A215634 a(n) = - 6*a(n-1) - 9*a(n-2) - 3*a(n-3) with a(0)=3, a(1)=-6, a(2)=18.

3, -6, 18, -63, 234, -891, 3429, -13257, 51354, -199098, 772173, -2995218, 11619045, -45073827, 174857211, -678335958, 2631522330, -10208681991, 39603398850, -153636822171, 596016389349, -2312177133105, 8969825761002

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Author

Roman Witula, Aug 18 2012

Keywords

• sign
• easy

Comments

The Berndt-type sequence number 2 for the argument 2Pi/9 . Similarly like the respective sequence number 1 -- see A215455 -- the sequence a(n) is connected with the following general recurrence relation: X(n+3) + 6*X(n+2) + 9*X(n+1) + ((2*cos(3*g))^2)*X(n) = 0, X(0)=3, X(1)=-6, X(2)=18. The Binet formula for this one has the form: X(n) = (-4)^n*((cos(g))^(2*n) + cos(g+Pi/3))^(2*n) + cos(g-Pi/3))^(2*n)) - for details see Witula-Slota's reference and comments to A215455.

The characteristic polynomial of a(n) has the form x^3 + 6*x^2 + 9*x + 3 = (x + (2*cos(Pi/18))^2)*(x+(2*cos(5*Pi/18))^2)*(x+(2*cos(7*Pi/18))^2). We note that (2*cos(Pi/18))^2 = 2 - c(4), (2*cos(5*Pi/18))^2 = 2 - c(2), and (2*cos(7*Pi/18))^2 = 2 - c(1), where c(j) = 2*cos(2*Pi*j/9) - see trigonometric relations for A215455. Furthermore all numbers a(n)*3^(-ceiling((n+1)/3)) are integers.

References

• R. Witula, On some applications of formulas for sums of the unimodular complex numbers, Wyd. Pracowni Komputerowej Jacka Skalmierskiego, Gliwice 2011 (in Polish).

Links

• Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
• R. Witula, D. Slota, On modified Chebyshev polynomials, J. Math. Anal. Appl., 324 (2006), 321-343.
• Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (-6,-9,-3).

Crossrefs

Cf. A215455, A215635, A215636, A215664, A215885, A215665, A215666, A215829, A215831, A215917, A215919, A215945, A216034, A215948, A216757.

Programs

Magma

I:=[3,-6,18]; [n le 3 select I[n] else -6*Self(n-1)-9*Self(n-2)-3*Self(n-3): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 30 2017

Mathematica

LinearRecurrence[{-6,-9,-3}, {3,-6,18}, 50]
CoefficientList[Series[(3 + 12 x + 9 x^2)/(1 + 6 x + 9 x^2 + 3 x^3), {x, 0, 33}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 30 2017 *)

PARI

Vec((3+12*x+9*x^2)/(1+6*x+9*x^2+3*x^3)+O(x^99)) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Sep 27 2012

Formula

a(n) = (-4)^n*((cos(Pi/18))^(2*n) + (cos(5*Pi/18))^(2*n) + (cos(7*Pi/18))^(2*n)).

G.f.: (3 + 12*x + 9*x^2)/(1 + 6*x + 9*x^2 + 3*x^3).

a(n)*(-1)^n = s(1)^(2*n) + s(2)^(2*n) + s(4)^(2*n), where s(j) := 2*sin(2*Pi*j/9) -- for the proof see Witula's book. The respective sums with odd powers of sines in A216757 are given. - Roman Witula, Sep 15 2012