OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Let A = (a(n)), B = (b(n)), and C = (c(n)). A unique solution (A,B,C) exists for the following conditions: (1) A,B,C must partition the positive integers, and (2) A and B are defined by mex (minimal excludant, as in A067017); that is, a(n) is the least "new" positive integer, and likewise for b(n).
EXAMPLE
c(1) = a(2) + b(2) >= 3 + 4, so that b(1) = mex{1} = 2; a(2) = mex{1,2} = 3; b(2) = mex{1,2,3} = 4; a(3)= mex{1,2,3,4} = 5, a(4) = mex{1,2,3,4,5} = 6, c(1) = 7.
n a(n) b(n) c(n)
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1 1 2 7
2 3 4 17
3 5 6 25
4 8 9 34
5 10 11 43
6 12 13 53
7 14 15 61
8 16 18 71
9 19 20 79
10 21 22 89
MATHEMATICA
mex[list_, start_] := (NestWhile[# + 1 &, start, MemberQ[list, #] &]);
a = b = c = {}; h = 2; k = 2;
Do[Do[AppendTo[a,
mex[Flatten[{a, b, c}], Max[Last[a /. {} -> {0}], 1]]];
AppendTo[b, mex[Flatten[{a, b, c}], Max[Last[b /. {} -> {0}], 1]]], {k}];
AppendTo[c, a[[h Length[a]/k]] + Last[b]], {150}];
{a, b, c} // ColumnForm
a = Take[a, Length[c]]; b = Take[b, Length[c]];
Flatten[Transpose[{a, b, c}]](* Peter J. C. Moses, Jul 04 2019 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Jul 16 2019
EXTENSIONS
Replaced a(0)->a(1) in NAME. - R. J. Mathar, Jun 19 2021
STATUS
approved