OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
The k's that match these j's comprise A120870.
LINKS
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.
FORMULA
Let r = (1/2)*sqrt(13). If n is odd, then a(n) = 13*(n/2)^2 - ([n*r+1/2] - 1/2)^2; if n is even, then a(n) = 13*(n/2)^2 - [n*r]^2, where [ ] is the floor function. [corrected by Michel Marcus, Jul 08 2020]
EXAMPLE
1 = 13*(1/2)^2 - ([1*r + 1/2] - 1/2)^2,
4 = 13*(2/2)^2 - ([2*r])^2,
9 = 13*(3/2)^2 - ([3*r + 1/2]- 1/2)^2, etc.
Moreover,
for n = 1, the unique (j,k) is (1,3): (1 + 3 + 1)^2 - 4*3 = 13*1;
for n = 2, the unique (j,k) is (4,3): (4 + 3 + 1)^2 - 4*3 = 13*4;
for n = 3, the unique (j,k) is (9,1): (9 + 1 + 1)^2 - 4*1 = 13*9.
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = my(r = sqrt(13)/2); if (n%2, 13*(n/2)^2 - (floor(n*r+1/2) - 1/2)^2, 13*(n/2)^2 - floor(n*r)^2); \\ Michel Marcus, Jul 08 2020
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Jul 09 2006
STATUS
approved