OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
I was made aware of this sequence by M. Frazer.
These are the denominators of the rapidly converging approximation to e given by (n+2)^(n+2)/(n+1)^(n+1) - (n+1)^(n+1)/n^n (see A111130). - Harlan J. Brothers, Aug 25 2023
LINKS
H. J. Brothers and J. A. Knox, New closed-form approximations to the logarithmic constant e, Math. Intelligencer, 20 (1998), 25-29.
FORMULA
a(n) ~ e^(1 + 1/(2*n)) * n^(2*n+1). - Harlan J. Brothers, Aug 25 2023
EXAMPLE
a(4) = 4^4 * 5^5 = 256 * 3125 = 800000.
MATHEMATICA
Table[n^n (n+1)^(n+1), {n, 20}] (* Harvey P. Dale, May 29 2016 *)
Denominator[Table[(n + 2)^(n + 2)/(n + 1)^(n + 1) - (n + 1)^(n + 1)/n^n, {n, 20}]] (* Harlan J. Brothers, Aug 25 2023 *)
Join[{1}, Times@@@Partition[Table[n^n, {n, 20}], 2, 1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 04 2024 *)
PROG
(Maxima) A090205[n]:=n^n*(n+1)^(n+1)$ makelist(A090205[n], n, 1, 30); /* Martin Ettl, Oct 29 2012 */
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Philip Newton, Jan 22 2004
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Harlan J. Brothers, Aug 25 2023
STATUS
approved