OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
a(n) = Phi_18(n) where Phi_k(x) is the k-th cyclotomic polynomial.
LINKS
Harry J. Smith, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (7, -21, 35, -35, 21, -7, 1).
FORMULA
G.f.: (1-6*x+71*x^2+290*x^3+309*x^4+52*x^5+3*x^6)/(1-x)^7. - Colin Barker, Apr 22 2012
MAPLE
with (combinat):seq(fibonacci(3, n^3)-n^3, n=0..30); # Zerinvary Lajos, May 25 2008
# Alternative
A060891 := proc(n)
numtheory[cyclotomic](18, n) ;
end proc:
seq(A060891(n), n=0..20) ; # R. J. Mathar, Feb 11 2014
MATHEMATICA
Array[#^6 - #^3 + 1 &, 51, 0] (* or *)
Cyclotomic[18, Range[0, 50]] (* Paolo Xausa, Feb 26 2024 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = { n^6 - n^3 + 1 } \\ Harry J. Smith, Jul 14 2009
(PARI) a(n) = polcyclo(18, n); \\ Michel Marcus, Dec 16 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, May 05 2001
STATUS
approved