OFFSET
2,2
COMMENTS
a(n) is the number of cycles of length 3 of autobiographical numbers in base n. For n>=5, it seems that a(n)=3/2*n^2-33/2*n+45 describes the number of cycles of length 3 in base n. The formula is correct for 5<=n<=11, but unknown for n>11. We assume it's correct for all n>=5.
REFERENCES
Antonia Münchenbach and Nicole Anton George, "Eine Abwandlung der Conway-Folge", contribution to "Jugend forscht" 2016, 2016
FORMULA
Conjecture: a(n) = 3/2*n^2 - 33/2*n + 45. The formula is correct for 5<=n<=11, but unknown for n>11. We assume it's correct for all n>=5.
EXAMPLE
In base two, four, five and six there is no cycle of length 3.
In base three, there is 1 cycle of length 3 with 3 numbers: 10011112, 10101102, 2012112.
In base 10, there are 6 cycles of length 3 (18 numbers).
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base,more
AUTHOR
Antonia Münchenbach, Jan 28 2016
STATUS
approved