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A001542 a(n) = 6*a(n-1) - a(n-2) for n > 1, a(0)=0 and a(1)=2.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 2, 12, 70, 408, 2378, 13860, 80782, 470832, 2744210, 15994428, 93222358, 543339720, 3166815962, 18457556052, 107578520350, 627013566048, 3654502875938, 21300003689580, 124145519261542, 723573111879672
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Consider the equation core(x) = core(2x+1) where core(x) is the smallest number such that x*core(x) is a square: solutions are given by a(n)^2, n > 0. - Benoit Cloitre, Apr 06 2002
Terms > 0 give numbers k which are solutions to the inequality |round(sqrt(2)*k)/k - sqrt(2)| < 1/(2*sqrt(2)*k^2). - Benoit Cloitre, Feb 06 2006
Also numbers m such that A125650(6*m^2) is an even perfect square, where A124650(m) is a numerator of m*(m+3)/(4*(m+1)*(m+2)) = Sum_{k=1..m} 1/(k*(k+1)*(k+2)). Sequence A033581 is a bisection of A125651. - Alexander Adamchuk, Nov 30 2006
The upper principal convergents to 2^(1/2), beginning with 3/2, 17/12, 99/70, 577/408, comprise a strictly decreasing sequence; essentially, numerators = A001541 and denominators = {a(n)}. - Clark Kimberling, Aug 26 2008
Even Pell numbers. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 10 2008
Numbers k such that 2*k^2+1 is a square. - Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Feb 19 2010
These are the integer square roots of the Half-Squares, A007590(k), which occur at values of k given by A001541. Also the numbers produced by adding m + sqrt(floor(m^2/2) + 1) when m is in A002315. See array in A227972. - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 31 2013
A001541(n)/a(n) is the closest rational approximation of sqrt(2) with a denominator not larger than a(n), and 2*a(n)/A001541(n) is the closest rational approximation of sqrt(2) with a numerator not larger than 2*a(n). These rational approximations together with those obtained from the sequences A001653 and A002315 give a complete set of closest rational approximations of sqrt(2) with restricted numerator as well as denominator. - A.H.M. Smeets, May 28 2017
Conjecture: Numbers k such that c/m < k for all natural a^2 + b^2 = c^2 (Pythagorean triples), a < b < c and a+b+c = m. Numbers which correspondingly minimize c/m are A002939. - Lorraine Lee, Jan 31 2020
All of the positive integer solutions of a*b + 1 = x^2, a*c + 1 = y^2, b*c + 1 = z^2, x + z = 2*y, 0 < a < b < c are given by a=a(n), b=A005319(n), c=a(n+1), x=A001541(n), y=A001653(n+1), z=A002315(n) with 0 < n. - Michael Somos, Jun 26 2022

Examples

			G.f. = 2*x + 12*x^2 + 70*x^3 + 408*x^4 + 2378*x^5 + 13860*x^6 + ...
		

References

  • Jay Kappraff, Beyond Measure, A Guided Tour Through Nature, Myth and Number, World Scientific, 2002; pp. 480-481.
  • Thomas Koshy, Fibonacci and Lucas Numbers with Applications, 2001, Wiley, pp. 77-79.
  • N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
  • James J. Tattersall, Elementary Number Theory in Nine Chapters, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pages 257-258.
  • P.-F. Teilhet, Query 2376, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, 11 (1904), 138-139. - N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 08 2022

Crossrefs

Bisection of Pell numbers A000129: {a(n)} and A001653(n+1), n >= 0.

Programs

  • GAP
    a:=[0,2];; for n in [3..20] do a[n]:=6*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Haskell
    a001542 n = a001542_list !! n
    a001542_list =
       0 : 2 : zipWith (-) (map (6 *) $ tail a001542_list) a001542_list
    -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 14 2011
    
  • Magma
    I:=[0,2]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 6*Self(n-1) -Self(n-2): n in [1..20]]; // G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
    
  • Maple
    A001542:=2*z/(1-6*z+z**2); # conjectured by Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
    seq(combinat:-fibonacci(2*n, 2), n = 0..20); # Peter Luschny, Jun 28 2018
  • Mathematica
    LinearRecurrence[{6, -1}, {0, 2}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 11 2011 *)
    Fibonacci[2*Range[0,20], 2] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019 *)
    Table[2 ChebyshevU[-1 + n, 3], {n, 0, 20}] (* Herbert Kociemba, Jun 05 2022 *)
  • Maxima
    a[0]:0$
    a[1]:2$
    a[n]:=6*a[n-1]-a[n-2]$
    A001542(n):=a[n]$
    makelist(A001542(x),x,0,30); /* Martin Ettl, Nov 03 2012 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = imag( (3 + 2*quadgen(8))^n )}; /* Michael Somos, Jan 20 2017 */
    
  • PARI
    vector(21, n, 2*polchebyshev(n-1, 2, 33) ) \\ G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
    
  • Python
    l=[0, 2]
    for n in range(2, 51): l+=[6*l[n - 1] - l[n - 2], ]
    print(l) # Indranil Ghosh, Jun 06 2017
    
  • Sage
    [2*chebyshev_U(n-1,3) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
    

Formula

a(n) = 2*A001109(n).
a(n) = ((3+2*sqrt(2))^n - (3-2*sqrt(2))^n) / (2*sqrt(2)).
G.f.: 2*x/(1-6*x+x^2).
a(n) = sqrt(2*(A001541(n))^2 - 2)/2. - Barry E. Williams, May 07 2000
a(n) = (C^(2n) - C^(-2n))/sqrt(8) where C = sqrt(2) + 1. - Gary W. Adamson, May 11 2003
For all terms x of the sequence, 2*x^2 + 1 is a square. Limit_{n->oo} a(n)/a(n-1) = 3 + 2*sqrt(2). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 10 2002
For n > 0: a(n) = A001652(n) + A046090(n) - A001653(n); e.g., 70 = 119 + 120 - 169. Also a(n) = A001652(n - 1) + A046090(n - 1) + A001653(n - 1); e.g., 70 = 20 + 21 + 29. Also a(n)^2 + 1 = A001653(n - 1)*A001653(n); e.g., 12^2 + 1 = 145 = 5*29. Also a(n + 1)^2 = A084703(n + 1) = A001652(n)*A001652(n + 1) + A046090(n)*A046090(n + 1). - Charlie Marion, Jul 01 2003
a(n) = ((1+sqrt(2))^(2*n) - (1-sqrt(2))^(2*n))/(2*sqrt(2)). - Antonio Alberto Olivares, Dec 24 2003
2*A001541(k)*A001653(n)*A001653(n+k) = A001653(n)^2 + A001653(n+k)^2 + a(k)^2; e.g., 2*3*5*29 = 5^2 + 29^2 + 2^2; 2*99*29*5741 = 29^2 + 5741^2 + 70^2. - Charlie Marion, Oct 12 2007
a(n) = sinh(2*n*arcsinh(1))/sqrt(2). - Herbert Kociemba, Apr 24 2008
For n > 0, a(n) = A001653(n) + A002315(n-1). - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 31 2013
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + 2*A001541(n-1); e.g., a(4) = 70 = 3*12 + 2*17. - Zak Seidov, Dec 19 2013
a(n)^2 + 1^2 = A115598(n)^2 + (A115598(n)+1)^2. - Hermann Stamm-Wilbrandt, Jul 27 2014
E.g.f.: exp(3*x)*sinh(2*sqrt(2)*x)/sqrt(2). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Dec 07 2016
A007814(a(n)) = A001511(n). See Mathematical Reflections link. - Michel Marcus, Jan 06 2017
a(n) = -a(-n) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Jan 20 2017
From A.H.M. Smeets, May 28 2017: (Start)
A051009(n) = a(2^(n-2)).
a(2n) = 2*a(2)*A001541(n).
A001541(n)/a(n) > sqrt(2) > 2*a(n)/A001541(n). (End)
a(A298210(n)) = A002349(2*n^2). - A.H.M. Smeets, Jan 25 2018
a(n) = A000129(n)*A002203(n). - Adam Mohamed, Jul 20 2024

