A218543 Number of times when an odd number is encountered, when going from 2^(n+1)-1 to (2^n)-1 using the iterative process described in A071542.

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 31, 54, 93, 167, 306, 574, 1088, 2081, 3998, 7696, 14792, 28335, 54049, 102742, 194948, 369955, 703335, 1340834, 2563781, 4915378, 9444799, 18180238, 35047841, 67660623, 130806130, 253252243, 491034479, 953404380, 1853513715, 3607440034

Offset: 0

Author

Antti Karttunen, Nov 02 2012

Keywords

• nonn

Comments

Ratio a(n)/A213709(n) develops as: 0, 1, 0.5, 0.666..., 0.6, 0.666..., 0.529..., 0.6, 0.574..., 0.551..., 0.520..., 0.506..., 0.498..., 0.499..., 0.503..., 0.511..., 0.521..., 0.531..., 0.539..., 0.545..., 0.547..., 0.546..., 0.542..., 0.536..., 0.531..., 0.525..., 0.520..., 0.516..., 0.512..., 0.508..., 0.504..., 0.501..., 0.498..., 0.497..., 0.495..., 0.495..., 0.495..., 0.495..., 0.495..., 0.496..., 0.496..., 0.497..., 0.497..., 0.498..., 0.498..., 0.498..., 0.497..., 0.497...

Ratio a(n)/A218542(n) develops as follows from n>=2 onward:

1, 2, 1.5, 2, 1.125, 1.5, 1.348..., 1.227..., 1.081..., 1.025..., 0.994..., 0.997..., 1.013..., 1.045..., 1.086..., 1.132..., 1.172..., 1.198..., 1.208..., 1.201..., 1.182..., 1.157..., 1.131..., 1.107..., 1.085..., 1.065..., 1.047..., 1.031..., 1.016..., 1.004..., 0.994..., 0.986..., 0.981..., 0.979..., 0.978..., 0.979..., 0.981..., 0.983..., 0.986..., 0.988..., 0.989..., 0.990..., 0.991..., 0.991..., 0.989..., 0.987...

Observation: A179016 seems to alternatively slightly favor the odd numbers and then again the even numbers, at least for the terms computed so far.

Please plot this sequence against A218542 in the "ratio mode" (given as a link) to see how smoothly (almost "continuously") the ratios given above develop.

What is the reason for that smoothness? (Conjecture: The distribution of "tendrils", i.e. finite subtrees in the beanstalk and its almost fractal nature? Cf: A218787.)

Examples

			(2^0)-1 (0) is reached from (2^1)-1 (1) with one step by subtracting A000120(1) from 1. Zero is not an odd number, so a(0)=0.
(2^1)-1 (1) is reached from (2^2)-1 (3) with one step by subtracting A000120(3) from 3. One is an odd number, so a(1)=1.
(2^2)-1 (3) is reached from (2^3)-1 (7) with two steps by first subtracting A000120(7) from 7 -> 4, and then subtracting A000120(4) from 4 -> 3. Four is not an odd number, but three is, so a(2)=1.
		

Links

• Antti Karttunen, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..47
• OEIS Server, Sequence plotted together with A218542 showing how their ratio develops.

Crossrefs

a(n) = A213709(n)-A218542(n). Cf. A213733, A218787, A218789.

Analogous sequence for factorial number system: A219663.

Formula

a(n) = Sum_{i=A218600(n) .. (A218600(n+1)-1)} A213729(i)