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A144744
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Recurrence sequence a(n)=a(n-1)^2-a(n-1)-1, a(0)=4.
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5
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OFFSET
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0,1
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COMMENTS
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a(0)=3 is the smallest integer generating an increasing sequence of the form a(n)=a(n-1)^2-a(n-1)-1.
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FORMULA
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a(n)=a(n-1)^2-a(n-1)-1 and a(0)=4.
a(n) ~ c^(2^n), where c = 3.22737450272053234771396610986262048906046050824600724014923334412606964... . - Vaclav Kotesovec, May 06 2015
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MATHEMATICA
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a = {}; k = 4; Do[k = k^2 - k - 1; AppendTo[a, k], {n, 1, 10}]; a
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PROG
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(PARI) a(n, s=4)={for(i=1, n, s=s^2-s-1); s} \\ M. F. Hasler, Oct 06 2014
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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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