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A083948
Integer coefficients of A(x), where 1<=a(n)<=8, such that A(x)^(1/8) consists entirely of integer coefficients.
15
1, 8, 4, 8, 2, 8, 4, 8, 7, 8, 8, 8, 4, 8, 8, 8, 3, 8, 8, 8, 2, 8, 8, 8, 1, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 8, 4, 8, 6, 8, 4, 8, 6, 8, 8, 8, 4, 8, 8, 8, 4, 8, 8, 8, 2, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 4, 8, 6, 8, 4, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 8, 7, 8, 4, 8, 8, 8, 4, 8, 3, 8, 4, 8, 4, 8, 4, 8, 3
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
More generally the sequence, "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. Are these sequences periodic?
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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)^(1/8), {x, 0, n}], x]] != {True}, k++ ]; k]; Table[ a[n], {n, 0, 104}] (* Robert G. Wilson v *)
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Paul D. Hanna, May 09 2003
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Robert G. Wilson v, Jul 26 2005
STATUS
approved