A267816 Decimal representation of the n-th iteration of the "Rule 221" elementary cellular automaton starting with a single ON (black) cell.
1, 3, 23, 111, 479, 1983, 8063, 32511, 130559, 523263, 2095103, 8384511, 33546239, 134201343, 536838143, 2147418111, 8589803519, 34359476223, 137438429183, 549754765311, 2199021158399, 8796088827903, 35184363700223, 140737471578111, 562949919866879
Offset: 0
References
- S. Wolfram, A New Kind of Science, Wolfram Media, 2002; p. 55.
Links
- Robert Price, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
- Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Elementary Cellular Automaton
- S. Wolfram, A New Kind of Science
- Index entries for sequences related to cellular automata
- Index to Elementary Cellular Automata
Crossrefs
Cf. A267814.
Similar entries: A085601 (2^(n + 1) * (2^n + 1) + 1), A092431 (2^(n - 1) * (2^n + 1) - 1), A092440 (2^(n + 1) * (2^n - 1) + 1), A129868 (2^(n - 1) * (2^n - 1) - 1), A134169 (2^(n - 1) * (2^n - 1) + 1), A281481 (2^(n - 1) * (2^n + 1) + 1), A281482 (2^(n + 1) * (2^n + 1) - 1). - Jaroslav Krizek, Jan 22 2017
Programs
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Mathematica
rule=221; rows=20; ca=CellularAutomaton[rule,{{1},0},rows-1,{All,All}]; (* Start with single black cell *) catri=Table[Take[ca[[k]],{rows-k+1,rows+k-1}],{k,1,rows}]; (* Truncated list of each row *) Table[FromDigits[catri[[k]],2],{k,1,rows}] (* Decimal Representation of Rows *)
Formula
Conjectures from Colin Barker, Jan 22 2016 and Apr 16 2019: (Start)
a(n) = 7*a(n-1)-14*a(n-2)+8*a(n-3) for n>3.
G.f.: (1-4*x+16*x^2-16*x^3) / ((1-x)*(1-2*x)*(1-4*x)).
(End)
a(n) = 2^(n + 1) * (2^n - 1) - 1, for n > 0. - Jaroslav Krizek, Jan 22 2017