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A214526 Manhattan distances between n and 1 in a square spiral with positive integers and 1 at the center. 27
0, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
Spiral begins:
49 26--27--28--29--30--31
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48 25 10--11--12--13 32
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47 24 9 2---3 14 33
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46 23 8 1 4 15 34
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45 22 7---6---5 16 35
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44 21--20--19--18--17 36
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43--42--41--40--39--38--37
LINKS
FORMULA
abs( a(n) - a(n-1) ) = 1.
For n > 1, a(n) = layer(n) + abs(((n-1) mod (2*layer(n)) - layer(n))) (conjectured) where layer(n) = ceiling(0.5*sqrt(n) - 0.5). - Karl R. Stephan, Jan 26 2018
a(n) = abs(A174344(n)) + abs(A274923(n)). - Kevin Ryde, Oct 25 2019
MATHEMATICA
f[n_] := Block[{o = 2 n - 1, t, w}, t = Table[0, {o}, {o}]; t = ReplacePart[t, {n, n} -> 1]; Do[w = Partition[Range[(2 (# - 1) - 1)^2 + 1, (2 # - 1)^2], 2 (# - 1)] &@ k; Do[t = ReplacePart[t, {(n + k) - (j + 1), n + (k - 1)} -> #[[1, j]]]; t = ReplacePart[t, {n - (k - 1), (n + k) - (j + 1)} -> #[[2, j]]]; t = ReplacePart[t, {(n - k) + (j + 1), n - (k - 1)} -> #[[3, j]]]; t = ReplacePart[t, {n + (k - 1), (n - k) + (j + 1)} -> #[[4, j]]], {j, 2 (k - 1)}] &@ w, {k, 2, n}]; t]; With[{x = Position[#, 1][[1]]}, Table[Total@ Abs[Position[#, n][[1]] - x], {n, Max@ #}]] &@ f@ 6 (* Michael De Vlieger, Feb 16 2018 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = n--; my(m=sqrtint(n), k=ceil(m/2)); n=abs(n-4*k^2); k+abs(n-if(n>m, 3, 1)*k); \\ Kevin Ryde, Oct 25 2019
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A175835 A123738 A194511 * A245038 A161312 A161246
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Alex Ratushnyak, Aug 08 2012
STATUS
approved

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