OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
The original version of this question was as follows: Let a(1) = 1, a(2) = 2, a(3) = 11, a(4) = 19; for n = 1..4 let b(n) = sqrt(60 a(n)^2 + 60 a(n) + 1); for n >= 5 let a(n) = a(n-4) + b(n-2), b(n) = sqrt(60 a(n)^2 + 60 a(n) +1). Bhanu and Deshpande ask for a proof that a(n) and b(n) are always integers. The b(n) sequence is A103201.
This sequence is also the interleaving of two sequences c and d that can be extended backwards: c(0) = c(1) = 0, c(n) = sqrt(60 c(n-1)^2 + 60 c(n-1) +1) + c(n-2) giving 0,0,1,11,90,712,5609,... d(0) = 1, d(1) = 0, d(n) = sqrt(60 d(n-1)^2 + 60 d(n-1) +1) + d(n-2) giving 1,0,2,19,153,1208,9514,... and interleaved: 0,1,0,0,1,2,11,19,90,153,712,1208,5609,9514,... lim_{n->infinity} a(n)/a(n-2) = 1/(4 - sqrt(15)), (1/(4-sqrt(15)))^n approaches an integer as n -> infinity. - Gerald McGarvey, Mar 29 2005
REFERENCES
K. S. Bhanu (bhanu_105(AT)yahoo.com) and M. N. Deshpande, An interesting sequence of quadruples and related open problems, Institute of Sciences, Nagpur, India, Preprint, 2005.
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..200
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,8,-8,-1,1).
FORMULA
Comments from Pierre CAMI and Gerald McGarvey, Apr 20 2005: (Start)
Sequence satisfies a(0)=0, a(1)=1, a(2)=2, a(3)=11; for n > 3, a(n) = 8*a(n-2) - a(n-4) + 3.
G.f.: -x*(1 + x + x^2) / ( (x - 1)*(x^4 - 8*x^2 + 1) ). Note that the 3 = the sum of the coefficients in the numerator of the g.f., 8 appears in the denominator of the g.f. and 8 = 2*3 + 2. Similar relationships hold for other series defined as nonnegative n such that m*n^2 + m*n + 1 is a square, here m=60. Cf. A001652, A001570, A049629, A105038, A105040, A104240, A077288, A105036, A105037. (End)
a(2n) = (A105426(n)-1)/2, a(2n+1) = (A001090(n+2) - 5*A001090(n+1) - 1)/2. - Ralf Stephan, May 18 2007
a(1)=1, a(2)=2, a(3)=11, a(4)=19, a(5)=90, a(n) = a(n-1) + 8*a(n-2) - 8*a(n-3) - a(n-4) + a(n-5). - Harvey P. Dale, Sep 27 2011
MAPLE
a[1]:=1: a[2]:=2:a[3]:=11: a[4]:=19: for n from 5 to 31 do a[n]:=a[n-4]+sqrt(60*a[n-2]^2+60*a[n-2]+1) od:seq(a[n], n=1..31); # Emeric Deutsch, Apr 13 2005
MATHEMATICA
RecurrenceTable[{a[1]==1, a[2]==2, a[3]==11, a[4]==19, a[n]==a[n-4]+ Sqrt[60a[n-2]^2+60a[n-2]+1]}, a[n], {n, 40}] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[ {1, 8, -8, -1, 1}, {1, 2, 11, 19, 90}, 40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 27 2011 *)
CoefficientList[Series[-x*(1 + x + x^2)/((x - 1)*(x^4 - 8*x^2 + 1)), {x, 0, 40}], x] (* T. D. Noe, Jun 04 2012 *)
PROG
(Magma) I:=[1, 2, 11, 19, 90]; [n le 5 select I[n] else Self(n-1)+8*Self(n-2)-8*Self(n-3)-Self(n-4)+Self(n-5): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Sep 28 2011
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
K. S. Bhanu and M. N. Deshpande, Mar 24 2005
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Pierre CAMI and Emeric Deutsch, Apr 13 2005
STATUS
approved