A004187 a(n) = 7*a(n-1) - a(n-2) with a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 7, 48, 329, 2255, 15456, 105937, 726103, 4976784, 34111385, 233802911, 1602508992, 10983760033, 75283811239, 516002918640, 3536736619241, 24241153416047, 166151337293088, 1138818207635569, 7805576116155895, 53500214605455696, 366695926122033977
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Define the sequence T(a_0,a_1) by a_{n+2} is the greatest integer such that a_{n+2}/a_{n+1}= 0 . A004187 (with initial 0 omitted) is T(1,7).
This is a divisibility sequence.
For n>=2, a(n) equals the permanent of the (n-1) X (n-1) tridiagonal matrix with 7's along the main diagonal, and i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit). - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
a(n) and b(n) := A056854(n) are the proper and improper nonnegative solutions of the Pell equation b(n)^2 - 5*(3*a(n))^2 = +4. see the cross-reference to A056854 below. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 26 2013
For n>=1, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,2,3,4,5,6}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
The digital root is A253298, which shares its digital root with A253368. - Peter M. Chema, Jul 04 2016
Lim_{n->oo} a(n+1)/a(n) = 2 + 3*phi = 1+ A090550 = 6.854101... - Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 16 2023

Examples

			a(2) = 7*a(1) - a(0) = 7*7 - 1 = 48. - _Michael B. Porter_, Jul 04 2016
		

Crossrefs

Cf. A000027, A001906, A001353, A004254, A001109, A049685, A033888. a(n)=sqrt((A056854(n)^2 - 4)/45).
Second column of array A028412.

Programs

  • Magma
    [Fibonacci(4*n)/3 : n in [0..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jun 07 2011
    
  • Magma
    /* By definition: */ [n le 2 select n-1 else 7*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..23]]; // Bruno Berselli, Dec 24 2012
  • Maple
    seq(combinat:-fibonacci(4*n)/3, n = 0 .. 30); # Robert Israel, Jan 26 2015
  • Mathematica
    LinearRecurrence[{7,-1},{0,1},30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 13 2011 *)
    CoefficientList[Series[x/(1 - 7*x + x^2), {x, 0, 50}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 23 2012 *)
  • Maxima
    a[0]:0$ a[1]:1$ a[n]:=7*a[n-1] - a[n-2]$ A004187(n):=a[n]$ makelist(A004187(n),n,0,30); /* Martin Ettl, Nov 11 2012 */
    
  • MuPAD
    numlib::fibonacci(4*n)/3 $ n = 0..25; // Zerinvary Lajos, May 09 2008
    
  • PARI
    a(n)=fibonacci(4*n)/3 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Mar 09 2012
    
  • PARI
    concat(0, Vec(x/(1-7*x+x^2) + O(x^99))) \\ Altug Alkan, Jul 03 2016
    
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,7,1) for n in range(27)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008
    
  • Sage
    [fibonacci(4*n)/3 for n in range(0, 21)] # Zerinvary Lajos, May 15 2009
    

Formula

G.f.: x/(1-7*x+x^2).
a(n) = F(4*n)/3 = A033888(n)/3, where F=A000045 (the Fibonacci sequence).
a(n) = S(2*n-1, sqrt(9))/sqrt(9) = S(n-1, 7); S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev polynomials of the 2nd kind, A049310.
a(n) = Sum_{i = 0..n-1} C(2*n-1-i, i)*5^(n-i-1). - Mario Catalani (mario.catalani(AT)unito.it), Jul 23 2004
[A049685(n-1), a(n)] = [1,5; 1,6]^n * [1,0]. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 21 2008
a(n) = A167816(4*n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 13 2009
a(n) = (((7+sqrt(45))/2)^n-((7-sqrt(45))/2)^n)/sqrt(45). - Noureddine Chair, Aug 31 2011
a(n+1) = Sum_{k = 0..n} A101950(n,k)*6^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
a(n) = (A081072(n)/3)-1. - Martin Ettl, Nov 11 2012
From Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012: (Start)
Product {n >= 1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = (1/5)*(5 + 3*sqrt(5)).
Product {n >= 2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = (1/14)*(5 + 3*sqrt(5)). (End)
From Peter Bala, Apr 02 2015: (Start)
Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = -A(x)*A(-x), where A(x) = Sum_{n >= 1} Fibonacci(2*n)* x^n.
1 + 5*Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = F(x)*F(-x) = G(x)*G(-x), where F(x) = 1 + A(x) and G(x) = 1 + 5*A(x).
1 + Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = H(x)*H(-x) = I(x)*I(-x), where H(x) = 1 + Sum_{n >= 1} Fibonacci(2*n + 3)*x^n and I(x) = 1 + x + x*Sum_{n >= 1} Fibonacci(2*n - 1)*x^n. (End)
E.g.f.: 2*exp(7*x/2)*sinh(3*sqrt(5)*x/2)/(3*sqrt(5)). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jul 03 2016
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} (-1)^(n+k+1)*9^k*binomial(n+k, 2*k+1). - Peter Bala, Jul 17 2023
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..floor(n/2)} (-1)^k*7^(n-2*k)*binomial(n-k, k). - Greg Dresden, Aug 03 2024
From Peter Bala, Jul 22 2025: (Start)
The following products telescope:
Product {n >= 2} (1 + (-1)^n/a(n)) = (3/14)*(3 + sqrt(5)).
Product {n >= 1} (1 - (-1)^n/a(n)) = (1/3)*(3 + sqrt(5)).
Product_{n >= 1} (a(2*n) + 1)/(a(2*n) - 1) = (3/5)*sqrt(5). (End)

Extensions

Entry improved by comments from Michael Somos and Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 02 2000

A290890 p-INVERT of the positive integers, where p(S) = 1 - S^2.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 4, 11, 28, 72, 188, 493, 1292, 3383, 8856, 23184, 60696, 158905, 416020, 1089155, 2851444, 7465176, 19544084, 51167077, 133957148, 350704367, 918155952, 2403763488, 6293134512, 16475640049, 43133785636, 112925716859, 295643364940, 774004377960
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Clark Kimberling, Aug 15 2017

