OFFSET
2,1
COMMENTS
The largest cell has 2*n+1 sides, this is the runner-up.
It can be read off the rows of A331450.
It would be nice to know how fast this sequence grows. Is it unbounded?
LINKS
Scott R. Shannon, Image for a(2) = 3. The 5-gon has a next-to-largest cell with 3 edges.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for a(3) = 5. The 7-gon has a next-to-largest cell with 5 edges.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for a(4) = 6. The 9-gon has a next-to-largest cell with 6 edges.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for a(7) = 7. The 15-gon has a next-to-largest cell with 7 edges.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for a(6) = 8. The 13-gon has a next-to-largest cell with 8 edges.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for a(17) = 9. The 35-gon has a next-to-largest cell with 9 edges.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for a(15) = 10. The 31-gon has a next-to-largest cell with 10 edges.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for a(14) = 11. The 29-gon has a next-to-largest cell with 11 edges.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for a(25) = 12. The 51-gon has a next-to-largest cell with 12 edges.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
Scott R. Shannon and N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 07 2021
STATUS
approved