzkin or Riordan numbers with comp. inverse Mot^(-1)(x) = Pinv[Cinv(x)] = (x - x^2) / (1 - x + x^2) (cf. A057078).
BTC(x) = C[Pinv(x)] gives A007317, a binomial transform of the Catalan numbers, with BTC^(-1)(x) = P[Cinv(x)].
Fib(x) = -Fin[Cinv(Cinv(-x))] = -P[Cinv(-x)] = x + 2 x^2 + 3 x^3 + 5 x^4 + ... = (x+x^2)/[1-x-x^2] is an o.g.f. for the shifted Fibonacci sequence A000045, so the comp. inverse is Fib^(-1)(x) = -C[Pinv(-x)] = -BTC(-x) and Fib(x) = -BTC^(-1)(-x).
Generalizing to P(x,t) = x /(1 + t*x) and Pinv(x,t) = x /(1 - t*x) = -P(-x,t) gives other relations to lattice paths, such as the o.g.f. for A091867, C[P[x,1-t]], and that for A104597, Pinv[Cinv(x),t+1].
(End)
F(n+1) equals the number of binary words of length n avoiding runs of zeros of odd lengths. - Milan Janjic, Jan 28 2015
From Russell Jay Hendel, Apr 12 2015: (Start)
We prove Conjecture 1 of Rashid listed in the Formula section.
We use the following notation: F(n)=A000045(n), the Fibonacci numbers, and L(n) = A000032(n), the Lucas numbers. The fundamental Fibonacci-Lucas recursion asserts that G(n) = G(n-1) + G(n-2), with "L" or "F" replacing "G".
We need the following prerequisites which we label (A), (B), (C), (D). The prerequisites are formulas in the Koshy book listed in the References section. (A) F(m-1) + F(m+1) = L(m) (Koshy, p. 97, #32), (B) L(2m) + 2*(-1)^m = L(m)^2 (Koshy p. 97, #41), (C) F(m+k)*F(m-k) = (-1)^n*F(k)^2 (Koshy, p. 113, #24, Tagiuri's identity), and (D) F(n)^2 + F(n+1)^2 = F(2n+1) (Koshy, p. 97, #30).
We must also prove (E), L(n+2)*F(n-1) = F(2n+1)+2*(-1)^n. To prove (E), first note that by (A), proof of (E) is equivalent to proving that F(n+1)*F(n-1) + F(n+3)*F(n-1) = F(2n+1) + 2*(-1)^n. But by (C) with k=1, we have F(n+1)*F(n-1) = F(n)^2 + (-1)^n. Applying (C) again with k=2 and m=n+1, we have F(n+3)*F(n-1) = F(n+1) + (-1)^n. Adding these two applications of (C) together and using (D) we have F(n+1)*F(n-1) + F(n+3)*F(n-1) = F(n)^2 + F(n+1)^2 + 2*(-1)^n = F(2n+1) + 2(-1)^n, completing the proof of (E).
We now prove Conjecture 1. By (A) and the Fibonacci-Lucas recursion, we have F(2n+1) + F(2n+2) + F(2n+3) + F(2n+4) = (F(2n+1) + F(2n+3)) + (F(2n+2) + F(2n+4)) = L(2n+2) +L(2n+3) = L(2n+4). But then by (B), with m=2n+4, we have sqrt(L(2n+4) + 2(-1)^n) = L(n+2). Finally by (E), we have L(n+2)*F(n-1) = F(2n+1) + 2*(-1)^n. Dividing both sides by F(n-1), we have (F(2n+1) + 2*(-1)^n)/F(n-1) = L(n+2) = sqrt(F(2n+1) + F(2n+2) + F(2n+3) + F(2n+4) + 2(-1)^n), as required.
(End)
In Fibonacci's Liber Abaci the rabbit problem appears in the translation of L. E. Sigler on pp. 404-405, and a remark [27] on p. 637. - Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 17 2015
a(n) counts partially ordered partitions of (n-1) into parts 1,2,3 where only the order of adjacent 1's and 2's are unimportant. (See example.) - David Neil McGrath, Jul 27 2015
F(n) divides F(n*k). Proved by Marjorie Bicknell and Verner E Hoggatt Jr. - Juhani Heino, Aug 24 2015
F(n) is the number of UDU-equivalence classes of ballot paths of length n. Two ballot paths of length n with steps U = (1,1), D = (1,-1) are UDU-equivalent whenever the positions of UDU are the same in both paths. - Kostas Manes, Aug 25 2015
Cassini's identity F(2n+1) * F(2n+3) = F(2n+2)^2 + 1 is the basis for a geometrical paradox (or dissection fallacy) in A262342. - Jonathan Sondow, Oct 23 2015
For n >= 4, F(n) is the number of up-down words on alphabet {1,2,3} of length n-2. - Ran Pan, Nov 23 2015
F(n+2) is the number of terms in p(n), where p(n)/q(n) is the n-th convergent of the formal infinite continued fraction [a(0),a(1),...]; e.g., p(3) = a(0)a(1)a(2)a(3) + a(0)a(1) + a(0)a(3) + a(2)a(3) + 1 has F(5) terms. Also, F(n+1) is the number of terms in q(n). - Clark Kimberling, Dec 23 2015
F(n+1) (for n >= 1) is the permanent of an n X n matrix M with M(i,j)=1 if |i-j| <= 1 and 0 otherwise. - Dmitry Efimov, Jan 08 2016
A trapezoid has three sides of lengths in order F(n), F(n+2), F(n). For increasing n a very close approximation to the maximum area will have the fourth side equal to 2*F(n+1). For a trapezoid with lengths of sides in order F(n+2), F(n), F(n+2), the fourth side will be F(n+3). - J. M. Bergot, Mar 17 2016
(1) Join two triangles with lengths of sides L(n), F(n+3), L(n+2) and F(n+2), L(n+1), L(n+2) (where L(n)=A000032(n)) along the common side of length L(n+2) to create an irregular quadrilateral. Its area is approximately 5*F(2*n-1) - (F(2*n-7) - F(2*n-13))/5. (2) Join two triangles with lengths of sides L(n), F(n+2), F(n+3) and L(n+1), F(n+1), F(n+3) along the common side F(n+3) to form an irregular quadrilateral. Its area is approximately 4*F(2*n-1) - 2*(F(2*n-7) + F(2*n-18)). - J. M. Bergot, Apr 06 2016
From Clark Kimberling, Jun 13 2016: (Start)
Let T* be the infinite tree with root 0 generated by these rules: if p is in T*, then p+1 is in T* and x*p is in T*.
Let g(n) be the set of nodes in the n-th generation, so that g(0) = {0}, g(1) = {1}, g(2) = {2, x}, g(3) = {3, 2x, x+1, x^2}, etc.
Let T(r) be the tree obtained by substituting r for x.
If a positive integer N is not a square and r = sqrt(N), then the number of (not necessarily distinct) integers in g(n) is A000045(n), for n >= 1. See A274142. (End)
Consider the partitions of n, with all summands initially listed in nonincreasing order. Freeze all the 1's in place and then allow all the other summands to change their order, without displacing any of the 1's. The resulting number of arrangements is a(n+1). - Gregory L. Simay, Jun 14 2016
Limit of the matrix power M^k shown in A163733, Sep 14 2016, as k->infinity results in a single column vector equal to the Fibonacci sequence. - Gary W. Adamson, Sep 19 2016
F(n) and Lucas numbers L(n), being related by the formulas F(n) = (F(n-1) + L(n-1))/2 and L(n) = 2 F(n+1) - F(n), are a typical pair of "autosequences" (see the link to OEIS Wiki). - Jean-François Alcover, Jun 10 2017
Also the number of independent vertex sets and vertex covers in the (n-2)-path graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 22 2017
Shifted numbers of {UD, DU, FD, DF}-equivalence classes of Łukasiewicz paths. Łukasiewicz paths are P-equivalent iff the positions of pattern P are identical in these paths. - Sergey Kirgizov, Apr 08 2018
For n > 0, F(n) = the number of Markov equivalence classes with skeleton the path on n nodes. See Theorem 2.1 in the article by A. Radhakrishnan et al. below. - Liam Solus, Aug 23 2018
For n >= 2, also: number of terms in A032858 (every other base-3 digit is strictly smaller than its neighbors) with n-2 digits in base 3. - M. F. Hasler, Oct 05 2018
F(n+1) is the number of fixed points of the Foata transformation on S_n. - Kevin Long, Oct 17 2018
F(n+2) is the dimension of the Hecke algebra of type A_n with independent parameters (0,1,0,1,...) or (1,0,1,0,...). See Corollary 1.5 in the link "Hecke algebras with independent parameters". - Jia Huang, Jan 20 2019
The sequence is the second INVERT transform of (1, -1, 2, -3, 5, -8, 13, ...) and is the first sequence in an infinite set of successive INVERT transforms generated from (1, 0, 1, 0, 1, ...). Refer to the array shown in A073133. - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 16 2019
From Kai Wang, Dec 16 2019: (Start)
F(n*k)/F(k) = Sum_{i=0..n-1; j=0..n-1; i+2*j=n-1} (-1)^(j*(k-1))*L(k)^i*((i+j)!/(i!*j!)).
F((2*m+1)*k)/F(k) = Sum_{i=0..m-1} (-1)^(i*k)*L((2*m-2*i)*k) + (-1)^(m*k).
F(2*m*k)/F(k) = Sum_{i=0..m-1} (-1)^(i*k)*L((2*m-2*i-1)*k).
F(m+s)*F(n+r) - F(m+r)*F(n+s) = (-1)^(n+s)*F(m-n)*F(r-s).
F(m+r)*F(n+s) + F(m+s)*F(n+r) = (2*L(m+n+r+s) - (-1)^(n+s)*L(m-n)*L(r-s))/5.
L(m+r)*L(n+s) - 5*F(m+s)*F(n+r) = (-1)^(n+s)*L(m-n)*L(r-s).
L(m+r)*L(n+s) + 5*F(m+s)*F(n+r) = 2*L(m+n+r+s) + (-1)^(n+s)*5*F(m-n)*F(r-s).
L(m+r)*L(n+s) - L(m+s)*L(n+r) = (-1)^(n+s)*5*F(m-n)*F(r-s). (End)
F(n+1) is the number of permutations in S_n whose principal order ideals in the weak order are Boolean lattices. - Bridget Tenner, Jan 16 2020
F(n+1) is the number of permutations w in S_n that form Boolean intervals [s, w] in the weak order for every simple reflection s in the support of w. - Bridget Tenner, Jan 16 2020
F(n+1) is the number of subsets of {1,2,.,.,n} in which all differences between successive elements of subsets are odd. For example, for n = 6, F(7) = 13 and the 13 subsets are {6}, {1,6}, {3,6}, {5,6}, {2,3,6}, {2,5,6}, {4,5,6}, {1,2,3,6}, {1,2,5,6}, {1,4,5,6}, {3,4,5,6}, {2,3,4,5,6}, {1,2,3,4,5,6}. For even differences between elements see Comment in A016116. - Enrique Navarrete, Jul 01 2020
F(n) is the number of subsets of {1,2,...,n} in which the smallest element of the subset equals the size of the subset (this type of subset is sometimes called extraordinary). For example, F(6) = 8 and the subsets are {1}, {2,3}, {2,4}, {2,5}, {3,4,5}, {2,6}, {3,4,6}, {3,5,6}. It is easy to see that these subsets follow the Fibonacci recursion F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2) since we get F(n) such subsets by keeping all F(n-1) subsets from the previous stage (in the example, the F(5)=5 subsets that don't include 6), and by adding one to all elements and appending an additional element n to each subset in F(n-2) subsets (in the example, by applying this to the F(4)=3 subsets {1}, {2,3}, {2,4} we obtain {2,6}, {3,4,6}, {3,5,6}). - Enrique Navarrete, Sep 28 2020
Named "série de Fibonacci" by Lucas (1877) after the Italian mathematician Fibonacci (Leonardo Bonacci, c. 1170 - c. 1240/50). In 1876 he named the sequence "série de Lamé" after the French mathematician Gabriel Lamé (1795 - 1870). - Amiram Eldar, Apr 16 2021
F(n) is the number of edge coverings of the path with n edges. - M. Farrokhi D. G., Sep 30 2021
LCM(F(m), F(n)) is a Fibonacci number if and only if either F(m) divides F(n) or F(n) divides F(m). - M. Farrokhi D. G., Sep 30 2021
Every nonunit positive rational number has at most one representation as the quotient of two Fibonacci numbers. - M. Farrokhi D. G., Sep 30 2021
The infinite sum F(n)/10^(n-1) for all natural numbers n is equal to 100/89. More generally, the sum of F(n)/(k^(n-1)) for all natural numbers n is equal to k^2/(k^2-k-1). Jonatan Djurachkovitch, Dec 31 2023
For n >= 1, number of compositions (c(1),c(2),...,c(k)) of n where c(1), c(3), c(5), ... are 1. To obtain such compositions K(n) of length n increase all parts c(2) by one in all of K(n-1) and prepend two parts 1 in all of K(n-2). - Joerg Arndt, Jan 05 2024
Cohn (1964) proved that a(12) = 12^2 is the only square in the sequence greater than a(1) = 1. - M. F. Hasler, Dec 18 2024
Product_{i=n-2..n+2} F(i) = F(n)^5 - F(n). For example, (F(4)F(5)F(6)F(7)F(8))=(3 * 5 * 8 * 13 * 21) = 8^5 - 8. - Jules Beauchamp, Apr 28 2025
F(n) is even iff n is a multiple of 3. - Stefano Spezia, Jul 06 2025

Examples

			For x = 0,1,2,3,4, x=1/(x+1) = 1, 1/2, 2/3, 3/5, 5/8. These fractions have numerators 1,1,2,3,5, which are the 2nd to 6th terms of the sequence. - _Cino Hilliard_, Sep 15 2008
From _Joerg Arndt_, May 21 2013: (Start)
There are a(7)=13 compositions of 7 where there is a drop between every second pair of parts, starting with the first and second part:
01:  [ 2 1 2 1 1 ]
02:  [ 2 1 3 1 ]
03:  [ 2 1 4 ]
04:  [ 3 1 2 1 ]
05:  [ 3 1 3 ]
06:  [ 3 2 2 ]
07:  [ 4 1 2 ]
08:  [ 4 2 1 ]
09:  [ 4 3 ]
10:  [ 5 1 1 ]
11:  [ 5 2 ]
12:  [ 6 1 ]
13:  [ 7 ]
There are abs(a(6+1))=13 compositions of 6 where there is no rise between every second pair of parts, starting with the second and third part:
01:  [ 1 2 1 2 ]
02:  [ 1 3 1 1 ]
03:  [ 1 3 2 ]
04:  [ 1 4 1 ]
05:  [ 1 5 ]
06:  [ 2 2 1 1 ]
07:  [ 2 3 1 ]
08:  [ 2 4 ]
09:  [ 3 2 1 ]
10:  [ 3 3 ]
11:  [ 4 2 ]
12:  [ 5 1 ]
13:  [ 6 ]
(End)
Partially ordered partitions of (n-1) into parts 1,2,3 where only the order of the adjacent 1's and 2's are unimportant. E.g., a(8)=21. These are (331),(313),(133),(322),(232),(223),(3211),(2311),(1321),(2131),(1132),(2113),(31111),(13111),(11311),(11131),(11113),(2221),(22111),(211111),(1111111). - _David Neil McGrath_, Jul 25 2015
Consider the partitions of 7 with summands initially listed in nonincreasing order. Keep the 1's frozen in position (indicated by "[]") and then allow the other summands to otherwise vary their order: 7; 6,[1]; 5,2; 2,5; 4,3; 3,4; 5,[1,1], 4,2,[1]; 2,4,[1]; 3,3,[1]; 3,3,2; 3,2,3; 2,3,3; 4,[1,1,1]; 3,2,[1,1]; 2,3,[1,1]; 2,2,2,[1]; 3,[1,1,1,1]; 2,2,[1,1,1]; 2,[1,1,1,1,1]; [1,1,1,1,1,1,1]. There are 21 = a(7+1) arrangements in all. - _Gregory L. Simay_, Jun 14 2016
		

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Crossrefs

First row of arrays A103323, A172236, A234357. Second row of arrays A099390, A048887, and A092921 (k-generalized Fibonacci numbers).
Cf. also A001175 (Pisano periods), A001177 (Entry points), A001176 (number of zeros in a fundamental period).
Fibonacci-Pascal triangles: A027926, A036355, A037027, A074829, A105809, A109906, A111006, A114197, A162741, A228074.
Fibonacci-Cayley triangle: A327992.
Boustrophedon transforms: A000738, A000744.
Numbers of prime factors: A022307 and A038575.
Cf. A061446 (primitive part of Fibonacci numbers), A000010 (comments on product formulas).
Number of digits of F(n): A020909 (base 2), A020911 (base 3), A020912 (base 4), A020913 (base 5), A060384 (base 10), A261585 (base 60).

Programs

  • Axiom
    [fibonacci(n) for n in 0..50]
    
  • GAP
    Fib:=[0,1];; for n in [3..10^3] do Fib[n]:=Fib[n-1]+Fib[n-2]; od; Fib; # Muniru A Asiru, Sep 03 2017
    
  • Haskell
    -- Based on code from http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/The_Fibonacci_sequence
    -- which also has other versions.
    fib :: Int -> Integer
    fib n = fibs !! n
        where
            fibs = 0 : 1 : zipWith (+) fibs (tail fibs)
    {- Example of use: map fib [0..38] Gerald McGarvey, Sep 29 2009 -}
    
  • Julia
    function fib(n)
       F = BigInt[1 1; 1 0]
       Fn = F^n
       Fn[2, 1]
    end
    println([fib(n) for n in 0:38]) # Peter Luschny, Feb 23 2017
    
  • Julia
    # faster
    function fibrec(n::Int)
        n == 0 && return (BigInt(0), BigInt(1))
        a, b = fibrec(div(n, 2))
        c = a * (b * 2 - a)
        d = a * a + b * b
        iseven(n) ? (c, d) : (d, c + d)
    end
    fibonacci(n::Int) = fibrec(n)[1]
    println([fibonacci(n) for n in 0:40]) # Peter Luschny, Apr 03 2022
    
  • Magma
    [Fibonacci(n): n in [0..38]];
    
  • Maple
    A000045 := proc(n) combinat[fibonacci](n); end;
    ZL:=[S, {a = Atom, b = Atom, S = Prod(X,Sequence(Prod(X,b))), X = Sequence(b,card >= 1)}, unlabelled]: seq(combstruct[count](ZL, size=n), n=0..38); # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 04 2008
    spec := [B, {B=Sequence(Set(Z, card>1))}, unlabeled ]: seq(combstruct[count](spec, size=n), n=1..39); # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 04 2008
    # The following Maple command isFib(n) yields true or false depending on whether n is a Fibonacci number or not.
    with(combinat): isFib := proc(n) local a: a := proc(n) local j: for j while fibonacci(j) <= n do fibonacci(j) end do: fibonacci(j-1) end proc: evalb(a(n) = n) end proc: # Emeric Deutsch, Nov 11 2014
  • Mathematica
    Table[Fibonacci[k], {k, 0, 50}] (* Mohammad K. Azarian, Jul 11 2015 *)
    Table[2^n Sqrt @ Product[(Cos[Pi k/(n + 1)]^2 + 1/4), {k, n}] // FullSimplify, {n, 15}]; (* Kasteleyn's formula specialized, Sarah-Marie Belcastro, Jul 04 2009 *)
    LinearRecurrence[{1, 1}, {0, 1}, 40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 03 2014 *)
    Fibonacci[Range[0, 20]] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 22 2017 *)
    CoefficientList[Series[-(x/(-1 + x + x^2)), {x, 0, 20}], x] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 22 2017 *)
  • Maxima
    makelist(fib(n),n,0,100); /* Martin Ettl, Oct 21 2012 */
    
  • PARI
    a(n) = fibonacci(n)
    
  • PARI
    a(n) = imag(quadgen(5)^n)
    
  • PARI
    a(n)=my(phi=quadgen(5));(phi^n-(-1/phi)^n)/(2*phi-1) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 17 2012
    
  • PARI
    is_A000045=A010056 \\ Characteristic function: see there. - M. F. Hasler, Feb 21 2025
    
  • Python
    # From Jaap Spies, Jan 05 2007, updated by Peter Luschny, Feb 21 2023:
    from itertools import islice
    def fib_gen():
        x, y = 0, 1
        while True:
            yield x
            x, y = y, x + y
    fib_list = lambda n: list(islice(fib_gen(), n))
    
  • Python
    is_A000045 = A010056 # See there: Characteristic function. Used e.g. in A377092.
    A000045 = lambda n: (4<M. F. Hasler, improving old code from 2023, Feb 20 2025
    
  • Python
    [(i:=-1)+(j:=1)] + [(j:=i+j)+(i:=j-i) for  in range(100)] # _Jwalin Bhatt, Apr 03 2025
    
  • Sage
    # Demonstration program from Jaap Spies:
    a = sloane.A000045; # choose sequence
    print(a)            # This returns the name of the sequence.
    print(a(38))        # This returns the 38th term of the sequence.
    print(a.list(39))   # This returns a list of the first 39 terms.
    
  • Sage
    a = BinaryRecurrenceSequence(1,1); print([a(n) for n in range(20)])
    # Closed form integer formula with F(1) = 0 from Paul Hankin (see link).
    F = lambda n: (4<<(n-1)*(n+2))//((4<<2*(n-1))-(2<<(n-1))-1)&((2<<(n-1))-1)
    print([F(n) for n in range(20)]) # Peter Luschny, Aug 28 2016
    
  • Sage
    print(list(fibonacci_sequence(0, 40))) # Bruno Berselli, Jun 26 2014
    
  • Scala
    def fibonacci(n: BigInt): BigInt = {
      val zero = BigInt(0)
      def fibTail(n: BigInt, a: BigInt, b: BigInt): BigInt = n match {
        case `zero` => a
        case _ => fibTail(n - 1, b, a + b)
      }
      fibTail(n, 0, 1)
    } // Based on "Case 3: Tail Recursion" from Carrasquel (2016) link
    (0 to 49).map(fibonacci()) // _Alonso del Arte, Apr 13 2019