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Suppose s = (c(0), c(1), c(2), ...) is a sequence and p(S) is a polynomial. Let S(x) = c(0)*x + c(1)*x^2 + c(2)*x^3 + ... and T(x) = (-p(0) + 1/p(S(x)))/x. The p-INVERT of s is the sequence t(s) of coefficients in the Maclaurin series for T(x). Taking p(S) = 1 - S gives the "INVERT" transform of s, so that p-INVERT is a generalization of the "INVERT" transform (e.g., A033453).
Note that in A290890, s = (1,2,3,4,...); i.e., A000027(n+1) for n>=0, whereas in A290990, s = (0,1,2,3,4,...); i.e., A000027(n) for n>=0.
Guide to p-INVERT sequences using s = (1,2,3,4,5,...) = A000027:
p(S) t(1,2,3,4,5,...)
1 - S A001906
1 - S^2 A290890; see A113067 for signed version
1 - S^3 A290891
1 - S^4 A290892
1 - S^5 A290893
1 - S^6 A290894
1 - S^7 A290895
1 - S^8 A290896
1 - S - S^2 A289780
1 - S - S^3 A290897
1 - S - S^4 A290898
1 - S^2 - S^4 A290899
1 - S^2 - S^3 A290900
1 - S^3 - S^4 A290901
1 - 2S A052530; (1/2)*A052530 = A001353
1 - 3S A290902; (1/3)*A290902 = A004254
1 - 4S A003319; (1/4)*A003319 = A001109
1 - 5S A290903; (1/5)*A290903 = A004187
1 - 2*S^2 A290904; (1/2)*A290904 = A290905
1 - 3*S^2 A290906; (1/3)*A290906 = A290907
1 - 4*S^2 A290908; (1/4)*A290908 = A099486
1 - 5*S^2 A290909; (1/5)*A290909 = A290910
1 - 6*S^2 A290911; (1/6)*A290911 = A290912
1 - 7*S^2 A290913; (1/7)*A290913 = A290914
1 - 8*S^2 A290915; (1/8)*A290915 = A290916
(1 - S)^2 A290917
(1 - S)^3 A290918
(1 - S)^4 A290919
(1 - S)^5 A290920
(1 - S)^6 A290921
1 - S - 2*S^2 A290922
1 - 2*S - 2*S^2 A290923; (1/2)*A290923 = A290924
1 - 3*S - 2*S^2 A290925
(1 - S^2)^2 A290926
(1 - S^2)^3 A290927
(1 - S^3)^2 A290928
(1 - S)(1 - S^2) A290929
(1 - S^2)(1 - S^4) A290930
1 - 3 S + S^2 A291025
1 - 4 S + S^2 A291026
1 - 5 S + S^2 A291027
1 - 6 S + S^2 A291028
1 - S - S^2 - S^3 A291029
1 - S - S^2 - S^3 - S^4 A201030
1 - 3 S + 2 S^3 A291031
1 - S - S^2 - S^3 + S^4 A291032
1 - 6 S A291033
1 - 7 S A291034
1 - 8 S A291181
1 - 3 S + 2 S^3 A291031
1 - 3 S + 2 S^2 A291182
1 - 4 S + 2 S^3 A291183
1 - 4 S + 3 S^3 A291184

Examples

			(See the examples at A289780.)
		

Crossrefs

Cf. A000027, A113067, A289780, A113067 (signed version of same sequence).

Programs

  • Mathematica
    z = 60; s = x/(1 - x)^2; p = 1 - s^2;
    Drop[CoefficientList[Series[s, {x, 0, z}], x], 1] (* A000027 *)
    Drop[CoefficientList[Series[1/p, {x, 0, z}], x], 1] (* A290890 *)

Formula

G.f.: x/(1 - 4 x + 5 x^2 - 4 x^3 + x^4).
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - 5*a(n-2) + 4*a(n-3) - a(n-4).

A001108 a(n)-th triangular number is a square: a(n+1) = 6*a(n) - a(n-1) + 2, with a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 8, 49, 288, 1681, 9800, 57121, 332928, 1940449, 11309768, 65918161, 384199200, 2239277041, 13051463048, 76069501249, 443365544448, 2584123765441, 15061377048200, 87784138523761, 511643454094368, 2982076586042449, 17380816062160328, 101302819786919521
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b(0)=0, c(0)=1, b(i+1)=b(i)+c(i), c(i+1)=b(i+1)+b(i); then a(i) (the number in the sequence) is 2b(i)^2 if i is even, c(i)^2 if i is odd and b(n)=A000129(n) and c(n)=A001333(n). - Darin Stephenson (stephenson(AT)cs.hope.edu) and Alan Koch
For n > 1 gives solutions to A007913(2x) = A007913(x+1). - Benoit Cloitre, Apr 07 2002
If (X,X+1,Z) is a Pythagorean triple, then Z-X-1 and Z+X are in the sequence.
For n >= 2, a(n) gives exactly the positive integers m such that 1,2,...,m has a perfect median. The sequence of associated perfect medians is A001109. Let a_1,...,a_m be an (ordered) sequence of real numbers, then a term a_k is a perfect median if Sum_{j=1..k-1} a_j = Sum_{j=k+1..m} a_j. See Puzzle 1 in MSRI Emissary, Fall 2005. - Asher Auel, Jan 12 2006
This is the r=8 member of the r-family of sequences S_r(n) defined in A092184 where more information can be found.
Also, 1^3 + 2^3 + 3^3 + ... + a(n)^3 = k(n)^4 where k(n) is A001109. - Anton Vrba (antonvrba(AT)yahoo.com), Nov 18 2006
If T_x = y^2 is a triangular number which is also a square, the least number which is both triangular and square and greater than T_x is T_(3*x + 4*y + 1) = (2*x + 3*y + 1)^2 (W. Sierpiński 1961). - Richard Choulet, Apr 28 2009
If (a,b) is a solution of the Diophantine equation 0 + 1 + 2 + ... + x = y^2, then a or (a+1) is a perfect square. If (a,b) is a solution of the Diophantine equation 0 + 1 + 2 + ... + x = y^2, then a or a/8 is a perfect square. If (a,b) and (c,d) are two consecutive solutions of the Diophantine equation 0 + 1 + 2 + ... + x = y^2 with a < c, then a+b = c-d and ((d+b)^2, d^2-b^2) is a solution, too. If (a,b), (c,d) and (e,f) are three consecutive solutions of the Diophantine equation 0 + 1 + 2 + ... + x = y^2 with a < c < e, then (8*d^2, d*(f-b)) is a solution, too. - Mohamed Bouhamida, Aug 29 2009
If (p,q) and (r,s) are two consecutive solutions of the Diophantine equation 0 + 1 + 2 + ... + x = y^2 with p < r, then r = 3p + 4q + 1 and s = 2p + 3q + 1. - Mohamed Bouhamida, Sep 02 2009
Also numbers k such that (ceiling(sqrt(k*(k+1)/2)))^2 - k*(k+1)/2 = 0. - Ctibor O. Zizka, Nov 10 2009
From Lekraj Beedassy, Mar 04 2011: (Start)
Let x=a(n) be the index of the associated triangular number T_x=1+2+3+...+x and y=A001109(n) be the base of the associated perfect square S_y=y^2. Now using the identity S_y = T_y + T_{y-1}, the defining T_x = S_y may be rewritten as T_y = T_x - T_{y-1}, or 1+2+3+...+y = y+(y+1)+...+x. This solves the Strand Magazine House Number problem mentioned in A001109 in references from Poo-Sung Park and John C. Butcher. In a variant of the problem, solving the equation 1+3+5+...+(2*x+1) = (2*x+1)+(2*x+3)+...+(2*y-1) implies S_(x+1) = S_y - S_x, i.e., with (x,x+1,y) forming a Pythagorean triple, the solutions are given by pairs of x=A001652(n), y=A001653(n). (End)
If P = 8*n +- 1 is a prime, then P divides a((P-1)/2); e.g., 7 divides a(3) and 41 divides a(20). Also, if P = 8*n +- 3 is prime, then 4*P divides (a((P-1)/2) + a((P+1)/2) + 3). - Kenneth J Ramsey, Mar 05 2012
Starting at a(2), a(n) gives all the dimensions of Euclidean k-space in which the ratio of outer to inner Soddy hyperspheres' radii for k+1 identical kissing hyperspheres is rational. The formula for this ratio is (1+3k+2*sqrt(2k*(k+1)))/(k-1) where k is the dimension. So for a(3) = 49, the ratio is 6 in the 49th dimension. See comment for A010502. - Frank M Jackson, Feb 09 2013
Conjecture: For n>1 a(n) is the index of the first occurrence of -n in sequence A123737. - Vaclav Kotesovec, Jun 02 2015
For n=2*k, k>0, a(n) is divisible by 8 (deficient), so since all proper divisors of deficient numbers are deficient, then a(n) is deficient. For n=2*k+1, k>0, a(n) is odd. If a(n) is a prime number, it is deficient; otherwise a(n) has one or two distinct prime factors and is therefore deficient again. sigma(a(5)) = 1723 < 3362 = 2*a(5). In either case, a(n) is deficient. - Muniru A Asiru, Apr 14 2016
The squares of NSW numbers (A008843) interleaved with twice squares from A084703, where A008843(n) = A002315(n)^2 and A084703(n) = A001542(n)^2. Conjecture: Also numbers n such that sigma(n) = A000203(n) and sigma(n-th triangular number) = A074285(n) are both odd numbers. - Jaroslav Krizek, Aug 05 2016
For n > 0, numbers for which the number of odd divisors of both n and of n + 1 is odd. - Gionata Neri, Apr 30 2018
a(n) will be solutions to some (A000217(k) + A000217(k+1))/2. - Art Baker, Jul 16 2019
For n >= 2, a(n) is the base for which A058331(A001109(n)) is a length-3 repunit. Example: for n=2, A001109(2)=6 and A058331(6)=73 and 73 in base a(2)=8 is 111. See Grantham and Graves. - Michel Marcus, Sep 11 2020

