OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
Also gives the number of points of period n in the subshift of finite type corresponding to the square matrix A=[1,2;1,0] (this is then given by trace(A^n)). - _Thomas Ward_, Mar 07 2001
Sequence is identical to its signed inverse binomial transform (autosequence of the second kind). - _Paul Curtz_, Jul 11 2008
a(n) can be expressed in terms of values of the Fibonacci polynomials F_n(x), computed at x=1/sqrt(2). - Tewodros Amdeberhan (tewodros(AT)math.mit.edu), Dec 15 2008
Pisano period lengths: 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 2, 6, 2, 6, 4, 10, 2, 12, 6, 4, 2, 8, 6, 18, 4, ... - _R. J. Mathar_, Aug 10 2012
Let F(x) = Product_{n >= 0} (1 - x^(3*n+1))/(1 - x^(3*n+2)). This sequence is the simple continued fraction expansion of the real number 1 + F(-1/2) = 2.83717 78068 73232 99799 ... = 2 + 1/(1 + 1/(5 + 1/(7 + 1/(17 + ...)))). See A111317. - _Peter Bala_, Dec 26 2012
With different signs, 2, -1, 5, -7, 17, -31, 65, -127, 257, -511, 1025, -2047, ... is the Lucas V(-1,-2) sequence. - _R. J. Mathar_, Jan 08 2013
The identity 2 = 2/2 + 2^2/(2*1) - 2^3/(2*1*5) - 2^4/(2*1*5*7) + 2^5/(2*1*5*7*17) + 2^6/(2*1*5*7*17*31) - - + + can be viewed as a generalized Engel-type expansion of the number 2 to the base 2. Compare with A062510. - _Peter Bala_, Nov 13 2013
For n >= 2, a(n) is the number of ways to tile a 2 X n strip, where the first two columns have an extra cell at the top, with 1 X 2 dominoes and 2 X 2 squares. Shown here is one of the a(7)=127 ways for the n=7 case:
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Named by Horadam (1988) after the German mathematician Ernst Jacobsthal (1882-1965) and the French mathematician Édouard Lucas (1842-1891). - _Amiram Eldar_, Oct 02 2023
Also the number of induced cubes in the n-Lucas cube graph. - _Eric W. Weisstein_, Mar 13 2026
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Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,2).
FORMULA
a(n+1) = 2 * a(n) - (-1)^n * 3.
From _Len Smiley_, Dec 07 2001: (Start)
a(n) = 2^n + (-1)^n.
G.f.: (2-x)/(1-x-2*x^2). (End)
E.g.f.: exp(x) + exp(-2*x) produces a signed version. - _Paul Barry_, Apr 27 2003
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} binomial(n-1, 2*k)*3^(2*k)/2^(n-2). - _Paul Barry_, Feb 21 2003
0, 1, 5, 7 ... is 2^n - 2*0^n + (-1)^n, the 2nd inverse binomial transform of (2^n-1)^2 (A060867). - _Paul Barry_, Sep 05 2003
a(n) = 2*T(n, i/(2*sqrt(2))) * (-i*sqrt(2))^n with i^2=-1. - _Paul Barry_, Nov 17 2003
a(0)=2, a(1)=1, a(n) = a(n-1) + 2*a(n-2) for n > 1. - _Philippe Deléham_, Nov 07 2006
a(2*n+1) = Product_{d|(2*n+1)} cyclotomic(d,2). a(2^k*(2*n+1)) = Product_{d|(2*n+1)} cyclotomic(2*d,2^(2^k)). - _Miklos Kristof_, Mar 12 2007
a(n) = 2^{(n-1)/2}F_{n-1}(1/sqrt(2)) + 2^{(n+2)/2}F_{n-2}(1/sqrt(2)). - Tewodros Amdeberhan (tewodros(AT)math.mit.edu), Dec 15 2008
