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A002878
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Bisection of Lucas sequence: a(n) = L(2*n+1).
(Formerly M3420 N1384)
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1, 4, 11, 29, 76, 199, 521, 1364, 3571, 9349, 24476, 64079, 167761, 439204, 1149851, 3010349, 7881196, 20633239, 54018521, 141422324, 370248451, 969323029, 2537720636, 6643838879, 17393796001, 45537549124, 119218851371, 312119004989, 817138163596, 2139295485799
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OFFSET
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0,2
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COMMENTS
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In any generalized Fibonacci sequence {f(i)}, Sum_{i=0..4n+1} f(i) = a(n)*f(2n+2). - Lekraj Beedassy, Dec 31 2002
The continued fraction expansion for F((2n+1)*(k+1))/F((2n+1)*k), k>=1 is [a(n),a(n),...,a(n)] where there are exactly k elements (F(n) denotes the n-th Fibonacci number). E.g., continued fraction for F(12)/F(9) is [4, 4,4]. - Benoit Cloitre, Apr 10 2003
See A135064 for a possible connection with Galois groups of quintics.
Sequence of all positive integers k such that continued fraction [k,k,k,k,k,k,...] belongs to Q(sqrt(5)). - Thomas Baruchel, Sep 15 2003
All positive integer solutions of Pell equation a(n)^2 - 5*b(n)^2 = -4 together with b(n)=A001519(n), n>=0.
a(n) = L(n,-3)*(-1)^n, where L is defined as in A108299; see also A001519 for L(n,+3).
General recurrence is a(n) = (a(1)-1)*a(n-1) - a(n-2), a(1) >= 4, lim_{n->infinity} a(n) = x*(k*x+1)^n, k =(a(1)-3), x=(1+sqrt((a(1)+1)/(a(1)-3)))/2. Examples in OEIS: a(1)=4 gives A002878. a(1)=5 gives A001834. a(1)=6 gives A030221. a(1)=7 gives A002315. a(1)=8 gives A033890. a(1)=9 gives A057080. a(1)=10 gives A057081. - Ctibor O. Zizka, Sep 02 2008
Let r = (2n+1), then a(n), n>0 = Product_{k=1..floor((r-1)/2)} (1 + sin^2 k*Pi/r); e.g., a(3) = 29 = (3.4450418679...)*(4.801937735...)*(1.753020396...). - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 26 2008
a(n) is equal to the permanent of the (2n) X (2n) tridiagonal matrix with sqrt(5)'s along the main diagonal, i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit), and 0's everywhere else. - John M. Campbell, Jun 09 2011
Conjecture: for n > 0, a(n) = sqrt(Fibonacci(4*n+3) + Sum_{k=2..2*n} Fibonacci(2*k)). - Alex Ratushnyak, May 06 2012
Pisano period lengths: 1, 3, 4, 3, 2, 12, 8, 6, 12, 6, 5, 12, 14, 24, 4, 12, 18, 12, 9, 6, ... . - R. J. Mathar, Aug 10 2012
The continued fraction [a(n); a(n), a(n), ...] = phi^(2n+1), where phi is the golden ratio, A001622. - Thomas Ordowski, Jun 05 2013
Solutions (x, y) = (a(n), a(n+1)) satisfying x^2 + y^2 = 3xy + 5. - Michel Lagneau, Feb 01 2014
Conjecture: except for the number 3, a(n) are the numbers such that a(n)^2+2 are Lucas numbers. - Michel Lagneau, Jul 22 2014
Comment on the preceding conjecture: It is clear that all a(n) satisfy a(n)^2 + 2 = L(2*(2*n+1)) due to the identity (17 c) of Vajda, p. 177: L(2*n) + 2*(-1)^n = L(n)^2 (take n -> 2*n+1). - Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 10 2014
Limit_{n->oo} a(n+1)/a(n) = phi^2 = phi + 1 = (3+sqrt(5))/2. - Derek Orr, Jun 18 2015
If d[k] denotes the sequence of k-th differences of this sequence, then d[0](0), d[1](1), d[2](2), d[3](3), ... = A048876, cf. message to SeqFan list by P. Curtz on March 2, 2016. - M. F. Hasler, Mar 03 2016
a(n-1) and a(n) are the least phi-antipalindromic numbers (A178482) with 2*n and 2*n+1 digits in base phi, respectively. - Amiram Eldar, Jul 07 2021
Triangulate (hyperbolic) 2-space such that around every vertex exactly 7 triangles touch. Call any 7 triangles having a common vertex the first layer and let the (n+1)-st layer be all triangles that do not appear in any of the first n layers and have a common vertex with the n-th layer. Then the n-th layer contains 7*a(n-1) triangles. E.g., the first layer (by definition) contains 7 triangles, the second layer (the "ring" of triangles around the first layer) consists of 28 triangles, the third layer (the next "ring") consists of 77 triangles, and so on. - Nicolas Nagel, Aug 13 2022
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REFERENCES
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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).
