OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
a(n) is the Hankel transform of A000045(n), n>=1 (Fibonacci numbers). See A055879 for the definition of Hankel transform. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jan 23 2007
1, -1, 0, 0, 0, ... is the convolutional inverse of the all-ones sequence. - Tanya Khovanova, Jun 29 2007
Also parity of the Euler totient function A000010. - Omar E. Pol, Jan 15 2012
a(n-1) gives the row sums of A048994. - Wolfdieter Lang, May 09 2017
Decimal expansion of 11/10. - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Mar 08 2019
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FORMULA
a(n) = (-1)^n*Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} (-1)^A010060(n-2k) mod (C(n, 2k), 2). - Paul Barry, Jan 03 2005
Euler transform of length 2 sequence [1, -1]. - Michael Somos, Jul 05 2009
a(n) is multiplicative with a(2) = 1, a(2^e) = 0 if e > 1, a(p^e) = 0^e if p > 2. - Michael Somos, Jul 05 2009
G.f.: x + x^2 = x * (1 - x^2) / (1 - x). - Michael Somos, Jul 05 2009
Dirichlet g.f.: 1 + 2^(-s). - Michael Somos, Jul 05 2009
PROG
(PARI) {a(n) = (n==1) + (n==2)}; /* Michael Somos, Jul 05 2009 */
KEYWORD
nonn,nice,easy,mult
AUTHOR
STATUS
approved