Formula

G.f.: x / (1 - x - x^2).
G.f.: Sum_{n>=0} x^n * Product_{k=1..n} (k + x)/(1 + k*x). - Paul D. Hanna, Oct 26 2013
F(n) = ((1+sqrt(5))^n - (1-sqrt(5))^n)/(2^n*sqrt(5)).
Alternatively, F(n) = ((1/2+sqrt(5)/2)^n - (1/2-sqrt(5)/2)^n)/sqrt(5).
F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2) = -(-1)^n F(-n).
F(n) = round(phi^n/sqrt(5)).
F(n+1) = Sum_{j=0..floor(n/2)} binomial(n-j, j).
A strong divisibility sequence, that is, gcd(a(n), a(m)) = a(gcd(n, m)) for all positive integers n and m. - Michael Somos, Jan 03 2017
E.g.f.: (2/sqrt(5))*exp(x/2)*sinh(sqrt(5)*x/2). - Len Smiley, Nov 30 2001
[0 1; 1 1]^n [0 1] = [F(n); F(n+1)]
x | F(n) ==> x | F(kn).
A sufficient condition for F(m) to be divisible by a prime p is (p - 1) divides m, if p == 1 or 4 (mod 5); (p + 1) divides m, if p == 2 or 3 (mod 5); or 5 divides m, if p = 5. (This is essentially Theorem 180 in Hardy and Wright.) - Fred W. Helenius (fredh(AT)ix.netcom.com), Jun 29 2001
a(n)=F(n) has the property: F(n)*F(m) + F(n+1)*F(m+1) = F(n+m+1). - Miklos Kristof, Nov 13 2003
From Kurmang. Aziz. Rashid, Feb 21 2004: (Start)
Conjecture 1: for n >= 2, sqrt(F(2n+1) + F(2n+2) + F(2n+3) + F(2n+4) + 2*(-1)^n) = (F(2n+1) + 2*(-1)^n)/F(n-1). [For a proof see Comments section.]
Conjecture 2: for n >= 0, (F(n+2)*F(n+3)) - (F(n+1)*F(n+4)) + (-1)^n = 0.
[Two more conjectures removed by Peter Luschny, Nov 17 2017]
Theorem 1: for n >= 0, (F(n+3)^ 2 - F(n+1)^ 2)/F(n+2) = (F(n+3)+ F(n+1)).
Theorem 2: for n >= 0, F(n+10) = 11*F(n+5) + F(n).
Theorem 3: for n >= 6, F(n) = 4*F(n-3) + F(n-6). (End)
Conjecture 2 of Rashid is actually a special case of the general law F(n)*F(m) + F(n+1)*F(m+1) = F(n+m+1) (take n <- n+1 and m <- -(n+4) in this law). - Harmel Nestra (harmel.nestra(AT)ut.ee), Apr 22 2005
Conjecture 2 of Rashid Kurmang simplified: F(n)*F(n+3) = F(n+1)*F(n+2)-(-1)^n. Follows from d'Ocagne's identity: m=n+2. - Alex Ratushnyak, May 06 2012
Conjecture: for all c such that 2-phi <= c < 2*(2-phi) we have F(n) = floor(phi*a(n-1)+c) for n > 2. - Gerald McGarvey, Jul 21 2004
For x > phi, Sum_{n>=0} F(n)/x^n = x/(x^2 - x - 1). - Gerald McGarvey, Oct 27 2004
F(n+1) = exponent of the n-th term in the series f(x, 1) determined by the equation f(x, y) = xy + f(xy, x). - Jonathan Sondow, Dec 19 2004
a(n-1) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^k*binomial(n-ceiling(k/2), floor(k/2)). - Benoit Cloitre, May 05 2005
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} abs(A108299(n, k)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
a(n) = A001222(A000304(n)).
F(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial((n+k)/2, (n-k)/2)(1+(-1)^(n-k))/2. - Paul Barry, Aug 28 2005
Fibonacci(n) = Product_{j=1..ceiling(n/2)-1} (1 + 4(cos(j*Pi/n))^2). [Bicknell and Hoggatt, pp. 47-48.] - Emeric Deutsch, Oct 15 2006
F(n) = 2^-(n-1)*Sum_{k=0..floor((n-1)/2)} binomial(n,2*k+1)*5^k. - Hieronymus Fischer, Feb 07 2006
a(n) = (b(n+1) + b(n-1))/n where {b(n)} is the sequence A001629. - Sergio Falcon, Nov 22 2006
F(n*m) = Sum_{k = 0..m} binomial(m,k)*F(n-1)^k*F(n)^(m-k)*F(m-k). The generating function of F(n*m) (n fixed, m = 0,1,2,...) is G(x) = F(n)*x / ((1 - F(n-1)*x)^2 - F(n)*x*(1 - F(n-1)*x) - (F(n)*x)^2). E.g., F(15) = 610 = F(5*3) = binomial(3,0)* F(4)^0*F(5)^3*F(3) + binomial(3,1)* F(4)^1*F(5)^2*F(2) + binomial(3,2)* F(4)^2*F(5)^1*F(1) + binomial(3,3)* F(4)^3*F(5)^0*F(0) = 1*1*125*2 + 3*3*25*1 + 3*9*5*1 + 1*27*1*0 = 250 + 225 + 135 + 0 = 610. - Miklos Kristof, Feb 12 2007
From Miklos Kristof, Mar 19 2007: (Start)
Let L(n) = A000032(n) = Lucas numbers. Then:
For a >= b and odd b, F(a+b) + F(a-b) = L(a)*F(b).
For a >= b and even b, F(a+b) + F(a-b) = F(a)*L(b).
For a >= b and odd b, F(a+b) - F(a-b) = F(a)*L(b).
For a >= b and even b, F(a+b) - F(a-b) = L(a)*F(b).
F(n+m) + (-1)^m*F(n-m) = F(n)*L(m);
F(n+m) - (-1)^m*F(n-m) = L(n)*F(m);
F(n+m+k) + (-1)^k*F(n+m-k) + (-1)^m*(F(n-m+k) + (-1)^k*F(n-m-k)) = F(n)*L(m)*L(k);
F(n+m+k) - (-1)^k*F(n+m-k) + (-1)^m*(F(n-m+k) - (-1)^k*F(n-m-k)) = L(n)*L(m)*F(k);
F(n+m+k) + (-1)^k*F(n+m-k) - (-1)^m*(F(n-m+k) + (-1)^k*F(n-m-k)) = L(n)*F(m)*L(k);
F(n+m+k) - (-1)^k*F(n+m-k) - (-1)^m*(F(n-m+k) - (-1)^k*F(n-m-k)) = 5*F(n)*F(m)*F(k). (End)
A corollary to Kristof 2007 is 2*F(a+b) = F(a)*L(b) + L(a)*F(b). - Graeme McRae, Apr 24 2014
For n > m, the sum of the 2m consecutive Fibonacci numbers F(n-m-1) thru F(n+m-2) is F(n)*L(m) if m is odd, and L(n)*F(m) if m is even (see the McRae link). - Graeme McRae, Apr 24 2014.
F(n) = b(n) + (p-1)*Sum_{k=2..n-1} floor(b(k)/p)*F(n-k+1) where b(k) is the digital sum analog of the Fibonacci recurrence, defined by b(k) = ds_p(b(k-1)) + ds_p(b(k-2)), b(0)=0, b(1)=1, ds_p=digital sum base p. Example for base p=10: F(n) = A010077(n) + 9*Sum_{k=2..n-1} A059995(A010077(k))*F(n-k+1). - Hieronymus Fischer, Jul 01 2007
F(n) = b(n)+p*Sum_{k=2..n-1} floor(b(k)/p)*F(n-k+1) where b(k) is the digital product analog of the Fonacci recurrence, defined by b(k) = dp_p(b(k-1)) + dp_p(b(k-2)), b(0)=0, b(1)=1, dp_p=digital product base p. Example for base p=10: F(n) = A074867(n) + 10*Sum_{k=2..n-1} A059995(A074867(k))*F(n-k+1). - Hieronymus Fischer, Jul 01 2007
a(n) = denominator of continued fraction [1,1,1,...] (with n ones); e.g., 2/3 = continued fraction [1,1,1]; where barover[1] = [1,1,1,...] = 0.6180339.... - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 29 2007
F(n + 3) = 2F(n + 2) - F(n), F(n + 4) = 3F(n + 2) - F(n), F(n + 8) = 7F(n + 4) - F(n), F(n + 12) = 18F(n + 6) - F(n). - Paul Curtz, Feb 01 2008
a(2^n) = Product_{i=0..n-2} B(i) where B(i) is A001566. Example 3*7*47 = F(16). - Kenneth J Ramsey, Apr 23 2008
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A109466(n,k)*(-1)^(n-k). -Philippe Deléham, Oct 26 2008
a(n) = Sum_{l_1=0..n+1} Sum_{l_2=0..n}...Sum_{l_i=0..n-i}... Sum_{l_n=0..1} delta(l_1,l_2,...,l_i,...,l_n), where delta(l_1,l_2,...,l_i,...,l_n) = 0 if any l_i + l_(i+1) >= 2 for i=1..n-1 and delta(l_1,l_2,...,l_i,...,l_n) = 1 otherwise. - Thomas Wieder, Feb 25 2009
a(n+1) = 2^n sqrt(Product_{k=1..n} cos(k Pi/(n+1))^2+1/4) (Kasteleyn's formula specialized). - Sarah-Marie Belcastro, Jul 04 2009
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=floor(n/2) mod 5} C(n,k) - Sum_{k=floor((n+5)/2) mod 5} C(n,k) = A173125(n) - A173126(n) = |A054877(n)-A052964(n-1)|. - Henry Bottomley, Feb 10 2010
If p[i] = modp(i,2) and if A is Hessenberg matrix of order n defined by: A[i,j] = p[j-i+1], (i <= j), A[i,j]=-1, (i=j+1), and A[i,j]=0 otherwise. Then, for n >= 1, a(n)=det A. - Milan Janjic, May 02 2010
Limit_{k->oo} F(k+n)/F(k) = (L(n) + F(n)*sqrt(5))/2 with the Lucas numbers L(n) = A000032(n). - Johannes W. Meijer, May 27 2010
For n >= 1, F(n) = round(log_2(2^(phi*F(n-1)) + 2^(phi*F(n-2)))), where phi is the golden ratio. - Vladimir Shevelev, Jun 24 2010, Jun 27 2010
For n >= 1, a(n+1) = ceiling(phi*a(n)), if n is even and a(n+1) = floor(phi*a(n)), if n is odd (phi = golden ratio). - Vladimir Shevelev, Jul 01 2010
a(n) = 2*a(n-2) + a(n-3), n > 2. - Gary Detlefs, Sep 08 2010
a(2^n) = Product_{i=0..n-1} A000032(2^i). - Vladimir Shevelev, Nov 28 2010
a(n)^2 - a(n-1)^2 = a(n+1)*a(n-2), see A121646.
a(n) = sqrt((-1)^k*(a(n+k)^2 - a(k)*a(2n+k))), for any k. - Gary Detlefs, Dec 03 2010
F(2*n) = F(n+2)^2 - F(n+1)^2 - 2*F(n)^2. - Richard R. Forberg, Jun 04 2011
From Artur Jasinski, Nov 17 2011: (Start)
(-1)^(n+1) = F(n)^2 + F(n)*F(1+n) - F(1+n)^2.
F(n) = F(n+2) - 1 + (F(n+1))^4 + 2*(F(n+1)^3*F(n+2)) - (F(n+1)*F(n+2))^2 - 2*F(n+1)(F(n+2))^3 + (F(n+2))^4 - F(n+1). (End)
F(n) = 1 + Sum_{x=1..n-2} F(x). - Joseph P. Shoulak, Feb 05 2012
F(n) = 4*F(n-2) - 2*F(n-3) - F(n-6). - Gary Detlefs, Apr 01 2012
F(n) = round(phi^(n+1)/(phi+2)). - Thomas Ordowski, Apr 20 2012
From Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jun 03 2012: (Start)
G.f.: A(x) = x/(1-x-x^2) = G(0)/sqrt(5) where G(k) = 1 - ((-1)^k)*2^k/(a^k - b*x*a^k*2^k/(b*x*2^k - 2*((-1)^k)*c^k/G(k+1))) and a=3+sqrt(5), b=1+sqrt(5), c=3-sqrt(5); (continued fraction, 3rd kind, 3-step).
Let E(x) be the e.g.f., i.e.,
E(x) = 1*x + (1/2)*x^2 + (1/3)*x^3 + (1/8)*x^4 + (1/24)*x^5 + (1/90)*x^6 + (13/5040)*x^7 + ...; then
E(x) = G(0)/sqrt(5); G(k) = 1 - ((-1)^k)*2^k/(a^k - b*x*a^k*2^k/(b*x*2^k - 2*((-1)^k)*(k+1)*c^k/G(k+1))), where a=3+sqrt(5), b=1+sqrt(5), c=3-sqrt(5); (continued fraction, 3rd kind, 3-step).
(End)
From Hieronymus Fischer, Nov 30 2012: (Start)
F(n) = 1 + Sum_{j_1=1..n-2} 1 + Sum_{j_1=1..n-2} Sum_{j_2=1..j_1-2} 1 + Sum_{j_1=1..n-2} Sum_{j_2=1..j_1-2} Sum_{j_3=1..j_2-2} 1 + ... + Sum_{j_1=1..n-2} Sum_{j_2=1..j_1-2} Sum_{j_3=1..j_2-2} ... Sum_{j_k=1..j_(k-1)-2} 1, where k = floor((n-1)/2).
Example: F(6) = 1 + Sum_{j=1..4} 1 + Sum_{j=1..4} Sum_{k=1..(j-2)} 1 + 0 = 1 + (1 + 1 + 1 + 1) + (1 + (1 + 1)) = 8.
F(n) = Sum_{j=0..k} S(j+1,n-2j), where k = floor((n-1)/2) and the S(j,n) are the n-th j-simplex sums: S(1,n) = 1 is the 1-simplex sum, S(2,n) = Sum_{k=1..n} S(1,k) = 1+1+...+1 = n is the 2-simplex sum, S(3,n) = Sum_{k=1..n} S(2,k) = 1+2+3+...+n is the 3-simplex sum (= triangular numbers = A000217), S(4,n) = Sum_{k=1..n} S(3,k) = 1+3+6+...+n(n+1)/2 is the 4-simplex sum (= tetrahedral numbers = A000292) and so on.
Since S(j,n) = binomial(n-2+j,j-1), the formula above equals the well-known binomial formula, essentially. (End)
G.f.: A(x) = x / (1 - x / (1 - x / (1 + x))). - Michael Somos, Jan 04 2013
Sum_{n >= 1} (-1)^(n-1)/(a(n)*a(n+1)) = 1/phi (phi=golden ratio). - Vladimir Shevelev, Feb 22 2013
From Raul Prisacariu, Oct 29 2023: (Start)
For odd k, Sum_{n >= 1} a(k)^2*(-1)^(n-1)/(a(k*n)*a(k*n+k)) = phi^(-k).
For even k, Sum_{n >= 1} a(k)^2/(a(k*n)*a(k*n+k)) = phi^(-k). (End)
From Vladimir Shevelev, Feb 24 2013: (Start)
(1) Expression a(n+1) via a(n): a(n+1) = (a(n) + sqrt(5*(a(n))^2 + 4*(-1)^n))/2;
(2) Sum_{k=1..n} (-1)^(k-1)/(a(k)*a(k+1)) = a(n)/a(n+1);
(3) a(n)/a(n+1) = 1/phi + r(n), where |r(n)| < 1/(a(n+1)*a(n+2)). (End)
F(n+1) = F(n)/2 + sqrt((-1)^n + 5*F(n)^2/4), n >= 0. F(n+1) = U_n(i/2)/i^n, (U:= Chebyshev polynomial of the 2nd kind, i=sqrt(-1)). - Bill Gosper, Mar 04 2013
G.f.: -Q(0) where Q(k) = 1 - (1+x)/(1 - x/(x - 1/Q(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Mar 06 2013
G.f.: x - 1 - 1/x + (1/x)/Q(0), where Q(k) = 1 - (k+1)*x/(1 - x/(x - (k+1)/Q(k+1))); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Apr 23 2013
G.f.: x*G(0), where G(k) = 1 + x*(1+x)/(1 - x*(1+x)/(x*(1+x) + 1/G(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jul 08 2013
G.f.: x^2 - 1 + 2*x^2/(W(0)-2), where W(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x*(k + x)/( x*(k+1 + x) + 1/W(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Aug 28 2013
G.f.: Q(0) - 1, where Q(k) = 1 + x^2 + (k+2)*x - x*(k+1 + x)/Q(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Oct 06 2013
Let b(n) = b(n-1) + b(n-2), with b(0) = 0, b(1) = phi. Then, for n >= 2, F(n) = floor(b(n-1)) if n is even, F(n) = ceiling(b(n-1)), if n is odd, with convergence. - Richard R. Forberg, Jan 19 2014
a(n) = Sum_{t1*g(1)+t2*g(2)+...+tn*g(n)=n} multinomial(t1+t2+...+tn,t1,t2,...,tn), where g(k)=2*k-1. - Mircea Merca, Feb 27 2014
F(n) = round(sqrt(F(n-1)^2 + F(n)^2 + F(n+1)^2)/2), for n > 0. This rule appears to apply to any sequence of the form a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2), for any two values of a(0) and a(1), if n is sufficiently large. - Richard R. Forberg, Jul 27 2014
F(n) = round(2/(1/F(n) + 1/F(n+1) + 1/F(n+2))), for n > 0. This rule also appears to apply to any sequence of the form a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2), for any two values of a(0) and a(1), if n is sufficiently large. - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 03 2014
F(n) = round(1/(Sum_{j>=n+2} 1/F(j))). - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 14 2014
a(n) = hypergeometric([-n/2+1/2, -n/2+1], [-n+1], -4) for n >= 2. - Peter Luschny, Sep 19 2014
Limit_{n -> oo} (log F(n+1)/log F(n))^n = e. - Thomas Ordowski, Oct 06 2014
F(n) = (L(n+1)^2 - L(n-1)^2)/(5*L(n)), where L(n) is A000032(n), with a similar inverse relationship. - Richard R. Forberg, Nov 17 2014
Consider the graph G[1-vertex;1-loop,2-loop] in comment above. Construct the power matrix array T(n,j) = [A^*j]*[S^*(j-1)] where A=(1,1,0,...) and S=(0,1,0,...)(A063524). [* is convolution operation] Define S^*0=I with I=(1,0,...). Then T(n,j) counts n-walks containing (j) loops and a(n-1) = Sum_{j=1..n} T(n,j). - David Neil McGrath, Nov 21 2014
Define F(-n) to be F(n) for n odd and -F(n) for n even. Then for all n and k, F(n) = F(k)*F(n-k+3) - F(k-1)*F(n-k+2) - F(k-2)*F(n-k) + (-1)^k*F(n-2k+2). - Charlie Marion, Dec 04 2014
F(n+k)^2 - L(k)*F(n)*F(n+k) + (-1)^k*F(n)^2 = (-1)^n*F(k)^2, if L(k) = A000032(k). - Alexander Samokrutov, Jul 20 2015
F(2*n) = F(n+1)^2 - F(n-1)^2, similar to Koshy (D) and Forberg 2011, but different. - Hermann Stamm-Wilbrandt, Aug 12 2015
F(n+1) = ceiling( (1/phi)*Sum_{k=0..n} F(k) ). - Tom Edgar, Sep 10 2015
a(n) = (L(n-3) + L(n+3))/10 where L(n)=A000032(n). - J. M. Bergot, Nov 25 2015
From Bob Selcoe, Mar 27 2016: (Start)
F(n) = (F(2n+k+1) - F(n+1)*F(n+k+1))/F(n+k), k >= 0.
Thus when k=0: F(n) = sqrt(F(2n+1) - F(n+1)^2).
F(n) = (F(3n) - F(n+1)^3 + F(n-1)^3)^(1/3).
F(n+2k) = binomial transform of any subsequence starting with F(n). Example F(6)=8: 1*8 = F(6)=8; 1*8 + 1*13 = F(8)=21; 1*8 + 2*13 + 1*21 = F(10)=55; 1*8 + 3*13 + 3*21 + 1*34 = F(12)=144, etc. This formula applies to Fibonacci-type sequences with any two seed values for a(0) and a(1) (e.g., Lucas sequence A000032: a(0)=2, a(1)=1).
(End)
F(n) = L(k)*F(n-k) + (-1)^(k+1)*F(n-2k) for all k >= 0, where L(k) = A000032(k). - Anton Zakharov, Aug 02 2016
From Ilya Gutkovskiy, Aug 03 2016: (Start)
a(n) = F_n(1), where F_n(x) are the Fibonacci polynomials.
Inverse binomial transform of A001906.
Number of zeros in substitution system {0 -> 11, 1 -> 1010} at step n from initial string "1" (1 -> 1010 -> 101011101011 -> ...) multiplied by 1/A000079(n). (End)
For n >= 2, a(n) = 2^(n^2+n) - (4^n-2^n-1)*floor(2^(n^2+n)/(4^n-2^n-1)) - 2^n*floor(2^(n^2) - (2^n-1-1/2^n)*floor(2^(n^2+n)/(4^n-2^n-1))). - Benoit Cloitre, Apr 17 2017
f(n+1) = Sum_{j=0..floor(n/2)} Sum_{k=0..j} binomial(n-2j,k)*binomial(j,k). - Tony Foster III, Sep 04 2017
F(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor((n-1)/2)} ( (n-k-1)! / ((n-2k-1)! * k!) ). - Zhandos Mambetaliyev, Nov 08 2017
For x even, F(n) = (F(n+x) + F(n-x))/L(x). For x odd, F(n) = (F(n+x) - F(n-x))/L(x) where n >= x in both cases. Therefore F(n) = F(2*n)/L(n) for n >= 0. - David James Sycamore, May 04 2018
From Isaac Saffold, Jul 19 2018: (Start)
Let [a/p] denote the Legendre symbol. Then, for an odd prime p:
F(p+n) == [5/p]*F([5/p]+n) (mod p), if [5/p] = 1 or -1.
F(p+n) == 3*F(n) (mod p), if [5/p] = 0 (i.e., p = 5).
This is true for negative-indexed terms as well, if this sequence is extended by the negafibonacci numbers (i.e., F(-n) = A039834(n)). (End)
a(n) = A094718(4, n). a(n) = A101220(0, j, n).
a(n) = A090888(0, n+1) = A118654(0, n+1) = A118654(1, n-1) = A109754(0, n) = A109754(1, n-1), for n > 0.
a(n) = (L(n-3) + L(n-2) + L(n-1) + L(n))/5 with L(n)=A000032(n). - Art Baker, Jan 04 2019
F(n) = F(k-1)*F(abs(n-k-2)) + F(k-1)*F(n-k-1) + F(k)*F(abs(n-k-2)) + 2*F(k)*F(n-k-1), for n > k > 0. - Joseph M. Shunia, Aug 12 2019
F(n) = F(n-k+2)*F(k-1) + F(n-k+1)*F(k-2) for all k such that 2 <= k <= n. - Michael Tulskikh, Oct 09 2019
F(n)^2 - F(n+k)*F(n-k) = (-1)^(n+k) * F(k)^2 for 2 <= k <= n [Catalan's identity]. - Hermann Stamm-Wilbrandt, May 07 2021
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = A079586 is the reciprocal Fibonacci constant. - Gennady Eremin, Aug 06 2021
a(n) = Product_{d|n} b(d) = Product_{k=1..n} b(gcd(n,k))^(1/phi(n/gcd(n,k))) = Product_{k=1..n} b(n/gcd(n,k))^(1/phi(n/gcd(n,k))) where b(n) = A061446(n) = primitive part of a(n), phi(n) = A000010(n). - Richard L. Ollerton, Nov 08 2021
a(n) = 2*i^(1-n)*sin(n*arccos(i/2))/sqrt(5), i=sqrt(-1). - Bill Gosper, May 05 2022
a(n) = i^(n-1)*sin(n*c)/sin(c) = i^(n-1)*sin(c*n)*csc(c), where c = Pi/2 + i*arccsch(2). - Peter Luschny, May 23 2022
F(2n) = Sum_{k=1..n} (k/5)*binomial(2n, n+k), where (k/5) is the Legendre or Jacobi Symbol; F(2n+1)= Sum_{k=1..n} (-(k+2)/5)*binomial(2n+1, n+k), where (-(k+2)/5) is the Legendre or Jacobi Symbol. For example, F(10) = 1*binomial(10,6) - 1*binomial(10,7) - 1*binomial(10,8) + 1*binomial(10,9) + 0*binomial(10,10), F(11) = 1*binomial(11,6) - 1*binomial(11,7) + 0*binomial(11,8) - 1*binomial(11,9) + 1*binomial(11,10) + 1*binomial(11,11). - Yike Li, Aug 21 2022
For n > 0, 1/F(n) = Sum_{k>=1} F(n*k)/(F(n+2)^(k+1)). - Diego Rattaggi, Oct 26 2022
From Andrea Pinos, Dec 02 2022: (Start)
For n == 0 (mod 4): F(n) = F((n+2)/2)*( F(n/2) + F((n/2)-2) ) + 1;
For n == 1 (mod 4): F(n) = F((n-1)/2)*( F((n-1)/2) + F(2+(n-1)/2) ) + 1;
For n == 2 (mod 4): F(n) = F((n-2)/2)*( F(n/2) + F((n/2)+2) ) + 1;
For n == 3 (mod 4): F(n) = F((n-1)/2)*( F((n-1)/2) + F(2+(n-1)/2) ) - 1. (End)
F(n) = Sum_{i=0..n-1} F(i)^2 / F(n-1). - Jules Beauchamp, May 03 2025

A000217 Triangular numbers: a(n) = binomial(n+1,2) = n*(n+1)/2 = 0 + 1 + 2 + ... + n.

