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%I A336305 #47 Dec 31 2020 11:11:15 %S A336305 1,2,2,4,3,7,4,8,7,9,6,15,7,12,13,16,9,20,10,22,16,18,12,31,16,21,20, %T A336305 29,15,37,16,32,24,27,25,46,19,30,28,46,21,49,22,42,40,36,24,63,29,47, %U A336305 36,49,27,61,36,61,40,45,30,85,31,48,53,64,42,73,34,63,48,73,36,99,37 %N A336305 Alternating row sums of triangle A211343. %C A336305 On the infinite square grid the diagram of a(n) in the fourth quadrant is the same as the diagram of the symmetric representation of sigma(n), but taken only the part that is located in one of the octants (for example on the 7th octant), including totally the unit square cells that are on the main diagonal of the structure (see example). %C A336305 The number of cells on the main diagonal of the diagram equals A067742(n). %C A336305 The indices of the regions that have edges on the right border of the diagram give A071562. %C A336305 a(n) = n if and only if n is a power of 2. %C A336305 The diagram of a(n) is easily visible in the terraces of the n-th level (starting from the top) of the stepped pyramid described in A245092 (see Links section). %C A336305 Note that some sequences as A000203, A067742, this sequence and many others appears to be more related to the double-staircases diagram of A196020 and to the horizontal faces of the pyramid, while many other sequences appears to be more related to the double-staircases diagram of A237593 and to the vertical faces of the pyramid. Both diagrams appears to be essentially the same, but they are not exactly equal. %H A336305 Omar E. Pol, <a href="http://www.polprimos.com/imagenespub/polpyr05.jpg">Perspective view of the pyramid (first 16 levels)</a> %F A336305 Conjecture: a(n) = (A000203(n) + A067742(n))/2. %e A336305 Illustration of initial terms: %e A336305 n a(n) _ %e A336305 1 1 |_|_ %e A336305 2 2 |_ _|_ %e A336305 3 2 |_ _| |_ %e A336305 4 4 |_ _ _| |_ %e A336305 5 3 |_ _ _| _|_ %e A336305 6 7 |_ _ _ _| _|_ %e A336305 7 4 |_ _ _ _| |_ _|_ %e A336305 8 8 |_ _ _ _ _| _| |_ %e A336305 9 7 |_ _ _ _ _| | |_ %e A336305 10 9 |_ _ _ _ _ _| _ _| |_ %e A336305 11 6 |_ _ _ _ _ _| | _| _|_ %e A336305 12 15 |_ _ _ _ _ _ _| |_ _| _| %e A336305 13 7 |_ _ _ _ _ _ _| | _ _| %e A336305 14 12 |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| | %e A336305 15 13 |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| | %e A336305 16 16 |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| %e A336305 ... %Y A336305 Cf. A000079, A000203, A067742, A071562, A196020, A235791, A236104, A237048, A237591, A237593, A245092, A262626, A286001, A335616. %K A336305 nonn %O A336305 1,2 %A A336305 _Omar E. Pol_, Oct 05 2020