OFFSET
3,1
COMMENTS
a(n) counts the solutions to the inequality x_1^(1/2)+x_2^(1/2)<=n for any two distinct integers 1<=x_1<x_2. - R. J. Mathar, Jul 03 2009
REFERENCES
N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
LINKS
B. K. Agarwala, F. C. Auluck, Statistical mechanics and partitions into non-integral powers of integers, Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc., 47 (1951), 207-216.
B. K. Agarwala and F. C. Auluck, Statistical mechanics and partitions into non-integral powers of integers, Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc., 47 (1951), 207-216. [Annotated scanned copy]
MAPLE
A000263 := proc(n) local a, x1, x2 ; a := 0 ; for x1 from 1 to n^2 do x2 := (n-x1^(1/2))^2 ; if floor(x2) >= x1+1 then a := a+floor(x2-x1) ; fi; od: a ; end: seq(A000263(n), n=3..80) ; # R. J. Mathar, Sep 29 2009
MATHEMATICA
A000263[n_] := Module[{a, x1, x2 }, a = 0; For[x1 = 1, x1 <= n^2, x1++, x2 = (n-x1^(1/2))^2; If[Floor[x2] >= x1+1, a = a+Floor[x2-x1]]]; a]; Table[ A000263[n], {n, 3, 80}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Feb 06 2016, after R. J. Mathar *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
More terms from R. J. Mathar, Sep 29 2009
STATUS
approved