Steven Vajda, Fibonacci and Lucas numbers and the Golden Section, Ellis Horwood Ltd., Chichester, 1989.
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LINKS
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L. Carlitz, Problem B-110, Elementary Problems and Solutions, The Fibonacci Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 1 (1967), p. 108; An Infinite Series Equality, Solution to Problem B-110 by the proposer, ibid., Vol. 5, No. 5 (1967), pp. 469-470.
Paul Curtz, A269500, SeqFan list, March 2, 2016.
Dale Gerdemann, Collision of Digits "Also interesting are the two bisections of the Lucas numbers A005248 (digit minimizer) and A002878 (digit maximizer). I particularly like the multiples of A005248 because I have this image of the two digits piling up on top of each other and then spreading out like waves".
André Gougenheim, About the linear sequence of integers such that each term is the sum of the two preceding Part 1 Part 2, Fib. Quart., Vol. 9, No. 3 (1971), pp. 277-295, 298.
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FORMULA
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a(n+1) = 3*a(n) - a(n-1).
G.f.: (1+x)/(1-3*x+x^2). - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
a(n) = S(2*n, sqrt(5)) = S(n, 3) + S(n-1, 3); S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev polynomials of 2nd kind, A049310. S(n, 3) = A001906(n+1) (even-indexed Fibonacci numbers).
a(n) ~ phi^(2*n+1). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), May 15 2002
a(n) = phi^(2*n+1) - phi^(-2*n-1), n >= 0. - Paolo P. Lava, Jan 03 2011
Let q(n, x) = Sum_{i=0..n} x^(n-i)*binomial(2*n-i, i); then (-1)^n*q(n, -1) = a(n). - Benoit Cloitre, Nov 10 2002
a(n) = (-1)^n*Sum_{k=0..n} (-5)^k*binomial(n+k, n-k). - Benoit Cloitre, May 09 2004
Both bisection and binomial transform of A000204.
a(n) = Fibonacci(2n) + Fibonacci(2n+2). (End)
a(n) = (1/2)*(3/2 + (1/2)*sqrt(5))^n + (1/2)*(3/2 + (1/2)*sqrt(5))^n*sqrt(5) - (1/2)*(3/2 - (1/2)*sqrt(5))^n*sqrt(5) + (1/2)*(3/2 - (1/2)*sqrt(5))^n, with n >= 0. - Paolo P. Lava, Nov 21 2008
Sequence lists the numerators of sinh((2*n-1)*psi) where the denominators are 2; psi=log((1+sqrt(5))/2). Offset 1. a(3)=11. - Al Hakanson (hawkuu(AT)gmail.com), Mar 25 2009
a(n) = lim_{m->infinity} Fibonacci(m)^(4n+1)*Fibonacci(m+2*n+1)/ Sum_{k=0..m} Fibonacci(k)^(4n+2). - Yalcin Aktar, Sep 02 2014
The aerated sequence (b(n))n>=1 = [1, 0, 4, 0, 11, 0, 29, 0, ...] is a fourth-order linear divisibility sequence; that is, if n | m then b(n) | b(m). It is the case P1 = 0, P2 = -1, Q = -1 of the 3-parameter family of divisibility sequences found by Williams and Guy.
b(n) = (1/2)*((-1)^n - 1)*F(n) + (1 + (-1)^(n-1))*F(n+1), where F(n) is a Fibonacci number. The o.g.f. is x*(1 + x^2)/(1 - 3*x^2 + x^4).
Exp( Sum_{n >= 1} 2*b(n)*x^n/n ) = 1 + Sum_{n >= 1} 2*F(n)*x^n.
