A306807 An irregular fractal sequence: underline a(n) iff the absolute difference |a(n-1) - a(n)| is prime; all underlined terms rebuild the starting sequence.
1, 2, 3, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 1, 7, 5, 2, 8, 6, 3, 1, 9, 7, 5, 2, 10, 8, 6, 3, 1, 11, 9, 7, 5, 2, 12, 10, 8, 6, 3, 1, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 2, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 3, 1, 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 2, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 3, 1, 17, 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 2, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 3, 1, 19, 17, 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 2, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 3, 1
Offset: 1
Examples
S starts with a(1) = 1 and a(2) = 2 Can we duplicate a(1) to form a(3)? No, as |a(2) - a(3)| would be 1 and 1 is not prime. We thus extend S with the smallest integer X not yet in S such that |a(2) - X| is not prime. We get a(3) = 3. Can we duplicate a(1) to form a(4)? Yes, as |a(3) - a(4)| = 2, which is prime. We get a(4) = 1. Can we duplicate a(2) to form a(5)? No, as |a(4) - a(5)| would be 1 and 1 is not prime. We thus extend S with the smallest integer X not yet in S such that |a(4) - X| is not prime; we get a(5) = 5. Can we duplicate a(2) to form a(6)? Yes, as |a(6) - a(5)| = 3, which is prime; we get a(6) = 2. Etc.
Links
- Jean-Marc Falcoz, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10002
Crossrefs
Cf. A306803 (obtained by replacing the absolute difference by the sum in the definition).
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