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A271224
Digits of one of the two 3-adic integers sqrt(-2). Here the sequence with first digit 2.
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2, 1, 0, 2, 2, 0, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0, 1, 2, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 0, 2, 1, 0, 2, 0, 2, 2, 1
OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
This is the scaled first difference sequence of A271222. See the formula.
The digits of the other 3-adic integer sqrt(-2), are given in A271223. See also a comment on A268924 for the two 3-adic numbers sqrt(-2), called there u and -u.
a(n) is the unique solution of the linear congruence 2*A271222(n)*a(n) + A271226(n) == 0 (mod 3), n>=1. Therefore only the values 0, 1, and 2 appear. See the Nagell reference given in A268922, eq. (6) on p. 86, adapted to this case.
a(0) = 2 follows from the formula given below.
For details see the Wolfdieter Lang link under A268992.
The first k digits in the base 3 representation of A002203(3^k) = A006266(k) give the first k terms of the sequence. - Peter Bala, Nov 26 2022
REFERENCES
Trygve Nagell, Introduction to Number Theory, Chelsea Publishing Company, New York, 1964, pp. 86 and 77-78.
FORMULA
a(n) = (b(n+1) - b(n))/3^n, n >= 0, with b(n) = A271222(n), n >= 0.
a(n) = - A271226(n)*2*A271222(n) (mod 3), n >= 1. Solution of the linear congruence given above in a comment. See, e.g., Nagell, Theorem 38 pp. 77-78.
A271222(n+1) = sum(a(k)*3^k, k=0..n), n >= 0.
EXAMPLE
a(4) = 2 because 2*59*2 + 43 = 279 == 0 (mod 3).
a(4) = - 43*(2*59) (mod 3) = -1*(2*(-1)) (mod 3) = 2.
A271222(5) = 221 = 2*3^0 + 1*3^1 + 0*3^2 + 2*3^3 + 2*3^4.
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = truncate(-sqrt(-2+O(3^(n+1))))\3^n; \\ Michel Marcus, Apr 09 2016
CROSSREFS
Cf. A268924, A268992, A271222, A271226, A271223 (companion).
Sequence in context: A281461 A146973 A003263 * A157242 A281423 A256626
KEYWORD
nonn,base,easy
AUTHOR
Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 05 2016
STATUS
approved