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A133872 Period 4: repeat 1,1,0,0. 28
1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,1

COMMENTS

Partial sums of A056594.

Let i=sqrt(-1) and S(n)=Sum_{k=0..n-1} exp(2*pi*i*k^2/n) for n>=1 the famous Gauss sum. Then S(n)=(a(n)+a(n+1)*i)*sqrt(n). - Franz Vrabec (franz.vrabec(AT)aon.at), Nov 08 2007

For any n>=1 the sequence gives the minimum value m>=0 we can get using addition and subtraction among all the numbers from 1 to n. E.g.: n=1 -> m=1; n=2 -> m=2-1=1; n=3 -> m=3-2-1=0; n=4 -> m=4-3-2+1=0; n=5 -> m=5-4+3-2-1=1; n=6 -> m=6+5-4-3-2-1=6-5+4-3-2+1=1; n=7 -> m=7-6+5-4-3+2-1=7+6-5-4-3-2+1=0; etc. - Paolo P. Lava (paoloplava(AT)gmail.com), Feb 29 2008

a(A042948(n)) = 1; a(A042964(n)) = 0. [From Reinhard Zumkeller (reinhard.zumkeller(AT)gmail.com), Oct 03 2008]

a(n) is also the real part of partial sum of powers of the complex unit i [From Barbarel Tres Mil (barbarel3000(AT)yahoo.es), Aug 16 2009]

Periodic sequences having a period of 2k and composed of k ones followed by k zeros have a closed formula of floor(((n+k) mod 2k)/k). Listed sequences of this form are k=1..A000035(n+1),k=2..A133872(n),k=3..A088911,k=4..A131078(n),k=5..A112713(n-1). [From Gary Detlefs, May 17 2011]

LINKS

Index entries for characteristic functions

Psychedelic Geometry Blogspot, Curious Series-001 [From Barbarel Tres Mil (barbarel3000(AT)yahoo.es), Aug 16 2009]

FORMULA

a(n) = (1+floor(n/2)) mod 2.

a(n) = A004526(A000035(n+2)).

a(n) = 1+floor(n/2)-2*floor((n+2)/4).

a(n) = (((n+2) mod 4)-(n mod 2))/2.

a(n) = ((n+2-(n mod 2))/2) mod 2.

a(n) = ((2n+3+(-1)^n)/4) mod 2.

a(n) = (1+(-1)^((2n-1+(-1)^n)/4))/2.

a(n) = binomial(n+2,n) mod 2 =binomial(n+2,2) mod 2.

a(n) = A000217(n+1) mod 2.

G.f.: (1+x)/(1-x^4) = 1/((1-x)(1+x^2)).

a(n) = 1/2+(1/2)*cos(Pi*n/2)+(1/2)*sin(Pi*n/2). a(n) = A021913(n+2). - R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Nov 15 2007

a(n)=(1/12)*(-2*(n mod 4)+((n+1) mod 4)+4*((n+2) mod 4)+((n+3) mod 4)), with n>=0 [From Paolo P. Lava (paoloplava(AT)gmail.com), Oct 06 2008]

Contribution from Jaume Oliver Lafont (joliverlafont(AT)gmail.com), Dec 05 2008: (Start)

a(n) = 1/2+sin((2n+1)pi/4)/sqrt(2)

a(n) = 1/2+cos((2n-1)pi/4)/sqrt(2) (End)

a(n) = Re(sum(k=0,n,i^k)), where i=sqrt(-1) and Re is the real part of a complex number. a(n) = (1/2)*((sum(k=0,n,i^k))+sum(k=0,n,i^-k)) = Re((1/2)*(1+i)*(1-i^(n+1))). [From Barbarel Tres Mil (barbarel3000(AT)yahoo.es), Aug 16 2009]

a(n) = (1+i^(n*(n-1)))/2, where i=sqrt(-1).  - Bruno Berselli, May 18 2011

a(n)= sum(k^j,k=1..n) mod 2, for any j.[From Gary Detlefs, Dec 28 2011]

PROG

(PARI) a(n)=n%4<2 [From Jaume Oliver Lafont (joliverlafont(AT)gmail.com), Mar 17 2009]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A056594, A133620-A133625, A133630, A038509, A133634-A133636, A021913, A000217, A133882, A133880, A133890, A133900, A133910, A000035, A088911, A131078, A112713.

Sequence in context: A125999 A073784 A128130 * A068434 A127015 A068432

Adjacent sequences:  A133869 A133870 A133871 * A133873 A133874 A133875

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Hieronymus Fischer (Hieronymus.Fischer(AT)gmx.de), Oct 10 2007

EXTENSIONS

Definition rewritten by N. J. A. Sloane, Apr 30 2009.

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