OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The length of row n is A037225(n), for n >= 0.
The doubling sequence modulo N = 2*n+1, for n >= 0, has entries DS(N, s(N,i), j) = s(N,i)*2^j (mod N), with j >= 0, and certain positive odd integer seeds s(N, i), for i = 1, 2, ..., S(N) = A037226((N-1)/2), where gcd(s(N, i), N) = 1 (restricted seeds modulo N). These doubling sequences are periodic with period length P(N) = A002326((N-1)/2) (order of 2 modulo N). Only the periods (cycles) {DS(N, s(N, i), j)}_{j=0..P(N)-1}, for i = 1, 2, ..., S(N), are listed.
N = 1 (n=0) is special: one takes here the restricted residue system modulo N not as [0] but as [1]. The order of 2 modulo 1 is 1, because 2^1 == 1 (mod 1) (== 0 (mod 1)).
In order to obtain the complete system of doubling sequences one starts with seed s(N, 1) = 1, and if all numbers from the smallest positive reduced residue system modulo N (called RRS(N), given in row N of A038566) are obtained, i.e., if P(N) = #RRS(N) = phi(N) = A000010(N), then the system is complete. Otherwise the smallest missing number from RRS(N) is taken as new seed s(N, 2), etc. until the system is complete. This means that the number of seeds needed is S(N) = phi(N)/P(N) = A037226((N-1)/2)).
The irregular subtriangle where only seed s(N, 1) = 1 has been used is given in A201908. But there 0 (not 1) for N = 1 has been used.
From Gary W. Adamson and Wolfdieter Lang, Dec 15 2020: (Start)
The cycles in row n, for N = 2*n + 1, of period length P(N) = A002326((N-1)/2) give the periods of the iterated doubling function D(x) = frac(2*x) with seeds x = s(N, i)/N, for i = 1, 2, ..., S(N) = A037226((N-1)/2), after multiplication with N. This is the doubling function used in the Devaney reference, pp. 24-25, 27, 125. 132, 171,289.
Each cycle in row n can also be used to find from the base 2 version of its first entry (the seed s = s(N, i)) divided by N the other entries by repeated application of a cyclic left shift by one step (called sigma operation) to the period of the base 2 expression of s/N. E.g., n = 7, N = 15, P(N) = 4, s = 1: (1/15)_{10->2} = .repeat(0001), then (.repeat(0010))_{2->10} = 2/10, (.repeat(0100))_{2->10} = 4/10 and (.repeat(1000))_{2->10} = 8/15. Similarly for s = 7: from (7/15)_{10->2} = .repeat(0111) one obtains by repeated sigma operations 14/15, 13/15 and 11/15. The proof uses the elementary formulas for the conversion from base 10 to base 2, and the reverse one, from base 2 to base 10. See also a comment on the period length P(N) given in A002326. (End)
REFERENCES
Robert L. Devaney, A First Course in Chaotic Dynamical Systems, Addison-Wesley., 1992. pp. 24-25, 27, 125, 132, 171, 289. Second edition 2020.
LINKS
Michael De Vlieger, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..11921 (rows 0 <= n <= 120, flattened)
FORMULA
EXAMPLE
The irregular triangle T(n, k) begins (cycles are separated by a vertical bar)
n, N \ k 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ...
0, 1: 1
1, 3: 1 2
2, 5: 1 2 4 3
3, 7: 1 2 4|3 6 5
4, 9: 1 2 4 8 7 5
5, 11: 1 2 4 8 5 10 9 7 3 6
6, 13: 1 2 4 8 3 6 12 11 9 5 10 7
7, 15: 1 2 4 8| 7 14 13 11
8, 17: 1 2 4 8 16 15 13 9| 7 14 11 5 10 3 6 12
9, 19: 1 2 4 8 16 13 7 14 9 18 17 15 11 3 6 12 5 10
10, 21: 1 2 4 8 16 11| 5 10 20 19 17 13
11, 23: 1 2 4 8 16 9 18 13 3 6 12| 5 10 20 17 11 22 21 19 15 7 14
12, 25: 1 2 4 8 16 7 14 3 6 12 24 23 21 17 9 18 11 22 19 13
13, 27: 1 2 4 8 16 5 10 20 13 26 25 23 19 11 22 17 7 14
...
n = 14, N = 29: 1 2 4 8 16 3 6 12 24 19 9 18 7 14 28 27 25 21 13 26 23 17 5 10 20 11 22 15,
n = 15, N = 31: 1 2 4 8 16|3 6 12 24 17|5 10 20 9 18|7 14 28 25 19|11 22 13 26 21|15 30 29 27 23.
MATHEMATICA
Array[Block[{a = {}, k = 2, n = 2 # + 1, m}, m = EulerPhi[n]; While[Length@ Flatten@ a < m, AppendTo[a, Most@ NestWhileList[Mod[2 #, n] &, If[Length@ a == 0, 1, k], UnsameQ, All]]; Set[k, SelectFirst[Complement[Range[n], Union@ Flatten@ a], GCD[#, n] == 1 &] ]]; a] &, 9] // Flatten (* Michael De Vlieger, Nov 06 2020 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,tabf,easy
AUTHOR
Gary W. Adamson and Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 14 2020
STATUS
approved