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A096862 Function A062402[x]=sigma[phi[x]] is iterated. Starting with n, a(n) is the count of distinct terms arising during this trajectory; a(n)=t(n)+c(n)=t+c, where t is the number of transient terms, c is the number of recurrent terms [in the terminal cycle]. 1
1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 2, 2, 4, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, 1, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 2, 6, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 6, 3, 5, 4, 7, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 6, 5, 5, 4, 5, 6, 6, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 3, 6, 3, 5, 8, 5, 4, 3, 3 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

EXAMPLE

n=256: list={256,255,255}, transint=t=1,cycle=c=1,a[256]=t+c=2

MATHEMATICA

gf[x_] :=DivisorSigma[1, EulerPhi[x]] gite[x_, hos_] :=NestList[gf, x, hos] Table[Length[Union[gite[w, 1000]]], {w, 1, 256}]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A062401, A062402, A095955, A096859-A096866.

Sequence in context: A131810 A171611 A112759 * A029309 A049819 A079056

Adjacent sequences:  A096859 A096860 A096861 * A096863 A096864 A096865

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Labos E. (labos(AT)ana.sote.hu), Jul 21 2004

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