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A160173 Number of T-toothpicks added at n-th stage to the T-toothpick structure of A160172.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 3, 5, 9, 9, 9, 13, 25, 21, 9, 13, 25, 25, 25, 37, 73, 57, 9, 13, 25, 25, 25, 37, 73, 61, 25, 37, 73, 73, 73, 109, 217, 165, 9, 13, 25, 25, 25, 37, 73, 61, 25, 37, 73, 73, 73, 109, 217, 169, 25, 37, 73, 73, 73, 109, 217, 181, 73, 109, 217, 217, 217, 325, 649, 489, 9, 13, 25
Offset: 0

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Author

Omar E. Pol, Jun 01 2009

Keywords

Comments

Essentially the first differences of A160172.
For further information see the Applegate-Pol-Sloane paper, chapter 11: T-shaped toothpicks. See also the figure 16 in the mentioned paper. - Omar E. Pol, Nov 18 2011
The numbers n in increasing order such that the triple [n, n, n] can be found here, give A199111. [Observed by Omar E. Pol, Nov 18 2011. Confirmed by Alois P. Heinz, Nov 21 2011]

Examples

			From _Omar E. Pol_, Feb 09 2010: (Start)
If written as a triangle:
0;
1;
3;
5;
9,9;
9,13,25,21;
9,13,25,25,25,37,73,57;
9,13,25,25,25,37,73,61,25,37,73,73,73,109,217,165;
9,13,25,25,25,37,73,61,25,37,73,73,73,109,217,169,25,37,73,73,73,109,217,181,73,109,217,217,217,325,649,489;
9,13,25,25,25,37,73,61,25,37,73,73,73,109,217,169,25,37,73,73,73,109...
(End)

References

  • David Applegate, Omar E. Pol and N. J. A. Sloane, The Toothpick Sequence and Other Sequences from Cellular Automata, Congressus Numerantium, Vol. 206 (2010), 157-191

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A139250, A139251, A160172, A160121, A160171, A161207, A161329, A172311.

Programs

  • Mathematica
    wt[n_] := DigitCount[n, 2, 1];
a[0] = 0; a[1] = 1; a[2] = 3; a[n_] := 2/3 (3^wt[n-1] + 3^wt[n-2]) + 1;
Table[a[n], {n, 0, 68}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Aug 18 2018, after N. J. A. Sloane *)

Formula

a(n) = (2/3)*(3^wt(n-1) + 3^wt(n-2))+1 (where wt is A000120), for n >= 3. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 01 2010

Extensions

More terms from N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 01 2010

A139250 Toothpick sequence (see Comments lines for definition).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 3, 7, 11, 15, 23, 35, 43, 47, 55, 67, 79, 95, 123, 155, 171, 175, 183, 195, 207, 223, 251, 283, 303, 319, 347, 383, 423, 483, 571, 651, 683, 687, 695, 707, 719, 735, 763, 795, 815, 831, 859, 895, 935, 995, 1083, 1163, 1199, 1215, 1243, 1279, 1319, 1379
Offset: 0

