OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
For the difference equation a(n) = c*a(n-1) - d*a(n-2), with a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1, the solution is a(n) = d^((n-1)/2) * ChebyshevU(n-1, c/(2*sqrt(d))) and has the alternate form a(n) = ( ((c + sqrt(c^2 - 4*d))/2)^n - ((c - sqrt(c^2 - 4*d))/2)^n )/sqrt(c^2 - 4*d). In the case c^2 = 4*d then the solution is a(n) = n*d^((n-1)/2). The generating function is x/(1 - c*x + d^2) and the exponential generating function takes the form (2/sqrt(c^2 - 4*d))*exp(c*x/2)*sinh(sqrt(c^2 - 4*d)*x/2) for c^2 > 4*d, (2/sqrt(4*d - c^2))*exp(c*x/2)*sin(sqrt(4*d - c^2)*x/2) for 4*d > c^2, and x*exp(sqrt(d)*x) if c^2 = 4*d. - G. C. Greubel, Jun 10 2022
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..190
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2,-10).
FORMULA
G.f.: x / ( 1 - 2*x + 10*x^2 ). - R. J. Mathar, Jun 01 2011
E.g.f.: (1/3)*exp(x)*sin(3*x). - Franck Maminirina Ramaharo, Nov 13 2018
a(n) = 10^((n-1)/2) * ChebyshevU(n-1, 1/sqrt(10)). - G. C. Greubel, Jun 10 2022
a(n) = (1/3)*10^(n/2)*sin(n*arctan(3)) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} (-1)^k*3^(2*k)*binomial(n,2*k+1). - Gerry Martens, Oct 15 2022
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{2, -10}, {0, 1}, 50]
PROG
(Magma) I:=[0, 1]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 2*Self(n-1)-10*Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Sep 17 2011
(PARI) a(n)=([0, 1; -10, 2]^n*[0; 1])[1, 1] \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 08 2016
(SageMath) [lucas_number1(n, 2, 10) for n in (0..50)] # G. C. Greubel, Jun 10 2022
CROSSREFS
Sequences of the form a(n) = c*a(n-1) - d*a(n-2), with a(0)=0, a(1)=1:
c/d...1.......2.......3.......4.......5.......6.......7.......8.......9......10
KEYWORD
sign,easy
AUTHOR
Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, May 24 2011
STATUS
approved