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A120861 Fixed-k dispersion for Q=8. 7
1, 2, 7, 3, 12, 41, 4, 19, 70, 239, 5, 24, 111, 408, 1393, 6, 31, 140, 647, 2378, 8119, 8, 36, 181, 816, 3771, 13860, 47321, 9, 48, 210, 1055, 4756, 21979, 80782, 275807, 10, 53, 280, 1224, 6149, 27720, 128103, 470832, 1607521, 11, 60, 309, 1632, 7134 (list; table; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

For each positive integer n, there exists a unique pair (j,k) of positive integers such that (j+k+1)^2 - 4*k = 8*n^2; in fact, j(n)=A087056(n), k(n)=A0870590(n). Suppose g>=1 and let k=k(g). The numbers in row g of D are among those n for which (j+k+1)^2 - 4*k = 8*n^2 for some j; that is, k stays fixed and j and n vary - hence the name "fixed-k dispersion". (The fixed-j dispersion for Q=8 is A120861.) Every positive integer occurs exactly once in D and every pair of rows are mutually interspersed. That is, beginning at the first term of any row having greater initial term than that of another row, all the following terms individually separate the individual terms of the other row.

REFERENCES

Clark Kimberling, The equation (j+k+1)^2-4*k=Q*n^2 and related dispersions, Journal of Integer Sequences 10 (2007, Article 07.2.7) 1-17.

LINKS

N. J. A. Sloane, Classic Sequences.

FORMULA

Define f(n)=3*n+2*Floor(n*sqrt(2)). Let D(g,h) be the term in row g, column h of the array to be defined: D(1,1)=1; D(1,2)=f(1); D(1,h)=6*D(1,h-1)-D(1,h-2) for h>=3. For arbitrary g>=1, once row g is defined, define D(g+1,1)=least positive integer not in rows 1,2,...,g; D(g+1,2)=f(D(g+1,1)); D(g+1,h)=6*D(g+1,h-1)-D(g+1,h) for h>=3. All rows after row 1 are thus inductively defined.

EXAMPLE

Northwest corner:

1 7 41 239

2 12 70 408

3 19 111 667

4 24 140 816

5 31 181 1055.

CROSSREFS

Cf. A120858, A120859, A120860, A120862, A120863, A087056, A087059.

Sequence in context: A185510 A091578 A056756 * A099130 A076992 A138751

Adjacent sequences:  A120858 A120859 A120860 * A120862 A120863 A120864

KEYWORD

nonn,tabl

AUTHOR

Clark Kimberling (ck6(AT)evansville.edu), Jul 09 2006

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