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0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, 55, 66, 78, 91, 105, 120, 136, 153, 171, 190, 210, 231, 253, 276, 300, 325, 351, 378, 406, 435, 465, 496, 528, 561, 595, 630, 666, 703, 741, 780, 820, 861, 903, 946, 990, 1035, 1081, 1128, 1176, 1225, 1275, 1326, 1378, 1431
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Also referred to as T(n) or C(n+1, 2) or binomial(n+1, 2) (preferred).
Also generalized hexagonal numbers: n*(2*n-1), n=0, +-1, +-2, +-3, ... Generalized k-gonal numbers are second k-gonal numbers and positive terms of k-gonal numbers interleaved, k >= 5. In this case k = 6. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 13 2011 and Aug 04 2012
Number of edges in complete graph of order n+1, K_{n+1}.
Number of legal ways to insert a pair of parentheses in a string of n letters. E.g., there are 6 ways for three letters: (a)bc, (ab)c, (abc), a(b)c, a(bc), ab(c). Proof: there are C(n+2,2) ways to choose where the parentheses might go, but n + 1 of them are illegal because the parentheses are adjacent. Cf. A002415.
For n >= 1, a(n) is also the genus of a nonsingular curve of degree n+2, such as the Fermat curve x^(n+2) + y^(n+2) = 1. - Ahmed Fares (ahmedfares(AT)my_deja.com), Feb 21 2001
From Harnack's theorem (1876), the number of branches of a nonsingular curve of order n is bounded by a(n-1)+1, and the bound can be achieved. See also A152947. - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 29 2002. Corrected by Robert McLachlan, Aug 19 2024
Number of tiles in the set of double-n dominoes. - Scott A. Brown, Sep 24 2002
Number of ways a chain of n non-identical links can be broken up. This is based on a similar problem in the field of proteomics: the number of ways a peptide of n amino acid residues can be broken up in a mass spectrometer. In general, each amino acid has a different mass, so AB and BC would have different masses. - James A. Raymond, Apr 08 2003
Triangular numbers - odd numbers = shifted triangular numbers; 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, ... - 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, ... = 0, 0, 1, 3, 6, 10, ... - Xavier Acloque, Oct 31 2003 [Corrected by Derek Orr, May 05 2015]
Centered polygonal numbers are the result of [number of sides * A000217 + 1]. E.g., centered pentagonal numbers (1,6,16,31,...) = 5 * (0,1,3,6,...) + 1. Centered heptagonal numbers (1,8,22,43,...) = 7 * (0,1,3,6,...) + 1. - Xavier Acloque, Oct 31 2003
Maximum number of lines formed by the intersection of n+1 planes. - Ron R. King, Mar 29 2004
Number of permutations of [n] which avoid the pattern 132 and have exactly 1 descent. - Mike Zabrocki, Aug 26 2004
Number of ternary words of length n-1 with subwords (0,1), (0,2) and (1,2) not allowed. - Olivier Gérard, Aug 28 2012
Number of ways two different numbers can be selected from the set {0,1,2,...,n} without repetition, or, number of ways two different numbers can be selected from the set {1,2,...,n} with repetition.
Conjecturally, 1, 6, 120 are the only numbers that are both triangular and factorial. - Christopher M. Tomaszewski (cmt1288(AT)comcast.net), Mar 30 2005
Binomial transform is {0, 1, 5, 18, 56, 160, 432, ...}, A001793 with one leading zero. - Philippe Deléham, Aug 02 2005
Each pair of neighboring terms adds to a perfect square. - Zak Seidov, Mar 21 2006
Number of transpositions in the symmetric group of n+1 letters, i.e., the number of permutations that leave all but two elements fixed. - Geoffrey Critzer, Jun 23 2006
With rho(n):=exp(i*2*Pi/n) (an n-th root of 1) one has, for n >= 1, rho(n)^a(n) = (-1)^(n+1). Just use the triviality a(2*k+1) == 0 (mod (2*k+1)) and a(2*k) == k (mod (2*k)).
a(n) is the number of terms in the expansion of (a_1 + a_2 + a_3)^(n-1). - Sergio Falcon, Feb 12 2007
a(n+1) is the number of terms in the complete homogeneous symmetric polynomial of degree n in 2 variables. - Richard Barnes, Sep 06 2017
The number of distinct handshakes in a room with n+1 people. - Mohammad K. Azarian, Apr 12 2007 [corrected, Joerg Arndt, Jan 18 2016]
Equal to the rank (minimal cardinality of a generating set) of the semigroup PT_n\S_n, where PT_n and S_n denote the partial transformation semigroup and symmetric group on [n]. - James East, May 03 2007
a(n) gives the total number of triangles found when cevians are drawn from a single vertex on a triangle to the side opposite that vertex, where n = the number of cevians drawn+1. For instance, with 1 cevian drawn, n = 1+1 = 2 and a(n)= 2*(2+1)/2 = 3 so there is a total of 3 triangles in the figure. If 2 cevians are drawn from one point to the opposite side, then n = 1+2 = 3 and a(n) = 3*(3+1)/2 = 6 so there is a total of 6 triangles in the figure. - Noah Priluck (npriluck(AT)gmail.com), Apr 30 2007
For n >= 1, a(n) is the number of ways in which n-1 can be written as a sum of three nonnegative integers if representations differing in the order of the terms are considered to be different. In other words, for n >= 1, a(n) is the number of nonnegative integral solutions of the equation x + y + z = n-1. - Amarnath Murthy, Apr 22 2001 (edited by Robert A. Beeler)
a(n) is the number of levels with energy n + 3/2 (in units of h*f0, with Planck's constant h and the oscillator frequency f0) of the three-dimensional isotropic harmonic quantum oscillator. See the comment by A. Murthy above: n = n1 + n2 + n3 with positive integers and ordered. Proof from the o.g.f. See the A. Messiah reference. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 29 2007
From Hieronymus Fischer, Aug 06 2007: (Start)
Numbers m >= 0 such that round(sqrt(2m+1)) - round(sqrt(2m)) = 1.
Numbers m >= 0 such that ceiling(2*sqrt(2m+1)) - 1 = 1 + floor(2*sqrt(2m)).
Numbers m >= 0 such that fract(sqrt(2m+1)) > 1/2 and fract(sqrt(2m)) < 1/2, where fract(x) is the fractional part of x (i.e., x - floor(x), x >= 0). (End)
If Y and Z are 3-blocks of an n-set X, then, for n >= 6, a(n-1) is the number of (n-2)-subsets of X intersecting both Y and Z. - Milan Janjic, Nov 09 2007
Equals row sums of triangle A143320, n > 0. - Gary W. Adamson, Aug 07 2008
a(n) is also an even perfect number in A000396 iff n is a Mersenne prime A000668. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 05 2008. Unnecessary assumption removed and clarified by Rick L. Shepherd, Apr 14 2025
Equals row sums of triangle A152204. - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 29 2008
The number of matches played in a round robin tournament: n*(n-1)/2 gives the number of matches needed for n players. Everyone plays against everyone else exactly once. - Georg Wrede (georg(AT)iki.fi), Dec 18 2008
-a(n+1) = E(2)*binomial(n+2,2) (n >= 0) where E(n) are the Euler numbers in the enumeration A122045. Viewed this way, a(n) is the special case k=2 in the sequence of diagonals in the triangle A153641. - Peter Luschny, Jan 06 2009
Equivalent to the first differences of successive tetrahedral numbers. See A000292. - Jeremy Cahill (jcahill(AT)inbox.com), Apr 15 2009
The general formula for alternating sums of powers is in terms of the Swiss-Knife polynomials P(n,x) A153641 2^(-n-1)(P(n,1)-(-1)^k P(n,2k+1)). Thus a(k) = |2^(-3)(P(2,1)-(-1)^k P(2,2k+1))|. - Peter Luschny, Jul 12 2009
a(n) is the smallest number > a(n-1) such that gcd(n,a(n)) = gcd(n,a(n-1)). If n is odd this gcd is n; if n is even it is n/2. - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Aug 06 2009
Partial sums of A001477. - Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Jan 25 2010. [A-number corrected by Omar E. Pol, Jun 05 2012]
The numbers along the right edge of Floyd's triangle are 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, .... - Paul Muljadi, Jan 25 2010
From Charlie Marion, Dec 03 2010: (Start)
More generally, a(2k+1) == j*(2j-1) (mod 2k+2j+1) and
a(2k) == [-k + 2j*(j-1)] (mod 2k+2j).
Column sums of:
1 3 5 7 9 ...
1 3 5 ...
1 ...
...............
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1 3 6 10 15 ...
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n)^2 = 4*Pi^2/3-12 = 12 less than the volume of a sphere with radius Pi^(1/3).
(End)
A004201(a(n)) = A000290(n); A004202(a(n)) = A002378(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 12 2011
1/a(n+1), n >= 0, has e.g.f. -2*(1+x-exp(x))/x^2, and o.g.f. 2*(x+(1-x)*log(1-x))/x^2 (see the Stephen Crowley formula line). -1/(2*a(n+1)) is the z-sequence for the Sheffer triangle of the coefficients of the Bernoulli polynomials A196838/A196839. - Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 26 2011
From Charlie Marion, Feb 23 2012: (Start)
a(n) + a(A002315(k)*n + A001108(k+1)) = (A001653(k+1)*n + A001109(k+1))^2. For k=0 we obtain a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2 (identity added by N. J. A. Sloane on Feb 19 2004).
a(n) + a(A002315(k)*n - A055997(k+1)) = (A001653(k+1)*n - A001109(k))^2.
(End)
Plot the three points (0,0), (a(n), a(n+1)), (a(n+1), a(n+2)) to form a triangle. The area will be a(n+1)/2. - J. M. Bergot, May 04 2012
The sum of four consecutive triangular numbers, beginning with a(n)=n*(n+1)/2, minus 2 is 2*(n+2)^2. a(n)*a(n+2)/2 = a(a(n+1)-1). - J. M. Bergot, May 17 2012
(a(n)*a(n+3) - a(n+1)*a(n+2))*(a(n+1)*a(n+4) - a(n+2)*a(n+3))/8 = a((n^2+5*n+4)/2). - J. M. Bergot, May 18 2012
a(n)*a(n+1) + a(n+2)*a(n+3) + 3 = a(n^2 + 4*n + 6). - J. M. Bergot, May 22 2012
In general, a(n)*a(n+1) + a(n+k)*a(n+k+1) + a(k-1)*a(k) = a(n^2 + (k+2)*n + k*(k+1)). - Charlie Marion, Sep 11 2012
a(n)*a(n+3) + a(n+1)*a(n+2) = a(n^2 + 4*n + 2). - J. M. Bergot, May 22 2012
In general, a(n)*a(n+k) + a(n+1)*a(n+k-1) = a(n^2 + (k+1)*n + k-1). - Charlie Marion, Sep 11 2012
a(n)*a(n+2) + a(n+1)*a(n+3) = a(n^2 + 4*n + 3). - J. M. Bergot, May 22 2012
Three points (a(n),a(n+1)), (a(n+1),a(n)) and (a(n+2),a(n+3)) form a triangle with area 4*a(n+1). - J. M. Bergot, May 23 2012
a(n) + a(n+k) = (n+k)^2 - (k^2 + (2n-1)*k -2n)/2. For k=1 we obtain a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2 (see below). - Charlie Marion, Oct 02 2012
In n-space we can define a(n-1) nontrivial orthogonal projections. For example, in 3-space there are a(2)=3 (namely point onto line, point onto plane, line onto plane). - Douglas Latimer, Dec 17 2012
From James East, Jan 08 2013: (Start)
For n >= 1, a(n) is equal to the rank (minimal cardinality of a generating set) and idempotent rank (minimal cardinality of an idempotent generating set) of the semigroup P_n\S_n, where P_n and S_n denote the partition monoid and symmetric group on [n].
For n >= 3, a(n-1) is equal to the rank and idempotent rank of the semigroup T_n\S_n, where T_n and S_n denote the full transformation semigroup and symmetric group on [n].
(End)
For n >= 3, a(n) is equal to the rank and idempotent rank of the semigroup PT_n\S_n, where PT_n and S_n denote the partial transformation semigroup and symmetric group on [n]. - James East, Jan 15 2013
Conjecture: For n > 0, there is always a prime between A000217(n) and A000217(n+1). Sequence A065383 has the first 1000 of these primes. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Mar 11 2013
The formula, a(n)*a(n+4k+2)/2 + a(k) = a(a(n+2k+1) - (k^2+(k+1)^2)), is a generalization of the formula a(n)*a(n+2)/2 = a(a(n+1)-1) in Bergot's comment dated May 17 2012. - Charlie Marion, Mar 28 2013
The series Sum_{k>=1} 1/a(k) = 2, given in a formula below by Jon Perry, Jul 13 2003, has partial sums 2*n/(n+1) (telescopic sum) = A022998(n)/A026741(n+1). - Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 09 2013
For odd m = 2k+1, we have the recurrence a(m*n + k) = m^2*a(n) + a(k). Corollary: If number T is in the sequence then so is 9*T+1. - Lekraj Beedassy, May 29 2013
Euler, in Section 87 of the Opera Postuma, shows that whenever T is a triangular number then 9*T + 1, 25*T + 3, 49*T + 6 and 81*T + 10 are also triangular numbers. In general, if T is a triangular number then (2*k + 1)^2*T + k*(k + 1)/2 is also a triangular number. - Peter Bala, Jan 05 2015
Using 1/b and 1/(b+2) will give a Pythagorean triangle with sides 2*b + 2, b^2 + 2*b, and b^2 + 2*b + 2. Set b=n-1 to give a triangle with sides of lengths 2*n,n^2-1, and n^2 + 1. One-fourth the perimeter = a(n) for n > 1. - J. M. Bergot, Jul 24 2013
a(n) = A028896(n)/6, where A028896(n) = s(n) - s(n-1) are the first differences of s(n) = n^3 + 3*n^2 + 2*n - 8. s(n) can be interpreted as the sum of the 12 edge lengths plus the sum of the 6 face areas plus the volume of an n X (n-1) X (n-2) rectangular prism. - J. M. Bergot, Aug 13 2013
Dimension of orthogonal group O(n+1). - Eric M. Schmidt, Sep 08 2013
Number of positive roots in the root system of type A_n (for n > 0). - Tom Edgar, Nov 05 2013
A formula for the r-th successive summation of k, for k = 1 to n, is binomial(n+r,r+1) [H. W. Gould]. - Gary Detlefs, Jan 02 2014
Also the alternating row sums of A095831. Also the alternating row sums of A055461, for n >= 1. - Omar E. Pol, Jan 26 2014
For n >= 3, a(n-2) is the number of permutations of 1,2,...,n with the distribution of up (1) - down (0) elements 0...011 (n-3 zeros), or, the same, a(n-2) is up-down coefficient {n,3} (see comment in A060351). - Vladimir Shevelev, Feb 14 2014
a(n) is the dimension of the vector space of symmetric n X n matrices. - Derek Orr, Mar 29 2014
Non-vanishing subdiagonal of A132440^2/2, aside from the initial zero. First subdiagonal of unsigned A238363. Cf. A130534 for relations to colored forests, disposition of flags on flagpoles, and colorings of the vertices of complete graphs. - Tom Copeland, Apr 05 2014
The number of Sidon subsets of {1,...,n+1} of size 2. - Carl Najafi, Apr 27 2014
Number of factors in the definition of the Vandermonde determinant V(x_1,x_2,...,x_n) = Product_{1 <= i < k <= n} x_i - x_k. - Tom Copeland, Apr 27 2014
Number of weak compositions of n into three parts. - Robert A. Beeler, May 20 2014
Suppose a bag contains a(n) red marbles and a(n+1) blue marbles, where a(n), a(n+1) are consecutive triangular numbers. Then, for n > 0, the probability of choosing two marbles at random and getting two red or two blue is 1/2. In general, for k > 2, let b(0) = 0, b(1) = 1 and, for n > 1, b(n) = (k-1)*b(n-1) - b(n-2) + 1. Suppose, for n > 0, a bag contains b(n) red marbles and b(n+1) blue marbles. Then the probability of choosing two marbles at random and getting two red or two blue is (k-1)/(k+1). See also A027941, A061278, A089817, A053142, A092521. - Charlie Marion, Nov 03 2014
Let O(n) be the oblong number n(n+1) = A002378 and S(n) the square number n^2 = A000290(n). Then a(4n) = O(3n) - O(n), a(4n+1) = S(3n+1) - S(n), a(4n+2) = S(3n+2) - S(n+1) and a(4n+3) = O(3n+2) - O(n). - Charlie Marion, Feb 21 2015
Consider the partition of the natural numbers into parts from the set S=(1,2,3,...,n). The length (order) of the signature of the resulting sequence is given by the triangular numbers. E.g., for n=10, the signature length is 55. - David Neil McGrath, May 05 2015
a(n) counts the partitions of (n-1) unlabeled objects into three (3) parts (labeled a,b,c), e.g., a(5)=15 for (n-1)=4. These are (aaaa),(bbbb),(cccc),(aaab),(aaac),(aabb),(aacc),(aabc),(abbc),(abcc),(abbb),(accc),(bbcc),(bccc),(bbbc). - David Neil McGrath, May 21 2015
Conjecture: the sequence is the genus/deficiency of the sinusoidal spirals of index n which are algebraic curves. The value 0 corresponds to the case of the Bernoulli Lemniscate n=2. So the formula conjectured is (n-1)(n-2)/2. - Wolfgang Tintemann, Aug 02 2015
Conjecture: Let m be any positive integer. Then, for each n = 1,2,3,... the set {Sum_{k=s..t} 1/k^m: 1 <= s <= t <= n} has cardinality a(n) = n*(n+1)/2; in other words, all the sums Sum_{k=s..t} 1/k^m with 1 <= s <= t are pairwise distinct. (I have checked this conjecture via a computer and found no counterexample.) - Zhi-Wei Sun, Sep 09 2015
The Pisano period lengths of reading the sequence modulo m seem to be A022998(m). - R. J. Mathar, Nov 29 2015
For n >= 1, a(n) is the number of compositions of n+4 into n parts avoiding the part 2. - Milan Janjic, Jan 07 2016
In this sequence only 3 is prime. - Fabian Kopp, Jan 09 2016
Suppose you are playing Bulgarian Solitaire (see A242424 and Chamberland's and Gardner's books) and, for n > 0, you are starting with a single pile of a(n) cards. Then the number of operations needed to reach the fixed state {n, n-1,...,1} is a(n-1). For example, {6}->{5,1}->{4,2}->{3,2,1}. - Charlie Marion, Jan 14 2016
Numbers k such that 8k + 1 is a square. - Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Apr 09 2016
Every perfect cube is the difference of the squares of two consecutive triangular numbers. 1^2-0^2 = 1^3, 3^2-1^2 = 2^3, 6^2-3^2 = 3^3. - Miquel Cerda, Jun 26 2016
For n > 1, a(n) = tau_n(k*) where tau_n(k) is the number of ordered n-factorizations of k and k* is the square of a prime. For example, tau_3(4) = tau_3(9) = tau_3(25) = tau_3(49) = 6 (see A007425) since the number of divisors of 4, 9, 25, and 49's divisors is 6, and a(3) = 6. - Melvin Peralta, Aug 29 2016
In an (n+1)-dimensional hypercube, number of two-dimensional faces congruent with a vertex (see also A001788). - Stanislav Sykora, Oct 23 2016
Generalizations of the familiar formulas, a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2 (Feb 19 2004) and a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = a((n+1)^2) (Nov 22 2006), follow: a(n) + a(n+2k-1) + 4a(k-1) = (n+k)^2 + 6a(k-1) and a(n)^2 + a(n+2k-1)^2 + (4a(k-1))^2 + 3a(k-1) = a((n+k)^2 + 6a(k-1)). - Charlie Marion, Nov 27 2016
a(n) is also the greatest possible number of diagonals in a polyhedron with n+4 vertices. - Vladimir Letsko, Dec 19 2016
For n > 0, 2^5 * (binomial(n+1,2))^2 represents the first integer in a sum of 2*(2*n + 1)^2 consecutive integers that equals (2*n + 1)^6. - Patrick J. McNab, Dec 25 2016
Does not satisfy Benford's law (cf. Ross, 2012). - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 12 2017
Number of ordered triples (a,b,c) of positive integers not larger than n such that a+b+c = 2n+1. - Aviel Livay, Feb 13 2017
Number of inequivalent tetrahedral face colorings using at most n colors so that no color appears only once. - David Nacin, Feb 22 2017
Also the Wiener index of the complete graph K_{n+1}. - Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 07 2017
Number of intersections between the Bernstein polynomials of degree n. - Eric Desbiaux, Apr 01 2018
a(n) is the area of a triangle with vertices at (1,1), (n+1,n+2), and ((n+1)^2, (n+2)^2). - Art Baker, Dec 06 2018
For n > 0, a(n) is the smallest k > 0 such that n divides numerator of (1/a(1) + 1/a(2) + ... + 1/a(n-1) + 1/k). It should be noted that 1/1 + 1/3 + 1/6 + ... + 2/(n(n+1)) = 2n/(n+1). - Thomas Ordowski, Aug 04 2019
Upper bound of the number of lines in an n-homogeneous supersolvable line arrangement (see Theorem 1.1 in Dimca). - Stefano Spezia, Oct 04 2019
For n > 0, a(n+1) is the number of lattice points on a triangular grid with side length n. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Aug 12 2020
From Michael Chu, May 04 2022: (Start)
Maximum number of distinct nonempty substrings of a string of length n.
Maximum cardinality of the sumset A+A, where A is a set of n numbers. (End)
a(n) is the number of parking functions of size n avoiding the patterns 123, 132, and 312. - Lara Pudwell, Apr 10 2023
Suppose two rows, each consisting of n evenly spaced dots, are drawn in parallel. Suppose we bijectively draw lines between the dots of the two rows. For n >= 1, a(n - 1) is the maximal possible number of intersections between the lines. Equivalently, the maximal number of inversions in a permutation of [n]. - Sela Fried, Apr 18 2023
The following equation complements the generalization in Bala's Comment (Jan 05 2015). (2k + 1)^2*a(n) + a(k) = a((2k + 1)*n + k). - Charlie Marion, Aug 28 2023
a(n) + a(n+k) + a(k-1) + (k-1)*n = (n+k)^2. For k = 1, we have a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2. - Charlie Marion, Nov 17 2023
a(n+1)/3 is the expected number of steps to escape from a linear row of n positions starting at a random location and randomly performing steps -1 or +1 with equal probability. - Hugo Pfoertner, Jul 22 2025
a(n+1) is the number of nonnegative integer solutions to p + q + r = n. By Sylvester's law of inertia, it is also the number of congruence classes of real symmetric n-by-n matrices or equivalently, the number of symmetric bilinear forms on a real n-dimensional vector space. - Paawan Jethva, Jul 24 2025

Examples

			G.f.: x + 3*x^2 + 6*x^3 + 10*x^4 + 15*x^5 + 21*x^6 + 28*x^7 + 36*x^8 + 45*x^9 + ...
When n=3, a(3) = 4*3/2 = 6.
Example(a(4)=10): ABCD where A, B, C and D are different links in a chain or different amino acids in a peptide possible fragments: A, B, C, D, AB, ABC, ABCD, BC, BCD, CD = 10.
a(2): hollyhock leaves on the Tokugawa Mon, a(4): points in Pythagorean tetractys, a(5): object balls in eight-ball billiards. - _Bradley Klee_, Aug 24 2015
From _Gus Wiseman_, Oct 28 2020: (Start)
The a(1) = 1 through a(5) = 15 ordered triples of positive integers summing to n + 2 [Beeler, McGrath above] are the following. These compositions are ranked by A014311.
  (111)  (112)  (113)  (114)  (115)
         (121)  (122)  (123)  (124)
         (211)  (131)  (132)  (133)
                (212)  (141)  (142)
                (221)  (213)  (151)
                (311)  (222)  (214)
                       (231)  (223)
                       (312)  (232)
                       (321)  (241)
                       (411)  (313)
                              (322)
                              (331)
                              (412)
                              (421)
                              (511)
The unordered version is A001399(n-3) = A069905(n), with Heinz numbers A014612.
The strict case is A001399(n-6)*6, ranked by A337453.
The unordered strict case is A001399(n-6), with Heinz numbers A007304.
(End)
		

References

  • M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, eds., Handbook of Mathematical Functions, National Bureau of Standards Applied Math. Series 55, 1964 (and various reprintings), p. 828.
  • C. Alsina and R. B. Nelson, Charming Proofs: A Journey into Elegant Mathematics, MAA, 2010. See Chapter 1.
  • T. M. Apostol, Introduction to Analytic Number Theory, Springer-Verlag, 1976, page 2.
  • A. H. Beiler, Recreations in the Theory of Numbers, Dover, NY, 1964, p. 189.
  • A. T. Benjamin and J. J. Quinn, Proofs that really count: the art of combinatorial proof, M.A.A. 2003, p. 109ff.
  • Marc Chamberland, Single Digits: In Praise of Small Numbers, Chapter 3, The Number Three, p. 72, Princeton University Press, 2015.
  • L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, p. 155.
  • John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996. See pp. 33, 38, 40, 70.
  • J. M. De Koninck and A. Mercier, 1001 Problèmes en Théorie Classique des Nombres, Problème 309 pp 46-196, Ellipses, Paris, 2004
  • E. Deza and M. M. Deza, Figurate numbers, World Scientific Publishing (2012), page 6.
  • L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers. Carnegie Institute Public. 256, Washington, DC, Vol. 1, 1919; Vol. 2, 1920; Vol. 3, 1923, see vol. 2, p. 1.
  • Martin Gardner, Colossal Book of Mathematics, Chapter 34, Bulgarian Solitaire and Other Seemingly Endless Tasks, pp. 455-467, W. W. Norton & Company, 2001.
  • James Gleick, The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood, Pantheon, 2011. [On page 82 mentions a table of the first 19999 triangular numbers published by E. de Joncort in 1762.]
  • Jan Gullberg, Mathematics from the Birth of Numbers, W. W. Norton & Co., NY & London, 1997, §4.6 Mathematical Proof and §8.6 Figurate Numbers, pp. 158-159, 289-290.
  • Cay S. Horstmann, Scala for the Impatient. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Addison-Wesley (2012): 171.
  • Elemer Labos, On the number of RGB-colors we can distinguish. Partition Spectra. Lecture at 7th Hungarian Conference on Biometry and Biomathematics. Budapest. Jul 06 2005.
  • A. Messiah, Quantum Mechanics, Vol.1, North Holland, Amsterdam, 1965, p. 457.
  • J. C. P. Miller, editor, Table of Binomial Coefficients. Royal Society Mathematical Tables, Vol. 3, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1954.
  • Alfred S. Posamentier, Math Charmers, Tantalizing Tidbits for the Mind, Prometheus Books, NY, 2003, pages 52-53, 129-132, 274.
  • N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
  • James J. Tattersall, Elementary Number Theory in Nine Chapters, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pages 2-6, 13.
  • T. Trotter, Some Identities for the Triangular Numbers, Journal of Recreational Mathematics, Spring 1973, 6(2).
  • D. Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers, pp. 91-93 Penguin Books 1987.

Crossrefs

The figurate numbers, with parameter k as in the second Python program: A001477 (k=0), this sequence (k=1), A000290 (k=2), A000326 (k=3), A000384 (k=4), A000566 (k=5), A000567 (k=6), A001106 (k=7), A001107 (k=8).
a(n) = A110449(n, 0).
a(n) = A110555(n+2, 2).
A diagonal of A008291.
Column 2 of A195152.
Numbers of the form n*t(n+k,h)-(n+k)*t(n,h), where t(i,h) = i*(i+2*h+1)/2 for any h (for A000217 is k=1): A005563, A067728, A140091, A140681, A212331.
Boustrophedon transforms: A000718, A000746.
Iterations: A007501 (start=2), A013589 (start=4), A050542 (start=5), A050548 (start=7), A050536 (start=8), A050909 (start=9).
Cf. A002817 (doubly triangular numbers), A075528 (solutions of a(n)=a(m)/2).
Cf. A104712 (first column, starting with a(1)).
Some generalized k-gonal numbers are A001318 (k=5), this sequence (k=6), A085787 (k=7), etc.
A001399(n-3) = A069905(n) = A211540(n+2) counts 3-part partitions.
A001399(n-6) = A069905(n-3) = A211540(n-1) counts 3-part strict partitions.
A011782 counts compositions of any length.
A337461 counts pairwise coprime triples, with unordered version A307719.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a000217 n = a000217_list !! n
    a000217_list = scanl1 (+) [0..] -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 23 2011
    
  • J
    a000217=: *-:@>: NB. Stephen Makdisi, May 02 2018
    
  • Magma
    [n*(n+1)/2: n in [0..60]]; // Bruno Berselli, Jul 11 2014
    
  • Magma
    [n: n in [0..1500] | IsSquare(8*n+1)]; // Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Apr 09 2016
    
  • Maple
    A000217 := proc(n) n*(n+1)/2; end;
    istriangular:=proc(n) local t1; t1:=floor(sqrt(2*n)); if n = t1*(t1+1)/2 then return true else return false; end if; end proc; # N. J. A. Sloane, May 25 2008
    ZL := [S, {S=Prod(B, B, B), B=Set(Z, 1 <= card)}, unlabeled]:
    seq(combstruct[count](ZL, size=n), n=2..55); # Zerinvary Lajos, Mar 24 2007
    isA000217 := proc(n)
        issqr(1+8*n) ;
    end proc: # R. J. Mathar, Nov 29 2015 [This is the recipe Leonhard Euler proposes in chapter VII of his "Vollständige Anleitung zur Algebra", 1765. Peter Luschny, Sep 02 2022]
  • Mathematica
    Array[ #*(# - 1)/2 &, 54] (* Zerinvary Lajos, Jul 10 2009 *)
    FoldList[#1 + #2 &, 0, Range@ 50] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 02 2011 *)
    Accumulate[Range[0,70]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 09 2012 *)
    CoefficientList[Series[x / (1 - x)^3, {x, 0, 50}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 30 2014 *)
    (* For Mathematica 10.4+ *) Table[PolygonalNumber[n], {n, 0, 53}] (* Arkadiusz Wesolowski, Aug 27 2016 *)
    LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {0, 1, 3}, 54] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Dec 04 2016 *)
    (* The following Mathematica program, courtesy of Steven J. Miller, is useful for testing if a sequence is Benford. To test a different sequence only one line needs to be changed. This strongly suggests that the triangular numbers are not Benford, since the second and third columns of the output disagree. - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 12 2017 *)
    fd[x_] := Floor[10^Mod[Log[10, x], 1]]
    benfordtest[num_] := Module[{},
       For[d = 1, d <= 9, d++, digit[d] = 0];
       For[n = 1, n <= num, n++,
        {
         d = fd[n(n+1)/2];
         If[d != 0, digit[d] = digit[d] + 1];
         }];
       For[d = 1, d <= 9, d++, digit[d] = 1.0 digit[d]/num];
       For[d = 1, d <= 9, d++,
        Print[d, " ", 100.0 digit[d], " ", 100.0 Log[10, (d + 1)/d]]];
       ];
    benfordtest[20000]
    Table[Length[Join@@Permutations/@IntegerPartitions[n,{3}]],{n,0,15}] (* Gus Wiseman, Oct 28 2020 *)
  • PARI
    A000217(n) = n * (n + 1) / 2;
    
  • PARI
    is_A000217(n)=n*2==(1+n=sqrtint(2*n))*n \\ M. F. Hasler, May 24 2012
    
  • PARI
    is(n)=ispolygonal(n,3) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Feb 28 2014
    
  • PARI
    list(lim)=my(v=List(),n,t); while((t=n*n++/2)<=lim,listput(v,t)); Vec(v) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 18 2021
    
  • Python
    for n in range(0,60): print(n*(n+1)//2, end=', ') # Stefano Spezia, Dec 06 2018
    
  • Python
    # Intended to compute the initial segment of the sequence, not
    # isolated terms. If in the iteration the line "x, y = x + y + 1, y + 1"
    # is replaced by "x, y = x + y + k, y + k" then the figurate numbers are obtained,
    # for k = 0 (natural A001477), k = 1 (triangular), k = 2 (squares), k = 3 (pentagonal), k = 4 (hexagonal), k = 5 (heptagonal), k = 6 (octagonal), etc.
    def aList():
        x, y = 1, 1
        yield 0
        while True:
            yield x
            x, y = x + y + 1, y + 1
    A000217 = aList()
    print([next(A000217) for i in range(54)]) # Peter Luschny, Aug 03 2019
  • SageMath
    [n*(n+1)/2 for n in (0..60)] # Bruno Berselli, Jul 11 2014
    
  • Scala
    (1 to 53).scanLeft(0)( + ) // Horstmann (2012), p. 171
    
  • Scheme
    (define (A000217 n) (/ (* n (+ n 1)) 2)) ;; Antti Karttunen, Jul 08 2017
    

