OFFSET
0,3
FORMULA
Identity: a(n)*a(n+1)*a(n+4) + a(n)*a(n+2)^2 + a(n+1)^2*a(n+2) -
a(n)*a(n+1)*a(n+3) - a(n)*a(n+2)*a(n+3) - a(n+1)*a(n+2)^2 = 0. [Emanuele Munarini, Feb 18 2016]
a(n) = det(M(n)), where M(n) is the n x n tridiagonal matrix whose entries m(i,j) are defined as follows: m(i,i) = 1, m(i,i-1) = -1, m(i,i+1) = Fibonacci(i) = A000045(i) and m(i,j) = 0 otherwise (for i, j = 1..n). [Emanuele Munarini, Feb 19 2016]
a(n) ~ c * ((1 + sqrt(5))/2)^(n^2/4) / 5^(n/4), where c = 14.10659519071239329808481379222469071706794062942996705053477138... if n is even and c = 13.89554381027685566110211168629044351418320849411699988381803439... if n is odd. - Vaclav Kotesovec, Feb 19 2016
MATHEMATICA
z[n_] := z[n] = z[n - 1] + Fibonacci[n - 1]z[n - 2] z[0] = 1 z[1] = 1
PROG
(Maxima) a[0]: 1$
a[1]: 1$
a[n] := a[n - 1] + fib(n - 1)*a[n - 2]$
makelist(a[n], n, 0, 25);
/* Emanuele Munarini, Feb 17 2016 */
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Emanuele Munarini, Dec 05 2003
STATUS
approved