OFFSET
0,5
COMMENTS
Number of ways to write 2*n+1 as a difference of two squares. Note that 2*(2*x*y - x - y) + 1 = (2*x - 1) * (2*y - 1) = (y + x - 1)^2 - (y - x)^2. - Michael Somos, Dec 23 2018
LINKS
Reinhard Zumkeller, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
FORMULA
a(n) = ceiling(A000005(2*n+1) / 2). - Michael Somos, Dec 23 2018
EXAMPLE
G.f. = 1 + x + x^2 + x^3 + 2*x^4 + x^5 + x^6 + 2*x^7 + x^8 + x^9 + 2*x^10 + ... - Michael Somos, Dec 23 2018
MATHEMATICA
a[ n_] := If[ n < 0, 0, Ceiling[ DivisorSigma[0, 2 n + 1] / 2]]; (* Michael Somos, Dec 23 2018 *)
PROG
(Haskell)
a193773 n = length [() | x <- [1 .. n + 1],
let (y, m) = divMod (x + n) (2 * x - 1),
x <= y, m == 0]
(PARI) {a(n) = if(n < 0, 0, (numdiv(2*n+1) + 1)\2)}; /* Michael Somos, Dec 23 2018 */
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 02 2013
STATUS
approved