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A268021
a(1) = a(2) = 1; if n > 2 then a(n) = a(n-1)*a(n-2) - a(n-2) - a(n-1).
1
1, 1, -1, -1, 3, -5, -13, 83, -1149, -94301, 108447299, -10226797095997, -1109068512255229713405, 11342218640394605506848882609549187, -12579297553175979435284002182896862386417808141640587517
OFFSET
1,5
FORMULA
|a(n)| ~ c^(phi^n), where phi = A001622 = (1+sqrt(5))/2 is the golden ratio and c = 1.097478514051533426... . - Vaclav Kotesovec, Jan 26 2016
MATHEMATICA
a[1] = 1; a[2] = 1; a[n_] := a[n] = -a[n - 1] - a[n - 2] + a[n - 1]*a[n - 2]; Table[a[n], {n, 20}]
nxt[{a_, b_}]:={b, a*b-a-b}; NestList[nxt, {1, 1}, 20][[All, 1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 29 2022 *)
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A066141 A159293 A051901 * A018928 A239381 A180313
KEYWORD
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STATUS
approved