Examples

			a(1) = ((3 + 2*sqrt(2)) + (3 - 2*sqrt(2)) - 2) / 4 = (3 + 3 - 2) / 4 = 4 / 4 = 1;
a(2) = ((3 + 2*sqrt(2))^2 + (3 - 2*sqrt(2))^2 - 2) / 4 = (9 + 4*sqrt(2) + 8 + 9 - 4*sqrt(2) + 8 - 2) / 4 = (18 + 16 - 2) / 4 = (34 - 2) / 4 = 32 / 4 = 8, etc.
		

References

  • A. H. Beiler, Recreations in the Theory of Numbers, Dover, NY, 1964, p. 193.
  • John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996. See p. 204.
  • L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers. Carnegie Institute Public. 256, Washington, DC, Vol. 1, 1919; Vol. 2, 1920; Vol. 3, 1923, see vol. 2, p. 10.
  • M. S. Klamkin, "International Mathematical Olympiads 1978-1985," (Supplementary problem N.T.6)
  • W. Sierpiński, Pythagorean triangles, Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, 2003, pp. 21-22 MR2002669
  • N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
  • James J. Tattersall, Elementary Number Theory in Nine Chapters, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pages 257-258.

Crossrefs

Partial sums of A002315. A000129, A005319.
a(n) = A115598(n), n > 0. - Hermann Stamm-Wilbrandt, Jul 27 2014

Programs

  • Haskell
    a001108 n = a001108_list !! n
    a001108_list = 0 : 1 : map (+ 2)
       (zipWith (-) (map (* 6) (tail a001108_list)) a001108_list)
    -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 10 2012
    
  • Magma
    m:=30; R:=PowerSeriesRing(Integers(), m); [0] cat Coefficients(R!(x*(1+x)/((1-x)*(1-6*x+x^2)))); // G. C. Greubel, Jul 15 2018
  • Maple
    A001108:=-(1+z)/(z-1)/(z**2-6*z+1); # Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation, without the leading 0
  • Mathematica
    Table[(1/2)(-1 + Sqrt[1 + Expand[8(((3 + 2Sqrt[2])^n - (3 - 2Sqrt[2])^n)/(4Sqrt[2]))^2]]), {n, 0, 100}] (* Artur Jasinski, Dec 10 2006 *)
    Transpose[NestList[{#[[2]],#[[3]],6#[[3]]-#[[2]]+2}&,{0,1,8},20]][[1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 04 2011 *)
    LinearRecurrence[{7, -7, 1}, {0, 1, 8}, 50] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Feb 12 2012 *)
  • PARI
    a(n)=(real((3+quadgen(32))^n)-1)/2
    
  • PARI
    a(n)=(subst(poltchebi(abs(n)),x,3)-1)/2
    
  • PARI
    a(n)=if(n<0,a(-n),(polsym(1-6*x+x^2,n)[n+1]-2)/4)
    
  • PARI
    x='x+O('x^99); concat(0, Vec(x*(1+x)/((1-x)*(1-6*x+x^2)))) \\ Altug Alkan, May 01 2018
    

Formula

a(0) = 0, a(n+1) = 3*a(n) + 1 + 2*sqrt(2*a(n)*(a(n)+1)). - Jim Nastos, Jun 18 2002
a(n) = floor( (1/4) * (3+2*sqrt(2))^n ). - Benoit Cloitre, Sep 04 2002
a(n) = A001653(k)*A001653(k+n) - A001652(k)*A001652(k+n) - A046090(k)*A046090(k+n). - Charlie Marion, Jul 01 2003
a(n) = A001652(n-1) + A001653(n-1) = A001653(n) - A046090(n) = (A001541(n)-1)/2 = a(-n). - Michael Somos, Mar 03 2004
a(n) = 7*a(n-1) - 7*a(n-2) + a(n-3). - Antonio Alberto Olivares, Oct 23 2003
a(n) = Sum_{r=1..n} 2^(r-1)*binomial(2n, 2r). - Lekraj Beedassy, Aug 21 2004
If n > 1, then both A000203(n) and A000203(n+1) are odd numbers: n is either a square or twice a square. - Labos Elemer, Aug 23 2004
a(n) = (T(n, 3)-1)/2 with Chebyshev's polynomials of the first kind evaluated at x=3: T(n, 3) = A001541(n). - Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 18 2004
G.f.: x*(1+x)/((1-x)*(1-6*x+x^2)). Binet form: a(n) = ((3+2*sqrt(2))^n + (3-2*sqrt(2))^n - 2)/4. - Bruce Corrigan (scentman(AT)myfamily.com), Oct 26 2002
a(n) = floor(sqrt(2*A001110(n))) = floor(A001109(n)*sqrt(2)) = 2*(A000129(n)^2) - (n mod 2) = A001333(n)^2 - 1 + (n mod 2). - Henry Bottomley, Apr 19 2000, corrected by Eric Rowland, Jun 23 2017
A072221(n) = 3*a(n) + 1. - David Scheers, Dec 25 2006
A028982(a(n)) + 1 = A028982(a(n) + 1). - Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Mar 28 2011
a(n+1)^2 + a(n)^2 + 1 = 6*a(n+1)*a(n) + 2*a(n+1) + 2*a(n). - Charlie Marion, Sep 28 2011
a(n) = 2*A001653(m)*A053141(n-m-1) + A002315(m)*A046090(n-m-1) + a(m) with m < n; otherwise, a(n) = 2*A001653(m)*A053141(m-n) - A002315(m)*A001652(m-n) + a(m). See Link to Generalized Proof re Square Triangular Numbers. - Kenneth J Ramsey, Oct 13 2011
a(n) = A048739(2n-2), n > 0. - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 31 2013
From Peter Bala, Jan 28 2014: (Start)
A divisibility sequence: that is, a(n) divides a(n*m) for all n and m. Case P1 = 8, P2 = 12, Q = 1 of the 3-parameter family of linear divisibility sequences found by Williams and Guy.
a(2*n+1) = A002315(n)^2 = Sum_{k = 0..4*n + 1} Pell(n), where Pell(n) = A000129(n).
a(2*n) = (1/2)*A005319(n)^2 = 8*A001109(n)^2.
(2,1) entry of the 2 X 2 matrix T(n,M), where M = [0, -3; 1, 4] and T(n,x) is the Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind. (End)
E.g.f.: exp(x)*(exp(2*x)*cosh(2*sqrt(2)*x) - 1)/2. - Stefano Spezia, Oct 25 2024

Extensions

More terms from Larry Reeves (larryr(AT)acm.org), Apr 19 2000
More terms from Lekraj Beedassy, Aug 21 2004

