A348469 Maximal number of squares that can be formed from the grid points in a qualifying circular region of the plane that contains exactly n points of a square grid.
0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 25, 28, 32, 37, 40, 43, 47, 51, 56, 60, 65, 70, 75, 81, 88, 92, 97, 103, 109, 117, 123, 130, 137, 144, 151, 158, 166, 175, 182, 189, 198, 207, 216, 226, 237, 245, 254, 263, 272, 282, 293, 303, 314
Offset: 0
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Examples
For the following examples, we refer to _Hugo Pfoertner_'s pictorial catalog of circles passing through 3 or more grid points (see links section). Each illustration in the catalog is headed by the relevant terms of the sequences that give the squared radii of the circles, e.g. "A192493(5) = 25, A192494(5) = 16". The last line underneath each illustration gives the number of grid points in the circular region, e.g. "4+3=7" indicates 7 grid points total, of which 3 are on the circumference. For n = 10, in the Pfoertner catalog we see the only circular region with 10 points corresponds to A192493(8). From the points in the illustration for A192493(8), 7 squares can be formed. This matches A051602(10) = 7, the maximal number of squares that can be formed from 10 points, so a(10) = 7. For n = 20, in the Pfoertner catalog the only circular region with 20 points corresponds to A192493(29). From the points in the illustration for A192493(29), 31 squares can be formed. The circular region corresponding to A192493(24) has 21 points. From the points in the illustration for A192493(24) with any circumferential point excluded to leave 20 points, 32 squares can be formed. From a comprehensive search not detailed here, we ascertain that 32 is the most squares that can be formed from a 20 point configuration defined in the specified manner, so a(20) = 32.
Links
- Sascha Kurz, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..100
- Sascha Kurz, C++ program
- Hugo Pfoertner, Circles Passing through 3 Points of the Square Lattice, illustrations up to R^2=10.
Formula
a(n) <= A051602(n).
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