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A131588
Interlaces A007583 with A083420.
0
1, 1, 3, 7, 11, 31, 43, 127, 171, 511, 683, 2047, 2731, 8191, 10923, 32767, 43691, 131071, 174763, 524287, 699051, 2097151, 2796203, 8388607, 11184811, 33554431, 44739243, 134217727, 178956971, 536870911, 715827883, 2147483647, 2863311531
OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
Floretion Algebra Multiplication Program, FAMP Code: minseq[A*B] with A = + .25'i + .25i' + .25'ii' + .25'jj' + .25'kk' + .25'jk' + .25'kj' + .25e and B = + 'i + 'j - 2'k (apart from initial term and signs)
FORMULA
a(n) = 5*a(n-2) - 4*a(n-4); a(n) = (5*2^n+(-2)^n-8*(-1)^n-4)/12; g.f. (1+x-2*x^2+2*x^3)/((x-1)*(2*x+1)*(2*x-1)*(x+1))
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Creighton Dement, Aug 30 2007
STATUS
approved