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A007568
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Knopfmacher expansion of 2/3: a(n+1) = a(n-1)(a(n)+1)-1.
(Formerly M3209)
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1
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4, 3, 3, 11, 35, 395, 13859, 5474699, 75873867299, 415386585433442699, 31516986660961757816520267299, 13091733472248265157675672660811061946713442699, 412611989213715130181341760777978491100613491478334525377331427960520267299
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OFFSET
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0,1
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REFERENCES
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A. Knopfmacher, ``Rational numbers with predictable Engel product expansions,'' in G. E. Bergum et al., eds., Applications of Fibonacci Numbers. Vol. 5, pp. 421-427.
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
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FORMULA
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a(n) ~ c^(phi^n), where phi = A001622 = (1+sqrt(5))/2 is the golden ratio and c = 1.705023526853159146712304952... . - Vaclav Kotesovec, Mar 06 2016
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MATHEMATICA
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Flatten[{4, RecurrenceTable[{a[n+1] == a[n-1]*(a[n] + 1) - 1, a[1] == 3, a[2] == 3}, a, {n, 1, 12}]}] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Mar 06 2016 *)
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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