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A083946 Least integer coefficients of A(x), where 1<=a(n)<=6, such that A(x)^(1/6) consists entirely of integer coefficients. 12
1, 6, 3, 2, 3, 6, 6, 6, 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, 3, 4, 6, 6, 3, 6, 6, 2, 3, 6, 6, 6, 3, 4, 6, 6, 2, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 3, 4, 6, 6, 4, 6, 6, 2, 6, 6, 4, 6, 3, 2, 3, 6, 6, 6, 3, 4, 3, 6, 3, 6, 3, 4, 6, 6, 2, 6, 3, 6, 3, 6, 1, 6, 6, 4, 6, 6, 2, 6, 6, 2, 6, 6, 3, 6, 3, 4, 6, 6, 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 3, 2, 6, 6, 6, 6, 3 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,2

COMMENTS

More generally, "least integer coefficients of A(x), where 1<=a(n)<=m, such that A(x)^(1/m) consists entirely of integer coefficients", appears to have a unique solution for all m>0. Is this sequence periodic?

LINKS

Robert G. Wilson v, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..3000.

N. Heninger, E. M. Rains and N. J. A. Sloane, On the Integrality of n-th Roots of Generating Functions, J. Combinatorial Theory, Series A, 113 (2006), 1732-1745.

MATHEMATICA

a[0] = 1; a[n_] := a[n] = Block[{k = 1, s = Sum[a[i]*x^i, {i, 0, n-1}]}, While[ Union[ IntegerQ /@ CoefficientList[ Series[(s+k*x^n)^(1/6), {x, 0, n}], x]] != {True}, k++ ]; k]; Table[ a[n], {n, 0, 104}] (* Robert G. Wilson v *)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A083952, A083953, A083954, A083945.

Sequence in context: A068924 A106224 A129203 * A153607 A010494 A078333

Adjacent sequences:  A083943 A083944 A083945 * A083947 A083948 A083949

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Paul D. Hanna (pauldhanna(AT)juno.com), May 09 2003

EXTENSIONS

More terms from Robert G. Wilson v (rgwv(at)rgwv.com), Jul 26 2005

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