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A307336
A fractal senary (6 elements) sequence: For all n >= 1, underline the term with index n + a(n) + 1; then the two subsequences of underlined terms and of non-underlined terms are both equal to the sequence itself.
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5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 5, 0, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 5, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 5, 5, 0, 5, 3, 5, 2, 1, 0, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 0, 5, 1, 5, 5, 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 0, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 2, 1, 0, 5, 5, 5, 0, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
This is defined to be the lexicographically earliest senary sequence with the following property:
If a(n) = 0, underline a(n+1); if a(n) = 1, underline a(n+2); if a(n) = 2, underline a(n+3); if a(n) = 3, underline a(n+4); if a(n) = 4, underline a(n+5); if a(n) = 5, underline a(n+6). Now, the subsequence of (once or more) underlined terms must be equal to the original sequence (copy #1), and the subsequence of non-underlined terms must also reproduce the original sequence (copy #2).
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EXAMPLE
The sequence starts (5,4,3,2,1,0,5,5,5,5,5,5,4,3,2,1,0,5,5,...)
Instead of underlining terms, we will put parentheses around the terms we want to emphasize:
a(1) = 5 produces parentheses around a(1 + 6 = 7):
5,4,3,2,1,0,(5),5,5,5,5,5,4,3,2,1,0,5,5,...
a(2) = 4 produces parentheses around a(2 + 5 = 7), which is now already done. Then,
a(3) = 3 produces parentheses around a(3 + 4 = 7), which is already done. Then,
a(4) = 2 produces parentheses around a(4 + 3 = 7) - already done. Then,
a(5) = 1 produces parentheses around a(5 + 2 = 7) - already done. Then,
a(6) = 0 produces parentheses around a(6 + 1 = 7) - already done. Then,
a(7) = 5 produces parentheses around a(7 + 6 = 13):
5,4,3,2,1,0,(5),5,5,5,5,5,(4),3,2,1,0,5,5,...
a(8) = 5 produces parentheses around a(8 + 6 = 14):
5,4,3,2,1,0,(5),5,5,5,5,5,(4),(3),2,1,0,5,5,...
a(9) = 5 produces parentheses around a(9 + 6 = 15):
5,4,3,2,1,0,(5),5,5,5,5,5,(4),(3),(2),1,0,5,5,...
a(10) = 5 produces parentheses around a(10 + 6 = 16):
5,4,3,2,1,0,(5),5,5,5,5,5,(4),(3),(2),(1),0,5,5,...
a(11) = 5 produces parentheses around a(11 + 6 = 17):
5,4,3,2,1,0,(5),5,5,5,5,5,(4),(3),(2),(1),(0),5,5,...
a(12) = 5 produces parentheses around a(12 + 6 = 18):
5,4,3,2,1,0,(5),5,5,5,5,5,(4),(3),(2),(1),(0),(5),5,...
a(13) = 4 produces parentheses around a(13 + 5 = 18) - already done. Then,
a(14) = 3 produces parentheses around a(14 + 4 = 18) - already done. Then,
a(15) = 2 produces parentheses around a(15 + 3 = 18) - already done. Then,
a(16) = 1 produces parentheses around a(16 + 2 = 18) - already done. Then,
a(17) = 0 produces parentheses around a(17 + 1 = 18) - already done. Etc.
We see in this small example that the parenthesized terms reproduce the initial sequence:
(5),(4),(3),(2),(1),(0),(5)...
The same is true for the subsequence of non-parenthesized terms:
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5,...
CROSSREFS
Cf. A307183 (first binary example of such fractal sequences), A307332 (ternary), A307333 (quaternary), A307335 (quinary), A307337 (septuary), A307338 (octal), A307339 (nonary), A307340 (decimal).
Sequence in context: A022961 A023447 A280916 * A031016 A261302 A284803
KEYWORD
base,nonn
AUTHOR
Eric Angelini and Carole Dubois, Apr 02 2019
STATUS
approved