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A155861 a(n) is the smallest integer k such that the n-th (backward) difference of the partition sequence A000041 is positive from k onwards. 2
1, 2, 8, 26, 68, 134, 228, 352, 510, 704, 934, 1204, 1514, 1866, 2260, 2702, 3188, 3722, 4304, 4936, 5620, 6354, 7140, 7980, 8872, 9822, 10826, 11888, 13006, 14182, 15416, 16712, 18066, 19480, 20956, 22494, 24096, 25760, 27486, 29278, 31134 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,2

COMMENTS

Using a different (forward) definition of the difference operator, this sequence has also been given as 0,1,6,23,64,129,222,... A119712.

LINKS

Almkvist, Gert, "On the differences of the partition function", Acta Arith., 61.2 (1992), 173-181.

Knessl, Charles, "Asymptotic Behavior of High-Order Differences of the Partition Function", Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, 44 (1991), 1033-1045.

Odlyzko, A. M., "Differences of the partition function", Acta Arith., 49 (1988), 237-254.

Weisstein, Eric W., "Backward Difference".

FORMULA

An asymptotic formula is a(n) ~ 6/Pi^2 * n^2 (log n)^2.

MAPLE

A41:= n-> `if` (n<0, 0, combinat[numbpart](n)):

DB:= proc(p)

       proc(n) option remember;

         p(n) -p(n-1)

       end

     end:

a:= proc(n) option remember;

      local f, k;

      if n=0 then 1

             else f:= (DB@@n)(A41);

             for k from a(n-1) while not (f(k)>0 and f(k+1)>0) do od; k

      fi

    end:

seq (a(n), n=0..20);

CROSSREFS

Cf. A000041, A002865, A053445, A072380, A081094, A081095, A175804, A119712.

Sequence in context: A100504 A099416 A101696 * A136594 A167826 A097040

Adjacent sequences:  A155858 A155859 A155860 * A155862 A155863 A155864

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Alois P. Heinz (heinz(AT)hs-heilbronn.de), Dec 16 2010

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