OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
Vincenzo Librandi, X^2-AY^2=1, Math Forum, 2007. [Wayback Machine link]
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).
FORMULA
G.f.: -(1 + 78*x + 81*x^2)/(x-1)^3.
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3).
From Amiram Eldar, Mar 24 2023: (Start)
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n) = (coth(Pi/(4*sqrt(5)))*Pi/(4*sqrt(5)) + 1)/2.
Sum_{n>=0} (-1)^n/a(n) = (cosech(Pi/(4*sqrt(5)))*Pi/(4*sqrt(5)) + 1)/2. (End)
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {1, 81, 321}, 50] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 20 2012 *)
80 Range[0, 50]^2+1 (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 17 2021 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=80*n^2+1 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Dec 23 2011
(Magma) I:=[1, 81, 321]; [n le 3 select I[n] else 3*Self(n-1)-3*Self(n-2)+1*Self(n-3): n in [1..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 20 2012
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 26 2009
EXTENSIONS
Comment rewritten, a(0) added and formula replaced by R. J. Mathar, Oct 22 2009
STATUS
approved