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Author

Omar E. Pol, Apr 24 2008

Keywords

Comments

A toothpick is a copy of the closed interval [-1,1]. (In the paper, we take it to be a copy of the unit interval [-1/2, 1/2].)
We start at stage 0 with no toothpicks.
At stage 1 we place a toothpick in the vertical direction, anywhere in the plane.
In general, given a configuration of toothpicks in the plane, at the next stage we add as many toothpicks as possible, subject to certain conditions:
- Each new toothpick must lie in the horizontal or vertical directions.
- Two toothpicks may never cross.
- Each new toothpick must have its midpoint touching the endpoint of exactly one existing toothpick.
The sequence gives the number of toothpicks after n stages. A139251 (the first differences) gives the number added at the n-th stage.
Call the endpoint of a toothpick "exposed" if it does not touch any other toothpick. The growth rule may be expressed as follows: at each stage, new toothpicks are placed so their midpoints touch every exposed endpoint.
This is equivalent to a two-dimensional cellular automaton. The animations show the fractal-like behavior.
After 2^k - 1 steps, there are 2^k exposed endpoints, all located on two lines perpendicular to the initial toothpick. At the next step, 2^k toothpicks are placed on these lines, leaving only 4 exposed endpoints, located at the corners of a square with side length 2^(k-1) times the length of a toothpick. - M. F. Hasler, Apr 14 2009 and others. For proof, see the Applegate-Pol-Sloane paper.
If the third condition in the definition is changed to "- Each new toothpick must have at exactly one of its endpoints touching the midpoint of an existing toothpick" then the same sequence is obtained. The configurations of toothpicks are of course different from those in the present sequence. But if we start with the configurations of the present sequence, rotate each toothpick a quarter-turn, and then rotate the whole configuration a quarter-turn, we obtain the other configuration.
If the third condition in the definition is changed to "- Each new toothpick must have at least one of its endpoints touching the midpoint of an existing toothpick" then the sequence n^2 - n + 1 is obtained, because there are no holes left in the grid.
A "toothpick" of length 2 can be regarded as a polyedge with 2 components, both on the same line. At stage n, the toothpick structure is a polyedge with 2*a(n) components.
Conjecture: Consider the rectangles in the sieve (including the squares). The area of each rectangle (A = b*c) and the edges (b and c) are powers of 2, but at least one of the edges (b or c) is <= 2.
In the toothpick structure, if n >> 1, we can see some patterns that look like "canals" and "diffraction patterns". For example, see the Applegate link "A139250: the movie version", then enter n=1008 and click "Update". See also "T-square (fractal)" in the Links section. - Omar E. Pol, May 19 2009, Oct 01 2011
From Benoit Jubin, May 20 2009: The web page "Gallery" of Chris Moore (see link) has some nice pictures that are somewhat similar to the pictures of the present sequence. What sequences do they correspond to?
For a connection to Sierpiński triangle and Gould's sequence A001316, see the leftist toothpick triangle A151566.
Eric Rowland comments on Mar 15 2010 that this toothpick structure can be represented as a 5-state CA on the square grid. On Mar 18 2010, David Applegate showed that three states are enough. See links.
Equals row sums of triangle A160570 starting with offset 1; equivalent to convolving A160552: (1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 5, 7, ...) with (1, 2, 2, 2, ...). Equals A160762: (1, 0, 2, -2, 2, 2, 2, -6, ...) convolved with 2*n - 1: (1, 3, 5, 7, ...). Starting with offset 1 equals A151548: [1, 3, 5, 7, 5, 11, 17, 15, ...] convolved with A078008 signed (A151575): [1, 0, 2, -2, 6, -10, 22, -42, 86, -170, 342, ...]. - Gary W. Adamson, May 19 2009, May 25 2009
For a three-dimensional version of the toothpick structure, see A160160. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 06 2009
From Omar E. Pol, May 20 2010: (Start)
Observation about the arrangement of rectangles:
It appears there is a nice pattern formed by distinct modular substructures: a central cross surrounded by asymmetrical crosses (or "hidden crosses") of distinct sizes and also by "nuclei" of crosses.
Conjectures: after 2^k stages, for k >= 2, and for m = 1 to k - 1, there are 4^(m-1) substructures of size s = k - m, where every substructure has 4*s rectangles. The total number of substructures is equal to (4^(k-1)-1)/3 = A002450(k-1). For example: If k = 5 (after 32 stages) we can see that:
a) There is a central cross, of size 4, with 16 rectangles.
b) There are four hidden crosses, of size 3, where every cross has 12 rectangles.
c) There are 16 hidden crosses, of size 2, where every cross has 8 rectangles.
d) There are 64 nuclei of crosses, of size 1, where every nucleus has 4 rectangles.
Hence the total number of substructures after 32 stages is equal to 85. Note that in every arm of every substructure, in the potential growth direction, the length of the rectangles are the powers of 2. (See illustrations in the links. See also A160124.) (End)
It appears that the number of grid points that are covered after n-th stage of the toothpick structure, assuming the toothpicks have length 2*k, is equal to (2*k-2)*a(n) + A147614(n), k > 0. See the formulas of A160420 and A160422. - Omar E. Pol, Nov 13 2010
Version "Gullwing": on the semi-infinite square grid, at stage 1, we place a horizontal "gull" with its vertices at [(-1, 2), (0, 1), (1, 2)]. At stage 2, we place two vertical gulls. At stage 3, we place four horizontal gulls. a(n) is also the number of gulls after n-th stage. For more information about the growth of gulls see A187220. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 10 2011
From Omar E. Pol, Mar 12 2011: (Start)
Version "I-toothpick": we define an "I-toothpick" to consist of two connected toothpicks, as a bar of length 2. An I-toothpick with length 2 is formed by two toothpicks with length 1. The midpoint of an I-toothpick is touched by its two toothpicks. a(n) is also the number of I-toothpicks after n-th stage in the I-toothpick structure. The I-toothpick structure is essentially the original toothpick structure in which every toothpick is replaced by an I-toothpick. Note that in the physical model of the original toothpick structure the midpoint of a wooden toothpick of the new generation is superimposed on the endpoint of a wooden toothpick of the old generation. However, in the physical model of the I-toothpick structure the wooden toothpicks are not overlapping because all wooden toothpicks are connected by their endpoints. For the number of toothpicks in the I-toothpick structure see A160164 which also gives the number of gullwing in a gullwing structure because the gullwing structure of A160164 is equivalent to the I-toothpick structure. It also appears that the gullwing sequence A187220 is a supersequence of the original toothpick sequence A139250 (this sequence).
For the connection with the Ulam-Warburton cellular automaton see the Applegate-Pol-Sloane paper and see also A160164 and A187220.
(End)
A version in which the toothpicks are connected by their endpoints: on the semi-infinite square grid, at stage 1, we place a vertical toothpick of length 1 from (0, 0). At stage 2, we place two horizontal toothpicks from (0,1), and so on. The arrangement looks like half of the I-toothpick structure. a(n) is also the number of toothpicks after the n-th. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 13 2011
Version "Quarter-circle" (or Q-toothpick): a(n) is also the number of Q-toothpicks after the n-th stage in a Q-toothpick structure in the first quadrant. We start from (0,1) with the first Q-toothpick centered at (1, 1). The structure is asymmetric. For a similar structure but starting from (0, 0) see A187212. See A187210 and A187220 for more information. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 22 2011
Version "Tree": It appears that a(n) is also the number of toothpicks after the n-th stage in a toothpick structure constructed following a special rule: the toothpicks of the new generation have length 4 when they are placed on the infinite square grid (note that every toothpick has four components of length 1), but after every stage, one (or two) of the four components of every toothpick of the new generation is removed, if such component contains an endpoint of the toothpick and if such endpoint is touching the midpoint or the endpoint of another toothpick. The truncated endpoints of the toothpicks remain exposed forever. Note that there are three sizes of toothpicks in the structure: toothpicks of lengths 4, 3 and 2. A159795 gives the total number of components in the structure after the n-th stage. A153006 (the corner sequence of the original version) gives 1/4 of the total of components in the structure after the n-th stage. - Omar E. Pol, Oct 24 2011
From Omar E. Pol, Sep 16 2012: (Start)
It appears that a(n)/A147614(n) converges to 3/4.
It appears that a(n)/A160124(n) converges to 3/2.
It appears that a(n)/A139252(n) converges to 3.
Also:
It appears that A147614(n)/A160124(n) converges to 2.
It appears that A160124(n)/A139252(n) converges to 2.
It appears that A147614(n)/A139252(n) converges to 4.
(End)
It appears that a(n) is also the total number of ON cells after n-th stage in a quadrant of the structure of the cellular automaton described in A169707 plus the total number of ON cells after n+1 stages in a quadrant of the mentioned structure, without its central cell. See the illustration of the NW-NE-SE-SW version in A169707. See also the connection between A160164 and A169707. - Omar E. Pol, Jul 26 2015
On the infinite Cairo pentagonal tiling consider the symmetric figure formed by two non-adjacent pentagons connected by a line segment joining two trivalent nodes. At stage 1 we start with one of these figures turned ON. The rule for the next stages is that the concave part of the figures of the new generation must be adjacent to the complementary convex part of the figures of the old generation. a(n) gives the number of figures that are ON in the structure after n-th stage. A160164(n) gives the number of ON cells in the structure after n-th stage. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 29 2018
From Omar E. Pol, Mar 06 2019: (Start)
The "word" of this sequence is "ab". For further information about the word of cellular automata see A296612.
Version "triangular grid": a(n) is also the total number of toothpicks of length 2 after n-th stage in the toothpick structure on the infinite triangular grid, if we use only two of the three axes. Otherwise, if we use the three axes, so we have the sequence A296510 which has word "abc".
The normal toothpick structure can be considered a superstructure of the Ulam-Warburton celular automaton since A147562(n) equals here the total number of "hidden crosses" after 4*n stages, including the central cross (beginning to count the crosses when their "nuclei" are totally formed with 4 quadrilaterals). Note that every quadrilateral in the structure belongs to a "hidden cross".
Also, the number of "hidden crosses" after n stages equals the total number of "flowers with six petals" after n-th stage in the structure of A323650, which appears to be a "missing link" between this sequence and A147562.
Note that the location of the "nuclei of the hidden crosses" is very similar (essentially the same) to the location of the "flowers with six petals" in the structure of A323650 and to the location of the "ON" cells in the version "one-step bishop" of the Ulam-Warburton cellular automaton of A147562. (End)
From Omar E. Pol, Nov 27 2020: (Start)
The simplest substructures are the arms of the hidden crosses. Each closed region (square or rectangle) of the structure belongs to one of these arms. The narrow arms have regions of area 1, 2, 4, 8, ... The broad arms have regions of area 2, 4, 8, 16 , ... Note that after 2^k stages, with k >= 3, the narrow arms of the main hidden crosses in each quadrant frame the size of the toothpick structure after 2^(k-1) stages.
Another kind of substructure could be called "bar chart" or "bar graph". This substructure is formed by the rectangles and squares of width 2 that are adjacent to any of the four sides of the toothpick structure after 2^k stages, with k >= 2. The height of these successive regions gives the first 2^(k-1) - 1 terms from A006519. For example: if k = 5 the respective heights after 32 stages are [1, 2, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1, 8, 1, 2, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1]. The area of these successive regions gives the first 2^(k-1) - 1 terms of A171977. For example: if k = 5 the respective areas are [2, 4, 2, 8, 2, 4, 2, 16, 2, 4, 2, 8, 2, 4, 2].
For a connection to Mersenne primes (A000668) and perfect numbers (A000396) see A153006.
For a representation of the Wagstaff primes (A000979) using the toothpick structure see A194810.
For a connection to stained glass windows and a hidden curve see A336532. (End)
It appears that the graph of a(n) bears a striking resemblance to the cumulative distribution function F(x) for X the random variable taking values in [0,1], where the binary expansion of X is given by a sequence of independent coin tosses with probability 3/4 of being 1 at each bit. It appears that F(n/2^k)*(2^(2k+1)+1)/3 approaches a(n) for k large. - James Coe, Jan 10 2022

