OFFSET
1,3
EXAMPLE
a(3)=3 because there are 3 ways to express 3^4 = 81 as a sum of 3 nonzero squares: 81 = 1^2 + 4^2 + 8^2 = 3^2 + 6^2 + 6^2 = 4^2 + 4^2 + 7^2.
a(4)=1 because the only way to express 4^4 = 256 as a sum of 4 nonzero squares is 256 = 8^2 + 8^2 + 8^2 + 8^2.
PROG
(PARI) a(i, n, k)=local(s, j); if(k==1, if(issquare(n), return(1), return(0)), s=0; for(j=ceil(sqrt(n/k)), min(i, floor(sqrt(n-k+1))), s+=a(j, n-j^2, k-1)); return(s)) for(n=1, 50, m=n^4; k=n; print1(a(m, m, k)", ") ) \\ Herman Jamke (hermanjamke(AT)fastmail.fm), Dec 16 2007
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Hugo Pfoertner, Sep 11 2007
EXTENSIONS
a(9) from Herman Jamke (hermanjamke(AT)fastmail.fm), Dec 16 2007
a(10) onwards from Robert Gerbicz, May 09 2008
STATUS
approved