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A005917
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Rhombic dodecahedral numbers: a(n) = n^4 - (n - 1)^4.
(Formerly M4968)
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48
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1, 15, 65, 175, 369, 671, 1105, 1695, 2465, 3439, 4641, 6095, 7825, 9855, 12209, 14911, 17985, 21455, 25345, 29679, 34481, 39775, 45585, 51935, 58849, 66351, 74465, 83215, 92625, 102719, 113521, 125055, 137345, 150415, 164289, 178991
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OFFSET
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1,2
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COMMENTS
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Final digits of a(n), i.e., a(n) mod 10, are repeated periodically with period of length 5 {1,5,5,5,9}. There is a symmetry in this list since the sum of two numbers equally distant from the ends is equal to 10 = 1 + 9 = 5 + 5 = 2*5. Last two digits of a(n), i.e., a(n) mod 100, are repeated periodically with period of length 50. - Alexander Adamchuk, Aug 11 2006
a(n) = VarScheme(n,2) in the scheme displayed in A128195. - Peter Luschny, Feb 26 2007
If Y is a 3-subset of a 2n-set X then, for n >= 2, a(n-2) is the number of 4-subsets of X intersecting Y. - Milan Janjic, Nov 18 2007
The numbers are the constant number found in magic squares of order n, where n is an odd number, see the comment in A006003. A Magic Square of side 1 is 1; 3 is 15; 5 is 65 and so on. - David Quentin Dauthier, Nov 07 2008
Two times the area of the triangle with vertices at (0,0), ((n - 1)^2, n^2), and (n^2, (n - 1)^2). - J. M. Bergot, Jun 25 2013
Bisection of A006003. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 01 2018
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REFERENCES
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J. H. Conway and R. K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, p. 53.
E. Deza and M. M. Deza, Figurate Numbers, World Scientific Publishing, 2012, pp. 123-124.
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
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LINKS
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Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
Milan Janjic, Two Enumerative Functions
T. P. Martin, Shells of atoms, Phys. Rep., 273 (1996), 199-241, eq. (9).
Andy Nicol, Illustration of Rhombic Dodecahedral Numbers
C. J. Pita Ruiz V., Some Number Arrays Related to Pascal and Lucas Triangles, J. Int. Seq. 16 (2013) #13.5.7
Simon Plouffe, Approximations de séries génératrices et quelques conjectures, Dissertation, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1992.
Simon Plouffe, 1031 Generating Functions, Appendix to Thesis, Montreal, 1992
B. K. Teo and N. J. A. Sloane, Magic numbers in polygonal and polyhedral clusters, Inorgan. Chem. 24 (1985), 4545-4558.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Rhombic Dodecahedral Number, MathWorld.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Nexus Number
D. Zeitlin, A family of Galileo sequences, Amer. Math. Monthly 82 (1975), 819-822.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4,-6,4,-1).
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FORMULA
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a(n) = (2*n - 1)*(2*n^2 - 2*n + 1).
Sum_{i=1..n} a(i) = n^4 = A000583(n). First differences of A000583.
G.f.: x*(1+x)*(1+10*x+x^2)/(1-x)^4. - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
More generally, g.f. for n^m - (n - 1)^m is Euler(m, x)/(1 - x)^m, where Euler(m, x) is Eulerian polynomial of degree m (cf. A008292). E.g.f.: x*(exp(y/(1 - x)) - exp(x*y/(1 - x)))/(exp(x*y/(1 - x))-x*exp(y/(1 - x))). - Vladeta Jovovic, May 08 2002
a(n) = sum of the next (2*n - 1) odd numbers; i.e., group the odd numbers so that the n-th group contains (2*n - 1) elements like this: (1), (3, 5, 7), (9, 11, 13, 15, 17), (19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31), ... E.g., a(3) = 65 because 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 + 17 = 65. - Xavier Acloque Oct 11 2003
a(n) = 2*n - 1 + 12*Sum_{i = 1..n} (i - 1)^2. - Xavier Acloque Oct 16 2003
a(n) = (4*binomial(n,2) + 1)*sqrt(8*binomial(n,2) + 1). - Paul Barry, Mar 14 2004
Binomial transform of [1, 14, 36, 24, 0, 0, 0, ...], if the offset is 0. - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 20 2007
Sum_{i=1..n-1}(a(i) + a(i+1)) = 8*Sum_{i=1..n}(i^3 + i) = 16*A002817(n-1) for n > 1. - Bruno Berselli, Mar 04 2011
a(n+1) = a(n) + 2*(6*n^2 + 1) = a(n) + A005914(n). - Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 16 2011
a(n) = -a(-n+1). a(n) = (1/6)*(A181475(n) - A181475(n-2)). - Bruno Berselli, Sep 26 2011
a(n) = A045975(2*n-1,n) = A204558(2*n-1)/(2*n - 1). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 18 2012
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..2*n+1} (A176850(n,k) - A176850(n-1,k))*(2*k + 1), n >= 1. - L. Edson Jeffery, Nov 02 2012
a(n) = A005408(n-1) * A001844(n-1) = (2*(n - 1) + 1) * (2*(n - 1)*n + 1) = A000290(n-1)*12 + 2 + a(n-1). - Bruce J. Nicholson, May 17 2017
a(n) = A007588(n) + A007588(n-1) = A000292(2n-1) + A000292(2n-2) + A000292(2n-3) = A002817(2n-1) - A002817(2n-2). - Bruce J. Nicholson, Oct 22 2017
a(n) = A005898(n-1) + 6*A000330(n-1) (cf. Deza, Deza, 2012, p. 123, Section 2.6.2). - Felix Fröhlich, Oct 01 2018
a(n) = A300758(n-1) + A005408(n-1). - Bruce J. Nicholson, Apr 23 2020
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MATHEMATICA
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Table[n^4-(n-1)^4, {n, 40}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 01 2011 *)
#[[2]]-#[[1]]&/@Partition[Range[0, 40]^4, 2, 1] (* More efficient than the above Mathematica program because it only has to calculate each 4th power once *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 07 2015 *)
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PROG
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(PARI) a(n)=n^4-(n-1)^4 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jul 31 2011
(MAGMA) [n^4 - (n-1)^4: n in [1..50]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 01 2011
(Haskell)
a005917 n = a005917_list !! (n-1)
a005917_list = map sum $ f 1 [1, 3 ..] where
f x ws = us : f (x + 2) vs where (us, vs) = splitAt x ws
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 13 2014
(Python)
A005917_list, m = [], [24, -12, 2, 1]
for _ in range(10**2):
A005917_list.append(m[-1])
for i in range(3):
m[i+1] += m[i] # Chai Wah Wu, Dec 15 2015
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CROSSREFS
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(1/12)*t*(2*n^3 - 3*n^2 + n) + 2*n - 1 for t = 2, 4, 6, ... gives A049480, A005894, A063488, A001845, A063489, A005898, A063490, A057813, A063491, A005902, A063492, A063493, A063494, A063495, A063496.
A row of A047969.
Cf. A128195, A176850, A005408, A176271, A212133.
Cf. A001844, A000583, A000290.
Cf. A007588, A000292, A000332, A002817
Sequence in context: A096905 A147857 A147858 * A218216 A027455 A152729
Adjacent sequences: A005914 A005915 A005916 * A005918 A005919 A005920
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy,nice,changed
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AUTHOR
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N. J. A. Sloane
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STATUS
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approved
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