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A320429
The length of the shortest prefix of the Thue-Morse word decomposable to not less than n palindromes.
0
1, 2, 6, 10, 26, 90, 154, 410, 1434, 2458, 6554, 22938, 39322, 104858, 367002, 629146, 1677722, 5872026, 10066330, 26843546, 93952410, 161061274, 429496730, 1503238554, 2576980378, 6871947674, 24051816858, 41231686042, 109951162778, 384829069722, 659706976666, 1759218604442, 6157265115546
OFFSET
1,2
FORMULA
a(n+3) = 16*a(n) - 6.
From Stefano Spezia, Apr 17 2023: (Start)
G.f.: x*(1 + x + 4*x^2 - 12*x^3)/((1 - x)*(1 - 16*x^3)).
a(n) = a(n-1) + 16*a(n-3) - 16*a(n-4) for n > 4. (End)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=if(n<=3, [1, 2, 6][n], 16*a(n-3)-6); \\ Joerg Arndt, Aug 27 2019
CROSSREFS
Cf. Thue-Morse word A010060. Indices of new values of A307319.
Sequence in context: A162581 A061547 A218791 * A319014 A190034 A119459
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Anna Frid, Aug 27 2019
STATUS
approved