Examples

			a(10^10) = 52010594272060810683. - _David A. Corneth_, Mar 26 2015

References

  • D. Applegate, Omar E. Pol and N. J. A. Sloane, The Toothpick Sequence and Other Sequences from Cellular Automata, Congressus Numerantium, Vol. 206 (2010), 157-191
  • L. D. Pryor, The Inheritance of Inflorescence Characters in Eucalyptus, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, V. 79, (1954), p. 81, 83.
  • Richard P. Stanley, Enumerative Combinatorics, volume 1, second edition, chapter 1, exercise 95, figure 1.28, Cambridge University Press (2012), p. 120, 166.

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A000079, A002450, A006519, A139251, A139252, A139253, A147614, A139560, A152968, A152978, A152980, A152998, A153000, A153001, A153003, A153004, A153006, A153007, A000217, A007583, A007683, A000396, A000225, A000668, A006516, A006095, A019988, A160570, A160552, A000969, A001316, A151566, A160406, A160408, A160702, A078008, A151548, A001045, A147562, A160124, A160120, A160160, A160170, A160172, A161206, A161328, A161330, A171977, A194810, A296510, A296612, A299476, A299478, A323650, A336532.

Programs

  • Maple
    G := (x/((1-x)*(1+2*x))) * (1 + 2*x*mul(1+x^(2^k-1)+2*x^(2^k),k=0..20)); # N. J. A. Sloane, May 20 2009, Jun 05 2009
# From N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 25 2009: A139250 is T, A139251 is a.
a:=[0,1,2,4]; T:=[0,1,3,7]; M:=10;
for k from 1 to M do
a:=[op(a),2^(k+1)];
T:=[op(T),T[nops(T)]+a[nops(a)]];
for j from 1 to 2^(k+1)-1 do
a:=[op(a), 2*a[j+1]+a[j+2]];
T:=[op(T),T[nops(T)]+a[nops(a)]];
od: od: a; T;
  • Mathematica
    CoefficientList[ Series[ (x/((1 - x)*(1 + 2x))) (1 + 2x*Product[1 + x^(2^k - 1) + 2*x^(2^k), {k, 0, 20}]), {x, 0, 53}], x] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Dec 06 2010 *)
a[0] = 0; a[n_] := a[n] = Module[{m, k}, m = 2^(Length[IntegerDigits[n, 2]] - 1); k = (2m^2+1)/3; If[n == m, k, k + 2 a[n - m] + a[n - m + 1] - 1]]; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 100}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Oct 06 2018, after David A. Corneth *)
  • PARI
    A139250(n,print_all=0)={my(p=[], /* set of "used" points. Points are written as complex numbers, c=x+iy. Toothpicks are of length 2 */
ee=[[0,1]], /* list of (exposed) endpoints. Exposed endpoints are listed as [c,d] where c=x+iy is the position of the endpoint, and d (unimodular) is the direction */
c,d,ne, cnt=1); print_all && print1("0,1"); n<2 && return(n);
for(i=2,n, p=setunion(p, Set(Mat(ee~)[,1])); /* add endpoints (discard directions) from last move to "used" points */
ne=[]; /* new (exposed) endpoints */
for( k=1, #ee, /* add endpoints of new toothpicks if not among the used points */
setsearch(p, c=ee[k][1]+d=ee[k][2]*I) || ne=setunion(ne,Set([[c,d]]));
setsearch(p, c-2*d) || ne=setunion(ne,Set([[c-2*d,-d]]));
); /* using Set() we have the points sorted, so it's easy to remove those which finally are not exposed because they touch a new toothpick */
forstep( k=#ee=eval(ne), 2, -1, ee[k][1]==ee[k-1][1] && k-- && ee=vecextract(ee,Str("^"k"..",k+1)));
cnt+=#ee; /* each exposed endpoint will give a new toothpick */
print_all && print1(","cnt));cnt} \\ M. F. Hasler, Apr 14 2009
  • PARI
    \\works for n > 0
a(n) = {my(k = (2*msb(n)^2 + 1) / 3); if(n==msb(n),k , k + 2*a(n-msb(n)) + a(n - msb(n) + 1) - 1)}
msb(n)=my(t=0);while(n>>t>0,t++);2^(t-1)\\ David A. Corneth, Mar 26 2015
  • Python
    def msb(n):
    t = 0
    while n>>t > 0:
        t += 1
    return 2**(t - 1)
def a(n):
    k = (2 * msb(n)**2 + 1) / 3
    return 0 if n == 0 else k if n == msb(n) else k + 2*a(n - msb(n)) + a(n - msb(n) + 1) - 1
[a(n) for n in range(101)]  # Indranil Ghosh, Jul 01 2017, after David A. Corneth's PARI script