E.g.f.: U(0) where U(k) = 1 + (-1)^k/(2^k - 4^k*x*2/(2*x*2^k + (-1)^k*(k+1)/U(k+1))) ; (continued fraction, 3rd kind, 3-step). - _Sergei N. Gladkovskii_, Nov 02 2012
G.f.: U(0) where U(k) = 1 + (-1)^k/(2^k - 4^k*x*2/(2*x*2^k + (-1)^k/U(k+1))) ; (continued fraction, 3rd kind, 3-step). - _Sergei N. Gladkovskii_, Nov 02 2012
a(n) = sqrt(9*(A001045)^2 + (-1)^n*2^(n+2)). - _Vladimir Shevelev_, Mar 13 2013
G.f.: 2 + G(0)*x*(1+4*x)/(2-x), where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x*(9*k-1)/( x*(9*k+8) - 2/G(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - _Sergei N. Gladkovskii_, Aug 13 2013
a(n) = [x^n] ( (1 + x + sqrt(1 + 2*x + 9*x^2))/2 )^n for n >= 1. - _Peter Bala_, Jun 23 2015
For n >= 1: a(n) = A006995(2^((n+2)/2)) when n is even, a(n) = A006995(3*2^((n-1)/2) - 1) when n is odd. - _Bob Selcoe_, Sep 04 2017
a(n) = J(n) + 4*J(n-1), a(0)=2, where J is A001045. - _Yuchun Ji_, Apr 23 2019
For n >= 0, 1/(2*a(n+1)) = Sum_{m>=n} a(m)/(a(m+1)*a(m+2)). - _Kai Wang_, Mar 03 2020
For 4 > h >= 0, k >= 0, a(4*k+h) mod 5 = a(h) mod 5. - _Kai Wang_, May 06 2020
From _Kai Wang_, May 30 2020: (Start)
(2 - a(n+1)/a(n))/9 = Sum_{m>=n} (-2)^m/(a(m)*a(m+1)).
a(n)^2 = a(2*n) + 2*(-2)^n.
a(n)^2 = 9*A001045(n)^2 + 4*(-2)^n.
a(2*n) = 9*A001045(n)^2 + 2*(-2)^n.
a(m+n) + (-2)^n*a(m-n) = a(m)*a(n).
a(m+n)*a(m-n) - a(m)*a(m) = 9*(-2)^(m-n)*A001045(n)^2.
a(m+1)*a(n) - a(m)*a(n+1) = 9*(-2)^n*A001045(m-n). (End)
a(n) = F(n+1) + F(n-1) + Sum_{k=0..(n-2)} a(k)*F(n-1-k) for F(n) the Fibonacci numbers and for n > 1. - _Greg Dresden_, Jun 03 2020
For n >= 1: a(n) = hypergeom([(1-n)/2, -n/2], [1-n], -8). - _Victor Petrescu_, Nov 06 2025
E.g.f.: exp(-x) + exp(2*x). - _Stefano Spezia_, Dec 21 2025
MATHEMATICA
f[n_]:=2/(n+1); x=4; Table[x=f[x]; Denominator[x], {n, 0, 5!}] (* _Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky_, Mar 12 2010 *)
(* Alternative: *)
nxt[{n_, a_}]:={n+1, 2a-3(-1)^(n+1)}; Transpose[NestList[nxt, {1, 2}, 40]] [[2]] (* _Harvey P. Dale_, May 27 2013 *)
(* Alternative: *)
LinearRecurrence[{1, 2}, {2, 1}, 40] (* _Jean-François Alcover_, Jan 07 2019 *)
(* Alternative: *)
Table[2^n + (-1)^n, {n, 0, 20}] (* _Eric W. Weisstein_, Mar 13 2026 *)
(* Alternative: *)
CoefficientList[Series[(-2 + x)/(-1 + x + 2 x^2), {x, 0, 20}], x] (* _Eric W. Weisstein_, Mar 13 2026 *)
PROG
(SageMath) [lucas_number2(n, 1, -2) for n in range(0, 32)] # _Zerinvary Lajos_, Apr 30 2009
(PARI) a(n)=2^n+(-1)^n \\ _Charles R Greathouse IV_, Nov 20 2012
(Haskell)
a014551 n = a000079 n + a033999 n
a014551_list = map fst $ iterate (\(x, s) -> (2 * x - 3 * s, -s)) (2, 1)
-- _Reinhard Zumkeller_, Jan 02 2013
(Magma) [2^n + (-1)^n: n in [0..30]]; // _G. C. Greubel_, Dec 17 2017
(Python)
def A014551(n): return (1<<n)+(-1 if n&1 else 1) # _Chai Wah Wu_, Oct 26 2025
CROSSREFS
Cf. A006995.
KEYWORD
nonn,nice,easy,changed
AUTHOR
_Eric W. Weisstein_
STATUS
approved