Formula

G.f.: x/(1-x)^3. - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
E.g.f.: exp(x)*(x+x^2/2).
a(n) = a(-1-n).
a(n) + a(n-1)*a(n+1) = a(n)^2. - Terrel Trotter, Jr., Apr 08 2002
a(n) = (-1)^n*Sum_{k=1..n} (-1)^k*k^2. - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 29 2002
a(n+1) = ((n+2)/n)*a(n), Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = 2. - Jon Perry, Jul 13 2003
For n > 0, a(n) = A001109(n) - Sum_{k=0..n-1} (2*k+1)*A001652(n-1-k); e.g., 10 = 204 - (1*119 + 3*20 + 5*3 + 7*0). - Charlie Marion, Jul 18 2003
With interpolated zeros, this is n*(n+2)*(1+(-1)^n)/16. - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 19 2003
a(n+1) is the determinant of the n X n symmetric Pascal matrix M_(i, j) = binomial(i+j+1, i). - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 19 2003
a(n) = ((n+1)^3 - n^3 - 1)/6. - Xavier Acloque, Oct 24 2003
a(n) = a(n-1) + (1 + sqrt(1 + 8*a(n-1)))/2. This recursive relation is inverted when taking the negative branch of the square root, i.e., a(n) is transformed into a(n-1) rather than a(n+1). - Carl R. White, Nov 04 2003
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} phi(k)*floor(n/k) = Sum_{k=1..n} A000010(k)*A010766(n, k) (R. Dedekind). - Vladeta Jovovic, Feb 05 2004
a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2. - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 19 2004
a(n) = a(n-2) + 2*n - 1. - Paul Barry, Jul 17 2004
a(n) = sqrt(Sum_{i=1..n} Sum_{j=1..n} (i*j)) = sqrt(A000537(n)). - Alexander Adamchuk, Oct 24 2004
a(n) = sqrt(sqrt(Sum_{i=1..n} Sum_{j=1..n} (i*j)^3)) = (Sum_{i=1..n} Sum_{j=1..n} Sum_{k=1..n} (i*j*k)^3)^(1/6). - Alexander Adamchuk, Oct 26 2004
a(n) == 1 (mod n+2) if n is odd and a(n) == n/2+2 (mod n+2) if n is even. - Jon Perry, Dec 16 2004
a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1, a(n) = 2*a(n-1) - a(n-2) + 1. - Miklos Kristof, Mar 09 2005
a(n) = a(n-1) + n. - Zak Seidov, Mar 06 2005
a(n) = A108299(n+3,4) = -A108299(n+4,5). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
a(n) = A111808(n,2) for n > 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 17 2005
a(n)*a(n+1) = A006011(n+1) = (n+1)^2*(n^2+2)/4 = 3*A002415(n+1) = 1/2*a(n^2+2*n). a(n-1)*a(n) = (1/2)*a(n^2-1). - Alexander Adamchuk, Apr 13 2006 [Corrected and edited by Charlie Marion, Nov 26 2010]
a(n) = floor((2*n+1)^2/8). - Paul Barry, May 29 2006
For positive n, we have a(8*a(n))/a(n) = 4*(2*n+1)^2 = (4*n+2)^2, i.e., a(A033996(n))/a(n) = 4*A016754(n) = (A016825(n))^2 = A016826(n). - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 29 2006
a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = a((n+1)^2) [R B Nelsen, Math Mag 70 (2) (1997), p. 130]. - R. J. Mathar, Nov 22 2006
a(n) = A126890(n,0). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Dec 30 2006
a(n)*a(n+k)+a(n+1)*a(n+1+k) = a((n+1)*(n+1+k)). Generalizes previous formula dated Nov 22 2006 [and comments by J. M. Bergot dated May 22 2012]. - Charlie Marion, Feb 04 2011
(sqrt(8*a(n)+1)-1)/2 = n. - David W. Cantrell (DWCantrell(AT)sigmaxi.net), Feb 26 2007
a(n) = A023896(n) + A067392(n). - Lekraj Beedassy, Mar 02 2007
Sum_{k=0..n} a(k)*A039599(n,k) = A002457(n-1), for n >= 1. - Philippe Deléham, Jun 10 2007
8*a(n)^3 + a(n)^2 = Y(n)^2, where Y(n) = n*(n+1)*(2*n+1)/2 = 3*A000330(n). - Mohamed Bouhamida, Nov 06 2007 [Edited by Derek Orr, May 05 2015]
A general formula for polygonal numbers is P(k,n) = (k-2)*(n-1)n/2 + n = n + (k-2)*A000217(n-1), for n >= 1, k >= 3. - Omar E. Pol, Apr 28 2008 and Mar 31 2013
a(3*n) = A081266(n), a(4*n) = A033585(n), a(5*n) = A144312(n), a(6*n) = A144314(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 17 2008
a(n) = A022264(n) - A049450(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 09 2008
If we define f(n,i,a) = Sum_{j=0..k-1} (binomial(n,k)*Stirling1(n-k,i)*Product_{j=0..k-1} (-a-j)), then a(n) = -f(n,n-1,1), for n >= 1. - Milan Janjic, Dec 20 2008
4*a(x) + 4*a(y) + 1 = (x+y+1)^2 + (x-y)^2. - Vladimir Shevelev, Jan 21 2009
a(n) = A000124(n-1) + n-1 for n >= 2. a(n) = A000124(n) - 1. - Jaroslav Krizek, Jun 16 2009
An exponential generating function for the inverse of this sequence is given by Sum_{m>=0} ((Pochhammer(1, m)*Pochhammer(1, m))*x^m/(Pochhammer(3, m)*factorial(m))) = ((2-2*x)*log(1-x)+2*x)/x^2, the n-th derivative of which has a closed form which must be evaluated by taking the limit as x->0. A000217(n+1) = (lim_{x->0} d^n/dx^n (((2-2*x)*log(1-x)+2*x)/x^2))^-1 = (lim_{x->0} (2*Gamma(n)*(-1/x)^n*(n*(x/(-1+x))^n*(-x+1+n)*LerchPhi(x/(-1+x), 1, n) + (-1+x)*(n+1)*(x/(-1+x))^n + n*(log(1-x)+log(-1/(-1+x)))*(-x+1+n))/x^2))^-1. - Stephen Crowley, Jun 28 2009
a(n) = A034856(n+1) - A005408(n) = A005843(n) + A000124(n) - A005408(n). - Jaroslav Krizek, Sep 05 2009
a(A006894(n)) = a(A072638(n-1)+1) = A072638(n) = A006894(n+1)-1 for n >= 1. For n=4, a(11) = 66. - Jaroslav Krizek, Sep 12 2009
With offset 1, a(n) = floor(n^3/(n+1))/2. - Gary Detlefs, Feb 14 2010
a(n) = 4*a(floor(n/2)) + (-1)^(n+1)*floor((n+1)/2). - Bruno Berselli, May 23 2010
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3); a(0)=0, a(1)=1. - Mark Dols, Aug 20 2010
From Charlie Marion, Oct 15 2010: (Start)
a(n) + 2*a(n-1) + a(n-2) = n^2 + (n-1)^2; and
a(n) + 3*a(n-1) + 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3) = n^2 + 2*(n-1)^2 + (n-2)^2.
In general, for n >= m > 2, Sum_{k=0..m} binomial(m,m-k)*a(n-k) = Sum_{k=0..m-1} binomial(m-1,m-1-k)*(n-k)^2.
a(n) - 2*a(n-1) + a(n-2) = 1, a(n) - 3*a(n-1) + 3*a(n-2) - a(n-3) = 0 and a(n) - 4*a(n-1) + 6*a(n-2) - 4*(a-3) + a(n-4) = 0.
In general, for n >= m > 2, Sum_{k=0..m} (-1)^k*binomial(m,m-k)*a(n-k) = 0.
(End)
a(n) = sqrt(A000537(n)). - Zak Seidov, Dec 07 2010
For n > 0, a(n) = 1/(Integral_{x=0..Pi/2} 4*(sin(x))^(2*n-1)*(cos(x))^3). - Francesco Daddi, Aug 02 2011
a(n) = A110654(n)*A008619(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 24 2011
a(2*k-1) = A000384(k), a(2*k) = A014105(k), k > 0. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 13 2011
a(n) = A026741(n)*A026741(n+1). - Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 01 2012
a(n) + a(a(n)) + 1 = a(a(n)+1). - J. M. Bergot, Apr 27 2012
a(n) = -s(n+1,n), where s(n,k) are the Stirling numbers of the first kind, A048994. - Mircea Merca, May 03 2012
a(n)*a(n+1) = a(Sum_{m=1..n} A005408(m))/2, for n >= 1. For example, if n=8, then a(8)*a(9) = a(80)/2 = 1620. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, May 27 2012
a(n) = A002378(n)/2 = (A001318(n) + A085787(n))/2. - Omar E. Pol, Jan 11 2013
G.f.: x * (1 + 3x + 6x^2 + ...) = x * Product_{j>=0} (1+x^(2^j))^3 = x * A(x) * A(x^2) * A(x^4) * ..., where A(x) = (1 + 3x + 3x^2 + x^3). - Gary W. Adamson, Jun 26 2012
G.f.: G(0) where G(k) = 1 + (2*k+3)*x/(2*k+1 - x*(k+2)*(2*k+1)/(x*(k+2) + (k+1)/G(k+1))); (continued fraction, 3rd kind, 3-step). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Nov 23 2012
a(n) = A002088(n) + A063985(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 21 2013
G.f.: x + 3*x^2/(Q(0)-3*x) where Q(k) = 1 + k*(x+1) + 3*x - x*(k+1)*(k+4)/Q(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Mar 14 2013
a(n) + a(n+1) + a(n+2) + a(n+3) + n = a(2*n+4). - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Mar 16 2013
a(n) + a(n+1) + ... + a(n+8) + 6*n = a(3*n+15). - Charlie Marion, Mar 18 2013
a(n) + a(n+1) + ... + a(n+20) + 2*n^2 + 57*n = a(5*n+55). - Charlie Marion, Mar 18 2013
3*a(n) + a(n-1) = a(2*n), for n > 0. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Apr 05 2013
In general, a(k*n) = (2*k-1)*a(n) + a((k-1)*n-1). - Charlie Marion, Apr 20 2015
Also, a(k*n) = a(k)*a(n) + a(k-1)*a(n-1). - Robert Israel, Apr 20 2015
a(n+1) = det(binomial(i+2,j+1), 1 <= i,j <= n). - Mircea Merca, Apr 06 2013
a(n) = floor(n/2) + ceiling(n^2/2) = n - floor(n/2) + floor(n^2/2). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 15 2013
a(n) = floor((n+1)/(exp(2/(n+1))-1)). - Richard R. Forberg, Jun 22 2013
Sum_{n>=1} a(n)/n! = 3*exp(1)/2 by the e.g.f. Also see A067764 regarding ratios calculated this way for binomial coefficients in general. - Richard R. Forberg, Jul 15 2013
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = 4*log(2) - 2 = 0.7725887... . - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 11 2014
2/(Sum_{n>=m} 1/a(n)) = m, for m > 0. - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 12 2014
A228474(a(n))=n; A248952(a(n))=0; A248953(a(n))=a(n); A248961(a(n))=A000330(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 20 2014
a(a(n)-1) + a(a(n+2)-1) + 1 = A000124(n+1)^2. - Charlie Marion, Nov 04 2014
a(n) = 2*A000292(n) - A000330(n). - Luciano Ancora, Mar 14 2015
a(n) = A007494(n-1) + A099392(n) for n > 0. - Bui Quang Tuan, Mar 27 2015
Sum_{k=0..n} k*a(k+1) = a(A000096(n+1)). - Charlie Marion, Jul 15 2015
Let O(n) be the oblong number n(n+1) = A002378(n) and S(n) the square number n^2 = A000290(n). Then a(n) + a(n+2k) = O(n+k) + S(k) and a(n) + a(n+2k+1) = S(n+k+1) + O(k). - Charlie Marion, Jul 16 2015
A generalization of the Nov 22 2006 formula, a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = a((n+1)^2), follows. Let T(k,n) = a(n) + k. Then for all k, T(k,n)^2 + T(k,n+1)^2 = T(k,(n+1)^2 + 2*k) - 2*k. - Charlie Marion, Dec 10 2015
a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = a(a(n) + a(n+1)). Deducible from N. J. A. Sloane's a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2 and R. B. Nelson's a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = a((n+1)^2). - Ben Paul Thurston, Dec 28 2015
Dirichlet g.f.: (zeta(s-2) + zeta(s-1))/2. - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jun 26 2016
a(n)^2 - a(n-1)^2 = n^3. - Miquel Cerda, Jun 29 2016
a(n) = A080851(0,n-1). - R. J. Mathar, Jul 28 2016
a(n) = A000290(n-1) - A034856(n-4). - Peter M. Chema, Sep 25 2016
a(n)^2 + a(n+3)^2 + 19 = a(n^2 + 4*n + 10). - Charlie Marion, Nov 23 2016
2*a(n)^2 + a(n) = a(n^2+n). - Charlie Marion, Nov 29 2016
G.f.: x/(1-x)^3 = (x * r(x) * r(x^3) * r(x^9) * r(x^27) * ...), where r(x) = (1 + x + x^2)^3 = (1 + 3*x + 6*x^2 + 7*x^3 + 6*x^4 + 3*x^5 + x^6). - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 03 2016
a(n) = sum of the elements of inverse of matrix Q(n), where Q(n) has elements q_i,j = 1/(1-4*(i-j)^2). So if e = appropriately sized vector consisting of 1's, then a(n) = e'.Q(n)^-1.e. - Michael Yukish, Mar 20 2017
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} ((2*k-1)!!*(2*n-2*k-1)!!)/((2*k-2)!!*(2*n-2*k)!!). - Michael Yukish, Mar 20 2017
Sum_{i=0..k-1} a(n+i) = (3*k*n^2 + 3*n*k^2 + k^3 - k)/6. - Christopher Hohl, Feb 23 2019
a(n) = A060544(n + 1) - A016754(n). - Ralf Steiner, Nov 09 2019
a(n) == 0 (mod n) iff n is odd (see De Koninck reference). - Bernard Schott, Jan 10 2020
8*a(k)*a(n) + ((a(k)-1)*n + a(k))^2 = ((a(k)+1)*n + a(k))^2. This formula reduces to the well-known formula, 8*a(n) + 1 = (2*n+1)^2, when k = 1. - Charlie Marion, Jul 23 2020
a(k)*a(n) = Sum_{i = 0..k-1} (-1)^i*a((k-i)*(n-i)). - Charlie Marion, Dec 04 2020
From Amiram Eldar, Jan 20 2021: (Start)
Product_{n>=1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = cosh(sqrt(7)*Pi/2)/(2*Pi).
Product_{n>=2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = 1/3. (End)
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..2*n-1} (-1)^(k+1)*a(k)*a(2*n-k). For example, for n = 4, 1*28 - 3*21 + 6*15 - 10*10 + 15*6 - 21*3 + 28*1 = 10. - Charlie Marion, Mar 23 2022
2*a(n) = A000384(n) - n^2 + 2*n. In general, if P(k,n) = the n-th k-gonal number, then (j+1)*a(n) = P(5 + j, n) - n^2 + (j+1)*n. More generally, (j+1)*P(k,n) = P(2*k + (k-2)*(j-1),n) - n^2 + (j+1)*n. - Charlie Marion, Mar 14 2023
a(n) = A109613(n) * A004526(n+1). - Torlach Rush, Nov 10 2023
a(n) = (1/6)* Sum_{k = 0..3*n} (-1)^(n+k+1) * k*(k + 1) * binomial(3*n+k, 2*k). - Peter Bala, Nov 03 2024
From Peter Bala, Jul 05 2025: (Start)
The following series telescope: for k >= 0,
Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*a(n+2)*...*a(n+2*k)/(a(n+1)*a(n+3)*...*a(n+2*k+3)) = 1/(2*k + 3);
Sum_{n >= 1} a(n+1)*a(n+3)*...*a(n+2*k+1)/(a(n)*a(n+2)*...*a(n+2*k+2)) = 2/(2*k + 3) * Sum_{i = 1..2*k+3} 1/i. (End)

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Edited by Derek Orr, May 05 2015

A005408 The odd numbers: a(n) = 2*n + 1.

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Leibniz's series: Pi/4 = Sum_{n>=0} (-1)^n/(2n+1) (cf. A072172).
Beginning of the ordering of the natural numbers used in Sharkovski's theorem - see the Cielsielski-Pogoda paper.
The Sharkovski ordering begins with the odd numbers >= 3, then twice these numbers, then 4 times them, then 8 times them, etc., ending with the powers of 2 in decreasing order, ending with 2^0 = 1.
Apart from initial term(s), dimension of the space of weight 2n cusp forms for Gamma_0(6).
Also continued fraction for coth(1) (A073747 is decimal expansion). - Rick L. Shepherd, Aug 07 2002
a(1) = 1; a(n) is the smallest number such that a(n) + a(i) is composite for all i = 1 to n-1. - Amarnath Murthy, Jul 14 2003
Smallest number greater than n, not a multiple of n, but containing it in binary representation. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 06 2003
Numbers n such that phi(2n) = phi(n), where phi is Euler's totient (A000010). - Lekraj Beedassy, Aug 27 2004
Pi*sqrt(2)/4 = Sum_{n>=0} (-1)^floor(n/2)/(2n+1) = 1 + 1/3 - 1/5 - 1/7 + 1/9 + 1/11 ... [since periodic f(x)=x over -Pi < x < Pi = 2(sin(x)/1 - sin(2x)/2 + sin(3x)/3 - ...) using x = Pi/4 (Maor)]. - Gerald McGarvey, Feb 04 2005
For n > 1, numbers having 2 as an anti-divisor. - Alexandre Wajnberg, Oct 02 2005
a(n) = shortest side a of all integer-sided triangles with sides a <= b <= c and inradius n >= 1.
First differences of squares (A000290). - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 15 2006
The odd numbers are the solution to the simplest recursion arising when assuming that the algorithm "merge sort" could merge in constant unit time, i.e., T(1):= 1, T(n):= T(floor(n/2)) + T(ceiling(n/2)) + 1. - Peter C. Heinig (algorithms(AT)gmx.de), Oct 14 2006
2n-5 counts the permutations in S_n which have zero occurrences of the pattern 312 and one occurrence of the pattern 123. - David Hoek (david.hok(AT)telia.com), Feb 28 2007
For n > 0: number of divisors of (n-1)th power of any squarefree semiprime: a(n) = A000005(A001248(k)^(n-1)); a(n) = A000005(A000302(n-1)) = A000005(A001019(n-1)) = A000005(A009969(n-1)) = A000005(A087752(n-1)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 04 2007
For n > 2, a(n-1) is the least integer not the sum of < n n-gonal numbers (0 allowed). - Jonathan Sondow, Jul 01 2007
A134451(a(n)) = abs(A134452(a(n))) = 1; union of A134453 and A134454. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 27 2007
Numbers n such that sigma(2n) = 3*sigma(n). - Farideh Firoozbakht, Feb 26 2008
a(n) = A139391(A016825(n)) = A006370(A016825(n)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 17 2008
Number of divisors of 4^(n-1) for n > 0. - J. Lowell, Aug 30 2008
Equals INVERT transform of A078050 (signed - cf. comments); and row sums of triangle A144106. - Gary W. Adamson, Sep 11 2008
Odd numbers(n) = 2*n+1 = square pyramidal number(3*n+1) / triangular number(3*n+1). - Pierre CAMI, Sep 27 2008
A000035(a(n))=1, A059841(a(n))=0. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 29 2008
Multiplicative closure of A065091. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 14 2008
a(n) is also the maximum number of triangles that n+2 points in the same plane can determine. 3 points determine max 1 triangle; 4 points can give 3 triangles; 5 points can give 5; 6 points can give 7 etc. - Carmine Suriano, Jun 08 2009
Binomial transform of A130706, inverse binomial transform of A001787(without the initial 0). - Philippe Deléham, Sep 17 2009
Also the 3-rough numbers: positive integers that have no prime factors less than 3. - Michael B. Porter, Oct 08 2009
Or n without 2 as prime factor. - Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Nov 19 2009
Given an L(2,1) labeling l of a graph G, let k be the maximum label assigned by l. The minimum k possible over all L(2,1) labelings of G is denoted by lambda(G). For n > 0, this sequence gives lambda(K_{n+1}) where K_{n+1} is the complete graph on n+1 vertices. - K.V.Iyer, Dec 19 2009
A176271 = odd numbers seen as a triangle read by rows: a(n) = A176271(A002024(n+1), A002260(n+1)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 13 2010
For n >= 1, a(n-1) = numbers k such that arithmetic mean of the first k positive integers is an integer. A040001(a(n-1)) = 1. See A145051 and A040001. - Jaroslav Krizek, May 28 2010
Union of A179084 and A179085. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 28 2010
For n>0, continued fraction [1,1,n] = (n+1)/a(n); e.g., [1,1,7] = 8/15. - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 15 2010
Numbers that are the sum of two sequential integers. - Dominick Cancilla, Aug 09 2010
Cf. property described by Gary Detlefs in A113801: more generally, these numbers are of the form (2*h*n + (h-4)*(-1)^n - h)/4 (h and n in A000027), therefore ((2*h*n + (h-4)*(-1)^n - h)/4)^2 - 1 == 0 (mod h); in this case, a(n)^2 - 1 == 0 (mod 4). Also a(n)^2 - 1 == 0 (mod 8). - Bruno Berselli, Nov 17 2010
A004767 = a(a(n)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 27 2011
A001227(a(n)) = A000005(a(n)); A048272(a(n)) < 0. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 21 2012
a(n) is the minimum number of tosses of a fair coin needed so that the probability of more than n heads is at least 1/2. In fact, Sum_{k=n+1..2n+1} Pr(k heads|2n+1 tosses) = 1/2. - Dennis P. Walsh, Apr 04 2012
A007814(a(n)) = 0; A037227(a(n)) = 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 30 2012
1/N (i.e., 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, ...) = Sum_{j=1,3,5,...,infinity} k^j, where k is the infinite set of constants 1/exp.ArcSinh(N/2) = convergents to barover(N). The convergent to barover(1) or [1,1,1,...] = 1/phi = 0.6180339..., whereas c.f. barover(2) converges to 0.414213..., and so on. Thus, with k = 1/phi we obtain 1 = k^1 + k^3 + k^5 + ..., and with k = 0.414213... = (sqrt(2) - 1) we get 1/2 = k^1 + k^3 + k^5 + .... Likewise, with the convergent to barover(3) = 0.302775... = k, we get 1/3 = k^1 + k^3 + k^5 + ..., etc. - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 01 2012
Conjecture on primes with one coach (A216371) relating to the odd integers: iff an integer is in A216371 (primes with one coach either of the form 4q-1 or 4q+1, (q > 0)); the top row of its coach is composed of a permutation of the first q odd integers. Example: prime 19 (q = 5), has 5 terms in each row of its coach: 19: [1, 9, 5, 7, 3] ... [1, 1, 1, 2, 4]. This is interpreted: (19 - 1) = (2^1 * 9), (19 - 9) = (2^1 * 5), (19 - 5) = (2^1 - 7), (19 - 7) = (2^2 * 3), (19 - 3) = (2^4 * 1). - Gary W. Adamson, Sep 09 2012
A005408 is the numerator 2n-1 of the term (1/m^2 - 1/n^2) = (2n-1)/(mn)^2, n = m+1, m > 0 in the Rydberg formula, while A035287 is the denominator (mn)^2. So the quotient a(A005408)/a(A035287) simulates the Hydrogen spectral series of all hydrogen-like elements. - Freimut Marschner, Aug 10 2013
This sequence has unique factorization. The primitive elements are the odd primes (A065091). (Each term of the sequence can be expressed as a product of terms of the sequence. Primitive elements have only the trivial factorization. If the products of terms of the sequence are always in the sequence, and there is a unique factorization of each element into primitive elements, we say that the sequence has unique factorization. So, e.g., the composite numbers do not have unique factorization, because for example 36 = 4*9 = 6*6 has two distinct factorizations.) - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Sep 28 2013
These are also numbers k such that (k^k+1)/(k+1) is an integer. - Derek Orr, May 22 2014
a(n-1) gives the number of distinct sums in the direct sum {1,2,3,..,n} + {1,2,3,..,n}. For example, {1} + {1} has only one possible sum so a(0) = 1. {1,2} + {1,2} has three distinct possible sums {2,3,4} so a(1) = 3. {1,2,3} + {1,2,3} has 5 distinct possible sums {2,3,4,5,6} so a(2) = 5. - Derek Orr, Nov 22 2014
The number of partitions of 4*n into at most 2 parts. - Colin Barker, Mar 31 2015
a(n) is representable as a sum of two but no fewer consecutive nonnegative integers, e.g., 1 = 0 + 1, 3 = 1 + 2, 5 = 2 + 3, etc. (see A138591). - Martin Renner, Mar 14 2016
Unique solution a( ) of the complementary equation a(n) = a(n-1)^2 - a(n-2)*b(n-1), where a(0) = 1, a(1) = 3, and a( ) and b( ) are increasing complementary sequences. - Clark Kimberling, Nov 21 2017
Also the number of maximal and maximum cliques in the n-centipede graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Dec 01 2017
Lexicographically earliest sequence of distinct positive integers such that the average of any number of consecutive terms is always an integer. (For opposite property see A042963.) - Ivan Neretin, Dec 21 2017
Maximum number of non-intersecting line segments between vertices of a convex (n+2)-gon. - Christoph B. Kassir, Oct 21 2022
a(n) is the number of parking functions of size n+1 avoiding the patterns 123, 132, and 231. - Lara Pudwell, Apr 10 2023

Examples

			G.f. = q + 3*q^3 + 5*q^5 + 7*q^7 + 9*q^9 + 11*q^11 + 13*q^13 + 15*q^15 + ...
		

References

  • T. M. Apostol, Introduction to Analytic Number Theory, Springer-Verlag, 1976, page 2.
  • John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996. See p. 28.
  • T. Dantzig, The Language of Science, 4th Edition (1954) page 276.
  • H. Doerrie, 100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics, Dover, NY, 1965, p. 73.
  • Jan Gullberg, Mathematics from the Birth of Numbers, W. W. Norton & Co., NY & London, 1997, §8.1 Terminology, p. 264.
  • D. Hök, Parvisa mönster i permutationer [Swedish], (2007).
  • E. Maor, Trigonometric Delights, Princeton University Press, NJ, 1998, pp. 203-205.
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

Crossrefs

See A120062 for sequences related to integer-sided triangles with integer inradius n.
Cf. A001651 (n=1 or 2 mod 3), A047209 (n=1 or 4 mod 5).
Cf. A003558, A216371, A179480 (relating to the Coach theorem).
Cf. A000754 (boustrophedon transform).