Formula

a(2^k) = A007583(k), if k >= 0.
a(2^k-1) = A006095(k+1), if k >= 1.
a(A000225(k)) - a((A000225(k)-1)/2) = A006516(k), if k >= 1.
a(A000668(k)) - a((A000668(k)-1)/2) = A000396(k), if k >= 1.
G.f.: (x/((1-x)*(1+2*x))) * (1 + 2*x*Product_{k>=0} (1 + x^(2^k-1) + 2*x^(2^k))). - N. J. A. Sloane, May 20 2009, Jun 05 2009
One can show that lim sup a(n)/n^2 = 2/3, and it appears that lim inf a(n)/n^2 is 0.451... - Benoit Jubin, Apr 15 2009 and Jan 29 2010, N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 29 2010
Observation: a(n) == 3 (mod 4) for n >= 2. - Jaume Oliver Lafont, Feb 05 2009
a(2^k-1) = A000969(2^k-2), if k >= 1. - Omar E. Pol, Feb 13 2010
It appears that a(n) = (A187220(n+1) - 1)/2. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 08 2011
a(n) = 4*A153000(n-2) + 3, if n >= 2. - Omar E. Pol, Oct 01 2011
It appears that a(n) = A160552(n) + (A169707(n) - 1)/2, n >= 1. - Omar E. Pol, Feb 15 2015
It appears that a(n) = A255747(n) + A255747(n-1), n >= 1. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 16 2015
Let n = msb(n) + j where msb(n) = A053644(n) and let a(0) = 0. Then a(n) = (2 * msb(n)^2 + 1)/3 + 2 * a(j) + a(j+1) - 1. - David A. Corneth, Mar 26 2015
It appears that a(n) = (A169707(n) - 1)/4 + (A169707(n+1) - 1)/4, n >= 1. - Omar E. Pol, Jul 24 2015

Extensions

Verified and extended, a(49)-a(53), using the given PARI code by M. F. Hasler, Apr 14 2009
Edited by N. J. A. Sloane, Apr 29 2009, incorporating comments from Omar E. Pol, M. F. Hasler, Rob Pratt, Jaume Oliver Lafont, Franklin T. Adams-Watters, R. J. Mathar, David W. Wilson, David Applegate, Benoit Jubin and others.
Further edited by N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 28 2010

A147562 Number of "ON" cells at n-th stage in the "Ulam-Warburton" two-dimensional cellular automaton.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 5, 9, 21, 25, 37, 49, 85, 89, 101, 113, 149, 161, 197, 233, 341, 345, 357, 369, 405, 417, 453, 489, 597, 609, 645, 681, 789, 825, 933, 1041, 1365, 1369, 1381, 1393, 1429, 1441, 1477, 1513, 1621, 1633, 1669, 1705, 1813, 1849, 1957, 2065, 2389, 2401, 2437, 2473
Offset: 0

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Author

N. J. A. Sloane, based on emails from Franklin T. Adams-Watters, R. J. Mathar and David W. Wilson, Apr 29 2009

Keywords

Comments

Studied by Holladay and Ulam circa 1960. See Fig. 1 and Example 1 of the Ulam reference. - N. J. A. Sloane, Aug 02 2009.
Singmaster calls this the Ulam-Warburton cellular automaton. - N. J. A. Sloane, Aug 05 2009
On the infinite square grid, start with all cells OFF.
Turn a single cell to the ON state.
At each subsequent step, each cell with exactly one neighbor ON is turned ON, and everything that is already ON remains ON.
Here "neighbor" refers to the four adjacent cells in the X and Y directions.
Note that "neighbor" could equally well refer to the four adjacent cells in the diagonal directions, since the graph formed by Z^2 with "one-step rook" adjacencies is isomorphic to Z^2 with "one-step bishop" adjacencies.
Also toothpick sequence starting with a central X-toothpick followed by T-toothpicks (see A160170 and A160172). The sequence gives the number of polytoothpicks in the structure after n-th stage. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 28 2011
It appears that this sequence shares infinitely many terms with both A162795 and A169707, see Formula section and Example section. - Omar E. Pol, Feb 20 2015
It appears that the positive terms are also the odd terms (a bisection) of A151920. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 06 2015
Also, the number of active (ON, black) cells in the n-th stage of growth of two-dimensional cellular automaton defined by Wolfram's "Rule 558" or "Rule 686" based on the 5-celled von Neumann neighborhood. - Robert Price, May 10 2016
From Omar E. Pol, Mar 05 2019: (Start)
a(n) is also the total number of "hidden crosses" after 4*n stages in the toothpick structure of A139250, including the central cross, beginning to count the crosses when their nuclei are totally formed with 4 quadrilaterals.
a(n) is also the total number of "flowers with six petals" after 4*n stages in the toothpick structure of A323650.
Note that the location of the "nuclei of the hidden crosses" and the "flowers with six petals" in both toothpick structures is essentially the same as the location of the "ON" cells in the version "one-step bishop" of this sequence (see the illustration of initial terms, figure 2). (End)
This sequence has almost exactly the same graph as A187220, A162795, A169707 and A160164 which is twice A139250. - Omar E. Pol, Jun 18 2022

