OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
This is one of the "twin" ratio-determined insertion sequences (RDIS) that are "children" in the next generation below the "parent" sequences I(0.25024) (A004253) and I(0.26816) (A001353) in the recurrence tree of RDIS sequences. The RDIS twin of this sequence is A085349. See the link for an explanation of RDIS twin. See A082630 or A082981 for other recent examples of RDIS sequences.
Assuming that a(n) = 18a(n-2) - a(n-4) is true: For n >= 2, a(n) = (t(i+2n+2) - t(i))/(t(i+n+2) + t(i+n)*(-1)^(n-1)), where (t) is any recurrence of the form (4,1) without regard to initial values. With an additional initional 0 is this sequence the union of A060645 for even n and A049629 for odd n. - Klaus Purath, Sep 22 2024
LINKS
John W. Layman, Ratio-Determined Insertion Sequences and the Tree of their Recurrence Types, June 2003 [Broken link]
John W. Layman, Ratio-Determined Insertion Sequences and the Tree of their Recurrence Types, June 2003 [local copy, corrected]
John W. Layman, Sequences Generated by Age-Determined Insertion Trees, Jan 2006
John W. Layman, Sequences Generated by Age-Determined Insertion Trees, Jan 2006 [Local copy]
FORMULA
It appears that a(n)=18a(n-2)-a(n-4).
Apparently a(n)a(n+3) = -4 + a(n+1)a(n+2). - Ralf Stephan, May 29 2004
From Klaus Purath, Sep 22 2024: (Start)
Assuming that a(n) = 18a(n-2) - a(n-4) is true:
a(2n) = 5a(2n-1) - a(2n-2), n >= 1.
a(2n+1) = 4a(2n) - a(2n-1), n >= 1. (End)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
John W. Layman, Jun 24 2003
STATUS
approved