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A052380 a(n) = D is the smallest distance (D) between 2 non-overlapping prime twins differing by d=2n; these twins are [p,p+d] or [p+D,p+D+d] and p > 3. 17
6, 6, 6, 12, 12, 12, 18, 18, 18, 24, 24, 24, 30, 30, 30, 36, 36, 36, 42, 42, 42, 48, 48, 48, 54, 54, 54, 60, 60, 60, 66, 66, 66, 72, 72, 72, 78, 78, 78, 84, 84, 84, 90, 90, 90, 96, 96, 96, 102, 102, 102, 108, 108, 108, 114, 114, 114, 120, 120, 120, 126, 126, 126, 132 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
For d=D the quadruple of primes becomes a triple: [p,p+d],[p+d,p+2d].
Without the p > 3 condition, a(1)=2.
The starter prime p, is followed by a prime d-pattern of [d,D-d,d], where D-d=a(n)-2n is 4,2 or 0; these d-patterns are as follows: [2,4,2], [4,2,4], [6,6], [8,4,8], [10,2,10], [12,12], etc.
All terms of this sequence have digital root 3, 6 or 9. - J. W. Helkenberg, Jul 24 2013
a(n+1) is also the number of the circles added at the n-th iteration of the pattern generated by the construction rules: (i) At n = 0, there are six circles of radius s with centers at the vertices of a regular hexagon of side length s. (ii) At n > 0, draw a circle with center at each boundary intersection point of the figure of the previous iteration. The pattern seems to be the flower of life except at the central area. See illustration. - Kival Ngaokrajang, Oct 23 2015
LINKS
Sacred Geometry, Flower of life
FORMULA
a(n) = 6*ceiling(n/3) = 6*ceiling(d/6) = D = D(n).
a(n) = 2n + 4 - 2((n+2) mod 3). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 30 2013
a(n) = 6*A008620(n-1). - Kival Ngaokrajang, Oct 23 2015
EXAMPLE
n=5, d=2n=10, the minimal distance for 10-twins is 12 (see A031928, d=10) the smallest term in A053323. It occurs first between twins of [409,419] and [421,431]; see 409 = A052354(1) = A052376(1) = A052381(5).
MATHEMATICA
Table[2 n + 4 - 2 Mod[n + 2, 3], {n, 66}] (* Michael De Vlieger, Oct 23 2015 *)
PROG
(PARI) vector(200, n, n--; 6*(n\3+1)) \\ Altug Alkan, Oct 23 2015
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A035019 A216057 A212096 * A315826 A304821 A315827
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Labos Elemer, Mar 13 2000
STATUS
approved

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