OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Part of a group of sequences defined by a(0), a(1)=a(2), a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) + a(n-3) which is a subgroup of sequences with linear recurrences and constant coefficients listed in the index.
Note: A000073 (with offset=1), 1 followed by A000073, A000213, A141523, A214727, A214825 to A214831 completely define possible sequences with a(0)=0,1,2...9 and a(1)=a(2)=0,1,2...9 excluding any multiples of these sequences and the trivial case of a(0)=a(1)=a(2)=0.
Note: allowing a(0)=0 and a(1)=a(2)=1,2,3....9 leads to A000073 (with offset=1) and its multiples.
Note: allowing a(0)=1,2,3....9 a(1)=a(2)=0 leads to 1 followed by A000073 and its multiples.
With offset of 6 this sequence is the 8th row of tribonacci array A136175.
LINKS
Reinhard Zumkeller, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Martin Burtscher, Igor Szczyrba, Rafał Szczyrba, Analytic Representations of the n-anacci Constants and Generalizations Thereof, Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 18 (2015), Article 15.4.5.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,1,1).
FORMULA
G.f.: (1+x-x^2)/(1-x-x^2-x^3).
a(n) = K(n) -2*T(n+1) + 3*T(n), where K(n) = A001644(n), T(n) = A000073(n+1). - G. C. Greubel, Apr 23 2019
EXAMPLE
G.f. = 1 + 2*x + 2*x^2 + 5 x^3 + 9*x^4 + 16*x^5 + 30*x^6 + 55*x^7 + ...
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{1, 1, 1}, {1, 2, 2}, 40] (* Ray Chandler, Dec 08 2013 *)
PROG
(Haskell)
a214727 n = a214727_list !! n
a214727_list = 1 : 2 : 2 : zipWith3 (\x y z -> x + y + z)
a214727_list (tail a214727_list) (drop 2 a214727_list)
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 31 2012
(PARI) a(n)=([0, 1, 0; 0, 0, 1; 1, 1, 1]^n*[1; 2; 2])[1, 1] \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Mar 22 2016
(PARI) my(x='x+O('x^40)); Vec((1+x-x^2)/(1-x-x^2-x^3)) \\ G. C. Greubel, Apr 23 2019
(Magma) R<x>:=PowerSeriesRing(Integers(), 40); Coefficients(R!( (1+x-x^2)/(1-x-x^2-x^3) )); // G. C. Greubel, Apr 23 2019
(SageMath) ((1+x-x^2)/(1-x-x^2-x^3)).series(x, 40).coefficients(x, sparse=False) # G. C. Greubel, Apr 23 2019
(GAP) a:=[1, 2, 2];; for n in [4..40] do a[n]:=a[n-1]+a[n-2]+a[n-3]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Apr 23 2019
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Abel Amene, Jul 27 2012
STATUS
approved