OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
[Empirical] a(base,n)=a(base-1,n)+7^(n-1) for base>=3n-2; a(base,n)=a(base-1,n)+7^(n-1)-2 when base=3n-3.
FORMULA
Conjectures from Colin Barker, Jun 01 2017: (Start)
G.f.: (1 + 2*x - 6*x^2 + 2*x^4) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 6*x + 2*x^3)).
a(n) = 7*a(n-1) - 6*a(n-2) - 2*a(n-3) + 2*a(n-4) for n>4.
(End)
PROG
(S/R) stvar $[N]:(0..M-1) init $[]:=0 asgn $[]->{*} kill +[i in 0..N-2](($[i]`-$[i+1]`>3)+($[i+1]`-$[i]`>3))
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Dec 27 2006
STATUS
approved