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A123672
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a(1) = 1; for n > 1, a(n) = (2^n-1)*a(n-1) + (-1)^n.
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1, 4, 27, 406, 12585, 792856, 100692711, 25676641306, 13120763707365, 13422541272634396, 27475941985082608611, 112513982428913282262046, 921602030075228695008418785, 15098606058722471710322924954656, 494736024726159230532151281989213151
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OFFSET
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1,2
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COMMENTS
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This sequence allows us to prove that the constant C defined in A048651 is irrational. Indeed, for any n > 1 we get |(C+1)*A005329(n) - a(n)| < 1/2^n.
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FORMULA
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a(n) ~ c * 2^(n*(n+1)/2), where c = 0.372186658950350942813441530084543367... . - Vaclav Kotesovec, Oct 10 2016
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MATHEMATICA
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RecurrenceTable[{a[n] == (2^n - 1) * a[n - 1] + (-1)^n, a[1] == 1}, a, {n, 1, 15}] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Oct 10 2016 *)
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PROG
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(PARI) a(n)=if(n<2, 1, (2^n-1)*a(n-1)+(-1)^n)
(Magma) [n eq 1 select 1 else (2^n-1)*Self(n-1)+(-1)^n: n in [1..15]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Oct 18 2017
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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STATUS
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approved
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