Examples

			If we label the generations of cells turned ON by consecutive numbers we get a rosetta cell pattern:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 4 3 4 . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 4 . 2 . 4 . . . . . .
. . . . . 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 . . . . .
. . . . . . 4 . 2 . 4 . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 4 3 4 . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In the first generation, only the central "1" is ON, a(1)=1. In the next generation, we turn ON four "2", leading to a(2)=a(1)+4=5. In the third generation, four "3" are turned ON, a(3)=a(2)+4=9. In the fourth generation, each of the four wings allows three 4's to be turned ON, a(4)=a(3)+4*3=21.
From _Omar E. Pol_, Feb 18 2015: (Start)
Also, written as an irregular triangle T(j,k), j>=0, k>=1, in which the row lengths are the terms of A011782:
1;
5;
9,   21;
25,  37, 49, 85;
89, 101,113,149,161,197,233,341;
345,357,369,405,417,453,489,597,609,645,681,789,825,933,1041,1365;
...
The right border gives the positive terms of A002450.
(End)
It appears that T(j,k) = A162795(j,k) = A169707(j,k), if k is a power of 2, for example: it appears that the three mentioned triangles only share the elements from the columns 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ... - _Omar E. Pol_, Feb 20 2015

References

  • S. Ulam, On some mathematical problems connected with patterns of growth of figures, pp. 215-224 of R. E. Bellman, ed., Mathematical Problems in the Biological Sciences, Proc. Sympos. Applied Math., Vol. 14, Amer. Math. Soc., 1962.
  • S. Wolfram, A New Kind of Science, Wolfram Media, 2002; p. 928.

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A000120, A139250, A147582 (number turned ON at n-th step), A147610, A130665, A151920, A151917, A160120, A160164, A160410, A160414, A162795, A169707, A187220, A246331, A323650.
See also A006046, A335794, A335795.

Programs

  • Maple
    Since this is the partial sum sequence of A147582, it is most easily obtained using the Maple code given in A147582.
# [x,y] coordinates of cells on
Lse := [[0,0]] ;
# enclosing rectangle of the cells on (that is, minima and maxima in Lse)
xmin := 0 ;
xmax := 0 ;
ymin := 0 ;
ymax := 0 ;
# count neighbors of x,y which are on; return 0 if [x,y] is in L
cntnei := proc(x,y,L)
local a,p,xpt,ypt;
a := 0 ;
if not [x,y] in L then
for p in Lse do
xpt := op(1,p) ;
ypt := op(2,p) ;
if ( abs(xpt-x) = 1 and ypt=y ) or ( x=xpt and abs(ypt-y) = 1) then
a := a+1 ;
fi;
od:
fi:
RETURN(a) ;
end:
# loop over generations/steps
for stp from 1 to 10 do
Lnew := [] ;
for x from xmin-1 to xmax+1 do
for y from ymin-1 to ymax+1 do
if cntnei(x,y,Lse) = 1 then
Lnew := [op(Lnew),[x,y]] ;
fi;
od:
od:
for p in Lnew do
xpt := op(1,p) ;
ypt := op(2,p) ;
xmin := min(xmin,xpt) ;
xmax := max(xmax,xpt) ;
ymin := min(ymin,ypt) ;
ymax := max(ymax,ypt) ;
od:
Lse := [op(Lse),op(Lnew)] ;
print(nops(Lse)) ;
  • Mathematica
    Join[{0},Map[Function[Apply[Plus,Flatten[ #1]]],CellularAutomaton[{686,{2,{{0,2,0},{2,1,2},{0,2,0}}},{1,1}},{{{1}},0},200]]] (* Nadia Heninger and N. J. A. Sloane, Aug 11 2009; modified by Paolo Xausa, Aug 12 2022 to include the a(0) term *)
ArrayPlot /@ CellularAutomaton[{686, {2, {{0, 2, 0}, {2, 1, 2}, {0, 2, 0}}}, {1, 1}}, {{{1}}, 0}, 16] (* N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 08 2014 *)
A147562list[nmax_]:=Accumulate[Join[{0,1},4*3^(DigitCount[Range[nmax-1],2,1]-1)]];A147562list[100] (* Paolo Xausa, May 21 2023 *)
  • PARI
    a(n) = if (n, 1 + 4*sum(k=1, n-1, 3^(hammingweight(k)-1)), 0); \\ Michel Marcus, Jul 05 2022

Formula

a(n) = 1 + 4*Sum_{k=1..n-1} 3^(wt(k)-1) for n>1, where wt() = A000120(). [Corrected by Paolo Xausa, Aug 12 2022]
For asymptotics see the discussion in the comments in A006046. - N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 11 2021
From Omar E. Pol, Mar 13 2011: (Start)
a(n) = 2*A151917(n) - 1, for n >= 1.
a(n) = 1 + 4*A151920(n-2), for n >= 2.
(End)
It appears that a(n) = A162795(n) = A169707(n), if n is a member of A048645, otherwise a(n) < A162795(n) < A169707(n). - Omar E. Pol, Feb 20 2015
It appears that a(n) = A151920(2n-2), n >= 1. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 06 2015
It appears that a(n) = (A130665(2n-1) - 1)/3, n >= 1. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 07 2015
a(n) = 1 + 4*(A130665(n-1) - 1)/3, n >= 1. Omar E. Pol, Mar 07 2015
a(n) = A323650(2n)/3. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 04 2019