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a(n) = 2*n + 1. a(-1 - n) = -a(n). a(n+1) = a(n) + 2.
G.f.: (1 + x) / (1 - x)^2.
E.g.f.: (1 + 2*x) * exp(x).
G.f. with interpolated zeros: (x^3+x)/((1-x)^2 * (1+x)^2); e.g.f. with interpolated zeros: x*(exp(x)+exp(-x))/2. - Geoffrey Critzer, Aug 25 2012
a(n) = L(n,-2)*(-1)^n, where L is defined as in A108299. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
Euler transform of length 2 sequence [3, -1]. - Michael Somos, Mar 30 2007
G.f. A(x) satisfies 0 = f(A(x), A(x^2)) where f(u, v) = v * (1 + 2*u) * (1 - 2*u + 16*v) - (u - 4*v)^2 * (1 + 2*u + 2*u^2). - Michael Somos, Mar 30 2007
a(n) = b(2*n + 1) where b(n) = n if n is odd is multiplicative. [This seems to say that A000027 is multiplicative? - R. J. Mathar, Sep 23 2011]
From Hieronymus Fischer, May 25 2007: (Start)
a(n) = (n+1)^2 - n^2.
G.f. g(x) = Sum_{k>=0} x^floor(sqrt(k)) = Sum_{k>=0} x^A000196(k). (End)
a(0) = 1, a(1) = 3, a(n) = 2*a(n-1) - a(n-2). - Jaume Oliver Lafont, May 07 2008
a(n) = A000330(A016777(n))/A000217(A016777(n)). - Pierre CAMI, Sep 27 2008
a(n) = A034856(n+1) - A000217(n) = A005843(n) + A000124(n) - A000217(n) = A005843(n) + 1. - Jaroslav Krizek, Sep 05 2009
a(n) = (n - 1) + n (sum of two sequential integers). - Dominick Cancilla, Aug 09 2010
a(n) = 4*A000217(n)+1 - 2*Sum_{i=1..n-1} a(i) for n > 1. - Bruno Berselli, Nov 17 2010
n*a(2n+1)^2+1 = (n+1)*a(2n)^2; e.g., 3*15^2+1 = 4*13^2. - Charlie Marion, Dec 31 2010
arctanh(x) = Sum_{n>=0} x^(2n+1)/a(n). - R. J. Mathar, Sep 23 2011
a(n) = det(f(i-j+1))A113311(n);%20for%20n%20%3C%200%20we%20have%20f(n)=0.%20-%20_Mircea%20Merca">{1<=i,j<=n}, where f(n) = A113311(n); for n < 0 we have f(n)=0. - _Mircea Merca, Jun 23 2012
G.f.: Q(0), where Q(k) = 1 + 2*(k+1)*x/( 1 - 1/(1 + 2*(k+1)/Q(k+1))); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, May 11 2013
a(n) = floor(sqrt(2*A000384(n+1))). - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Jun 17 2013
a(n) = 3*A000330(n)/A000217(n), n > 0. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Jul 12 2013
a(n) = Product_{k=1..2*n} 2*sin(Pi*k/(2*n+1)) = Product_{k=1..n} (2*sin(Pi*k/(2*n+1)))^2, n >= 0 (undefined product = 1). See an Oct 09 2013 formula contribution in A000027 with a reference. - Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 10 2013
Noting that as n -> infinity, sqrt(n^2 + n) -> n + 1/2, let f(n) = n + 1/2 - sqrt(n^2 + n). Then for n > 0, a(n) = round(1/f(n))/4. - Richard R. Forberg, Feb 16 2014
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n+1} binomial(2*n+1,2*k)*4^(k)*bernoulli(2*k). - Vladimir Kruchinin, Feb 24 2015
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(6*n+3, 6*k)*Bernoulli(6*k). - Michel Marcus, Jan 11 2016
a(n) = A000225(n+1) - A005803(n+1). - Miquel Cerda, Nov 25 2016
O.g.f.: Sum_{n >= 1} phi(2*n-1)*x^(n-1)/(1 - x^(2*n-1)), where phi(n) is the Euler totient function A000010. - Peter Bala, Mar 22 2019
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n)^2 = Pi^2/8 = A111003. - Bernard Schott, Dec 10 2020
Sum_{n >= 1} (-1)^n/(a(n)*a(n+1)) = Pi/4 - 1/2 = 1/(3 + (1*3)/(4 + (3*5)/(4 + ... + (4*n^2 - 1)/(4 + ... )))). Cf. A016754. - Peter Bala, Mar 28 2024
a(n) = A055112(n)/oblong(n) = A193218(n+1)/Hex number(n). Compare to the Sep 27 2008 comment by Pierre CAMI. - Klaus Purath, Apr 23 2024
a(k*m) = k*a(m) - (k-1). - Ya-Ping Lu, Jun 25 2024
a(n) = A000217(a(n))/n for n > 0. - Stefano Spezia, Feb 15 2025

Extensions

Incorrect comment and example removed by Joerg Arndt, Mar 11 2010
Peripheral comments deleted by N. J. A. Sloane, May 09 2022

A000292 Tetrahedral (or triangular pyramidal) numbers: a(n) = C(n+2,3) = n*(n+1)*(n+2)/6.

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a(n) is the number of balls in a triangular pyramid in which each edge contains n balls.
One of the 5 Platonic polyhedral (tetrahedral, cube, octahedral, dodecahedral and icosahedral) numbers (cf. A053012).
Also (1/6)*(n^3 + 3*n^2 + 2*n) is the number of ways to color the vertices of a triangle using <= n colors, allowing rotations and reflections. Group is the dihedral group D_6 with cycle index (x1^3 + 2*x3 + 3*x1*x2)/6.
Also the convolution of the natural numbers with themselves. - Felix Goldberg (felixg(AT)tx.technion.ac.il), Feb 01 2001
Connected with the Eulerian numbers (1, 4, 1) via 1*a(n-2) + 4*a(n-1) + 1*a(n) = n^3. - Gottfried Helms, Apr 15 2002
a(n) is sum of all the possible products p*q where (p,q) are ordered pairs and p + q = n + 1. E.g., a(5) = 5 + 8 + 9 + 8 + 5 = 35. - Amarnath Murthy, May 29 2003
Number of labeled graphs on n+3 nodes that are triangles. - Jon Perry, Jun 14 2003
Number of permutations of n+3 which have exactly 1 descent and avoid the pattern 1324. - Mike Zabrocki, Nov 05 2004
Schlaefli symbol for this polyhedron: {3,3}.
Transform of n^2 under the Riordan array (1/(1-x^2), x). - Paul Barry, Apr 16 2005
a(n) is a perfect square only for n = {1, 2, 48}. E.g., a(48) = 19600 = 140^2. - Alexander Adamchuk, Nov 24 2006
a(n+1) is the number of terms in the expansion of (a_1 + a_2 + a_3 + a_4)^n. - Sergio Falcon, Feb 12 2007 [Corrected by Graeme McRae, Aug 28 2007]
a(n+1) is the number of terms in the complete homogeneous symmetric polynomial of degree n in 3 variables. - Richard Barnes, Sep 06 2017
This is also the average "permutation entropy", sum((pi(n)-n)^2)/n!, over the set of all possible n! permutations pi. - Jeff Boscole (jazzerciser(AT)hotmail.com), Mar 20 2007
a(n) = (d/dx)(S(n, x), x)|A049310.%20-%20_Wolfdieter%20Lang">{x = 2}. First derivative of Chebyshev S-polynomials evaluated at x = 2. See A049310. - _Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 04 2007
If X is an n-set and Y a fixed (n-1)-subset of X then a(n-2) is equal to the number of 3-subsets of X intersecting Y. - Milan Janjic, Aug 15 2007
Complement of A145397; A023533(a(n))=1; A014306(a(n))=0. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 14 2008
Equals row sums of triangle A152205. - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 29 2008
a(n) is the number of gifts received from the lyricist's true love up to and including day n in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". a(12) = 364, almost the number of days in the year. - Bernard Hill (bernard(AT)braeburn.co.uk), Dec 05 2008
Sequence of the absolute values of the z^1 coefficients of the polynomials in the GF2 denominators of A156925. See A157703 for background information. - Johannes W. Meijer, Mar 07 2009
Starting with 1 = row sums of triangle A158823. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 28 2009
Wiener index of the path with n edges. - Eric W. Weisstein, Apr 30 2009
This is a 'Matryoshka doll' sequence with alpha=0, the multiplicative counterpart is A000178: seq(add(add(i,i=alpha..k),k=alpha..n),n=alpha..50). - Peter Luschny, Jul 14 2009
a(n) is the number of nondecreasing triples of numbers from a set of size n, and it is the number of strictly increasing triples of numbers from a set of size n+2. - Samuel Savitz, Sep 12 2009 [Corrected and enhanced by Markus Sigg, Sep 24 2023]
a(n) is the number of ordered sequences of 4 nonnegative integers that sum to n. E.g., a(2) = 10 because 2 = 2 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 = 0 + 2 + 0 + 0 = 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 = 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 = 0 + 0 + 2 + 0 = 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 = 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 = 0 + 0 + 1 + 1 = 0 + 0 + 0 + 2. - Artur Jasinski, Nov 30 2009
a(n) corresponds to the total number of steps to memorize n verses by the technique described in A173964. - Ibrahima Faye (ifaye2001(AT)yahoo.fr), Feb 22 2010
The number of (n+2)-bit numbers which contain two runs of 1's in their binary expansion. - Vladimir Shevelev, Jul 30 2010
a(n) is also, starting at the second term, the number of triangles formed in n-gons by intersecting diagonals with three diagonal endpoints (see the first column of the table in Sommars link). - Alexandre Wajnberg, Aug 21 2010
Column sums of:
1 4 9 16 25...
1 4 9...
1...
..............
--------------
1 4 10 20 35...
From Johannes W. Meijer, May 20 2011: (Start)
The Ca3, Ca4, Gi3 and Gi4 triangle sums (see A180662 for their definitions) of the Connell-Pol triangle A159797 are linear sums of shifted versions of the duplicated tetrahedral numbers, e.g., Gi3(n) = 17*a(n) + 19*a(n-1) and Gi4(n) = 5*a(n) + a(n-1).
Furthermore the Kn3, Kn4, Ca3, Ca4, Gi3 and Gi4 triangle sums of the Connell sequence A001614 as a triangle are also linear sums of shifted versions of the sequence given above. (End)
a(n-2)=N_0(n), n >= 1, with a(-1):=0, is the number of vertices of n planes in generic position in three-dimensional space. See a comment under A000125 for general arrangement. Comment to Arnold's problem 1990-11, see the Arnold reference, p. 506. - Wolfdieter Lang, May 27 2011
We consider optimal proper vertex colorings of a graph G. Assume that the labeling, i.e., coloring starts with 1. By optimality we mean that the maximum label used is the minimum of the maximum integer label used across all possible labelings of G. Let S=Sum of the differences |l(v) - l(u)|, the sum being over all edges uv of G and l(w) is the label associated with a vertex w of G. We say G admits unique labeling if all possible labelings of G is S-invariant and yields the same integer partition of S. With an offset this sequence gives the S-values for the complete graph on n vertices, n = 2, 3, ... . - K.V.Iyer, Jul 08 2011
Central term of commutator of transverse Virasoro operators in 4-D case for relativistic quantum open strings (ref. Zwiebach). - Tom Copeland, Sep 13 2011
Appears as a coefficient of a Sturm-Liouville operator in the Ovsienko reference on page 43. - Tom Copeland, Sep 13 2011
For n > 0: a(n) is the number of triples (u,v,w) with 1 <= u <= v <= w <= n, cf. A200737. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 21 2011
Regarding the second comment above by Amarnath Murthy (May 29 2003), see A181118 which gives the sequence of ordered pairs. - L. Edson Jeffery, Dec 17 2011
The dimension of the space spanned by the 3-form v[ijk] that couples to M2-brane worldsheets wrapping 3-cycles inside tori (ref. Green, Miller, Vanhove eq. 3.9). - Stephen Crowley, Jan 05 2012
a(n+1) is the number of 2 X 2 matrices with all terms in {0, 1, ..., n} and (sum of terms) = n. Also, a(n+1) is the number of 2 X 2 matrices with all terms in {0, 1, ..., n} and (sum of terms) = 3*n. - Clark Kimberling, Mar 19 2012
Using n + 4 consecutive triangular numbers t(1), t(2), ..., t(n+4), where n is the n-th term of this sequence, create a polygon by connecting points (t(1), t(2)) to (t(2), t(3)), (t(2), t(3)) to (t(3), t(4)), ..., (t(1), t(2)) to (t(n+3), t(n+4)). The area of this polygon will be one-half of each term in this sequence. - J. M. Bergot, May 05 2012
Pisano period lengths: 1, 4, 9, 8, 5, 36, 7, 16, 27, 20, 11, 72, 13, 28, 45, 32, 17,108, 19, 40, ... . (The Pisano sequence modulo m is the auxiliary sequence p(n) = a(n) mod m, n >= 1, for some m. p(n) is periodic for all sequences with rational g.f., like this one, and others. The lengths of the period of p(n) are quoted here for m>=1.) - R. J. Mathar, Aug 10 2012
a(n) is the maximum possible number of rooted triples consistent with any phylogenetic tree (level-0 phylogenetic network) containing exactly n+2 leaves. - Jesper Jansson, Sep 10 2012
For n > 0, the digital roots of this sequence A010888(a(n)) form the purely periodic 27-cycle {1, 4, 1, 2, 8, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 7, 4, 5, 2, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 1, 7, 8, 5, 8, 9, 9, 9}, which just rephrases the Pisano period length above. - Ant King, Oct 18 2012
a(n) is the number of functions f from {1, 2, 3} to {1, 2, ..., n + 4} such that f(1) + 1 < f(2) and f(2) + 1 < f(3). - Dennis P. Walsh, Nov 27 2012
a(n) is the Szeged index of the path graph with n+1 vertices; see the Diudea et al. reference, p. 155, Eq. (5.8). - Emeric Deutsch, Aug 01 2013
Also the number of permutations of length n that can be sorted by a single block transposition. - Vincent Vatter, Aug 21 2013
From J. M. Bergot, Sep 10 2013: (Start)
a(n) is the 3 X 3 matrix determinant
| C(n,1) C(n,2) C(n,3) |
| C(n+1,1) C(n+1,2) C(n+1,3) |
| C(n+2,1) C(n+2,2) C(n+2,3) |
(End)
In physics, a(n)/2 is the trace of the spin operator S_z^2 for a particle with spin S=n/2. For example, when S=3/2, the S_z eigenvalues are -3/2, -1/2, +1/2, +3/2 and the sum of their squares is 10/2 = a(3)/2. - Stanislav Sykora, Nov 06 2013
a(n+1) = (n+1)*(n+2)*(n+3)/6 is also the dimension of the Hilbert space of homogeneous polynomials of degree n. - L. Edson Jeffery, Dec 12 2013
For n >= 4, a(n-3) is the number of permutations of 1,2...,n with the distribution of up (1) - down (0) elements 0...0111 (n-4 zeros), or, equivalently, a(n-3) is up-down coefficient {n,7} (see comment in A060351). - Vladimir Shevelev, Feb 15 2014
a(n) is one-half the area of the region created by plotting the points (n^2,(n+1)^2). A line connects points (n^2,(n+1)^2) and ((n+1)^2, (n+2)^2) and a line is drawn from (0,1) to each increasing point. From (0,1) to (4,9) the area is 2; from (0,1) to (9,16) the area is 8; further areas are 20,40,70,...,2*a(n). - J. M. Bergot, May 29 2014
Beukers and Top prove that no tetrahedral number > 1 equals a square pyramidal number A000330. - Jonathan Sondow, Jun 21 2014
a(n+1) is for n >= 1 the number of nondecreasing n-letter words over the alphabet [4] = {1, 2, 3, 4} (or any other four distinct numbers). a(2+1) = 10 from the words 11, 22, 33, 44, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 34; which is also the maximal number of distinct elements in a symmetric 4 X 4 matrix. Inspired by the Jul 20 2014 comment by R. J. Cano on A000582. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jul 29 2014
Degree of the q-polynomial counting the orbits of plane partitions under the action of the symmetric group S3. Orbit-counting generating function is Product_{i <= j <= k <= n} ( (1 - q^(i + j + k - 1))/(1 - q^(i + j + k - 2)) ). See q-TSPP reference. - Olivier Gérard, Feb 25 2015
Row lengths of tables A248141 and A248147. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 02 2014
If n is even then a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n/2} (2k)^2. If n is odd then a(n) = Sum_{k=0..(n-1)/2} (1+2k)^2. This can be illustrated as stacking boxes inside a square pyramid on plateaus of edge lengths 2k or 2k+1, respectively. The largest k are the 2k X 2k or (2k+1) X (2k+1) base. - R. K. Guy, Feb 26 2015
Draw n lines in general position in the plane. Any three define a triangle, so in all we see C(n,3) = a(n-2) triangles (6 lines produce 4 triangles, and so on). - Terry Stickels, Jul 21 2015
a(n-2) = fallfac(n,3)/3!, n >= 3, is also the number of independent components of an antisymmetric tensor of rank 3 and dimension n. Here fallfac is the falling factorial. - Wolfdieter Lang, Dec 10 2015
Number of compositions (ordered partitions) of n+3 into exactly 4 parts. - Juergen Will, Jan 02 2016
Number of weak compositions (ordered weak partitions) of n-1 into exactly 4 parts. - Juergen Will, Jan 02 2016
For n >= 2 gives the number of multiplications of two nonzero matrix elements in calculating the product of two upper n X n triangular matrices. - John M. Coffey, Jun 23 2016
Terms a(4n+1), n >= 0, are odd, all others are even. The 2-adic valuation of the subsequence of every other term, a(2n+1), n >= 0, yields the ruler sequence A007814. Sequence A275019 gives the 2-adic valuation of a(n). - M. F. Hasler, Dec 05 2016
Does not satisfy Benford's law [Ross, 2012]. - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 12 2017
C(n+2,3) is the number of ways to select 1 triple among n+2 objects, thus a(n) is the coefficient of x1^(n-1)*x3 in exponential Bell polynomial B_{n+2}(x1,x2,...), hence its link with A050534 and A001296 (see formula). - Cyril Damamme, Feb 26 2018
a(n) is also the number of 3-cycles in the (n+4)-path complement graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Apr 11 2018
a(n) is the general number of all geodetic graphs of diameter n homeomorphic to a complete graph K4. - Carlos Enrique Frasser, May 24 2018
a(n) + 4*a(n-1) + a(n-2) = n^3 = A000578(n), for n >= 0 (extending the a(n) formula given in the name). This is the Worpitzky identity for cubes. (Number of components of the decomposition of a rank 3 tensor in dimension n >= 1 into symmetric, mixed and antisymmetric parts). For a(n-2) see my Dec 10 2015 comment. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jul 16 2019
a(n) also gives the total number of regular triangles of length k (in some length unit), with k from {1, 2, ..., n}, in the matchstick arrangement with enclosing triangle of length n, but only triangles with the orientation of the enclosing triangle are counted. Row sums of unsigned A122432(n-1, k-1), for n >= 1. See the Andrew Howroyd comment in A085691. - Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 06 2020
a(n) is the number of bigrassmannian permutations on n+1 elements, i.e., permutations which have a unique left descent, and a unique right descent. - Rafael Mrden, Aug 21 2020
a(n-2) is the number of chiral pairs of colorings of the edges or vertices of a triangle using n or fewer colors. - Robert A. Russell, Oct 20 2020
a(n-2) is the number of subsets of {1,2,...,n} whose diameters are their size. For example, for n=4, a(2)=4 and the sets are {1,3}, {2,4}, {1,2,4}, {1,3,4}. - Enrique Navarrete, Dec 26 2020
For n>1, a(n-2) is the number of subsets of {1,2,...,n} in which the second largest element is the size of the subset. For example, for n=4, a(2)=4 and the sets are {2,3}, {2,4}, {1,3,4}, {2,3,4}. - Enrique Navarrete, Jan 02 2021
a(n) is the number of binary strings of length n+2 with exactly three 0's. - Enrique Navarrete, Jan 15 2021
From Tom Copeland, Jun 07 2021: (Start)
Aside from the zero, this sequence is the fourth diagonal of the Pascal matrix A007318 and the only nonvanishing diagonal (fourth) of the matrix representation IM = (A132440)^3/3! of the differential operator D^3/3!, when acting on the row vector of coefficients of an o.g.f., or power series.
M = e^{IM} is the lower triangular matrix of coefficients of the Appell polynomial sequence p_n(x) = e^{D^3/3!} x^n = e^{b. D} x^n = (b. + x)^n = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k) b_n x^{n-k}, where the (b.)^n = b_n have the e.g.f. e^{b.t} = e^{t^3/3!}, which is that for A025035 aerated with double zeros, the first column of M.
See A099174 and A000332 for analogous relationships for the third and fifth diagonals of the Pascal matrix. (End)
a(n) is the number of circles with a radius of integer length >= 1 and center at a grid point in an n X n grid. - Albert Swafford, Jun 11 2021
Maximum Wiener index over all connected graphs with n+1 vertices. - Allan Bickle, Jul 09 2022
The third Euler row (1,4,1) has an additional connection with the tetrahedral numbers besides the n^3 identity stated above: a^2(n) + 4*a^2(n+1) + a^2(n+2) = a(n^2+4n+4), which can be shown with algebra. E.g., a^2(2) + 4*a^2(3) + a^2(4) = 16 + 400 + 400 = a(16). Although an analogous thing happens with the (1,1) row of Euler's triangle and triangular numbers C(n+1,2) = A000217(n) = T(n), namely both T(n-1) + T(n) = n^2 and T^2(n-1) + T^2(n) = T(n^2) are true, only one (the usual identity) still holds for the Euler row (1,11,11,1) and the C(n,4) numbers in A000332. That is, the dot product of (1,11,11,1) with the squares of 4 consecutive terms of A000332 is not generally a term of A000332. - Richard Peterson, Aug 21 2022
For n > 1, a(n-2) is the number of solutions of the Diophantine equation x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 = n, subject to the constraints 0 <= x1, 1 <= x2, 2 <= x3, 0 <= x4 <= 1, 0 <= x5 and x5 is even. - Daniel Checa, Nov 03 2022
a(n+1) is also the number of vertices of the generalized Pitman-Stanley polytope with parameters 2, n, and vector (1,1, ... ,1), which is integrally equivalent to a flow polytope over the grid graph having 2 rows and n columns. - William T. Dugan, Sep 18 2023
a(n) is the number of binary words of length (n+1) containing exactly one substring 01. a(2) = 4: 001, 010, 011, 101. - Nordine Fahssi, Dec 09 2024
a(n) is the number of directed bishop moves on an n X n chessboard, identified under rotations (0, 90, 180 and 270 degree) and all reflections. - Hilko Koning, Aug 27 2025

Examples

			a(2) = 3*4*5/6 = 10, the number of balls in a pyramid of 3 layers of balls, 6 in a triangle at the bottom, 3 in the middle layer and 1 on top.
Consider the square array
  1  2  3  4  5  6 ...
  2  4  6  8 10 12 ...
  3  6  9 12 16 20 ...
  4  8 12 16 20 24 ...
  5 10 15 20 25 30 ...
  ...
then a(n) = sum of n-th antidiagonal. - _Amarnath Murthy_, Apr 06 2003
G.f. = x + 4*x^2 + 10*x^3 + 20*x^4 + 35*x^5 + 56*x^6 + 84*x^7 + 120*x^8 + 165*x^9 + ...
Example for a(3+1) = 20 nondecreasing 3-letter words over {1,2,3,4}: 111, 222, 333; 444, 112, 113, 114, 223, 224, 122, 224, 133, 233, 144, 244, 344; 123, 124, 134, 234.  4 + 4*3 + 4 = 20. - _Wolfdieter Lang_, Jul 29 2014
Example for a(4-2) = 4 independent components of a rank 3 antisymmetric tensor A of dimension 4: A(1,2,3), A(1,2,4), A(1,3,4) and A(2,3,4). - _Wolfdieter Lang_, Dec 10 2015
		

References

  • M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, eds., Handbook of Mathematical Functions, National Bureau of Standards Applied Math. Series 55, 1964 (and various reprintings), p. 828.
  • V. I. Arnold (ed.), Arnold's Problems, Springer, 2004, comments on Problem 1990-11 (p. 75), pp. 503-510. Numbers N_0.
  • A. H. Beiler, Recreations in the Theory of Numbers, Dover, NY, 1964, p. 194.
  • J. H. Conway and R. K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, Copernicus Press, NY, 1996, pp. 44, 70.
  • H. S. M. Coxeter, Polyhedral numbers, pp. 25-35 of R. S. Cohen, J. J. Stachel and M. W. Wartofsky, eds., For Dirk Struik: Scientific, historical and political essays in honor of Dirk J. Struik, Reidel, Dordrecht, 1974.
  • E. Deza and M. M. Deza, Figurate numbers, World Scientific Publishing (2012), page 93.
  • L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers. Carnegie Institute Public. 256, Washington, DC, Vol. 1, 1919; Vol. 2, 1920; Vol. 3, 1923, see vol. 2, p. 4.
  • M. V. Diudea, I. Gutman, and J. Lorentz, Molecular Topology, Nova Science, 2001, Huntington, N.Y. pp. 152-156.
  • Jan Gullberg, Mathematics from the Birth of Numbers, W. W. Norton & Co., NY & London, 1997, §8.6 Figurate Numbers, pp. 292-293.
  • J. C. P. Miller, editor, Table of Binomial Coefficients. Royal Society Mathematical Tables, Vol. 3, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1954.
  • V. Ovsienko and S. Tabachnikov, Projective Differential Geometry Old and New, Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics (no. 165), Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005.
  • Kenneth A Ross, First Digits of Squares and Cubes, Math. Mag. 85 (2012) 36-42. doi:10.4169/math.mag.85.1.36.
  • N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
  • A. Szenes, The combinatorics of the Verlinde formulas (N.J. Hitchin et al., ed.), in Vector bundles in algebraic geometry, Cambridge, 1995.
  • James J. Tattersall, Elementary Number Theory in Nine Chapters, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pages 11-13.
  • D. Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers, Penguin Books, 1987, pp. 126-127.
  • B. Zwiebach, A First Course in String Theory, Cambridge, 2004; see p. 226.

Crossrefs

Bisections give A000447 and A002492.
Sums of 2 consecutive terms give A000330.
a(3n-3) = A006566(n). A000447(n) = a(2n-2). A002492(n) = a(2n+1).
Column 0 of triangle A094415.
Partial sums are A000332. - Jonathan Vos Post, Mar 27 2011
Cf. A216499 (the analogous sequence for level-1 phylogenetic networks).
Cf. A068980 (partitions), A231303 (spin physics).
Cf. similar sequences listed in A237616.
Cf. A104712 (second column, if offset is 2).
Cf. A145397 (non-tetrahedral numbers). - Daniel Forgues, Apr 11 2015
Cf. A127324.
Cf. A007814, A275019 (2-adic valuation).
Cf. A000578 (cubes), A005900 (octahedral numbers), A006566 (dodecahedral numbers), A006564 (icosahedral numbers).
Cf. A002817 (4-cycle count of \bar P_{n+4}), A060446 (5-cycle count of \bar P_{n+3}), A302695 (6-cycle count of \bar P_{n+5})
Row 2 of A325000 (simplex facets and vertices) and A327084 (simplex edges and ridges).
Cf. A085691 (matchsticks), A122432 (unsigned row sums).
Cf. (triangle colorings) A006527 (oriented), A000290 (achiral), A327085 (chiral simplex edges and ridges).
Row 3 of A321791 (cycles of n colors using k or fewer colors).
The Wiener indices of powers of paths for k = 1..6 are given in A000292, A002623, A014125, A122046, A122047, and A175724, respectively.

