A138635 a(n) =3*a(n-3)-3*a(n-6)+2*a(n-9).

0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 3, 2, 6, 5, 5, 11, 10, 11, 21, 21, 22, 42, 43, 43, 85, 86, 85, 171, 171, 170, 342, 341, 341, 683, 682, 683, 1365, 1365, 1366, 2730, 2731, 2731, 5461, 5462, 5461, 10923, 10923, 10922, 21846, 21845, 21845, 43691, 43690, 43691, 87381

Offset: 0

Author

Paul Curtz, May 14 2008

Keywords

• nonn
• easy

Comments

As the recurrence shows, these are three interleaved sequences which obey recurrences b(n)=3*b(n-1)-3*b(n-2)+2*b(n-3), indicating that the b(n) equal their third differences.

These three sequences are A024495, A024494 (or A131708) and A024493 (or A130781).

Their starting "vectors" b(0,1,2) are 0,0,1 and 0,1,2 and 1,1,1, respectively, therefore linearly independent, such that other sequences with the same recursion as b(n) can be written as linear combinations of these.

Links

• Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (0,0,3,0,0,-3,0,0,2).

Crossrefs

Cf. A024493, A024494, A024495, A131708, A130781.

Formula

a(18*n) = 21*A133853(n).

G.f.: -x^2*(1+x^2-2*x^3+x^4-x^5+x^6)/((2*x^3-1)*(x^6-x^3+1)). - R. J. Mathar, May 17 2009

Extensions

Edited by R. J. Mathar, May 17 2009