Extensions

Offset and initial terms changed by N. J. A. Sloane, Jun 07 2009
Numbers in the comment adapted to the offset by R. J. Mathar, Mar 03 2010

A161206 V-toothpick (or honeycomb) sequence (see Comments lines for definition).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 31, 43, 57, 69, 81, 99, 123, 153, 183, 211, 241, 261, 273, 291, 317, 351, 393, 443, 499, 553, 597, 645, 709, 791, 871, 939, 1005, 1041, 1053, 1071, 1097, 1131, 1173, 1223, 1281, 1339, 1393, 1459, 1549, 1663, 1789, 1911, 2031, 2133, 2193
Offset: 0

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Author

Omar E. Pol, Jun 08 2009

Keywords

Comments

A V-toothpick is constructed from two toothpicks of length 1 with a 120-degree angle between them, forming a V.
On the infinite hexagonal grid, we start at round 0 with no V-toothpicks.
At round 1 we place a V-toothpick anywhere in the plane.
At round 2 we place two other V-toothpicks. Note that, after round 2, in the structure there are three V-toothpicks, with seven 120-degree angles and one 240-degree angle.
At round 3 we place four other V-toothpicks.
And so on...
The structure looks like an unfinished honeycomb.
The sequence gives the number of V-toothpicks after n rounds. A161207 (the first differences) gives the number added at the n-th round.
See the entry A139250 for more information about the growth of toothpicks.
Note that, on the infinite hexagonal grid, a V-toothpick can be represented as a polyedge with two components. In this case, at n-th round, the structure is a polyedge with 2*a(n) components (or 2*a(n) toothpicks).
In the structure we can see distinct closed polygonal regions with side length equal to 1, for example: regular hexagons, concave decagons, concave dodecagons.

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A139250, A160120, A160172, A161207, A161328, A161330.

Extensions

Terms beyond a(19) from R. J. Mathar, Jan 21 2010

A161330 Snowflake (or E-toothpick) sequence (see Comments lines for definition).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 2, 8, 14, 20, 38, 44, 62, 80, 98, 128, 146, 176, 218, 224, 242, 260, 290, 344, 374, 452, 494, 548, 626, 668, 734, 812, 830, 872, 914, 968, 1058, 1124, 1250, 1340, 1430, 1532, 1598, 1676, 1766, 1856, 1946, 2000, 2066, 2180, 2258, 2384, 2510, 2612, 2714, 2852, 2954, 3116, 3218, 3332, 3494, 3620, 3782, 3896, 3998, 4100
Offset: 0

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Author

Omar E. Pol, Jun 07 2009

Keywords

Comments

This sequence is an E-toothpick sequence (cf. A161328) but starting with two back-to-back E-toothpicks.
On the infinite triangular grid, we start at round 0 with no E-toothpicks.
At round 1 we place two back-to-back E-toothpicks, forming a star with six endpoints.
At round 2 we add six more E-toothpicks.
At round 3 we add six more E-toothpicks.
And so on ... (see the illustrations).
The rule for adding new E-toothpicks is as follows. Each E has three ends, which initially are free. If the ends of two E's meet, those ends are no longer free. To go from round n to round n+1, we add an E-toothpick at each free end (extending that end in the direction it is pointing), subject to the condition that no end of any new E can touch any end of an existing E from round n or earlier. (Two new E's are allowed to touch.)
The sequence gives the number of E-toothpicks in the structure after n rounds. A161331 (the first differences) gives the number added at the n-th round.
See the entry A139250 for more information about the toothpick process and the toothpick propagation.
Note that, on the infinite triangular grid, a E-toothpick can be represented as a polyedge with three components. In this case, at n-th round, the structure is a polyedge with 3*a(n) components.

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A139250, A139251, A160120, A160172, A161206, A161328, A161331, A161333.

Formula

[No formula or recurrence is known, - N. J. A. Sloane, Oct 13 2023]
For n >= 2, a(n) = 2 + Sum_{k=2..n} 6*A220498(k-1) - 6. - Christopher Hohl, Feb 24 2019. [This is a restatement of the definition. - N. J. A. Sloane, Oct 13 2023]

Extensions

a(9)-a(12) from N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 07 2012
Corrected and extended by David Applegate, Dec 12 2012

A160410 Number of "ON" cells at n-th stage in simple 2-dimensional cellular automaton (see Comments for precise definition).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 4, 16, 28, 64, 76, 112, 148, 256, 268, 304, 340, 448, 484, 592, 700, 1024, 1036, 1072, 1108, 1216, 1252, 1360, 1468, 1792, 1828, 1936, 2044, 2368, 2476, 2800, 3124, 4096, 4108, 4144, 4180, 4288, 4324, 4432, 4540, 4864, 4900, 5008, 5116, 5440, 5548, 5872, 6196
Offset: 0

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Author

Omar E. Pol, May 20 2009

Keywords

Comments

On the infinite square grid, we consider cells to be the squares, and we start at round 0 with all cells in the OFF state, so a(0) = 0.
At round 1, we turn ON four cells, forming a square.
The rule for n > 1: A cell in turned ON iff exactly one of its four vertices is a corner vertex of the set of ON cells. So in each generation every exposed vertex turns on three new cells.
Therefore:
At Round 2, we turn ON twelve cells around the square.
At round 3, we turn ON twelve other cells. Three cells around of every corner of the square.
And so on.
For the first differences see the entry A161411.
Shows a fractal behavior similar to the toothpick sequence A139250.
A very similar sequence is A160414, which uses the same rule but with a(1) = 1, not 4.
When n=2^k then the polygon formed by ON cells is a square with side length 2^(k+1).
a(n) is also the area of the figure of A147562 after n generations if A147562 is drawn as overlapping squares. - Omar E. Pol, Nov 08 2009
From Omar E. Pol, Mar 28 2011: (Start)
Also, toothpick sequence starting with four toothpicks centered at (0,0) as a cross.
Rule: Each exposed endpoint of the toothpicks of the old generation must be touched by the endpoints of three toothpicks of new generation. (Note that these three toothpicks looks like a T-toothpick, see A160172.)
The sequence gives the number of toothpicks after n stages. A161411 gives the number of toothpicks added at the n-th stage.
(End)

