A329471 a(n) = a(n-1)^2 + 3 for n >=2 , where a(0) = 1, a(1) = 3.

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Author

Clark Kimberling, Dec 31 2019

Keywords

• nonn

Comments

(a(n)) is a strong divisibility sequence.

Crossrefs

Cf. A329433.

Programs

Mathematica

f[x_] := x^2 + 3; u[0, x_] := 1;
u[1, x_] := f[x]; u[n_, x_] := f[u[n - 1, x]]
Table [u[n, x] /. x -> 0, {n, 0, 10}]

Formula

a(n) = p(n,0), where p(n,x) is polynomial defined in A329433.