Exp( Sum_{n >= 1} (-2)*b(n)*x^n/n ) = 1 + Sum_{n >= 1} 2*F(n)*(-x)^n.
Exp( Sum_{n >= 1} 4*b(n)*x^n/n ) = 1 + Sum_{n >= 1} 4*A029907(n)*x^n.
For n > 0, a(n) = L(n-1)*L(n+2) + 4*(-1)^n. - J. M. Bergot, Oct 25 2015
For n > 2, a(n) = a(n-2) + F(n+2)^2 + F(n-3)^2 = L(2*n-3) + F(n+2)^2 + F(n-3)^2. - J. M. Bergot, Feb 05 2016 and Feb 07 2016
E.g.f.: ((sqrt(5) - 5)*exp((3-sqrt(5))*x/2) + (5 + sqrt(5))*exp((3+sqrt(5))*x/2))/(2*sqrt(5)). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Apr 24 2016
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^floor(k/2)*binomial(n-floor((k+1)/2), floor(k/2))*3^(n-k). - L. Edson Jeffery, Feb 26 2018
a(n)*F(m+2n-1) = F(m+4n-2)-F(m), with Fibonacci number F(m), empirical observation. - Dan Weisz, Jul 30 2018
a(n) = Product_{k=1..n} (1 + 4*sin(2*k*Pi/(2*n+1))^2). - Seiichi Manyama, Apr 30 2021
The continued fraction [a(n);a(n),a(n),...] = phi^(2*n+1), with phi = A001622. - A.H.M. Smeets, Feb 25 2022
a(n) = 2*sinh((2*n + 1)*arccsch(2)). - Peter Luschny, May 25 2022
This gives the sequence with 2 1's prepended: b(1)=b(2)=1 and, for k >= 3, b(k) = Sum_{j=1..k-2} (2^(k-j-1) - 1)*b(j). - Neal Gersh Tolunsky, Oct 28 2022 (formula due to Jon E. Schoenfield)
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EXAMPLE
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G.f. = 1 + 4*x + 11*x^2 + 29*x^3 + 76*x^4 + 199*x^5 + 521*x^6 + ... - Michael Somos, Jan 13 2019
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MAPLE
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option remember;
if n <= 1 then
op(n+1, [1, 4]);
else
3*procname(n-1)-procname(n-2) ;
end if;
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MATHEMATICA
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a[n_]:= FullSimplify[GoldenRatio^n - GoldenRatio^-n]; Table[a[n], {n, 1, 40, 2}]
a[1]=1; a[2]=4; a[n_]:=a[n]= 3a[n-1] -a[n-2]; Array[a, 40]
Table[Sum[(-1)^Floor[k/2] Binomial[n -Floor[(k+1)/2], Floor[k/2]] 3^(n - k), {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 40}] (* L. Edson Jeffery, Feb 26 2018 *)
a[ n_] := Fibonacci[2n] + Fibonacci[2n+2]; (* Michael Somos, Jul 31 2018 *)
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PROG
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(Haskell)
a002878 n = a002878_list !! n
a002878_list = zipWith (+) (tail a001906_list) a001906_list
(PARI) for(n=1, 40, q=((1+sqrt(5))/2)^(2*n-1); print1(contfrac(q)[1], ", ")) \\ Derek Orr, Jun 18 2015
(PARI) Vec((1+x)/(1-3*x+x^2) + O(x^40)) \\ Altug Alkan, Oct 26 2015
(Sage) [lucas_number2(2*n+1, 1, -1) for n in (0..40)] # G. C. Greubel, Jul 15 2019
(GAP) List([0..40], n-> Lucas(1, -1, 2*n+1)[2] ); # G. C. Greubel, Jul 15 2019
(Python)
a002878 = [1, 4]
for n in range(30): a002878.append(3*a002878[-1] - a002878[-2])
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CROSSREFS
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Cf. A005248 [L(2n) = bisection (even n) of Lucas sequence].
Cf. A001906 [F(2n) = bisection (even n) of Fibonacci sequence], A000045, A002315, A004146, A029907, A113224, A153387, A153416, A178482, A192425, A285992 (prime subsequence).
Cf. similar sequences of the type k*F(n)*F(n+1)+(-1)^n listed in A264080.
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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