Examples

			From _Omar E. Pol_, Sep 24 2015: (Start)
With the positive terms written as an irregular triangle in which the row lengths are the terms of A011782 the sequence begins:
    4;
   16;
   28,  64;
   76, 112, 148, 256;
  268, 304, 340, 448, 484, 592, 700, 1024;
  ...
Right border gives the elements of A000302 greater than 1.
This triangle T(n,k) shares with the triangle A256534 the terms of the column k, if k is a power of 2, for example, both triangles share the following terms: 4, 16, 28, 64, 76, 112, 256, 268, 304, 448, 1024, etc.
.
Illustration of initial terms, for n = 1..10:
.       _ _ _ _                         _ _ _ _
.      |  _ _  |                       |  _ _  |
.      | |  _|_|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_|_  | |
.      | |_|  _ _     _ _     _ _     _ _  |_| |
.      |_ _| |  _|_ _|_  |   |  _|_ _|_  | |_ _|
.          | |_|  _ _  |_|   |_|  _ _  |_| |
.          |   | |  _|_|_ _ _ _|_|_  | |   |
.          |  _| |_|  _ _     _ _  |_| |_  |
.          | | |_ _| |  _|_ _|_  | |_ _| | |
.          | |_ _| | |_|  _ _  |_| | |_ _| |
.          |       |   | |   | |   |       |
.          |  _ _  |  _| |_ _| |_  |  _ _  |
.          | |  _|_| | |_ _ _ _| | |_|_  | |
.          | |_|  _| |_ _|   |_ _| |_  |_| |
.          |   | | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| | |   |
.          |  _| |_ _| |_     _| |_ _| |_  |
.       _ _| | |_ _ _ _| |   | |_ _ _ _| | |_ _
.      |  _| |_ _|   |_ _|   |_ _|   |_ _| |_  |
.      | | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| | |
.      | |_ _| |                       | |_ _| |
.      |_ _ _ _|                       |_ _ _ _|
.
After 10 generations there are 304 ON cells, so a(10) = 304.
(End)

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A000079, A000302, A048883, A139250, A147562, A160118, A160412, A160414, A161411, A160717, A160720, A160727, A256530, A256534.

Programs

  • Mathematica
    RasterGraphics[state_?MatrixQ,colors_Integer:2,opts___]:=
Graphics[Raster[Reverse[1-state/(colors -1)]],
AspectRatio ->(AspectRatio/.{opts}/.AspectRatio ->Automatic),
Frame ->True, FrameTicks ->None, GridLines ->None];
rule=1340761804646523638425234105559798690663900360577570370705802859623\
705267234688669629039040624964794287326910250673678735142700520276191850\
5902735959769690
Show[GraphicsArray[Map[RasterGraphics,CellularAutomaton[{rule, {2,
{{4,2,1}, {32,16,8}, {256,128,64}}}, {1,1}}, {{{1,1}, {1,1}}, 0}, 9,-10]]]];
ca=CellularAutomaton[{rule,{2,{{4,2,1},{32,16,8},{256,128,64}}},{1,
1}},{{{1,1},{1,1}},0},99,-100];
Table[Total[ca[[i]],2],{i,1,Length[ca]}]
(* John W. Layman, Sep 01 2009; Sep 02 2009 *)
a[n_] := 4*Sum[3^DigitCount[k, 2, 1], {k, 0, n-1}];
Table[a[n], {n, 0, 50}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Nov 17 2017, after N. J. A. Sloane *)
  • PARI
    A160410(n)=sum(i=0,n-1,3^norml2(binary(i)))<<2 \\ M. F. Hasler, Dec 04 2012

Formula

Equals 4*A130665. This provides an explicit formula for a(n). - N. J. A. Sloane, Jul 13 2009
a(2^k) = (2*(2^k))^2 for k>=0.

Extensions

Edited by David Applegate and N. J. A. Sloane, Jul 13 2009

A172310 L-toothpick sequence (see Comment lines for definition).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 33, 47, 61, 79, 97, 117, 141, 165, 203, 237, 279, 313, 339, 367, 399, 437, 489, 543, 607, 665, 733, 793, 853, 903, 969, 1039, 1109, 1183, 1233, 1285, 1345, 1399, 1463, 1529, 1613, 1701, 1817, 1923, 2055, 2155, 2291, 2417, 2557, 2663, 2781, 2881, 3003, 3109, 3247, 3361, 3499, 3631, 3783, 3939
Offset: 0

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Author

Omar E. Pol, Jan 31 2010

Keywords

Comments

We define an "L-toothpick" to consist of two line segments forming an "L".
There are two size for L-toothpicks: Small and large. Each component of small L-toothpick has length 1. Each component of large L- toothpick has length sqrt(2).
The rule for the n-th stage:
If n is odd then we add the large L-toothpicks to the structure, otherwise we add the small L-toothpicks to the structure.
Note that, on the infinite square grid, every large L-toothpick is placed with angle = 45 degrees and every small L-toothpick is placed with angle = 90 degrees.
The special rule: L-toothpicks are not added if this would lead to overlap with another L-toothpick branch in the same generation.
We start at stage 0 with no L-toothpicks.
At stage 1 we place a large L-toothpick in the horizontal direction, as a "V", anywhere in the plane (Note that there are two exposed endpoints).
At stage 2 we place two small L-toothpicks.
At stage 3 we place four large L-toothpicks.
At stage 4 we place six small L-toothpicks.
And so on...
The sequence gives the number of L-toothpick after n stages. A172311 (the first differences) gives the number of L-toothpicks added at the n-th stage.
For more information see A139250, the toothpick sequence.
In calculating the extension, the "special rule" was strengthened to prohibit intersections as well as overlappings. [From John W. Layman, Feb 04 2010]
Note that the endpoints of the L-toothpicks of the new generation can touch the L-toothpìcks of old generations but the crosses and overlaps are prohibited. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 26 2016
The L-toothpick cellular automaton has an unusual property: the growths in its four wide wedges [North, East, South and West] have a recurrent behavior related to powers of 2, as we can find in other cellular automata (i.e., A194270). On the other hand, in its four narrow wedges [NE, SE, SW, NW] the behavior seems to be chaotic, without any recurrence, similar to the behavior of the snowflake cellular automaton of A161330. The remarkable fact is that with the same rules, different behaviors are produced. (See Applegate's movie version in the Links section.) - Omar E. Pol, Nov 06 2018

Links

Crossrefs

For a similar version see A172304.
Cf. A161330 (snowflake).
Cf. A139250, A160120, A160170, A160172, A161206, A161328, A172311, A172312, A194270, A220500.

