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A293990
a(n) = (3*n + ((n-2) mod 4))/2.
1
1, 3, 3, 5, 7, 9, 9, 11, 13, 15, 15, 17, 19, 21, 21, 23, 25, 27, 27, 29, 31, 33, 33, 35, 37, 39, 39, 41, 43, 45, 45, 47, 49, 51, 51, 53, 55, 57, 57, 59, 61, 63, 63, 65, 67, 69, 69, 71, 73, 75, 75, 77, 79, 81, 81, 83, 85, 87, 87, 89, 91, 93, 93
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The product (2/3) * (4/3) * (6/5) * (6/7) * (8/9) * (10/9) * (12/11) * (12/13) * ... = Pi/(2*sqrt(3)). The denominators are a(n) for n >= 1 and numerators are a(n-1) + A093148(n) for n >= 1 -> [2, 4, 6, 6, 8, 10, 12, 12, ...].
Let r(n) = (a(n)-1)/(a(n)+1)) if a(n) mod 4 = 1, (a(n)+1)/(a(n)-1)) otherwise; then Product_{n>=1} r(n) = (2/1) * (2/1) * (2/3) * (4/3) * (4/5) * (4/5) * (6/5) * (6/7) * ... = Pi*sqrt(3)/2 = 2.72069904635132677...
The odd numbers of partial sums this sequence, are identified with the A003215 sequence. Also the prime numbers that appear in partial sums in this sequence, are identified with the A002407 sequence.
FORMULA
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n)^2 = 5*Pi^2/36 = 1.3707783890401886970... = 10*A086729.
(a(n) - n) * (-1)^(n+1) = A134967(n) for n >= 0.
a(n) - n = A162330(n) for n >= 0.
a(n) - n = A285869(n+1) for n >= 0.
a(n) + a(n+1) = A157932(n+2) for n >= 0.
a(n) + (2*n+1) = A047298(n+1) for n >= 0.
From Colin Barker, Oct 21 2017: (Start)
G.f.: x*(1 + 2*x + 2*x^3 + x^4) / ((1 - x)^2*(1 + x)*(1 + x^2)).
a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-4) - a(n-5) for n > 5.
(End)
a(n + 8) = a(n) + 12. - David A. Corneth, Oct 21 2017
a(4*k+4) * a(4*k+3) - a(4*k+2) * a(4*k+1) = 2*A063305(k+3) for k >= 0.
Sum_{n>=0} 1/(a(n) + a(n+2))^2 = (4*Pi^2 - 27) / 108 = (A214549 - 1) / 4.
MAPLE
A293990:=n->(3*n+((n-2) mod 4))/2: seq(A293990(n), n=0..100); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Oct 29 2017
MATHEMATICA
Table[(3*n + Mod[(n - 2), 4])/2, {n, 0, 100}] (* Wesley Ivan Hurt, Oct 29 2017 *)
f[n_] := (3n + Mod[n - 2, 4])/2; Array[f, 65, 0] (* or *)
LinearRecurrence[{1, 0, 0, 1, -1}, {1, 3, 3, 5, 7}, 65] (* or *)
CoefficientList[ Series[(x^4 + 2x^3 + 2x + 1)/((x - 1)^2 (x^3 + x^2 + x + 1)), {x, 0, 64}], x] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Nov 28 2017 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = (3*n + (n-2)%4) / 2
(PARI) Vec(x*(1 + 2*x + 2*x^3 + x^4) / ((1 - x)^2*(1 + x)*(1 + x^2)) + O(x^30)) \\ Colin Barker, Oct 21 2017
(PARI) first(n) = my(start=[1, 3, 3, 5, 7, 9, 9, 11]); if(n<=8, return(start)); my(res=vector(n)); for (i=1, 8, res[i] = start[i]); for(i = 1, n-8 , res[i+8] = res[i] + 12); res \\ David A. Corneth, Oct 21 2017
(Magma) [(3*n+((n-2) mod 4))/2 : n in [0..100]]; // Wesley Ivan Hurt, Oct 29 2017
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Dimitris Valianatos, Oct 21 2017
STATUS
approved