%I #3 Mar 02 2015 16:08:46
%S 0,1,2,3,3,5,2,7,5,9,10,8,1,9,4,15,9,17,2,2,6,15,2,2,9,7,23,4,3,15,3,
%T 31,17,33,27,2,2,4,2,5,15,21,42,32,5,33,12,11,7,1,4,2,11,5,5,1,15,3,
%U 17,4,7,33,5,63,33,65,53,2,3,2,3,11,4,45,2,8,9,3,11,2,21,3,9,2,22,63,11,8
%N Let f be a function on rationals p/q (p,q coprime) defined by f(p/q) = abs(p-q)/g(p), where g(p) is the next odd number (starting with p) that we get after iteration of h(n) = n/2 when n is even, 3n-1 when n is odd. Start with f(n/1) and iterate f until it reaches again an integer, which is a(n). If no integer is reached, then a(n)=0.
%e We get 14/1 -> 13/7 -> 6/19 -> 13/3 -> 10/19 -> 9/5 -> 4/13 -> 9/1 so a(14)=9.
%Y Cf. A062366, A063257, A063268.
%K nonn
%O 1,3
%A _Floor van Lamoen_, Jul 12 2001
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