Extensions

Terms a(9)-a(41) from John W. Layman, Feb 04 2010
Corrected by David Applegate and Omar E. Pol; more terms beyond a(22) from David Applegate, Mar 26 2016

A161328 E-toothpick sequence (see Comments lines for definition).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 29, 40, 57, 72, 93, 116, 141, 168, 201, 228, 253, 268, 293, 328, 369, 424, 477, 536, 597, 656, 721, 784, 841, 888, 925, 972, 1037, 1108, 1205, 1300, 1405, 1500, 1589, 1672, 1753, 1840, 1933, 2012, 2085, 2164, 2253, 2360, 2473, 2592, 2705, 2820
Offset: 0

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Author

Omar E. Pol, Jun 07 2009

Keywords

Comments

An E-toothpick is formed by three toothpicks, as an trident. The E-toothpick has a midpoint and three exposed endpoints such that the distance between the endpoint of the central toothpick and the endpoints of the other toothpicks is equal to 1.
On the infinite triangular grid, we start at round 0 with no E-toothpicks.
At round 1 we place an E-toothpick anywhere in the plane.
At round 2 we add three more E-toothpicks.
At round 3 we add five more E-toothpicks.
And so on... (see illustrations).
The rule for adding new E-toothpicks is as follows. Each E has three ends, which initially are free. If the ends of two E's meet, those ends are no longer free. To go from round n to round n+1, we add an E-toothpick at each free end (extending that end in the direction it is pointing), subject to the condition that no end of any new E can touch any end of an existing E from round n or earlier. (Two new E's are allowed to touch.)
The sequence gives the number of E-toothpicks in the structure after n rounds. A161329 (the first differences) gives the number added at the n-th round.
Note that, on the infinite triangular grid, a E-toothpick can be represented as a polyedge with three components. In this case, at n-th round, the structure is a polyedge with 3*a(n) components. See the entry A139250 for more information about the growth of the toothpicks.
See also the snowflake sequence A161330.

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A139250, A139251, A160120, A160172, A161206, A161329, A161330.

Formula

For n >= 3, a(n) = 4 + Sum_{k=3..n} 2*Sum_{x=1..3} A220498(k-x) + 2^((k mod 2) + 1) - 7. - Christopher Hohl, Feb 24 2019

Extensions

a(8) corrected, more terms appended by R. J. Mathar, Jan 21 2010
Extensive edits by Omar E. Pol, May 14 2012
I have copied the rule for adding new E-toothpicks (described by N. J. A. Sloane) from A161330. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 07 2012

A172304 L-toothpick sequence starting with two opposite L-toothpicks.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 46, 62, 70, 86, 110, 134, 166, 190, 238, 278, 302, 318, 342, 382, 430, 470, 526, 582, 646, 710, 782, 838, 902, 950, 1030, 1118, 1150, 1182, 1246, 1318, 1382, 1422, 1486, 1566, 1662, 1766, 1910, 2006, 2134, 2254, 2414, 2526, 2622
Offset: 0

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Author

Omar E. Pol, Feb 06 2010

Keywords

Comments

The same as A172310 but starting with two L-toothpicks.
We start at stage 0 with no L-toothpicks.
At stage 1 we place two large L-toothpicks in the horizontal direction, as a "X", anywhere in the plane.
At stage 2 we place four small L-toothpicks.
At stage 3 we add eight more large L-toothpicks.
At stage 4 we add eight more small L-toothpicks.
And so on ...
The L-toothpick cellular automaton has an unusual property: the growths in its four wide wedges [North, East, South and West] have a recurrent behavior related to powers of 2, as we can find in other cellular automata (i.e., A212008). On the other hand, in its four narrow wedges [NE, SE, SW, NW] the behavior seems to be chaotic, without any recurrence, similar to the behavior of the snowflake cellular automaton of A161330. The remarkable fact is that with the same rules, different behaviors are produced. (See Applegate's movie version in the Links section.) - Omar E. Pol, Nov 06 2018

Links

Crossrefs

For a similar version see A172310.
Cf. A161330 (snowflake).
Cf. A139250, A160120, A160170, A160172, A161206, A161328, A172305, A172306, A172307, A172308, A172309, A172311, A172312, A172313, A212008, A220500.

Extensions

Terms beyond a(14) from Yan Sheng Ang, Dec 10 2012

A172308 L-toothpick sequence in the first quadrant.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 21, 27, 33, 41, 47, 59, 69, 75, 79, 85, 95, 107, 117, 131, 145, 161, 177, 195, 209, 225, 237, 257, 279, 287, 295, 311, 329, 345, 355, 371, 391, 415, 441, 477, 501, 533, 563, 603, 631, 655
Offset: 0

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Author

Omar E. Pol, Feb 06 2010

Keywords

Comments

The same as A172310 and A172304, but starting from half L-toothpick in the first quadrant.
Note that if n is odd then we add the small L-toothpicks to the structure, otherwise we add the large L-toothpicks to the structure.
We start at stage 0 with half L-toothpick: A segment from (0,0) to (1,1).
At stage 1 we place a small L-toothpick at the exposed toothpick end.
At stage 2 we place two large L-toothpicks.
At stage 3 we place two small L-toothpicks.
At stage 4 we place two large L-toothpicks.
And so on...
The sequence gives the number of L-toothpicks after n stages. A172309 (the first differences) gives the number of L-toothpicks added at the n-th stage.

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A139250, A153000, A160120, A160170, A160172, A161206, A161328, A172304, A172305, A172306, A172307, A172309, A172310, A172311, A172312, A172313.

Extensions

a(17)-a(47) from Robert Price, Jun 17 2019
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