A004189 a(n) = 10*a(n-1) - a(n-2); a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 10, 99, 980, 9701, 96030, 950599, 9409960, 93149001, 922080050, 9127651499, 90354434940, 894416697901, 8853812544070, 87643708742799, 867583274883920, 8588189040096401, 85014307126080090, 841554882220704499, 8330534515080964900, 82463790268588944501, 816307368170808480110
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Indices of square numbers which are also generalized pentagonal numbers.
If t(n) denotes the n-th triangular number, t(A105038(n))=a(n)*a(n+1). - Robert Phillips (bobanne(AT)bellsouth.net), May 25 2008
The n-th term is a(n) = ((5+sqrt(24))^n - (5-sqrt(24))^n)/(2*sqrt(24)). - Sture Sjöstedt, May 31 2009
For n >= 2, a(n) equals the permanent of the (n-1) X (n-1) tridiagonal matrix with 10's along the main diagonal, and i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit). - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
a(n) and b(n) (A001079) are the nonnegative proper solutions of the Pell equation b(n)^2 - 6*(2*a(n))^2 = +1. See the cross reference to A001079 below. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 26 2013
For n >= 1, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,9}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
For n > 1, this also gives the number of (n-1)-decimal-digit numbers which avoid a particular two-digit number with distinct digits. For example, there are a(5) = 9701 4-digit numbers which do not include "39" as a substring; see Wikipedia link. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Jan 14 2016
All possible solutions for y in Pell equation x^2 - 24*y^2 = 1. The values for x are given in A001079. - Herbert Kociemba, Jun 05 2022
Dickson on page 384 gives the Diophantine equation "(20) 24x^2 + 1 = y^2" and later states "... three consecutive sets (x_i, y_i) of solutions of (20) or 2x^2 + 1 = 3y^2 satisfy x_{n+1} = 10x_n - x_{n-1}, y_{n+1} = 10y_n - y_{n-1} with (x_1, y_1) = (0, 1) or (1, 1), (x_2, y_2) = (1, 5) or (11, 9), respectively." The first set of values (x_n, y_n) = (A001079(n-1), a(n-1)). - Michael Somos, Jun 19 2023

Examples

			a(2)=10 and (3(-8)^2-(-8))/2=10^2, a(3)=99 and (3(81)^2-(81))/2=99^2. - _Michael Somos_, Sep 05 2006
G.f. = x + 10*x^2 + 99*x^3 + 980*x^4 + 9701*x^5 + 96030*x^6 + ...
		

References

  • L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers, Vol. II, Diophantine Analysis. AMS Chelsea Publishing, Providence, Rhode Island, 1999, p. 384.

Crossrefs

Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), A001353 (m=2), A001109 (m=3), A001090 (m=4), this sequence (m=5), A004191 (m=6), A007655 (m=7), A077412 (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).
Cf. A323182.

Programs

  • GAP
    m:=5;; a:=[0,1];; for n in [3..20] do a[n]:=2*m*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Magma
    [ n eq 1 select 0 else n eq 2 select 1 else 10*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..20] ]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 19 2011
    
  • Maple
    A004189 := proc(n)
        option remember;
        if n <= 1 then
            n ;
        else
            10*procname(n-1)-procname(n-2) ;
        end if;
    end proc:
    seq(A004189(n),n=0..20) ; # R. J. Mathar, Apr 30 2017
    seq( simplify(ChebyshevU(n-1, 5)), n=0..20); # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Mathematica
    Table[GegenbauerC[n-1,1,5], {n,0,30}] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Sep 11 2008; modified by G. C. Greubel, Jun 06 2019 *)
    LinearRecurrence[{10, -1}, {0, 1}, 20] (* Jean-François Alcover, Nov 15 2017 *)
    ChebyshevU[Range[21] -2, 5] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019 *)
  • PARI
    {a(n) = subst(poltchebi(n+1) - 5*poltchebi(n), 'x, 5) / 24}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 05 2006 */
    
  • PARI
    a(n)=([9,1;8,1]^(n-1)*[1;1])[1,1] \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jan 14 2016
    
  • PARI
    vector(21, n, n--; polchebyshev(n-1, 2, 5) ) \\ G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
    
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,10,1) for n in range(22)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008
    
  • Sage
    [chebyshev_U(n-1,5) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
    

Formula

a(n) = S(2*n-1, sqrt(12))/sqrt(12) = S(n-1, 10); S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev polynomials of 2nd kind, A049310. S(-1, x) := 0.
A001079(n) = sqrt(24*(a(n)^2)+1), that is a(n) = sqrt((A001079(n)^2-1)/24).
From Barry E. Williams, Aug 18 2000: (Start)
a(n) = ( (5+2*sqrt(6))^n - (5-2*sqrt(6))^n )/(4*sqrt(6)).
G.f.: x/(1-10*x+x^2). (End)
a(-n) = -a(n). - Michael Somos, Sep 05 2006
From Mohamed Bouhamida, May 26 2007: (Start)
a(n) = 9*(a(n-1) + a(n-2)) - a(n-3).
a(n) = 11*(a(n-1) - a(n-2)) + a(n-3).
a(n) = 10*a(n-1) - a(n-2). (End)
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*9^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
From Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012: (Start)
Product {n >= 1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = 1/2*(2 + sqrt(6)).
Product {n >= 2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = 1/5*(2 + sqrt(6)). (End)
a(n) = (A054320(n-1) + A072256(n))/2. - Richard R. Forberg, Nov 21 2013
a(2*n - 1) = A046173(n).
E.g.f.: exp(5*x)*sinh(2*sqrt(6)*x)/(2*sqrt(6)). - Stefano Spezia, Dec 12 2022
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} binomial(n+k, 2*k+1)*8^k = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} (-1)^(n+k+1)* binomial(n+k, 2*k+1)*12^k. - Peter Bala, Jul 18 2023

A049660 a(n) = Fibonacci(6*n)/8.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 18, 323, 5796, 104005, 1866294, 33489287, 600940872, 10783446409, 193501094490, 3472236254411, 62306751484908, 1118049290473933, 20062580477045886, 360008399296352015, 6460088606857290384, 115921586524134874897, 2080128468827570457762
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For n >= 2, a(n) equals the permanent of the (n-1) X (n-1) tridiagonal matrix with 18's along the main diagonal, and i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit). - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
For n >= 2, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,17}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
10*a(n)^2 = Tri(4)*S(n-1, 18)^2 is the triangular number Tri((T(n, 9) - 1)/2), with Tri, S and T given in A000217, A049310 and A053120. This is instance k = 4 of the k-family of identities given in a comment on A001109. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 01 2016
Possible solutions for y in Pell equation x^2 - 80*y^2 = 1. The values for x are given in A023039. - Herbert Kociemba, Jun 05 2022

Examples

			a(3) = F(6 * 3) / 8 = F(18) / 8 = 2584 / 8 = 323. - _Indranil Ghosh_, Feb 06 2017
		

Crossrefs

Column m=6 of array A028412.
Partial sums of A007805.

