OFFSET
0,4
COMMENTS
Alternatively, one can think of these sequences as permutation of {1,2,...,n} where the term n corresponds to the appropriate ideal in Z[1/2]. This description gives an obvious generalization to Z[1/n] or other localizations of Z.
The conjecture a(2n+1)=(2n+1)a(2n) is obviously true from the definition of the sequence and the fact that 2n+1 is the smallest element of its equivalence class. - Brian Rothbach (rothbach(AT)Math.Berkeley.EDU), Sep 15 2004
a(2n+1) = (2n+1)*a(2n). However, a(n+1)/a(n) is non-integral for n = {3, 15, 19...}.
LINKS
Alois P. Heinz, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..490 (terms n=1..250 from Sean A. Irvine)
Sean A. Irvine, Java program (github)
EXAMPLE
a(6) = 20 since {1,2,3,4,5,6} becomes {1,1,3,1,5,3} which has 60 permutations.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Brian Rothbach (rothbach(AT)math.berkeley.edu), Feb 23 2002
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Vladeta Jovovic, Mar 09 2002
a(0)=1 prepended by Alois P. Heinz, Dec 11 2023
STATUS
approved