Programs

  • GAP
    a:=n->Binomial(n+2,3);; A000292:=List([0..50],n->a(n)); # Muniru A Asiru, Feb 28 2018
    
  • Haskell
    a000292 n = n * (n + 1) * (n + 2) `div` 6
    a000292_list = scanl1 (+) a000217_list
    -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 16 2013, Feb 09 2012, Nov 21 2011
    
  • Magma
    [n*(n+1)*(n+2)/6: n in [0..50]]; // Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 03 2014
    
  • Maple
    a:=n->n*(n+1)*(n+2)/6; seq(a(n), n=0..50);
    A000292 := n->binomial(n+2,3); seq(A000292(n), n=0..50);
    isA000292 := proc(n)
        option remember;
        local a,i ;
        for i from iroot(6*n,3)-1 do
            a := A000292(i) ;
            if a > n then
                return false;
            elif a = n then
                return true;
            end if;
        end do:
    end proc: # R. J. Mathar, Aug 14 2024
  • Mathematica
    Table[Binomial[n + 2, 3], {n, 0, 20}] (* Zerinvary Lajos, Jan 31 2010 *)
    Accumulate[Accumulate[Range[0, 50]]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 10 2011 *)
    Table[n (n + 1)(n + 2)/6, {n,0,100}] (* Wesley Ivan Hurt, Sep 25 2013 *)
    Nest[Accumulate, Range[0, 50], 2] (* Harvey P. Dale, May 24 2017 *)
    Binomial[Range[20] + 1, 3] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 08 2017 *)
    LinearRecurrence[{4, -6, 4, -1}, {0, 1, 4, 10}, 20] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 08 2017 *)
    CoefficientList[Series[x/(-1 + x)^4, {x, 0, 20}], x] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 08 2017 *)
    Table[Range[n].Range[n,1,-1],{n,0,50}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 02 2024 *)
  • Maxima
    A000292(n):=n*(n+1)*(n+2)/6$ makelist(A000292(n),n,0,60); /* Martin Ettl, Oct 24 2012 */
    
  • PARI
    a(n) = (n) * (n+1) * (n+2) / 6  \\ corrected by Harry J. Smith, Dec 22 2008
    
  • PARI
    a=vector(10000);a[2]=1;for(i=3,#a,a[i]=a[i-2]+i*i); \\ Stanislav Sykora, Nov 07 2013
    
  • PARI
    is(n)=my(k=sqrtnint(6*n,3)); k*(k+1)*(k+2)==6*n \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Dec 13 2016
    
  • Python
    # Compare A000217.
    def A000292():
        x, y, z = 1, 1, 1
        yield 0
        while True:
            yield x
            x, y, z = x + y + z + 1, y + z + 1, z + 1
    a = A000292(); print([next(a) for i in range(45)]) # Peter Luschny, Aug 03 2019

Formula

a(n) = C(n+2,3) = n*(n+1)*(n+2)/6 (see the name).
G.f.: x / (1 - x)^4.
a(n) = -a(-4 - n) for all in Z.
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A000217(k) = Sum_{k=1..n} Sum_{j=0..k} j, partial sums of the triangular numbers.
a(2n)= A002492(n). a(2n+1)=A000447(n+1).
a(n) = Sum_{1 <= i <= j <= n} |i - j|. - Amarnath Murthy, Aug 05 2002
a(n) = (n+3)*a(n-1)/n. - Ralf Stephan, Apr 26 2003
Sums of three consecutive terms give A006003. - Ralf Stephan, Apr 26 2003
Determinant of the n X n symmetric Pascal matrix M_(i, j) = C(i+j+2, i). - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 19 2003
The sum of a series constructed by the products of the index and the length of the series (n) minus the index (i): a(n) = sum[i(n-i)]. - Martin Steven McCormick (mathseq(AT)wazer.net), Apr 06 2005
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor((n-1)/2)} (n-2k)^2 [offset 0]; a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} k^2*(1-(-1)^(n+k-1))/2 [offset 0]. - Paul Barry, Apr 16 2005
a(n) = -A108299(n+5, 6) = A108299(n+6, 7). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
a(n) = -A110555(n+4, 3). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 27 2005
Values of the Verlinde formula for SL_2, with g = 2: a(n) = Sum_{j=1..n-1} n/(2*sin^2(j*Pi/n)). - Simone Severini, Sep 25 2006
a(n-1) = (1/(1!*2!))*Sum_{1 <= x_1, x_2 <= n} |det V(x_1, x_2)| = (1/2)*Sum_{1 <= i,j <= n} |i-j|, where V(x_1, x_2) is the Vandermonde matrix of order 2. Column 2 of A133112. - Peter Bala, Sep 13 2007
Starting with 1 = binomial transform of [1, 3, 3, 1, ...]; e.g., a(4) = 20 = (1, 3, 3, 1) dot (1, 3, 3, 1) = (1 + 9 + 9 + 1). - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 04 2007
a(n) = A006503(n) - A002378(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 24 2008
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - 6*a(n-2) + 4*a(n-3) - a(n-4) for n >= 4. - Jaume Oliver Lafont, Nov 18 2008
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = 3/2, case x = 1 in Gradstein-Ryshik 1.513.7. - R. J. Mathar, Jan 27 2009
E.g.f.:((x^3)/6 + x^2 + x)*exp(x). - Geoffrey Critzer, Feb 21 2009
Limit_{n -> oo} A171973(n)/a(n) = sqrt(2)/2. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 20 2010
With offset 1, a(n) = (1/6)*floor(n^5/(n^2 + 1)). - Gary Detlefs, Feb 14 2010
a(n) = Sum_{k = 1..n} k*(n-k+1). - Vladimir Shevelev, Jul 30 2010
a(n) = (3*n^2 + 6*n + 2)/(6*(h(n+2) - h(n-1))), n > 0, where h(n) is the n-th harmonic number. - Gary Detlefs, Jul 01 2011
a(n) = coefficient of x^2 in the Maclaurin expansion of 1 + 1/(x+1) + 1/(x+1)^2 + 1/(x+1)^3 + ... + 1/(x+1)^n. - Francesco Daddi, Aug 02 2011
a(n) = coefficient of x^4 in the Maclaurin expansion of sin(x)*exp((n+1)*x). - Francesco Daddi, Aug 04 2011
a(n) = 2*A002415(n+1)/(n+1). - Tom Copeland, Sep 13 2011
a(n) = A004006(n) - n - 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 31 2012
a(n) = (A007531(n) + A027480(n) + A007290(n))/11. - J. M. Bergot, May 28 2012
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3) + 1. - Ant King, Oct 18 2012
G.f.: x*U(0) where U(k) = 1 + 2*x*(k+2)/( 2*k+1 - x*(2*k+1)*(2*k+5)/(x*(2*k+5)+(2*k+2)/U(k+1) )); (continued fraction, 3rd kind, 3-step). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Dec 01 2012
a(n^2 - 1) = (1/2)*(a(n^2 - n - 2) + a(n^2 + n - 2)) and
a(n^2 + n - 2) - a(n^2 - 1) = a(n-1)*(3*n^2 - 2) = 10*A024166(n-1), by Berselli's formula in A222716. - Jonathan Sondow, Mar 04 2013
G.f.: x + 4*x^2/(Q(0)-4*x) where Q(k) = 1 + k*(x+1) + 4*x - x*(k+1)*(k+5)/Q(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Mar 14 2013
a(n+1) = det(C(i+3,j+2), 1 <= i,j <= n), where C(n,k) are binomial coefficients. - Mircea Merca, Apr 06 2013
a(n) = a(n-2) + n^2, for n > 1. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Apr 16 2013
a(2n) = 4*(a(n-1) + a(n)), for n > 0. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Apr 26 2013
G.f.: x*G(0)/2, where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x/(x + (k+1)/(k+4)/G(k+1))); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jun 02 2013
a(n) = n + 2*a(n-1) - a(n-2), with a(0) = a(-1) = 0. - Richard R. Forberg, Jul 11 2013
a(n)*(m+1)^3 + a(m)*(n+1) = a(n*m + n + m), for any nonnegative integers m and n. This is a 3D analog of Euler's theorem about triangular numbers, namely t(n)*(2m+1)^2 + t(m) = t(2nm + n + m), where t(n) is the n-th triangular number. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Aug 20 2013
Sum_{n>=0} a(n)/(n+1)! = 2*e/3 = 1.8121878856393... . Sum_{n>=1} a(n)/n! = 13*e/6 = 5.88961062832... . - Richard R. Forberg, Dec 25 2013
a(n+1) = A023855(n+1) + A023856(n). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Sep 24 2013
a(n) = A024916(n) + A076664(n), n >= 1. - Omar E. Pol, Feb 11 2014
a(n) = A212560(n) - A059722(n). - J. M. Bergot, Mar 08 2014
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n + 1)/a(n) = 12*log(2) - 15/2 = 0.8177661667... See A242024, A242023. - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 11 2014
3/(Sum_{n>=m} 1/a(n)) = A002378(m), for m > 0. - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 12 2014
a(n) = Sum_{i=1..n} Sum_{j=i..n} min(i,j). - Enrique Pérez Herrero, Dec 03 2014
Arithmetic mean of Square pyramidal number and Triangular number: a(n) = (A000330(n) + A000217(n))/2. - Luciano Ancora, Mar 14 2015
a(k*n) = a(k)*a(n) + 4*a(k-1)*a(n-1) + a(k-2)*a(n-2). - Robert Israel, Apr 20 2015
Dirichlet g.f.: (zeta(s-3) + 3*zeta(s-2) + 2*zeta(s-1))/6. - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jul 01 2016
a(n) = A080851(1,n-1) - R. J. Mathar, Jul 28 2016
a(n) = (A000578(n+1) - (n+1) ) / 6. - Zhandos Mambetaliyev, Nov 24 2016
G.f.: x/(1 - x)^4 = (x * r(x) * r(x^2) * r(x^4) * r(x^8) * ...), where r(x) = (1 + x)^4 = (1 + 4x + 6x^2 + 4x^3 + x^4); and x/(1 - x)^4 = (x * r(x) * r(x^3) * r(x^9) * r(x^27) * ...) where r(x) = (1 + x + x^2)^4. - Gary W. Adamson, Jan 23 2017
a(n) = A000332(n+3) - A000332(n+2). - Bruce J. Nicholson, Apr 08 2017
a(n) = A001296(n) - A050534(n+1). - Cyril Damamme, Feb 26 2018
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} (-1)^(n-k)*A122432(n-1, k-1), for n >= 1, and a(0) = 0. - Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 06 2020
From Robert A. Russell, Oct 20 2020: (Start)
a(n) = A006527(n) - a(n-2) = (A006527(n) + A000290(n)) / 2 = a(n-2) + A000290(n).
a(n-2) = A006527(n) - a(n) = (A006527(n) - A000290(n)) / 2 = a(n) - A000290(n).
a(n) = 1*C(n,1) + 2*C(n,2) + 1*C(n,3), where the coefficient of C(n,k) is the number of unoriented triangle colorings using exactly k colors.
a(n-2) = 1*C(n,3), where the coefficient of C(n,k) is the number of chiral pairs of triangle colorings using exactly k colors.
a(n-2) = A327085(2,n). (End)
From Amiram Eldar, Jan 25 2021: (Start)
Product_{n>=1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = sinh(sqrt(2)*Pi)/(3*sqrt(2)*Pi).
Product_{n>=2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = sqrt(2)*sinh(sqrt(2)*Pi)/(33*Pi). (End)
a(n) = A002623(n-1) + A002623(n-2), for n>1. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Nov 14 2021

Extensions

Corrected and edited by Daniel Forgues, May 14 2010

A001519 a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - a(n-2) for n >= 2, with a(0) = a(1) = 1.

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1, 1, 2, 5, 13, 34, 89, 233, 610, 1597, 4181, 10946, 28657, 75025, 196418, 514229, 1346269, 3524578, 9227465, 24157817, 63245986, 165580141, 433494437, 1134903170, 2971215073, 7778742049, 20365011074, 53316291173, 139583862445, 365435296162, 956722026041
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This is a bisection of the Fibonacci sequence A000045. a(n) = F(2*n-1), with F(n) = A000045(n) and F(-1) = 1.
Number of ordered trees with n+1 edges and height at most 3 (height=number of edges on a maximal path starting at the root). Number of directed column-convex polyominoes of area n+1. Number of nondecreasing Dyck paths of length 2n+2. - Emeric Deutsch, Jul 11 2001
Terms are the solutions x to: 5x^2-4 is a square, with 5x^2-4 in A081071 and sqrt(5x^2-4) in A002878. - Benoit Cloitre, Apr 07 2002
a(0) = a(1) = 1, a(n+1) is the smallest Fibonacci number greater than the n-th partial sum. - Amarnath Murthy, Oct 21 2002
The fractional part of tau*a(n) decreases monotonically to zero. - Benoit Cloitre, Feb 01 2003
Numbers k such that floor(phi^2*k^2) - floor(phi*k)^2 = 1 where phi=(1+sqrt(5))/2. - Benoit Cloitre, Mar 16 2003
Number of leftist horizontally convex polyominoes with area n+1.
Number of 31-avoiding words of length n on alphabet {1,2,3} which do not end in 3. (E.g., at n=3, we have 111, 112, 121, 122, 132, 211, 212, 221, 222, 232, 321, 322 and 332.) See A028859. - Jon Perry, Aug 04 2003
Appears to give all solutions > 1 to the equation: x^2 = ceiling(x*r*floor(x/r)) where r=phi=(1+sqrt(5))/2. - Benoit Cloitre, Feb 24 2004
a(1) = 1, a(2) = 2, then the least number such that the square of any term is just less than the geometric mean of its neighbors. a(n+1)*a(n-1) > a(n)^2. - Amarnath Murthy, Apr 06 2004
All positive integer solutions of Pell equation b(n)^2 - 5*a(n+1)^2 = -4 together with b(n)=A002878(n), n >= 0. - Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 31 2004
Essentially same as Pisot sequence E(2,5).
Number of permutations of [n+1] avoiding 321 and 3412. E.g., a(3) = 13 because the permutations of [4] avoiding 321 and 3412 are 1234, 2134, 1324, 1243, 3124, 2314, 2143, 1423, 1342, 4123, 3142, 2413, 2341. - Bridget Tenner, Aug 15 2005
Number of 1324-avoiding circular permutations on [n+1].
A subset of the Markoff numbers (A002559). - Robert G. Wilson v, Oct 05 2005
(x,y) = (a(n), a(n+1)) are the solutions of x/(yz) + y/(xz) + z/(xy) = 3 with z=1. - Floor van Lamoen, Nov 29 2001
Number of (s(0), s(1), ..., s(2n)) such that 0 < s(i) < 5 and |s(i) - s(i-1)| = 1 for i = 1,2,...,2n, s(0) = 1, s(2n) = 1. - Herbert Kociemba, Jun 10 2004
With interpolated zeros, counts closed walks of length n at the start or end node of P_4. a(n) counts closed walks of length 2n at the start or end node of P_4. The sequence 0,1,0,2,0,5,... counts walks of length n between the start and second node of P_4. - Paul Barry, Jan 26 2005
a(n) is the number of ordered trees on n edges containing exactly one non-leaf vertex all of whose children are leaves (every ordered tree must contain at least one such vertex). For example, a(0) = 1 because the root of the tree with no edges is not considered to be a leaf and the condition "all children are leaves" is vacuously satisfied by the root and a(4) = 13 counts all 14 ordered trees on 4 edges (A000108) except (ignore dots)
|..|
.\/.
which has two such vertices. - David Callan, Mar 02 2005
Number of directed column-convex polyominoes of area n. Example: a(2)=2 because we have the 1 X 2 and the 2 X 1 rectangles. - Emeric Deutsch, Jul 31 2006
Same as the number of Kekulé structures in polyphenanthrene in terms of the number of hexagons in extended (1,1)-nanotubes. See Table 1 on page 411 of I. Lukovits and D. Janezic. - Parthasarathy Nambi, Aug 22 2006
Number of free generators of degree n of symmetric polynomials in 3-noncommuting variables. - Mike Zabrocki, Oct 24 2006
Inverse: With phi = (sqrt(5) + 1)/2, log_phi((sqrt(5)*a(n) + sqrt(5*a(n)^2 - 4))/2) = n for n >= 1. - David W. Cantrell (DWCantrell(AT)sigmaxi.net), Feb 19 2007
Consider a teacher who teaches one student, then he finds he can teach two students while the original student learns to teach a student. And so on with every generation an individual can teach one more student then he could before. a(n) starting at a(2) gives the total number of new students/teachers (see program). - Ben Paul Thurston, Apr 11 2007
The Diophantine equation a(n)=m has a solution (for m >= 1) iff ceiling(arcsinh(sqrt(5)*m/2)/log(phi)) != ceiling(arccosh(sqrt(5)*m/2)/log(phi)) where phi is the golden ratio. An equivalent condition is A130255(m)=A130256(m). - Hieronymus Fischer, May 24 2007
a(n+1) = B^(n)(1), n >= 0, with compositions of Wythoff's complementary A(n):=A000201(n) and B(n)=A001950(n) sequences. See the W. Lang link under A135817 for the Wythoff representation of numbers (with A as 1 and B as 0 and the argument 1 omitted). E.g., 2=`0`, 5=`00`, 13=`000`, ..., in Wythoff code.
Bisection of the Fibonacci sequence into odd-indexed nonzero terms (1, 2, 5, 13, ...) and even-indexed terms (1, 3, 8, 21, ...) may be represented as row sums of companion triangles A140068 and A140069. - Gary W. Adamson, May 04 2008
a(n) is the number of partitions pi of [n] (in standard increasing form) such that Flatten[pi] is a (2-1-3)-avoiding permutation. Example: a(4)=13 counts all 15 partitions of [4] except 13/24 and 13/2/4. Here "standard increasing form" means the entries are increasing in each block and the blocks are arranged in increasing order of their first entries. Also number that avoid 3-1-2. - David Callan, Jul 22 2008
Let P be the partial sum operator, A000012: (1; 1,1; 1,1,1; ...) and A153463 = M, the partial sum & shift operator. It appears that beginning with any randomly taken sequence S(n), iterates of the operations M * S(n), -> M * ANS, -> P * ANS, etc. (or starting with P) will rapidly converge upon a two-sequence limit cycle of (1, 2, 5, 13, 34, ...) and (1, 1, 3, 8, 21, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 27 2008
Number of musical compositions of Rhythm-music over a time period of n-1 units. Example: a(4)=13; indeed, denoting by R a rest over a time period of 1 unit and by N[j] a note over a period of j units, we have (writing N for N[1]): NNN, NNR, NRN, RNN, NRR, RNR, RRN, RRR, N[2]R, RN[2], NN[2], N[2]N, N[3] (see the J. Groh reference, pp. 43-48). - Juergen K. Groh (juergen.groh(AT)lhsystems.com), Jan 17 2010
Given an infinite lower triangular matrix M with (1, 2, 3, ...) in every column but the leftmost column shifted upwards one row. Then (1, 2, 5, ...) = lim_{n->infinity} M^n. (Cf. A144257.) - Gary W. Adamson, Feb 18 2010
As a fraction: 8/71 = 0.112676 or 98/9701 = 0.010102051334... (fraction 9/71 or 99/9701 for sequence without initial term). 19/71 or 199/9701 for sequence in reverse. - Mark Dols, May 18 2010
For n >= 1, a(n) is the number of compositions (ordered integer partitions) of 2n-1 into an odd number of odd parts. O.g.f.: (x-x^3)/(1-3x^2+x^4) = A(A(x)) where A(x) = 1/(1-x)-1/(1-x^2).
For n > 0, determinant of the n X n tridiagonal matrix with 1's in the super and subdiagonals, (1,3,3,3,...) in the main diagonal, and the rest zeros. - Gary W. Adamson, Jun 27 2011
The Gi3 sums, see A180662, of the triangles A108299 and A065941 equal the terms of this sequence without a(0). - Johannes W. Meijer, Aug 14 2011
The number of permutations for which length equals reflection length. - Bridget Tenner, Feb 22 2012
Number of nonisomorphic graded posets with 0 and 1 and uniform Hasse graph of rank n+1, with exactly 2 elements of each rank between 0 and 1. (Uniform used in the sense of Retakh, Serconek and Wilson. Graded used in R. Stanley's sense that all maximal chains have the same length.)
HANKEL transform of sequence and the sequence omitting a(0) is the sequence A019590(n). This is the unique sequence with that property. - Michael Somos, May 03 2012
The number of Dyck paths of length 2n and height at most 3. - Ira M. Gessel, Aug 06 2012
Pisano period lengths: 1, 3, 4, 3, 10, 12, 8, 6, 12, 30, 5, 12, 14, 24, 20, 12, 18, 12, 9, 30, ... - R. J. Mathar, Aug 10 2012
Primes in the sequence are 2, 5, 13, 89, 233, 1597, 28657, ... (apparently A005478 without the 3). - R. J. Mathar, May 09 2013
a(n+1) is the sum of rising diagonal of the Pascal triangle written as a square - cf. comments in A085812. E.g., 13 = 1+5+6+1. - John Molokach, Sep 26 2013
a(n) is the top left entry of the n-th power of any of the 3 X 3 matrices [1, 1, 1; 1, 1, 1; 0, 1, 1] or [1, 1, 1; 0, 1, 1; 1, 1, 1] or [1, 1, 0; 1, 1, 1; 1, 1, 1] or [1, 0, 1; 1, 1, 1; 1, 1, 1]. - R. J. Mathar, Feb 03 2014
Except for the initial term, positive values of x (or y) satisfying x^2 - 3xy + y^2 + 1 = 0. - Colin Barker, Feb 04 2014
Except for the initial term, positive values of x (or y) satisfying x^2 - 18xy + y^2 + 64 = 0. - Colin Barker, Feb 16 2014
Positive values of x such that there is a y satisfying x^2 - xy - y^2 - 1 = 0. - Ralf Stephan, Jun 30 2014
a(n) is also the number of permutations simultaneously avoiding 231, 312 and 321 in the classical sense which can be realized as labels on an increasing strict binary tree with 2n-1 nodes. See A245904 for more information on increasing strict binary trees. - Manda Riehl, Aug 07 2014
(1, a(n), a(n+1)), n >= 0, are Markoff triples (see A002559 and Robert G. Wilson v's Oct 05 2005 comment). In the Markoff tree they give one of the outer branches. Proof: a(n)*a(n+1) - 1 = A001906(2*n)^2 = (a(n+1) - a(n))^2 = a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 - 2*a(n)*a(n+1), thus 1^2 + a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = 3*a(n)*a(n+1). - Wolfdieter Lang, Jan 30 2015
For n > 0, a(n) is the smallest positive integer not already in the sequence such that a(1) + a(2) + ... + a(n) is a Fibonacci number. - Derek Orr, Jun 01 2015
Number of vertices of degree n-2 (n >= 3) in all Fibonacci cubes, see Klavzar, Mollard, & Petkovsek. - Emeric Deutsch, Jun 22 2015
Except for the first term, this sequence can be generated by Corollary 1 (ii) of Azarian's paper in the references for this sequence. - Mohammad K. Azarian, Jul 02 2015
Precisely the numbers F(n)^k + F(n+1)^k that are also Fibonacci numbers with k > 1, see Luca & Oyono. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Aug 06 2015
a(n) = MA(n) - 2*(-1)^n where MA(n) is exactly the maximum area of a quadrilateral with lengths of sides in order L(n-2), L(n-2), F(n+1), F(n+1) for n > 1 and L(n)=A000032(n). - J. M. Bergot, Jan 28 2016
a(n) is the number of bargraphs of semiperimeter n+1 having no valleys (i.e., convex bargraphs). Equivalently, number of bargraphs of semiperimeter n+1 having exactly 1 peak. Example: a(5) = 34 because among the 35 (=A082582(6)) bargraphs of semiperimeter 6 only the one corresponding to the composition [2,1,2] has a valley. - Emeric Deutsch, Aug 12 2016
Integers k such that the fractional part of k*phi is less than 1/k. See Byszewski link p. 2. - Michel Marcus, Dec 10 2016
Number of words of length n-1 over {0,1,2,3} in which binary subwords appear in the form 10...0. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2017
With a(0) = 0 this is the Riordan transform with the Riordan matrix A097805 (of the associated type) of the Fibonacci sequence A000045. See a Feb 17 2017 comment on A097805. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 17 2017
Number of sequences (e(1), ..., e(n)), 0 <= e(i) < i, such that there is no triple i < j < k with e(i) < e(j) < e(k). [Martinez and Savage, 2.12] - Eric M. Schmidt, Jul 17 2017
Number of permutations of [n] that avoid the patterns 321 and 2341. - Colin Defant, May 11 2018
The sequence solves the following problem: find all the pairs (i,j) such that i divides 1+j^2 and j divides 1+i^2. In fact, the pairs (a(n), a(n+1)), n > 0, are all the solutions. - Tomohiro Yamada, Dec 23 2018
Number of permutations in S_n whose principal order ideals in the Bruhat order are lattices (equivalently, modular, distributive, Boolean lattices). - Bridget Tenner, Jan 16 2020
From Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 30 2020: (Start)
a(n) is the upper left entry of the n-th power of the 2 X 2 tridiagonal matrix M_2 = Matrix([1,1], [1,2]) from A322602: a(n) = ((M_2)^n)[1,1].
Proof: (M_2)^2 = 3*M + 1_2 (with the 2 X 2 unit matrix 1_2) from the characteristic polynomial of M_2 (see a comment in A322602) and the Cayley-Hamilton theorem. The recurrence M^n = M*M^(n-1) leads to (M_n)^n = S(n, 3)*1_2 + S(n-a, 3)*(M - 3*1_2), for n >= 0, with S(n, 3) = F(2(n+1)) = A001906(n+1). Hence ((M_2)^n)[1,1] = S(n, 3) - 2*S(n-1, 3) = a(n) = F(2*n-1) = (1/(2*r+1))*r^(2*n-1)*(1 + (1/r^2)^(2*n-1)), with r = rho(5) = A001622 (golden ratio) (see the first Aug 31 2004 formula, using the recurrence of S(n, 3), and the Michael Somos Oct 28 2002 formula). This proves a conjecture of Gary W. Adamson in A322602.
The ratio a(n)/a(n-1) converges to r^2 = rho(5)^2 = A104457 for n -> infinity (see the a(n) formula in terms of r), which is one of the statements by Gary W. Adamson in A322602. (End)
a(n) is the number of ways to stack coins with a bottom row of n coins such that any coin not on the bottom row touches exactly two coins in the row below, and all the coins on any row are contiguous [Wilf, 2.12]. - Greg Dresden, Jun 29 2020
a(n) is the upper left entry of the (2*n)-th power of the 4 X 4 Jacobi matrix L with L(i,j)=1 if |i-j| = 1 and L(i,j)=0 otherwise. - Michael Shmoish, Aug 29 2020
All positive solutions of the indefinite binary quadratic F(1, -3, 1) := x^2 - 3*x*y + y^2, of discriminant 5, representing -1 (special Markov triples (1, y=x, z=y) if y <= z) are [x(n), y(n)] = [abs(F(2*n+1)), abs(F(2*n-1))], for n = -infinity..+infinity. (F(-n) = (-1)^(n+1)*F(n)). There is only this single family of proper solutions, and there are no improper solutions. [See also the Floor van Lamoen Nov 29 2001 comment, which uses this negative n, and my Jan 30 2015 comment.] - Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 23 2020
These are the denominators of the lower convergents to the golden ratio, tau; they are also the numerators of the upper convergents (viz. 1/1 < 3/2 < 8/5 < 21/13 < ... < tau < ... 13/8 < 5/3 < 2/1). - Clark Kimberling, Jan 02 2022
a(n+1) is the number of subgraphs of the path graph on n vertices. - Leen Droogendijk, Jun 17 2023
For n > 4, a(n+2) is the number of ways to tile this 3 x n "double-box" shape with squares and dominos (reflections or rotations are counted as distinct tilings). The double-box shape is made up of two horizontal strips of length n, connected by three vertical columns of length 3, and the center column can be located anywhere not touching the two outside columns.
_ _ _ _
|||_|||_|||_|||_|||
|| _ |_| _ _ ||
|||_|||_|||_|||_|||. - Greg Dresden and Ruishan Wu, Aug 25 2024
a(n+1) is the number of integer sequences a_1, ..., a_n such that for any number 1 <= k <= n, (a_1 + ... + a_k)^2 = a_1^3 + ... + a_k^3. - Yifan Xie, Dec 07 2024

Examples

			a(3) = 13: there are 14 ordered trees with 4 edges; all of them, except for the path with 4 edges, have height at most 3.
		