Programs

Formula

G.f.: x/(1 - 18*x + x^2).
a(n) = A134492(n)/8.
a(n) ~ (1/40)*sqrt(5)*(sqrt(5) + 2)^(2*n). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), May 15 2002
For all terms k of the sequence, 80*k^2 + 1 is a square. Limit_{n->oo} a(n)/a(n-1) = 8*phi + 5 = 9 + 4*sqrt(5). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 14 2002
a(n) = S(n-1, 18) with S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind. S(-1, x) := 0. See A049310.
a(n) = (((9 + 4*sqrt(5))^n - (9 - 4*sqrt(5))^n))/(8*sqrt(5)).
a(n) = sqrt((A023039(n)^2 - 1)/80) (cf. Richardson comment).
a(n) = 18*a(n-1) - a(n-2). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 14 2002
a(n) = A001076(2n)/4.
a(n) = 17*(a(n-1) + a(n-2)) - a(n-3) = 19*(a(n-1) - a(n-2)) + a(n-3). - Mohamed Bouhamida, May 26 2007
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*17^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
Product_{n>=1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = (1/2)*(2 + sqrt(5)). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012
Product_{n>=2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = (2/9)*(2 + sqrt(5)). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012
a(n) = (1/32)*(F(6*n + 3) - F(6*n - 3)).
Sum_{n>=1} 1/(4*a(n) + 1/(4*a(n))) = 1/4. Compare with A001906 and A049670. - Peter Bala, Nov 29 2013
From Peter Bala, Apr 02 2015: (Start)
Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = -G(x)*G(-x), where G(x) = Sum_{n >= 1} A001076(n)*x^n.
1 + 4*Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = (1 + F(x))*(1 + F(-x)) = (1 + 2*x*G(x))*(1 - 2*x*G(-x)), where F(x) = Sum_{n >= 1} Fibonacci(3*n + 3)*x^n.
1 + 7*Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = (1 + G(x))*(1 + G(-x)) = (1 + 7*G(x))*(1 + 7*G(-x)).
1 + 12*Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = (1 + 2*G(x))*(1 + 2*G(-x)) = (1 + 6*G(x))*(1 + 6*G(-x)) = (1 + A(x))*(1 + A(-x)), where A(x) = Sum_{n >= 1} Fibonacci(3*n)*x^n is the o.g.f for A014445.
1 + 15*Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = (1 + 5*G(x))*(1 + 5*G(-x)) = (1 + 3*G(x))*(1 + 3*G(-x)) = H(x)*H(-x), where H(x) = Sum_{n >= 0} A155179(n)*x^n.
1 + 16*Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = (1 + 4*G(x))*(1 + 4*G(-x)) = (1 + 2* Sum_{n >= 1} Fibonacci(3*n - 1)*x^n)*(1 + 2* Sum_{n >= 1} Fibonacci(3*n - 1)*(-x)^n) = (1 + 2* Sum_{n >= 1} Fibonacci(3*n + 1)*x^n)*(1 + 2* Sum_{n >= 1} Fibonacci(3*n + 1)*(-x)^n).
1 + 20*Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = (1 + Sum_{n >= 1} Lucas(3*n)*x^n)*(1 + Sum_{n >= 1} Lucas(3*n)*(-x)^n).
1 - 5*Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = (1 + Sum_{n >= 1} A001077(n+1)*x^n)*(1 + Sum_{n >= 1} A001077(n+1)*(-x)^n).
1 - 9*Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = (1 - G(x))*(1 - G(-x)) = (1 + 9*G(x))*(1 + 9*G(-x)).
1 - 16*Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = (1 + 2*Sum_{n >= 1} A099843(n)*x^n)*(1 + 2*Sum_{n >= 1} A099843(n)*(-x)^n).
1 - 20*Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^(2*n) = (1 - 2*G(x))*(1 - 2*G(-x)) = (1 + 10*G(x))*(1 + 10*G(-x)).
(End)

Extensions

Chebyshev and other comments from Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 08 2002

A001090 a(n) = 8*a(n-1) - a(n-2); a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 8, 63, 496, 3905, 30744, 242047, 1905632, 15003009, 118118440, 929944511, 7321437648, 57641556673, 453811015736, 3572846569215, 28128961537984, 221458845734657, 1743541804339272, 13726875588979519, 108071462907496880, 850844827670995521, 6698687158460467288
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This sequence gives the values of y in solutions of the Diophantine equation x^2 - 15*y^2 = 1; the corresponding values of x are in A001091. - Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 12 2010 [edited by Jon E. Schoenfield, May 02 2014]
For n >= 2, a(n) equals the permanent of the (n-1) X (n-1) tridiagonal matrix with 8's along the main diagonal, and i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit). - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
For n >= 1, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,7}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
From Klaus Purath, Jul 25 2024: (Start)
For any three consecutive terms (x, y, z) y^2 - x*z = 1 always applies.
a(n) = (t(i+2n) - t(i))/(t(i+n+1) - t(i+n-1)) where (t) is any recurrence t(k) = 9t(k-1) - 9t(k-2) + t(k-3) or t(k) = 8t(k-1) - t(k-2) without regard to initial values.
In particular, if the recurrence (t) of the form (9,-9,1) has the initial values t(0) = 1, t(1) = 2, t(2) = 9, a(n) = t(n) - 1 applies. (End)

Examples

			G.f. = x + 8*x^2 + 63*x^3 + 496*x^4 + 3905*x^5 + 30744*x^6 + 242047*x^7 + ...
		

References

  • Julio R. Bastida, Quadratic properties of a linearly recurrent sequence. Proceedings of the Tenth Southeastern Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing (Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, Fla., 1979), pp. 163--166, Congress. Numer., XXIII-XXIV, Utilitas Math., Winnipeg, Man., 1979. MR0561042 (81e:10009) - From N. J. A. Sloane, May 30 2012
  • N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

Crossrefs

Equals one-third A136325.
Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), A001353 (m=2), A001109 (m=3), this sequence (m=4), A004189 (m=5), A004191 (m=6), A007655 (m=7), A077412 (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).
Cf. A323182.

Programs

  • GAP
    m:=4;; a:=[0,1];; for n in [3..20] do a[n]:=2*m*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Magma
    I:=[0,1]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 8*Self(n-1) - Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Dec 20 2017
    
  • Maple
    A001090:=1/(1-8*z+z**2); # Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
    seq( simplify(ChebyshevU(n-1, 4)), n=0..20); # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Mathematica
    Table[GegenbauerC[n-1, 1, 4], {n,0,20}] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Sep 11 2008 *)
    LinearRecurrence[{8,-1},{0,1},30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 29 2012 *)
    a[n_]:= ChebyshevU[n-1, 4]; (* Michael Somos, May 28 2014 *)
    CoefficientList[Series[x/(1-8*x+x^2), {x,0,20}], x] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 20 2017 *)
  • PARI
    {a(n) = subst(poltchebi(n+1) - 4 * poltchebi(n), x, 4) / 15}; /* Michael Somos, Apr 05 2008 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = polchebyshev(n-1, 2, 4)}; /* Michael Somos, May 28 2014 */
    
  • PARI
    my(x='x+O('x^30)); concat([0], Vec(x/(1-8*x-x^2))) \\ G. C. Greubel, Dec 20 2017
    
  • SageMath
    [lucas_number1(n,8,1) for n in range(22)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008
    
  • SageMath
    [chebyshev_U(n-1,4) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
    

Formula

15*a(n)^2 - A001091(n)^2 = -1.
a(n) = sqrt((A001091(n)^2 - 1)/15).
a(n) = S(2*n-1, sqrt(10))/sqrt(10) = S(n-1, 8); S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev polynomials of 2nd kind, A049310, with S(-1, x) := 0.
From Barry E. Williams, Aug 18 2000: (Start)
a(n) = ((4+sqrt(15))^n - (4-sqrt(15))^n)/(2*sqrt(15)).
G.f.: x/(1-8*x+x^2). (End)
Limit_{n->infinity} a(n)/a(n-1) = 4 + sqrt(15). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 13 2002
[A070997(n-1), a(n)] = [1,6; 1,7]^n * [1,0]. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 21 2008
a(-n) = -a(n). - Michael Somos, Apr 05 2008
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*7^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
From Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012: (Start)
Product_{n >= 1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = (1/3)*(3 + sqrt(15)).
Product_{n >= 2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = (1/8)*(3 + sqrt(15)).
(End)
a(n) = A136325(n)/3. - Greg Dresden, Sep 12 2019
E.g.f.: exp(4*x)*sinh(sqrt(15)*x)/sqrt(15). - Stefano Spezia, Dec 12 2022
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} binomial(n+k, 2*k+1)*6^k = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} (-1)^(n+k+1)* binomial(n+k, 2*k+1)*10^k. - Peter Bala, Jul 17 2023

