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A255583
Let EKG-n denote the EKG sequence (A064413) started with n rather than 2, and suppose EKG-n first merges with some other EKG-i (i >= 2). Then a(n) = number of steps for this to happen.
3
3, 9, 3, 14, 9, 20, 8, 10, 17, 36, 11, 37, 21, 12, 17, 57, 13, 51, 12, 21, 39, 62, 23, 38, 39, 25, 27, 82, 23, 90, 31, 39, 49, 30, 31, 101, 66, 39, 27, 116, 31, 129, 41, 39, 66, 135, 41, 65, 46, 45, 45, 148, 46, 67, 57, 45, 83, 168, 53, 178, 91, 69, 64, 64, 53
OFFSET
2,1
COMMENTS
Merging means that the sequences are identical for all future steps. EKG-2 and EKG-5 merge at step 44. From then on the sequences are identical.
LINKS
EXAMPLE
a(5) = 14 because the EKG sequence starting with 5 (EKG-5, A169841) merges with sequences EKG-3, EKG-6, EKG-9 and EKG-12 simultaneously when all sequences hit 18.
EKG-3: 3, 6, 2, 4, 8, 10, 5, 15, 9, 12, 14, 7, 21, 18, 16, 20, 22, 11, ... (A169837)
EKG-6: 6, 2, 4, 8, 10, 5, 15, 3, 9, 12, 14, 7, 21, 18, 16, 20, 22, 11, ... (A169843)
EKG-9: 9, 3, 6, 2, 4, 8, 10, 5, 15, 12, 14, 7, 21, 18, 16, 20, 22, 11, ... (A169849)
EKG-12: 12, 2, 4, 6, 3, 9, 15, 5, 10, 8, 14, 7, 21, 18, 16, 20, 22, 11, ... (A169855)
EKG-5: 5, 10, 2, 4, 6, 3, 9, 12, 8, 14, 7, 21, 15, 18, 16, 20, 22, 11, ... (A169841)
PROG
(PARI) \\ See Links section.
CROSSREFS
A255524 gives the smallest closest neighbor.
Sequence in context: A170862 A083996 A010259 * A339882 A120429 A101431
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Gordon Hamilton, Feb 26 2015
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Rémy Sigrist, Oct 06 2018
STATUS
approved