References

  • A. T. Benjamin and J. J. Quinn, Proofs that really count: the art of combinatorial proof, M.A.A. 2003, id. 13,15.
  • John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996. See p. 188.
  • N. G. de Bruijn, D. E. Knuth, and S. O. Rice, The average height of planted plane trees, in: Graph Theory and Computing (ed. T. C. Read), Academic Press, New York, 1972, pp. 15-22.
  • GCHQ, The GCHQ Puzzle Book, Penguin, 2016. See page 92.
  • Jurgen Groh, Computerimprovisation mit Markoffketten und "kognitiven Algorithmen", Studienarbeit, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, 1987.
  • J. Riordan, An Introduction to Combinatorial Analysis, Wiley, 1958, p. 39.
  • N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
  • R. Stanley, Enumerative combinatorics, Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997, pp. 96-100.
  • H. S. Wilf, Generatingfunctionology, 3rd ed., A K Peters Ltd., Wellesley, MA, 2006, p. 41.

Crossrefs

Fibonacci A000045 = union of this sequence and A001906.
a(n)= A060920(n, 0).
Row 3 of array A094954.
Equals A001654(n+1) - A001654(n-1), n > 0.
A122367 is another version. Inverse sequences A130255 and A130256. Row sums of A140068, A152251, A153342, A179806, A179745, A213948.

Programs

  • GAP
    a:=[1,1];; for n in [3..10^2] do a[n]:=3*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # Muniru A Asiru, Sep 27 2017
  • Haskell
    a001519 n = a001519_list !! n
    a001519_list = 1 : zipWith (-) (tail a001906_list) a001906_list
    -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 11 2012
    a001519_list = 1 : f a000045_list where f (_:x:xs) = x : f xs
    -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 09 2013
    
  • Magma
    [1] cat [(Lucas(2*n) - Fibonacci(2*n))/2: n in [1..50]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 02 2014
    
  • Maple
    A001519:=-(-1+z)/(1-3*z+z**2); # Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation; gives sequence without an initial 1
    A001519 := proc(n) option remember: if n=0 then 1 elif n=1 then 1 elif n>=2 then 3*procname(n-1)-procname(n-2) fi: end: seq(A001519(n), n=0..28); # Johannes W. Meijer, Aug 14 2011
  • Mathematica
    Fibonacci /@ (2Range[29] - 1) (* Robert G. Wilson v, Oct 05 2005 *)
    LinearRecurrence[{3, -1}, {1, 1}, 29] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jun 28 2012 *)
    a[ n_] := With[{c = Sqrt[5]/2}, ChebyshevT[2 n - 1, c]/c]; (* Michael Somos, Jul 08 2014 *)
    CoefficientList[ Series[(1 - 2x)/(1 - 3x + x^2), {x, 0, 30}], x] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 01 2015 *)
  • Maxima
    a[0]:1$ a[1]:1$ a[n]:=3*a[n-1]-a[n-2]$ makelist(a[n],n,0,30); /* Martin Ettl, Nov 15 2012 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = fibonacci(2*n - 1)}; /* Michael Somos, Jul 19 2003 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = real( quadgen(5) ^ (2*n))}; /* Michael Somos, Jul 19 2003 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = subst( poltchebi(n) + poltchebi(n - 1), x, 3/2) * 2/5}; /* Michael Somos, Jul 19 2003 */
    
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,3,1)-lucas_number1(n-1,3,1) for n in range(30)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 29 2009
    

Formula

G.f.: (1-2*x)/(1-3*x+x^2).
G.f.: 1 / (1 - x / (1 - x / (1 - x))). - Michael Somos, May 03 2012
a(n) = A001906(n+1) - 2*A001906(n).
a(n) = a(1-n) for all n in Z.
a(n+2) = (a(n+1)^2+1)/a(n) with a(1)=1, a(2)=2. - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 29 2002
a(n) = (phi^(2*n-1) + phi^(1-2*n))/sqrt(5) where phi=(1+sqrt(5))/2. - Michael Somos, Oct 28 2002
a(n) = A007598(n-1) + A007598(n) = A000045(n-1)^2 + A000045(n)^2 = F(n)^2 + F(n+1)^2. - Henry Bottomley, Feb 09 2001
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n+k, 2*k). - Len Smiley, Dec 09 2001
a(n) ~ (1/5)*sqrt(5)*phi^(2*n+1). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), May 15 2002
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} C(n, k)*F(k+1). - Benoit Cloitre, Sep 03 2002
Let q(n, x) = Sum_{i=0..n} x^(n-i)*binomial(2*n-i, i); then q(n, 1)=a(n) (this comment is essentially the same as that of L. Smiley). - Benoit Cloitre, Nov 10 2002
a(n) = (1/2)*(3*a(n-1) + sqrt(5*a(n-1)^2-4)). - Benoit Cloitre, Apr 12 2003
Main diagonal of array defined by T(i, 1) = T(1, j) = 1, T(i, j) = max(T(i-1, j) + T(i-1, j-1); T(i-1, j-1) + T(i, j-1)). - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 05 2003
Hankel transform of A002212. E.g., Det([1, 1, 3;1, 3, 10;3, 10, 36]) = 5. - Philippe Deléham, Jan 25 2004
Solutions x > 0 to equation floor(x*r*floor(x/r)) = floor(x/r*floor(x*r)) when r=phi. - Benoit Cloitre, Feb 15 2004
a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n} binomial(n+i, n-i). - Jon Perry, Mar 08 2004
a(n) = S(n-1, 3) - S(n-2, 3) = T(2*n-1, sqrt(5)/2)/(sqrt(5)/2) with S(n, x) = U(n, x/2), resp. T(n, x), Chebyshev's polynomials of the second, resp. first kind. See triangle A049310, resp. A053120. - Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 31 2004
a(n) = ((-1)^(n-1))*S(2*(n-1), i), with the imaginary unit i and S(n, x) = U(n, x/2) Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind, A049310. - Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 31 2004
a(n) = Sum_{0<=i_1<=i_2<=n} binomial(i_2, i_1)*binomial(n, i_1+i_2). - Benoit Cloitre, Oct 14 2004
a(n) = L(n,3), where L is defined as in A108299; see also A002878 for L(n,-3). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
a(n) = a(n-1) + Sum_{i=0..n-1} a(i)*a(n) = F(2*n+1)*Sum_{i=0..n-1} a(i) = F(2*n). - Andras Erszegi (erszegi.andras(AT)chello.hu), Jun 28 2005
The i-th term of the sequence is the entry (1, 1) of the i-th power of the 2 X 2 matrix M = ((1, 1), (1, 2)). - Simone Severini, Oct 15 2005
a(n-1) = (1/n)*Sum_{k=0..n} B(2*k)*F(2*n-2*k)*binomial(2*n, 2*k) where B(2*k) is the (2*k)-th Bernoulli number. - Benoit Cloitre, Nov 02 2005
a(n) = A055105(n,1) + A055105(n,2) + A055105(n,3) = A055106(n,1) + A055106(n,2). - Mike Zabrocki, Oct 24 2006
a(n) = (2/sqrt(5))*cosh((2n-1)*psi), where psi=log(phi) and phi=(1+sqrt(5))/2. - Hieronymus Fischer, Apr 24 2007
a(n) = (phi+1)^n - phi*A001906(n) with phi=(1+sqrt(5))/2. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 22 2007
a(n) = 2*a(n-1) + 2*a(n-2) - a(n-3); a(n) = ((sqrt(5) + 5)/10)*(3/2 + sqrt(5)/2)^(n-2) + ((-sqrt(5) + 5)/10)*(3/2 - sqrt(5)/2)^(n-2). - Antonio Alberto Olivares, Mar 21 2008
a(n) = A147703(n,0). - Philippe Deléham, Nov 29 2008
Sum_{n>=0} atan(1/a(n)) = (3/4)*Pi. - Jaume Oliver Lafont, Feb 27 2009
With X,Y defined as X = ( F(n) F(n+1) ), Y = ( F(n+2) F(n+3) ), where F(n) is the n-th Fibonacci number (A000045), it follows a(n+2) = X.Y', where Y' is the transpose of Y (n >= 0). - K.V.Iyer, Apr 24 2009
From Gary Detlefs, Nov 22 2010: (Start)
a(n) = Fibonacci(2*n+2) mod Fibonacci(2*n), n > 1.
a(n) = (Fibonacci(n-1)^2 + Fibonacci(n)^2 + Fibonacci(2*n-1))/2. (End)
INVERT transform is A166444. First difference is A001906. Partial sums is A055588. Binomial transform is A093129. Binomial transform of A000045(n-1). - Michael Somos, May 03 2012
a(n) = 2^n*f(n;1/2), where f(n;d), n=0,1,...,d, denote the so-called delta-Fibonacci numbers (see Witula et al. papers and comments in A000045). - Roman Witula, Jul 12 2012
a(n) = (Fibonacci(n+2)^2 + Fibonacci(n-3)^2)/5. - Gary Detlefs, Dec 14 2012
G.f.: 1 + x/( Q(0) - x ) where Q(k) = 1 - x/(x*k + 1 )/Q(k+1); (recursively defined continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Feb 23 2013
G.f.: (1-2*x)*G(0)/(2-3*x), where G(k) = 1 + 1/( 1 - x*(5*k-9)/(x*(5*k-4) - 6/G(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jul 19 2013
G.f.: 1 + x*(1-x^2)*Q(0)/2, where Q(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x*(4*k+2 + 2*x - x^2)/( x*(4*k+4 + 2*x - x^2 ) + 1/Q(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Sep 11 2013
G.f.: Q(0,u), where u=x/(1-x), Q(k,u) = 1 + u^2 + (k+2)*u - u*(k+1 + u)/Q(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Oct 07 2013
Sum_{n>=2} 1/(a(n) - 1/a(n)) = 1. Compare with A001906, A007805 and A097843. - Peter Bala, Nov 29 2013
Let F(n) be the n-th Fibonacci number, A000045(n), and L(n) be the n-th Lucas number, A000032(n). Then for n > 0, a(n) = F(n)*L(n-1) + (-1)^n. - Charlie Marion, Jan 01 2014
a(n) = A238731(n,0). - Philippe Deléham, Mar 05 2014
1 = a(n)*a(n+2) - a(n+1)*a(n+1) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Jul 08 2014
a(n) = (L(2*n+4) + L(2*n-6))/25 for L(n)=A000032(n). - J. M. Bergot, Dec 30 2014
a(n) = (L(n-1)^2 + L(n)^2)/5 with L(n)=A000032(n). - J. M. Bergot, Dec 31 2014
a(n) = (L(n-2)^2 + L(n+1)^2)/10 with L(n)=A000032(n). - J. M. Bergot, Oct 23 2015
a(n) = 3*F(n-1)^2 + F(n-3)*F(n) - 2*(-1)^n. - J. M. Bergot, Feb 17 2016
a(n) = (F(n-1)*L(n) + F(n)*L(n-1))/2 = (A081714(n-1) + A128534(n))/2. - J. M. Bergot, Mar 22 2016
E.g.f.: (2*exp(sqrt(5)*x) + 3 + sqrt(5))*exp(-x*(sqrt(5)-3)/2)/(5 + sqrt(5)). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jul 04 2016
a(n) = ((M_2)^n)[1,1] = S(n, 3) - 2*S(n-1, 3), with the 2 X 2 tridiagonal matrix M_2 = Matrix([1,1], [1,2]) from A322602. For a proof see the Mar 30 2020 comment above. - Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 30 2020
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = A153387. - Amiram Eldar, Oct 05 2020
a(n+1) = Product_{k=1..n} (1 + 4*cos(2*Pi*k/(2*n + 1))^2). Special case of A099390. - Greg Dresden, Oct 16 2021
a(n+1) = 4^(n+1)*Sum_{k >= n} binomial(2*k,2*n)*(1/5)^(k+1). Cf. A102591. - Peter Bala, Nov 29 2021
a(n) = cosh((2*n-1)*arcsinh(1/2))/sqrt(5/4). - Peter Luschny, May 21 2022
From J. M. Bergot, May 27 2022: (Start)
a(n) = F(n-1)*L(n) - (-1)^n where L(n)=A000032(n) and F(n)=A000045(n).
a(n) = (L(n-1)^2 + L(n-1)*L(n+1))/5 + (-1)^n.
a(n) = 2*(area of a triangle with vertices at (L(n-2), L(n-1)), (F(n), F(n-1)), (L(n), L(n+1))) + 5*(-1)^n for n > 2. (End)
a(n) = A059929(n-1)+A059929(n-2), n>1. - R. J. Mathar, Jul 09 2024

Extensions

Entry revised by N. J. A. Sloane, Aug 24 2006, May 13 2008

A008619 Positive integers repeated.

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1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19, 20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 23, 24, 24, 25, 25, 26, 26, 27, 27, 28, 28, 29, 29, 30, 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 33, 33, 34, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 37, 38
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The floor of the arithmetic mean of the first n+1 positive integers. - Cino Hilliard, Sep 06 2003
Number of partitions of n into powers of 2 where no power is used more than three times, or 4th binary partition function (see A072170).
Number of partitions of n in which the greatest part is at most 2. - Robert G. Wilson v, Jan 11 2002
Number of partitions of n into at most 2 parts. - Jon Perry, Jun 16 2003
a(n) = #{k=0..n: k+n is even}. - Paul Barry, Sep 13 2003
Number of symmetric Dyck paths of semilength n+2 and having two peaks. E.g., a(6)=4 because we have UUUUUUU*DU*DDDDDDD, UUUUUU*DDUU*DDDDDD, UUUUU*DDDUUU*DDDDD and UUUU*DDDDUUUU*DDDD, where U=(1,1), D=(1,-1) and * indicates a peak. - Emeric Deutsch, Jan 12 2004
Smallest positive integer whose harmonic mean with another positive integer is n (for n > 0). For example, a(6)=4 is already given (as 4 is the smallest positive integer such that the harmonic mean of 4 (with 12) is 6) - but the harmonic mean of 2 (with -6) is also 6 and 2 < 4, so the two positive integer restrictions need to be imposed to rule out both 2 and -6.
Second outermost diagonal of Losanitsch's triangle (A034851). - Alonso del Arte, Mar 12 2006
Arithmetic mean of n-th row of A080511. - Amarnath Murthy, Mar 20 2003
a(n) is the number of ways to pay n euros (or dollars) with coins of one and two euros (respectively dollars). - Richard Choulet and Robert G. Wilson v, Dec 31 2007
Inverse binomial transform of A045623. - Philippe Deléham, Dec 30 2008
Coefficient of q^n in the expansion of (m choose 2)_q as m goes to infinity. - Y. Kelly Itakura (yitkr(AT)mta.ca), Aug 21 2002
Binomial transform of (-1)^n*A034008(n) = [1,0,1,-2,4,-8,16,-32,...]. - Philippe Deléham, Nov 15 2009
From Jon Perry_, Nov 16 2010: (Start)
Column sums of:
1 1 1 1 1 1...
1 1 1 1...
1 1...
..............
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1 1 2 2 3 3... (End)
This sequence is also the half-convolution of the powers of 1 sequence A000012 with itself. For the definition of half-convolution see a comment on A201204, where also the rule for the o.g.f. is given. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jan 09 2012
a(n) is also the number of roots of the n-th Bernoulli polynomial in the right half-plane for n>0. - Michel Lagneau, Nov 08 2012
a(n) is the number of symmetry-allowed, linearly-independent terms at n-th order in the series expansion of the Exe vibronic perturbation matrix, H(Q) (cf. Viel & Eisfeld). - Bradley Klee, Jul 21 2015
a(n) is the number of distinct integers in the n-th row of Pascal's triangle. - Melvin Peralta, Feb 03 2016
a(n+1) for n >= 3 is the diameter of the Generalized Petersen Graph G(n, 1). - Nick Mayers, Jun 06 2016
The arithmetic function v_1(n,2) as defined in A289198. - Robert Price, Aug 22 2017
Also, this sequence is the second column in the triangle of the coefficients of the sum of two consecutive Fibonacci polynomials F(n+1, x) and F(n, x) (n>=0) in ascending powers of x. - Mohammad K. Azarian, Jul 18 2018
a(n+2) is the least k such that given any k integers, there exist two of them whose sum or difference is divisible by n. - Pablo Hueso Merino, May 09 2020
Column k = 2 of A051159. - John Keith, Jun 28 2021

References

  • D. J. Benson, Polynomial Invariants of Finite Groups, Cambridge, 1993, p. 100.
  • L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, p. 109, Eq. [6c]; p. 116, P(n,2).
  • D. Parisse, 'The tower of Hanoi and the Stern-Brocot Array', Thesis, Munich 1997

Crossrefs

Essentially same as A004526.
Harmonic mean of a(n) and A056136 is n.
a(n)=A010766(n+2, 2).
Cf. A010551 (partial products).
Cf. A263997 (a block spiral).
Cf. A289187.
Column 2 of A235791.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a008619 = (+ 1) . (`div` 2)
    a008619_list = concatMap (\x -> [x,x]) [1..]
    -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 02 2012
    
  • Magma
    I:=[1,1,2]; [n le 3 select I[n] else Self(n-1)+Self(n-2)-Self(n-3): n in [1..100]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 04 2015
    
  • Maple
    a:= n-> iquo(n+2, 2): seq(a(n), n=0..75);
  • Mathematica
    Flatten[Table[{n,n},{n,35}]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 20 2011 *)
    With[{c=Range[40]},Riffle[c,c]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 23 2013 *)
    CoefficientList[Series[1/(1 - x - x^2 + x^3), {x, 0, 75}], x] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 05 2015 *)
    LinearRecurrence[{1, 1, -1}, {1, 1, 2}, 75] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 05 2015 *)
    Table[QBinomial[n, 2, -1], {n, 2, 75}] (* John Keith, Jun 28 2021 *)
  • PARI
    a(n)=n\2+1
    
  • Python
    def A008619(n): return (n>>1)+1 # Chai Wah Wu, Jul 07 2022
  • Sage
    a = lambda n: 1 if n==0 else a(n-1)+1 if 2.divides(n) else a(n-1) # Peter Luschny, Feb 05 2015
    
  • Scala
    (2 to 99).map( / 2) // _Alonso del Arte, May 09 2020
    

Formula

Euler transform of [1, 1].
a(n) = 1 + floor(n/2).
G.f.: 1/((1-x)(1-x^2)).
E.g.f.: ((3+2*x)*exp(x) + exp(-x))/4.
a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) - a(n-3) = -a(-3-n).
a(0) = a(1) = 1 and a(n) = floor( (a(n-1) + a(n-2))/2 + 1 ).
a(n) = (2*n + 3 + (-1)^n)/4. - Paul Barry, May 27 2003
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} Sum_{j=0..k} Sum_{i=0..j} binomial(j, i)*(-2)^i. - Paul Barry, Aug 26 2003
E.g.f.: ((1+x)*exp(x) + cosh(x))/2. - Paul Barry, Sep 13 2003
a(n) = A108299(n-1,n)*(-1)^floor(n/2) for n > 0. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
a(n) = A108561(n+2,n) for n > 0. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 10 2005
a(n) = A125291(A125293(n)) for n>0. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 26 2006
a(n) = ceiling(n/2), n >= 1. - Mohammad K. Azarian, May 22 2007
INVERT transformation yields A006054 without leading zeros. INVERTi transformation yields negative of A124745 with the first 5 terms there dropped. - R. J. Mathar, Sep 11 2008
a(n) = A026820(n,2) for n > 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 21 2010
a(n) = n - a(n-1) + 1 (with a(0)=1). - Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 19 2010
a(n) = A000217(n) / A110654(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 24 2011
a(n+1) = A181971(n,n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 09 2012
1/(1+2/(2+3/(3+4/(4+5/(5+...(continued fraction))))) = 1/(e-1), see A073333. - Philippe Deléham, Mar 09 2013
a(n) = floor(A000217(n)/n), n > 0. - L. Edson Jeffery, Jul 26 2013
a(n) = n*a(n-1) mod (n+1) = -a(n-1) mod (n+1), the least positive residue modulo n+1 for each expression for n > 0, with a(0) = 1 (basically restatements of Vincenzo Librandi's formula). - Rick L. Shepherd, Apr 02 2014
a(n) = (a(0) + a(1) + ... + a(n-1))/a(n-1), where a(0) = 1. - Melvin Peralta, Jun 16 2015
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^(n-k) * (k+1). - Rick L. Shepherd, Sep 18 2020
a(n) = a(n-2) + 1 for n >= 2. - Vladimír Modrák, Sep 29 2020
a(n) = A004526(n)+1. - Chai Wah Wu, Jul 07 2022

Extensions

Additional remarks from Daniele Parisse
Edited by N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 06 2009
Partially edited by Joerg Arndt, Mar 11 2010

A001653 Numbers k such that 2*k^2 - 1 is a square.

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1, 5, 29, 169, 985, 5741, 33461, 195025, 1136689, 6625109, 38613965, 225058681, 1311738121, 7645370045, 44560482149, 259717522849, 1513744654945, 8822750406821, 51422757785981, 299713796309065, 1746860020068409, 10181446324101389, 59341817924539925
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Consider all Pythagorean triples (X,X+1,Z) ordered by increasing Z; sequence gives Z values.
The defining equation is X^2 + (X+1)^2 = Z^2, which when doubled gives 2Z^2 = (2X+1)^2 + 1. So the sequence gives Z's such that 2Z^2 = odd square + 1 (A069894).
(x,y) = (a(n), a(n+1)) are the solutions with x < y of x/(yz) + y/(xz) + z/(xy)=3 with z=2. - Floor van Lamoen, Nov 29 2001
Consequently the sum n^2*(2n^2 - 1) of the first n odd cubes (A002593) is also a square. - Lekraj Beedassy, Jun 05 2002
Numbers n such that 2*n^2 = ceiling(sqrt(2)*n*floor(sqrt(2)*n)). - Benoit Cloitre, May 10 2003
Also, number of domino tilings in S_5 X P_2n. - Ralf Stephan, Mar 30 2004. Here S_5 is the star graph on 5 vertices with the edges {1,2}, {1,3}, {1,4}, {1,5}.
If x is in the sequence then so is x*(8*x^2-3). - James R. Buddenhagen, Jan 13 2005
In general, Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(2n-k,k)j^(n-k) = (-1)^n*U(2n,i*sqrt(j)/2), i=sqrt(-1). - Paul Barry, Mar 13 2005
a(n) = L(n,6), where L is defined as in A108299; see also A002315 for L(n,-6). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
Define a T-circle to be a first-quadrant circle with integral radius that is tangent to the x- and y-axes. Such a circle has coordinates equal to its radius. Let C(0) be the T-circle with radius 1. Then for n >0, define C(n) to be the largest T-circle that intersects C(n-1). C(n) has radius a(n) and the coordinates of its points of intersection with C(n-1) are A001108(n) and A055997(n). Cf. A001109. - Charlie Marion, Sep 14 2005
Number of 01-avoiding words of length n on alphabet {0,1,2,3,4,5} which do not end in 0. - Tanya Khovanova, Jan 10 2007
The lower principal convergents to 2^(1/2), beginning with 1/1, 7/5, 41/29, 239/169, comprise a strictly increasing sequence; numerators = A002315 and denominators = {a(n)}. - Clark Kimberling, Aug 26 2008
Apparently Ljunggren shows that 169 is the last square term.
If (p,q) is a solution of the Diophantine equation: X^2 + (X+1)^2 = Y^2 then (p+q) or (p+q+1) are perfect squares. If (p,q) is a solution of the Diophantine equation: X^2 + (X+1)^2 = Y^2 then (p+q) or (p+q)/8 are perfect squares. If (p,q) and (r,s) are two consecutive solutions of the Diophantine equation: X^2 + (X+1)^2 = Y^2 with p < r then s-r = p+q+1. - Mohamed Bouhamida, Aug 29 2009
If (p,q) and (r,s) are two consecutive solutions of the Diophantine equation: X^2 + (X + 1)^2 = Y^2 with p < r then r = 3p+2q+1 and s = 4p+3q+2. - Mohamed Bouhamida, Sep 02 2009
Equals INVERT transform of A005054: (1, 4, 20, 100, 500, 2500, ...) and INVERTi transform of A122074: (1, 6, 40, 268, 1796, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 22 2010
a(n) is the number of compositions of n when there are 5 types of 1 and 4 types of other natural numbers. - Milan Janjic, Aug 13 2010
The remainder after division of a(n) by a(k) appears to belong to a periodic sequence: 1, 5, ..., a(k-1), 0, a(k)-a(k-1), ..., a(k)-1, a(k)-1, ..., a(k)-a(k-1), 0, a(k-1), ..., 5, 1. See Bouhamida's Sep 01 2009 comment. - Charlie Marion, May 02 2011
Apart from initial 1: subsequence of A198389, see also A198385. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 25 2011
(a(n+1), 2*b(n+1)) and (a(n+2), 2*b(n+1)), n >= 0, with b(n):= A001109(n), give the (u(2*n), v(2*n)) and (u(2*n+1), v(2*n+1)) sequences, respectively, for Pythagorean triples (x,y,z), where x=|u^2-v^2|, y=2*u*v and z=u^2+v^2, with u odd and v even, which are generated from (u(0)=1, v(0)=2) by the substitution rule (u,v) -> (2*v+u,v) if u < v and (u,v) -> (u,2*u+v) if u > v. This leads to primitive triples because gcd(u,v) = 1 is respected. This corresponds to (primitive) Pythagorean triangles with |x-y|=1 (the catheti differ by one length unit). This (u,v) sequence starts with (1,2), (5,2), (5,12), (29,12), (29,70) ... - Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 06 2012
Area of the Fibonacci snowflake of order n. - José Luis Ramírez Ramírez, Dec 13 2012
Area of the 3-generalized Fibonacci snowflake of order n, n >= 3. - José Luis Ramírez Ramírez, Dec 13 2012
For the o.g.f. given by Johannes W. Meijer, Aug 01 2010, in the formula section see a comment under A077445. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jan 18 2013
Positive values of x (or y) satisfying x^2 - 6xy + y^2 + 4 = 0. - Colin Barker, Feb 04 2014
Length of period of the continued fraction expansion of a(n)*sqrt(2) is 1, the corresponding repeating value is A077444(n). - Ralf Stephan, Feb 20 2014
Positive values of x (or y) satisfying x^2 - 34xy + y^2 + 144 = 0. - Colin Barker, Mar 04 2014
The value of the hypotenuse in each triple of the Tree of primitive Pythagorean triples (cf. Wikipedia link) starting with root (3,4,5) and recursively selecting the central branch at each triple node of the tree. - Stuart E Anderson, Feb 05 2015
Positive integers z such that z^2 is a centered square number (A001844). - Colin Barker, Feb 12 2015
The aerated sequence (b(n)) n >= 1 = [1, 0, 5, 0, 29, 0, 169, 0, ...] is a fourth-order linear divisibility sequence; that is, if n | m then b(n) | b(m). It is the case P1 = 0, P2 = -8, Q = 1 of the 3-parameter family of divisibility sequences found by Williams and Guy. See A100047 for the connection with Chebyshev polynomials. - Peter Bala, Mar 25 2015
A002315(n-1)/a(n) is the closest rational approximation of sqrt(2) with a denominator not larger than a(n). These rational approximations together with those obtained from the sequences A001541 and A001542 give a complete set of closest rational approximations of sqrt(2) with restricted numerator or denominator. A002315(n-1)/a(n) < sqrt(2). - A.H.M. Smeets, May 28 2017
Equivalently, numbers x such that (x-1)*x/2 + x*(x+1)/2 = y^2 + (y+1)^2. y-values are listed in A001652. Example: for x=29 and y=20, 28*29/2 + 29*30/2 = 20^2 + 21^2. - Bruno Berselli, Mar 19 2018
From Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 13 2018: (Start)
(a(n), a(n+1)), with a(0):= 1, give all proper positive solutions m1 = m1(n) and m2 = m2(n), with m1 < m2 and n >= 0, of the Markoff triple (m, m1, m2) (see A002559) for m = 2, i.e., m1^2 - 6*m1*m2 + m2^2 = -4. Hence the unique Markoff triple with largest value m = 2 is (1, 1, 2) (for general m from A002559 this is the famous uniqueness conjecture).
For X = m2 - m1 and Y = m2 this becomes the reduced indefinite quadratic form representation X^2 + 4*X*Y - 4*Y^2 = -4, with discriminant 32, and the only proper fundamental solution (X(0), Y(0)) = (0, 1). For all nonnegative proper (X(n), Y(n)) solutions see (A005319(n) = a(n+1) - a(n), a(n+1)), for n >= 0. (End)
Each Pell(2*k+1) = a(k+1) number with k >= 3 appears as largest number of an ordered Markoff (Markov) triple [x, y, m] with smallest value x = 2 as [2, Pell(2*k-1), Pell(2*k+1)]. This known result follows also from all positive proper solutions of the Pell equation q^2 - 2*m^2 = -1 which are q = q(k) = A002315(k) and m = m(k) = Pell(2*k+1), for k >= 0. y = y(k) = m(k) - 2*q(k) = Pell(2*k-1), with Pell(-1) = 1. The k = 0 and 1 cases do not satisfy x=2 <= y(k) <= m(k). The numbers 1 and 5 appear also as largest Markoff triple members because they are also Fibonacci numbers, and for these triples x=1. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jul 11 2018
All of the positive integer solutions of a*b+1=x^2, a*c+1=y^2, b*c+1=z^2, x+z=2*y, 0 < a < b < c are given by a=A001542(n), b=A005319(n), c=A001542(n+1), x=A001541(n), y=a(n+1), z=A002315(n) with 0 < n. - Michael Somos, Jun 26 2022

Examples

			From _Muniru A Asiru_, Mar 19 2018: (Start)
For k=1, 2*1^2 - 1 = 2 - 1 = 1 = 1^2.
For k=5, 2*5^2 - 1 = 50 - 1 = 49 = 7^2.
For k=29, 2*29^2 - 1 = 1682 - 1 = 1681 = 41^2.
... (End)
G.f. = x + 5*x^2 + 29*x^3 + 169*x^4 + 985*x^5 + 5741*x^6 + ... - _Michael Somos_, Jun 26 2022
		

References

  • A. H. Beiler, Recreations in the Theory of Numbers. New York: Dover, pp. 122-125, 1964.
  • John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996. See p. 188.
  • W. Ljunggren, "Zur Theorie der Gleichung x^2+1=Dy^4", Avh. Norske Vid. Akad. Oslo I. 5, 27pp.
  • N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
  • P.-F. Teilhet, Query 2376, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, 11 (1904), 138-139. - N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 08 2022
  • David Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers (Rev. ed. 1997), p. 91.