Extensions

More terms from Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 02 2000

A053141 a(0)=0, a(1)=2 then a(n) = a(n-2) + 2*sqrt(8*a(n-1)^2 + 8*a(n-1) + 1).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 2, 14, 84, 492, 2870, 16730, 97512, 568344, 3312554, 19306982, 112529340, 655869060, 3822685022, 22280241074, 129858761424, 756872327472, 4411375203410, 25711378892990, 149856898154532, 873430010034204, 5090723162050694, 29670908962269962, 172934730611569080
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Solution to b(b+1) = 2a(a+1) in natural numbers including 0; a = a(n), b = b(n) = A001652(n).
The solution of a special case of a binomial problem of H. Finner and K. Strassburger (strass(AT)godot.dfi.uni-duesseldorf.de).
Also the indices of triangular numbers that are half other triangular numbers [a of T(a) such that 2T(a)=T(b)]. The T(a)'s are in A075528, the T(b)'s are in A029549 and the b's are in A001652. - Bruce Corrigan (scentman(AT)myfamily.com), Oct 30 2002
Sequences A053141 (this entry), A016278, A077259, A077288 and A077398 are part of an infinite series of sequences. Each depends upon the polynomial p(n) = 4k*n^2 + 4k*n + 1, when 4k is not a perfect square. Equivalently, they each depend on the equation k*t(x)=t(z) where t(n) is the triangular number formula n(n+1)/2. The dependencies are these: they are the sequences of positive integers n such that p(n) is a perfect square and there exists a positive integer m such that k*t(n)=t(m). A053141 is for k=2, A016278 is for k=3, A077259 is for k=5. - Robert Phillips (bobanne(AT)bellsouth.net), Oct 11 2007, Nov 27 2007
Jason Holt observes that a pair drawn from a drawer with A053141(n)+1 red socks and A001652(n) - A053141(n) blue socks will as likely as not be matching reds: (A053141+1)*A053141/((A001652+1)*A001652) = 1/2, n>0. - Bill Gosper, Feb 07 2010
The values x(n)=A001652(n), y(n)=A046090(n) and z(n)=A001653(n) form a nearly isosceles Pythagorean triple since y(n)=x(n)+1 and x(n)^2 + y(n)^2 = z(n)^2; e.g., for n=2, 20^2 + 21^2 = 29^2. In a similar fashion, if we define b(n)=A011900(n) and c(n)=A001652(n), a(n), b(n) and c(n) form a nearly isosceles anti-Pythagorean triple since b(n)=a(n)+1 and a(n)^2 + b(n)^2 = c(n)^2 + c(n) + 1; i.e., the value a(n)^2 + b(n)^2 lies almost exactly between two perfect squares; e.g., 2^2 + 3^2 = 13 = 4^2 - 3 = 3^2 + 4; 14^2 + 15^2 = 421 = 21^2 - 20 = 20^2 + 21. - Charlie Marion, Jun 12 2009
Behera & Panda call these the balancers and A001109 are the balancing numbers. - Michel Marcus, Nov 07 2017

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Programs

  • Haskell
    a053141 n = a053141_list !! n
    a053141_list = 0 : 2 : map (+ 2)
       (zipWith (-) (map (* 6) (tail a053141_list)) a053141_list)
    -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 10 2012
    
  • Magma
    R:=PowerSeriesRing(Integers(), 30); Coefficients(R!(2*x/((1-x)*(1-6*x+x^2)))); // G. C. Greubel, Jul 15 2018
    
  • Maple
    A053141 := proc(n)
        option remember;
        if n <= 1 then
            op(n+1,[0,2]) ;
        else
            6*procname(n-1)-procname(n-2)+2 ;
        end if;
    end proc: # R. J. Mathar, Feb 05 2016
  • Mathematica
    Join[{a=0,b=1}, Table[c=6*b-a+1; a=b; b=c, {n,60}]]*2 (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Jan 18 2011 *)
    a[n_] := Floor[1/8*(2+Sqrt[2])*(3+2*Sqrt[2])^n]; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 20}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Nov 28 2013 *)
    Table[(Fibonacci[2n + 1, 2] - 1)/2, {n, 0, 20}] (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Sep 16 2016 *)
  • PARI
    concat(0,Vec(2/(1-x)/(1-6*x+x^2)+O(x^30))) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, May 14 2012
    
  • PARI
    {x=1+sqrt(2); y=1-sqrt(2); P(n) = (x^n - y^n)/(x-y)};
    a(n) = round((P(2*n+1) - 1)/2);
    for(n=0, 30, print1(a(n), ", ")) \\ G. C. Greubel, Jul 15 2018
    
  • Sage
    [(lucas_number1(2*n+1, 2, -1)-1)/2 for n in range(30)] # G. C. Greubel, Apr 27 2020

Formula

a(n) = (A001653(n)-1)/2 = 2*A053142(n) = A011900(n)-1. [Corrected by Pontus von Brömssen, Sep 11 2024]
a(n) = 6*a(n-1) - a(n-2) + 2, a(0) = 0, a(1) = 2.
G.f.: 2*x/((1-x)*(1-6*x+x^2)).
Let c(n) = A001109(n). Then a(n+1) = a(n)+2*c(n+1), a(0)=0. This gives a generating function (same as existing g.f.) leading to a closed form: a(n) = (1/8)*(-4+(2+sqrt(2))*(3+2*sqrt(2))^n + (2-sqrt(2))*(3-2*sqrt(2))^n). - Bruce Corrigan (scentman(AT)myfamily.com), Oct 30 2002
a(n) = 2*Sum_{k = 0..n} A001109(k). - Mario Catalani (mario.catalani(AT)unito.it), Mar 22 2003
For n>=1, a(n) = 2*Sum_{k=0..n-1} (n-k)*A001653(k). - Charlie Marion, Jul 01 2003
For n and j >= 1, A001109(j+1)*A001652(n) - A001109(j)*A001652(n-1) + a(j) = A001652(n+j). - Charlie Marion, Jul 07 2003
From Antonio Alberto Olivares, Jan 13 2004: (Start)
a(n) = 7*a(n-1) - 7*a(n-2) + a(n-3).
a(n) = -(1/2) - (1-sqrt(2))/(4*sqrt(2))*(3-2*sqrt(2))^n + (1+sqrt(2))/(4*sqrt(2))*(3+2*sqrt(2))^n. (End)
a(n) = sqrt(2)*cosh((2*n+1)*log(1+sqrt(2)))/4 - 1/2 = (sqrt(1+4*A029549)-1)/2. - Bill Gosper, Feb 07 2010 [typo corrected by Vaclav Kotesovec, Feb 05 2016]
a(n+1) + A055997(n+1) = A001541(n+1) + A001109(n+1). - Creighton Dement, Sep 16 2004
From Charlie Marion, Oct 18 2004: (Start)
For n>k, a(n-k-1) = A001541(n)*A001653(k)-A011900(n+k); e.g., 2 = 99*5 - 493.
For n<=k, a(k-n) = A001541(n)*A001653(k) - A011900(n+k); e.g., 2 = 3*29 - 85 + 2. (End)
a(n) = A084068(n)*A084068(n+1). - Kenneth J Ramsey, Aug 16 2007
Let G(n,m) = (2*m+1)*a(n)+ m and H(n,m) = (2*m+1)*b(n)+m where b(n) is from the sequence A001652 and let T(a) = a*(a+1)/2. Then T(G(n,m)) + T(m) = 2*T(H(n,m)). - Kenneth J Ramsey, Aug 16 2007
Let S(n) equal the average of two adjacent terms of G(n,m) as defined immediately above and B(n) be one half the difference of the same adjacent terms. Then for T(i) = triangular number i*(i+1)/2, T(S(n)) - T(m) = B(n)^2 (setting m = 0 gives the square triangular numbers). - Kenneth J Ramsey, Aug 16 2007
a(n) = A001108(n+1) - A001109(n+1). - Dylan Hamilton, Nov 25 2010
a(n) = (a(n-1)*(a(n-1) - 2))/a(n-2) for n > 2. - Vladimir Pletser, Apr 08 2020
a(n) = (ChebyshevU(n, 3) - ChebyshevU(n-1, 3) - 1)/2 = (Pell(2*n+1) - 1)/2. - G. C. Greubel, Apr 27 2020
E.g.f.: (exp(3*x)*(2*cosh(2*sqrt(2)*x) + sqrt(2)*sinh(2*sqrt(2)*x)) - 2*exp(x))/4. - Stefano Spezia, Mar 16 2024
a(n) = A000194(A029549(n)) = A002024(A075528(n)). - Pontus von Brömssen, Sep 11 2024

