A297280 Numbers whose base-13 digits have equal down-variation and up-variation; see Comments.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 28, 42, 56, 70, 84, 98, 112, 126, 140, 154, 168, 170, 183, 196, 209, 222, 235, 248, 261, 274, 287, 300, 313, 326, 340, 353, 366, 379, 392, 405, 418, 431, 444, 457, 470, 483, 496, 510, 523, 536, 549, 562, 575, 588

Offset: 1

Author

Clark Kimberling, Jan 17 2018

Keywords

• nonn
• base
• easy

Comments

Suppose that n has base-b digits b(m), b(m-1), ..., b(0). The base-b down-variation of n is the sum DV(n,b) of all d(i)-d(i-1) for which d(i) > d(i-1); the base-b up-variation of n is the sum UV(n,b) of all d(k-1)-d(k) for which d(k) < d(k-1). The total base-b variation of n is the sum TV(n,b) = DV(n,b) + UV(n,b). See the guide at A297330.

Differs after the zero from A029958 first for 2211 = 1011_13, which is not a palindrome in base 13 but has DV(2211,13) = UV(2211,13) =1. - R. J. Mathar, Jan 23 2018

Examples

			588 in base-13:  3,6,3, having DV = 3, UV = 3, so that 588 is in the sequence.
		

Links

• Clark Kimberling, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000

Crossrefs

Cf. A297330, A297279, A297281.

Programs

Mathematica

g[n_, b_] := Map[Total, GatherBy[Differences[IntegerDigits[n, b]], Sign]];
x[n_, b_] := Select[g[n, b], # < 0 &]; y[n_, b_] := Select[g[n, b], # > 0 &];
b = 13; z = 2000; p = Table[x[n, b], {n, 1, z}]; q = Table[y[n, b], {n, 1, z}];
w = Sign[Flatten[p /. {} -> {0}] + Flatten[q /. {} -> {0}]];
Take[Flatten[Position[w, -1]], 120]   (* A297279 *)
Take[Flatten[Position[w, 0]], 120]    (* A297280 *)
Take[Flatten[Position[w, 1]], 120]    (* A297281 *)