Crossrefs

Other two sides are A001652, A046090.
Cf. A001519, A001109, A005054, A122074, A056220, A056869 (subset of primes).
Row 6 of array A094954.
Row 1 of array A188647.
Cf. similar sequences listed in A238379.

Programs

  • GAP
    a:=[1,5];; for n in [3..25] do a[n]:=6*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # Muniru A Asiru, Mar 19 2018
  • Haskell
    a001653 n = a001653_list !! n
    a001653_list = 1 : 5 : zipWith (-) (map (* 6) $ tail a001653_list) a001653_list
    -- Reinhard Zumkeller, May 07 2013
    
  • Magma
    I:=[1,5]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 6*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 22 2014
    
  • Maple
    a[0]:=1: a[1]:=5: for n from 2 to 26 do a[n]:=6*a[n-1]-a[n-2] od: seq(a[n], n=0..20); # Zerinvary Lajos, Jul 26 2006
    A001653:=-(-1+5*z)/(z**2-6*z+1); # Conjectured (correctly) by Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation; gives sequence except for one of the leading 1's
  • Mathematica
    LinearRecurrence[{6,-1}, {1,5}, 40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 12 2011 *)
    a[ n_] := -(-1)^n ChebyshevU[2 n - 2, I]; (* Michael Somos, Jul 22 2018 *)
    Numerator[{1} ~Join~
    Table[FromContinuedFraction[Flatten[Table[{1, 4}, n]]], {n, 1, 40}]]; (* Greg Dresden, Sep 10 2019 *)
  • PARI
    {a(n) = subst(poltchebi(n-1) + poltchebi(n), x, 3)/4}; /* Michael Somos, Nov 02 2002 */
    
  • PARI
    a(n)=([5,2;2,1]^(n-1))[1,1] \\ Lambert Klasen (lambert.klasen(AT)gmx.de), corrected by Eric Chen, Jun 14 2018
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = -(-1)^n * polchebyshev(2*n-2, 2, I)}; /* Michael Somos, Jun 26 2022 */
    

Formula

G.f.: x*(1-x)/(1-6*x+x^2).
a(n) = 6*a(n-1) - a(n-2) with a(1)=1, a(2)=5.
4*a(n) = A077445(n).
Can be extended backwards by a(-n+1) = a(n).
a(n) = sqrt((A002315(n)^2 + 1)/2). [Inserted by N. J. A. Sloane, May 08 2000]
a(n+1) = S(n, 6)-S(n-1, 6), n>=0, with S(n, 6) = A001109(n+1), S(-2, 6) := -1. S(n, x)=U(n, x/2) are Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind. Cf. triangle A049310. a(n+1) = T(2*n+1, sqrt(2))/sqrt(2), n>=0, with T(n, x) Chebyshev's polynomials of the first kind. [Offset corrected by Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 06 2012]
a(n) = A000129(2n+1). - Ira M. Gessel, Sep 27 2002
a(n) ~ (1/4)*sqrt(2)*(sqrt(2) + 1)^(2*n+1). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), May 15 2002
a(n) = (((3 + 2*sqrt(2))^(n+1) - (3 - 2*sqrt(2))^(n+1)) - ((3 + 2*sqrt(2))^n - (3 - 2*sqrt(2))^n)) / (4*sqrt(2)). Limit_{n->infinity} a(n)/a(n-1) = 3 + 2*sqrt(2). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 12 2002
Let q(n, x) = Sum_{i=0..n} x^(n-i)*binomial(2*n-i, i); then q(n, 4) = a(n). - Benoit Cloitre, Nov 10 2002
For n and j >= 1, Sum_{k=0..j} a(k)*a(n) - Sum_{k=0..j-1} a(k)*a(n-1) = A001109(j+1)*a(n) - A001109(j)*a(n-1) = a(n+j); e.g., (1+5+29)*5 - (1+5)*1=169. - Charlie Marion, Jul 07 2003
From Charlie Marion, Jul 16 2003: (Start)
For n >= k >= 0, a(n)^2 = a(n+k)*a(n-k) - A084703(k)^2; e.g., 169^2 = 5741*5 - 144.
For n > 0, a(n) ^2 - a(n-1)^2 = 4*Sum_{k=0..2*n-1} a(k) = 4*A001109(2n); e.g., 985^2 - 169^2 = 4*(1 + 5 + 29 + ... + 195025) = 4*235416.
Sum_{k=0..n} ((-1)^(n-k)*a(k)) = A079291(n+1); e.g., -1 + 5 - 29 + 169 = 144.
A001652(n) + A046090(n) - a(n) = A001542(n); e.g., 119 + 120 - 169 = 70.
(End)
Sum_{k=0...n} ((2k+1)*a(n-k)) = A001333(n+1)^2 - (1 + (-1)^(n+1))/2; e.g., 1*169 + 3*29 + 5*5 + 7*1 = 288 = 17^2 - 1; 1*29 + 3*5 + 5*1 = 49 = 7^2. - Charlie Marion, Jul 18 2003
Sum_{k=0...n} a(k)*a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} a(2k) and Sum_{k=0..n} a(k)*a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} a(2k+1); e.g., (1+5+29)*29 = 1+29+985 and (1+5+29)*169 = 5+169+5741. - Charlie Marion, Sep 22 2003
For n >= 3, a_{n} = 7(a_{n-1} - a_{n-2}) + a_{n-3}, with a_1 = 1, a_2 = 5 and a_3 = 29. a(n) = ((-1+2^(1/2))/2^(3/2))*(3 - 2^(3/2))^n + ((1+2^(1/2))/2^(3/2))*(3 + 2^(3/2))^n. - Antonio Alberto Olivares, Oct 13 2003
Let a(n) = A001652(n), b(n) = A046090(n) and c(n) = this sequence. Then for k > j, c(i)*(c(k) - c(j)) = a(k+i) + ... + a(i+j+1) + a(k-i-1) + ... + a(j-i) + k - j. For n < 0, a(n) = -b(-n-1). Also a(n)*a(n+2k+1) + b(n)*b(n+2k+1) + c(n)*c(n+2k+1) = (a(n+k+1) - a(n+k))^2; a(n)*a(n+2k) + b(n)*b(n+2k) + c(n)*c(n+2k) = 2*c(n+k)^2. - Charlie Marion, Jul 01 2003
Let a(n) = A001652(n), b(n) = A046090(n) and c(n) = this sequence. Then for n > 0, a(n)*b(n)*c(n)/(a(n)+b(n)+c(n)) = Sum_{k=0..n} c(2*k+1); e.g., 20*21*29/(20+21+29) = 5+169 = 174; a(n)*b(n)*c(n)/(a(n-1)+b(n-1)+c(n-1)) = Sum_{k=0..n} c(2*k); e.g., 119*120*169/(20+21+29) = 1+29+985+33461 = 34476. - Charlie Marion, Dec 01 2003
Also solutions x > 0 of the equation floor(x*r*floor(x/r))==floor(x/r*floor(x*r)) where r=1+sqrt(2). - Benoit Cloitre, Feb 15 2004
a(n)*a(n+3) = 24 + a(n+1)*a(n+2). - Ralf Stephan, May 29 2004
For n >= k, a(n)*a(n+2*k+1) - a(n+k)*a(n+k+1) = a(k)^2-1; e.g., 29*195025-985*5741 = 840 = 29^2-1; 1*169-5*29 = 24 = 5^2-1; a(n)*a(n+2*k)-a(n+k)^2 = A001542(k)^2; e.g., 169*195025-5741^2 = 144 = 12^2; 1*29-5^2 = 4 = 2^2. - Charlie Marion Jun 02 2004
For all k, a(n) is a factor of a((2n+1)*k+n). a((2*n+1)*k+n) = a(n)*(Sum_{j=0..k-1} (-1)^j*(a((2*n+1)*(k-j)) + a((2*n+1)*(k-j)-1))+(-1)^k); e.g., 195025 = 5*(33461+5741-169-29+1); 7645370045 = 169*(6625109+1136689-1).- Charlie Marion, Jun 04 2004
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n+k, 2*k)4^k. - Paul Barry, Aug 30 2004 [offset 0]
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(2*n+1, 2*k+1)*2^k. - Paul Barry, Sep 30 2004 [offset 0]
For n < k, a(n)*A001541(k) = A011900(n+k)+A053141(k-n-1); e.g., 5*99 = 495 = 493+2. For n >= k, a(n)*A001541(k) = A011900(n+k)+A053141(n-k); e.g., 29*3 = 87 = 85+2. - Charlie Marion, Oct 18 2004
a(n) = (-1)^n*U(2*n, i*sqrt(4)/2) = (-1)^n*U(2*n, i), U(n, x) Chebyshev polynomial of second kind, i=sqrt(-1). - Paul Barry, Mar 13 2005 [offset 0]
a(n) = Pell(2*n+1) = Pell(n)^2 + Pell(n+1)^2. - Paul Barry, Jul 18 2005 [offset 0]
a(n)*a(n+k) = A000129(k)^2 + A000129(2n+k+1)^2; e.g., 29*5741 = 12^2+169^2. - Charlie Marion, Aug 02 2005
Let a(n)*a(n+k) = x. Then 2*x^2-A001541(k)*x+A001109(k)^2 = A001109(2*n+k+1)^2; e.g., let x=29*985; then 2x^2-17x+6^2 = 40391^2; cf. A076218. - Charlie Marion, Aug 02 2005
With a=3+2*sqrt(2), b=3-2*sqrt(2): a(n) = (a^((2n+1)/2)+b^((2n+1)/2))/(2*sqrt(2)). a(n) = A001109(n+1)-A001109(n). - Mario Catalani (mario.catalani(AT)unito.it), Mar 31 2003
If k is in the sequence, then the next term is floor(k*(3+2*sqrt(2))). - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 19 2005
a(n) = Jacobi_P(n,-1/2,1/2,3)/Jacobi_P(n,-1/2,1/2,1). - Paul Barry, Feb 03 2006 [offset 0]
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} Sum_{j=0..n-k} C(n,j)*C(n-j,k)*Pell(n-j+1), where Pell = A000129. - Paul Barry, May 19 2006 [offset 0]
a(n) = round(sqrt(A002315(n)^2/2)). - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 15 2006
a(n) = A079291(n) + A079291(n+1). - Lekraj Beedassy, Aug 14 2006
a(n+1) = 3*a(n) + sqrt(8*a(n)^2-4), a(1)=1. - Richard Choulet, Sep 18 2007
6*a(n)*a(n+1) = a(n)^2+a(n+1)^2+4; e.g., 6*5*29 = 29^2+5^2+4; 6*169*985 = 169^2+985^2+4. - Charlie Marion, Oct 07 2007
2*A001541(k)*a(n)*a(n+k) = a(n)^2+a(n+k)^2+A001542(k)^2; e.g., 2*3*5*29 = 5^2+29^2+2^2; 2*99*29*5741 = 2*99*29*5741=29^2+5741^2+70^2. - Charlie Marion, Oct 12 2007
[a(n), A001109(n)] = [1,4; 1,5]^n * [1,0]. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 21 2008
From Charlie Marion, Apr 10 2009: (Start)
In general, for n >= k, a(n+k) = 2*A001541(k)*a(n)-a(n-k);
e.g., a(n+0) = 2*1*a(n)-a(n); a(n+1) = 6*a(n)-a(n-1); a(6+0) = 33461 = 2*33461-33461; a(5+1) = 33461 = 6*5741-985; a(4+2) = 33461 = 34*985-29; a(3+3) = 33461 = 198*169-1.
(End)
G.f.: sqrt(x)*tan(4*arctan(sqrt(x)))/4. - Johannes W. Meijer, Aug 01 2010
Given k = (sqrt(2)+1)^2 = 3+2*sqrt(2) and a(0)=1, then a(n) = a(n-1)*k-((k-1)/(k^n)). - Charles L. Hohn, Mar 06 2011
Given k = (sqrt(2)+1)^2 = 3+2*sqrt(2) and a(0)=1, then a(n) = (k^n)+(k^(-n))-a(n-1) = A003499(n) - a(n-1). - Charles L. Hohn, Apr 04 2011
Let T(n) be the n-th triangular number; then, for n > 0, T(a(n)) + A001109(n-1) = A046090(n)^2. See also A046090. - Charlie Marion, Apr 25 2011
For k > 0, a(n+2*k-1) - a(n) = 4*A001109(n+k-1)*A002315(k-1); a(n+2*k) - a(n) = 4*A001109(k)*A002315(n+k-1). - Charlie Marion, Jan 06 2012
a(k+j+1) = (A001541(k)*A001541(j) + A002315(k)*A002315(j))/2. - Charlie Marion, Jun 25 2012
a(n)^2 = 2*A182435(n)*(A182435(n)-1)+1. - Bruno Berselli, Oct 23 2012
a(n) = A143608(n-1)*A143608(n) + 1 = A182190(n-1)+1. - Charlie Marion, Dec 11 2012
G.f.: G(0)*(1-x)/(2-6*x), where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x*(8*k-9)/( x*(8*k-1) - 3/G(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Aug 12 2013
a(n+1) = 4*A001652(n) + 3*a(n) + 2 [Mohamed Bouhamida's 2009 (p,q)(r,s) comment above rewritten]. - Hermann Stamm-Wilbrandt, Jul 27 2014
a(n)^2 = A001652(n-1)^2 + (A001652(n-1)+1)^2. - Hermann Stamm-Wilbrandt, Aug 31 2014
Sum_{n >= 2} 1/( a(n) - 1/a(n) ) = 1/4. - Peter Bala, Mar 25 2015
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k) * 3^(n-k) * 2^k * 2^floor(k/2). - David Pasino, Jul 09 2016
E.g.f.: (sqrt(2)*sinh(2*sqrt(2)*x) + 2*cosh(2*sqrt(2)*x))*exp(3*x)/2. - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jul 09 2016
a(n+2) = (a(n+1)^2 + 4)/a(n). - Vladimir M. Zarubin, Sep 06 2016
a(n) = 2*A053141(n)+1. - R. J. Mathar, Aug 16 2019
For n>1, a(n) is the numerator of the continued fraction [1,4,1,4,...,1,4] with (n-1) repetitions of 1,4. For the denominators see A005319. - Greg Dresden, Sep 10 2019
a(n) = round(((2+sqrt(2))*(3+2*sqrt(2))^(n-1))/4). - Paul Weisenhorn, May 23 2020
a(n+1) = Sum_{k >= n} binomial(2*k,2*n)*(1/2)^(k+1). Cf. A102591. - Peter Bala, Nov 29 2021
a(n+1) = 3*a(n) + A077444(n). - César Aguilera, Jul 13 2023

Extensions

Additional comments from Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 10 2000
Better description from Harvey P. Dale, Jan 15 2002
Edited by N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 02 2002

A010892 Inverse of 6th cyclotomic polynomial. A period 6 sequence.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0
Offset: 0

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Any sequence b(n) satisfying the recurrence b(n) = b(n-1) - b(n-2) can be written as b(n) = b(0)*a(n) + (b(1)-b(0))*a(n-1).
a(n) is the determinant of the n X n matrix M with m(i,j)=1 if |i-j| <= 1 and 0 otherwise. - Mario Catalani (mario.catalani(AT)unito.it), Jan 25 2003
Also row sums of triangle in A108299; a(n)=L(n-1,1), where L is also defined as in A108299; see A061347 for L(n,-1). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
Pisano period lengths: 1, 3, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, ... - R. J. Mathar, Aug 10 2012
Periodic sequences of this type can also be calculated as a(n) = c + floor(q/(p^m-1)*p^n) mod p, where c is a constant, q is the number representing the periodic digit pattern and m is the period. c, p and q can be calculated as follows: Let D be the array representing the number pattern to be repeated, m = size of D, max = maximum value of elements in D, min = minimum value of elements in D. Then c := min, p := max - min + 1 and q := p^m*Sum_{i=1..m} (D(i)-min)/p^i. Example: D = (1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0), c = -1, m = 6, p = 3 and q = 676 for this sequence. - Hieronymus Fischer, Jan 04 2013
B(n) = a(n+5) = S(n-1, 1) appears, together with a(n) = A057079(n+1), in the formula 2*exp(Pi*n*i/3) = A(n) + B(n)*sqrt(3)*i with i = sqrt(-1). For S(n, x) see A049310. See also a Feb 27 2014 comment on A099837. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 27 2014
a(n) (for n>=1) is the difference between numbers of even and odd permutations p of 1,2,...,n such that |p(i)-i|<=1 for i=1,2,...,n. - Dmitry Efimov, Jan 08 2016
From Tom Copeland, Jan 31 2016: (Start)
Specialization of the o.g.f. 1 / ((x - w1)(x-w2)) = (1/(w1-w2)) ((w1-w2) + (w1^2 - w2^2) x + (w1^3-w2^3) x^2 + ...) with w1*w2 = (1/w1) + (1/w2) = 1. Then w1 = q = e^(i*Pi/3) and w2 = 1/q = e^(-i*Pi/3), giving the o.g.f. 1 /(1-x+x^2) for this entry with a(n) = (2/sqrt(3)) sin((n+1)Pi/3). See the Copeland link for more relations.
a(n) = (q^(n+1) - q^(-(n+1))) / (q - q^(-1)), so this entry gives the o.g.f. for an instance of the quantum integers denoted by [m]_q in Morrison et al. and Tingley. (End)

Examples

			G.f. = 1 + x - x^3 - x^4 + x^6 + x^7 - x^9 - x^10 + x^12 + x^13 - x^15 + ...
		

Crossrefs

a(n) = row sums of signed triangle A049310.
Differs only by a shift from A128834.
a(n+1) = row sums of triangle A130777: repeat(1,0,-1,-1,0,1).

Programs

  • Magma
    &cat[[1,1,0,-1,-1,0]: n in [0..20]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Apr 03 2014
  • Maple
    a:=n->coeftayl(1/(x^2-x+1), x=0, n);
    a:=n->2*sin(Pi*(n+1)/3)/sqrt(3);
    A010892:=n->[1,1,0,-1,-1,0][irem(n,6)+1];
    A010892:=n->Array(0..5,[1,1,0,-1,-1,0])[irem(n,6)];
    A010892:=n->table([0=1,1=1,2=0,3=-1,4=-1,5=0])[irem(n,6)];
    with(numtheory,cyclotomic); c := series(1/cyclotomic(6,x),x,102): seq(coeff(c,x,n),n=0..101); # Rainer Rosenthal, Jan 01 2007
  • Mathematica
    a[n_] := {1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0}[[Mod[n, 6] + 1]]; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 101}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Jul 19 2013 *)
    CoefficientList[Series[1/Cyclotomic[6, x], {x, 0, 100}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Apr 03 2014 *)
    PadRight[{},120,{1,1,0,-1,-1,0}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 07 2020 *)
  • PARI
    {a(n) = (-1)^(n\3) * sign((n + 1)%3)}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 23 2005 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = subst( poltchebi(n) + poltchebi(n-1), 'x, 1/2) * 2/3}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 23 2005 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = [1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 0][n%6 + 1]}; /* Michael Somos, Feb 14 2006 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = my(A, p, e); if( n<0, 0, n++; A = factor(n); prod( k=1, matsize(A)[1], [p, e] = A[k, ]; if( p==2, -(-1)^e, p==3, 0, p%6 == 1, 1, (-1)^e)))}; /* Michael Somos, Oct 29 2006 */
    
  • Python
    def A010892(n): return [1,1,0,-1,-1,0][n%6] # Alec Mihailovs, Jan 01 2007
    
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,1,+1) for n in range(-5, 97)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 22 2009
    
  • Sage
    def A010892():
        x, y = -1, -1
        while True:
            yield -x
            x, y = y, -x + y
    a = A010892()
    [next(a) for i in range(40)]  # Peter Luschny, Jul 11 2013
    

Formula

G.f.: 1 / (1 - x + x^2).
a(n) = a(n-1) - a(n-2), a(0)=1, a(1)=1.
a(n) = ((-1)^floor(n/3) + (-1)^floor((n+1)/3))/2.
a(n) = 0 if n mod 6 = 2 or 5, a(n) = +1 if n mod 6 = 0 or 1, a(n) = -1 otherwise. a(n) = S(n, 1) = U(n, 1/2) (Chebyshev U(n, x) polynomials).
a(n) = sqrt(4/3)*Im((1/2 + i*sqrt(3/4))^(n+1)). - Henry Bottomley, Apr 12 2000
Binomial transform of A057078. a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} C(k, n-k)*(-1)^(n-k). - Paul Barry, Sep 13 2003
a(n) = 2*sin(Pi*n/3 + Pi/3)/sqrt(3). - Paul Barry, Jan 28 2004
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} C(n-k, k)*(-1)^k. - Paul Barry, Jul 28 2004
Euler transform of length 6 sequence [1, -1, -1, 0, 0, 1]. - Michael Somos, Sep 23 2005
a(n) = a(1 - n) = -a(-2 - n) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Feb 14 2006
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-2)^(n-k) * A085838(n,k). - Philippe Deléham, Oct 26 2006
a(n) = b(n+1) where b(n) is multiplicative with b(2^e) = -(-1)^e if e>0, b(3^e) = 0^e, b(p^e) = 1 if p == 1 (mod 6), b(p^e) = (-1)^e if p == 5 (mod 6). - Michael Somos, Oct 29 2006
Given g.f. A(x), then, B(x) = x * A(x) satisfies 0 = f(B(x), B(x^2)) where f(u, v) = u^2 - v - 2*u*v * (1 - u). - Michael Somos, Oct 29 2006
a(2*n) = A057078(n), a(2*n+1) = A049347(n).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A109466(n,k). - Philippe Deléham, Nov 14 2006
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A133607(n,k). - Philippe Deléham, Dec 30 2007
a(n) = A128834(n+1). - Jaume Oliver Lafont, Dec 05 2008
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} C(n+k+1,2k+1) * (-1)^k. - Paul Barry, Jun 03 2009
a(n) = A101950(n,0) = (-1)^n * A049347(n). - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
a(n) = Product_{k=1..floor(n/2)} 1 - 4*(cos(k*Pi/(n+1)))^2. - Mircea Merca, Apr 01 2012
G.f.: 1 / (1 - x / (1 + x / (1 - x))). - Michael Somos, Apr 02 2012
a(n) = -1 + floor(181/819*10^(n+1)) mod 10. - Hieronymus Fischer, Jan 03 2013
a(n) = -1 + floor(13/14*3^(n+1)) mod 3. - Hieronymus Fischer, Jan 04 2013
a(n) = 1/(1+r2)*(1/r1)^n + 1/(1+r1)*(1/r2)^n, with r1=(1-i*sqrt(3))/2 and r2=(1+i*sqrt(3))/2. - Ralf Stephan, Jul 19 2013
a(n) = ((n+1)^2 mod 3) * (-1)^floor((n+1)/3). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Mar 15 2015
a(n-1) = n - Sum_{i=1..n-1} i*a(n-i). - Derek Orr, Apr 28 2015
a(n) = S(2*n+1, sqrt(3))/sqrt(3) = S(n, 1) with S(n, x) coefficients given in A049310. The S(n, 1) formula appeared already above. S(2*n, sqrt(3)) = A057079(n). See also a Feb 27 2014 comment above. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jan 16 2018
E.g.f.: sqrt(exp(x)*4/3) * cos(x*sqrt(3/4) - Pi/6). - Michael Somos, Jul 05 2018
a(n) = Determinant(Tri(n)), for n >= 1, with Tri(n) the n X n tridiagonal matrix with entries 1 (a special Toeplitz matrix). - Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 20 2019
a(n) = Product_{k=1..n}(1 + 2*cos(k*Pi/(n+1))). - Peter Luschny, Nov 28 2019

Extensions

Entry revised by N. J. A. Sloane, Jul 16 2004
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