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A153594 a(n) = ((4+sqrt(3))^n-(4-sqrt(3))^n)/(2*sqrt(3)). 3
1, 8, 51, 304, 1769, 10200, 58603, 336224, 1927953, 11052712, 63358307, 363181200, 2081791609, 11932977272, 68400527259, 392075513536, 2247397253921, 12882196355400, 73841406542227, 423262699717616, 2426163312691977 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

Second binomial transform of A054491. Fourth binomial transform of 1 followed by A162766 and of A074324 without initial term 1.

First differences are in A161728.

lim_{n -> infinity} a(n)/a(n-1) = 4+sqrt(3) = 5.73205080756887729....

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..21.

FORMULA

G.f.: x/(1-8*x+13*x^2). [From Klaus Brockhaus, Dec 31 2008, corrected Oct 11 2009]

a(n) = 8*a(n-1)-13*a(n-2) for n>1; a(0)=0, a(1)=1. [From Philippe DELEHAM, Jan 01 2009]

MATHEMATICA

Join[{a=1, b=8}, Table[c=8*b-13*a; a=b; b=c, {n, 60}]] (*From Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Jan 19 2011*)

LinearRecurrence[{8, -13}, {1, 8}, 40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 16 2012 *)

PROG

(MAGMA) Z<x>:= PolynomialRing(Integers()); N<r>:=NumberField(x^2-3); S:=[ ((4+r)^n-(4-r)^n)/(2*r): n in [1..21] ]; [ Integers()!S[j]: j in [1..#S] ]; [From Klaus Brockhaus, Dec 31 2008]

(Sage) [lucas_number1(n, 8, 13) for n in xrange(1, 22)]# [From Zerinvary Lajos (zerinvarylajos(AT)yahoo.com), Apr 23 2009]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A002194 (decimal expansion of sqrt(3)), A054491, A162766, A074324, A161728.

Sequence in context: A034516 A069325 A082135 * A037697 A037606 A055147

Adjacent sequences:  A153591 A153592 A153593 * A153595 A153596 A153597

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Al Hakanson (hawkuu(AT)gmail.com), Dec 29 2008

EXTENSIONS

Extended beyond a(7) by Klaus Brockhaus, Dec 31 2008

Edited by Klaus Brockhaus, Oct 11 2009

STATUS

approved

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