Extensions

Name corrected by Zak Seidov, Apr 11 2011

A007655 Standard deviation of A007654.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 14, 195, 2716, 37829, 526890, 7338631, 102213944, 1423656585, 19828978246, 276182038859, 3846719565780, 53577891882061, 746243766783074, 10393834843080975, 144767444036350576, 2016350381665827089, 28084137899285228670, 391161580208327374291, 5448177985017298011404
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a(n) corresponds also to one-sixth the area of Fleenor-Heronian triangle with middle side A003500(n). - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 15 2002
a(n) give all (nontrivial, integer) solutions of Pell equation b(n+1)^2 - 48*a(n+1)^2 = +1 with b(n+1)=A011943(n), n>=0.
For n>=3, a(n) equals the permanent of the (n-2) X (n-2) tridiagonal matrix with 14's along the main diagonal, and i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit). - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
For n>1, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,13}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
6*a(n)^2 = 6*S(n-1, 14)^2 is the triangular number Tri((T(n, 7) - 1)/2) with Tri = A000217 and T = A053120. This is instance k = 3 of the general k-identity given in a comment to A001109. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 01 2016

Examples

			G.f. = x^2 + 14*x^3 + 195*x^4 + 2716*x^5 + 37829*x^6 + 526890*x^7 + ...
		

References

  • D. A. Benaron, personal communication.
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

Crossrefs

Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), A001353 (m=2), A001109 (m=3), A001090 (m=4), A004189 (m=5), A004191 (m=6), this sequence (m=7), A077412 (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).
Cf. A323182.

Programs

  • GAP
    m:=7;; a:=[0,1];; for n in [3..20] do a[n]:=2*m*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
  • Magma
    [n le 2 select n-1 else 14*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..70]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 02 2016
    
  • Maple
    0,seq(orthopoly[U](n,7),n=0..30); # Robert Israel, Feb 04 2016
  • Mathematica
    Table[GegenbauerC[n, 1, 7], {n,0,20}] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Sep 11 2008 *)
    LinearRecurrence[{14,-1}, {0,1}, 20] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 02 2016 *)
    ChebyshevU[Range[21] -2, 7] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019 *)
    Table[Sum[Binomial[n, 2 k - 1]*7^(n - 2 k + 1)*48^(k - 1), {k, 1, n}], {n, 0, 15}] (* Horst H. Manninger, Jan 16 2022 *)
  • PARI
    concat(0, Vec((x^2/(1-14*x+x^2) + O(x^30)))) \\ Michel Marcus, Feb 02 2016
    
  • PARI
    vector(21, n, polchebyshev(n-2, 2, 7) ) \\ G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
    
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,14,1) for n in range(0,20)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008
    
  • Sage
    [chebyshev_U(n,7) for n in (-1..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019
    

Formula

a(n) = 14*a(n-1) - a(n-2).
G.f.: x^2/(1-14*x+x^2).
a(n+1) ~ 1/24*sqrt(3)*(2 + sqrt(3))^(2*n). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), May 15 2002
a(n+1) = S(n-1, 14), n>=0, with S(n, x) := U(n, x/2) Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind. S(-1, x) := 0. See A049310.
a(n+1) = ( (7+4*sqrt(3))^n - (7-4*sqrt(3))^n )/(8*sqrt(3)).
a(n+1) = sqrt((A011943(n)^2 - 1)/48), n>=0.
Chebyshev's polynomials U(n-2, x) evaluated at x=7.
a(n) = A001353(2n)/4. - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 15 2002
4*a(n+1) + A046184(n) = A055793(n+2) + A098301(n+1) 4*a(n+1) + A098301(n+1) + A055793(n+2) = A046184(n+1) (4*a(n+1))^2 = A098301(2n+1) (conjectures). - Creighton Dement, Nov 02 2004
(4*a(n))^2 = A103974(n)^2 - A011922(n-1)^2. - Paul D. Hanna, Mar 06 2005
From Mohamed Bouhamida, May 26 2007: (Start)
a(n) = 13*( a(n-1) + a(n-2) ) - a(n-3).
a(n) = 15*( a(n-1) - a(n-2) ) + a(n-3). (End)
a(n) = b such that (-1)^n/4*Integral_{x=-Pi/2..Pi/2} (sin((2*n-2)*x))/(2-sin(x)) dx = c+b*log(3). - Francesco Daddi, Aug 02 2011
a(n+2) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*13^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
Product {n >= 1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = 1/3*(3 + 2*sqrt(3)). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012
Product {n >= 2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = 1/7*(3 + 2*sqrt(3)). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012
a(n) = (A028230(n) - A001570(n))/2. - Richard R. Forberg, Nov 14 2013
E.g.f.: 1 - exp(7*x)*(12*cosh(4*sqrt(3)*x) - 7*sqrt(3)*sinh(4*sqrt(3)*x))/12. - Stefano Spezia, Dec 11 2022

Extensions

Chebyshev comments from Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 08 2002

A077412 Chebyshev U(n,x) polynomial evaluated at x=8.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 16, 255, 4064, 64769, 1032240, 16451071, 262184896, 4178507265, 66593931344, 1061324394239, 16914596376480, 269572217629441, 4296240885694576, 68470281953483775, 1091228270370045824, 17391182043967249409
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Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 08 2002

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For positive n, a(n) equals the permanent of the n X n tridiagonal matrix with 16's along the main diagonal, and i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit). - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
For n>=2, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,15}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 23 2015

Crossrefs

Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), A001353 (m=2), A001109 (m=3), A001090 (m=4), A004189 (m=5), A004191 (m=6), A007655 (m=7), this sequence (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).
Cf. A323182.

Programs

  • GAP
    m:=8;; a:=[1,2*m];; for n in [3..20] do a[n]:=2*m*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019
  • Magma
    I:=[1, 16, 255]; [n le 3 select I[n] else 16*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..20]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 24 2012
    
  • Maple
    seq( simplify(ChebyshevU(n, 8)), n=0..20); # G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019
  • Mathematica
    Table[GegenbauerC[n, 1, 8], {n, 0, 20}] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Sep 11 2008 *)
    CoefficientList[Series[1/(1-16x+x^2), {x,0,20}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 24 2012 *)
    LinearRecurrence[{16,-1}, {1,16}, 30] (* G. C. Greubel, Jan 18 2018 *)
    ChebyshevU[Range[21] -1, 8] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019 *)
  • PARI
    vector( 21, n, polchebyshev(n-1, 2, 8) ) \\ G. C. Greubel, Jan 18 2018
    
  • Sage
    [lucas_number1(n,16,1) for n in range(1,20)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008
    
  • Sage
    [chebyshev_U(n,8) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2019
    

Formula

a(n) = 16*a(n-1) - a(n-2), n>=1, a(-1)=0, a(0)=1.
a(n) = S(n, 16) with S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind. See A049310.
G.f.: 1/(1 - 16*x + x^2).
a(n) = (((8 + 3*sqrt(7))^(n+1) - (8 - 3*sqrt(7))^(n+1)))/(6*sqrt(7)).
a(n) = sqrt((A001081(n+1)^2-1)/63).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*15^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
Product {n >= 0} (1 + 1/a(n)) = 1/7*(7 + 3*sqrt(7)). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012
Product {n >= 1} (1 - 1/a(n)) = 1/16*(7 + 3*sqrt(7)). - Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012
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