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A194444
D-toothpick sequence of the second kind in the first quadrant.
13
0, 1, 3, 7, 11, 15, 23, 34, 42, 46, 54, 70, 94, 106, 126, 151, 167, 171, 179, 195, 219, 247, 283, 325, 369, 389, 413, 453, 517, 549, 593, 646, 678, 682, 690, 706, 730, 758, 794, 838, 890, 932, 980, 1040, 1140, 1208, 1292, 1375, 1459, 1487, 1511, 1555
OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
This cellular automaton has essentially the same rules as A194270. We start at stage 0 with no toothpicks. At stage 1, we place a D-toothpick of length sqrt(2), in diagonal direction, at (0,0),(1,1). At stage 2, we place two toothpicks of length 1. At stage 3 we place four D-toothpicks. And so on. The toothpicks and D-toothpicks are connected by their endpoints. The sequence gives the number of toothpicks and D-toothpicks in the structure after n-th stage. The first differences (A194445) give the number of toothpicks or D-toothpicks added at n-th stage. It appears that the structure shows a fractal (or fractal-like) behavior.
First differs from A220524 at a(13). - Omar E. Pol, Mar 23 2013
FORMULA
a(n) = A194434(n)/4. - Omar E. Pol, Oct 15 2011
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Omar E. Pol, Aug 24 2011
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Omar E. Pol, Mar 23 2013
STATUS
approved