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A246092
Paradigm shift sequence for (3,2) production scheme with replacement.
9
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 45, 50, 55, 63, 72, 84, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160, 180, 200, 225, 252, 288, 336, 384, 448, 512, 576, 640, 720, 800, 900, 1008, 1152, 1344, 1536, 1792, 2048, 2304, 2560, 2880, 3200, 3600, 4032, 4608, 5376, 6144, 7168, 8192, 9216, 10240, 11520, 12800, 14400, 16128, 18432, 21504, 24576, 28672
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
This sequence is the solution to the following problem: "Suppose you have the choice of using one of three production options: apply a simple incremental action, bundle existing output as an integrated product (which requires p=3 steps), or implement the current bundled action (which requires q=2 steps). The first use of a novel bundle erases (or makes obsolete) all prior actions. How large an output can be generated in n time steps?"
1. A production scheme with replacement R(p,q) eliminates existing output following a bundling action, while an additive scheme A(p,q) retains the output. The schemes correspond according to A(p,q)=R(p-q,q), with the replacement scheme serving as the default presentation.
2. This problem is structurally similar to the Copy and Paste Keyboard problem: Existing sequences (A178715 and A193286) should be regarded as Paradigm-Shift Sequences with production schemes R(1,1) and R(2,1) with replacement, respectively.
3. The ideal number of implementations per bundle, as measured by the geometric growth rate (p+zq root of z), is z = 4.
4. All solutions will be of the form a(n) = (qm+r) * m^b * (m+1)^d.
FORMULA
a(n) = (qd+r) * d^(C-R) * (d+1)^R, where r = (n-Cp) mod q, Q = floor( (R-Cp)/q ), R = Q mod (C+1), and d = floor ( Q/(C+1) ).
a(n) = 4*a(n-11) for all n >= 36.
G.f.: x*(1 +2*x +3*x^2 +4*x^3 +5*x^4 +6*x^5 +7*x^6 +8*x^7 +9*x^8 +10*x^9 +11*x^10 +8*x^11 +5*x^12 +3*x^13 +2*x^14 +x^15 +x^21 +2*x^22 +3*x^23 +3*x^24 +5*x^34) / (1 -4*x^11). - Colin Barker, Nov 19 2016
PROG
(PARI) Vec(x*(1 +2*x +3*x^2 +4*x^3 +5*x^4 +6*x^5 +7*x^6 +8*x^7 +9*x^8 +10*x^9 +11*x^10 +8*x^11 +5*x^12 +3*x^13 +2*x^14 +x^15 +x^21 +2*x^22 +3*x^23 +3*x^24 +5*x^34) / (1 -4*x^11) + O(x^100)) \\ Colin Barker, Nov 19 2016
CROSSREFS
Paradigm shift sequences with q=2: A029744, A029747, A246080, A246084, A246088, A246092, A246096, A246100.
Paradigm shift sequences with p=3: A193455, A246092, A246093, A246094, A246095.
Sequence in context: A033065 A269445 A330513 * A017906 A159452 A044963
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Jonathan T. Rowell, Aug 13 2014
STATUS
approved