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A092184 Sequence S_6 of the S_r family. 47
0, 1, 6, 25, 96, 361, 1350, 5041, 18816, 70225, 262086, 978121, 3650400, 13623481, 50843526, 189750625, 708158976, 2642885281, 9863382150, 36810643321, 137379191136, 512706121225, 1913445293766, 7141075053841, 26650854921600, 99462344632561, 371198523608646 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
The r-family of sequences is S_r(n) = 2*(T(n,(r-2)/2) - 1)/(r-4) provided r is not equal to 4 and S_4(n) = n^2 = A000290(n). Here T(n,x) are Chebyshev's polynomials of the first kind. See their coefficient triangle A053120. See also the R. Stephan link for the explicit formula for s_k(n) for k not equal to 4 (Stephan's s_k(n) is identical with S_r(n)).
An integer n is in this sequence iff mutually externally tangent circles with radii n, n+1, n+2 have Soddy circles (i.e., circles tangent to all three) of rational radius. - James R. Buddenhagen, Nov 16 2005
This sequence is a divisibility sequence, i.e., a(n) divides a(m) whenever n divides m. It is the case P1 = 6, P2 = 8, Q = 1 of the 3-parameter family of 4th-order linear divisibility sequences found by Williams and Guy. - Peter Bala, Mar 25 2014
a(n) is the block size of the (n-1)-th design in a sequence of multi-set designs with 2 blocks, see A335649. - John P. McSorley, Jun 22 2020
LINKS
Marco Abrate, Stefano Barbero, Umberto Cerruti, Nadir Murru, Polynomial sequences on quadratic curves, Integers, Vol. 15, 2015, #A38.
Ioana-Claudia Lazăr, Lucas sequences in t-uniform simplicial complexes, arXiv:1904.06555 [math.GR], 2019.
H. C. Williams and R. K. Guy, Some fourth-order linear divisibility sequences, Intl. J. Number Theory 7 (5) (2011) 1255-1277.
H. C. Williams and R. K. Guy, Some Monoapparitic Fourth Order Linear Divisibility Sequences Integers, Volume 12A (2012) The John Selfridge Memorial Volume.
FORMULA
S_r type sequences are defined by a(0)=0, a(1)=1, a(2)=r and a(n-1)*a(n+1) = (a(n)-1)^2. This sequence emanates from r=6.
a(n) = 1/2*(-2 + (2+sqrt(3))^n + (2-sqrt(3))^n). - Ralf Stephan, Apr 14 2004
G.f.: x*(1+x)/(1 - 5*x + 5*x^2 - x^3) = x*(1+x)/((1-x)*(1 - 4*x + x^2)). [from the Ralf Stephan link]
a(n) = T(n, 2)-1 = A001075(n)-1, with Chebyshev's polynomials T(n, 2) of the first kind.
a(n) = b(n) + b(n-1), n >= 1, with b(n):=A061278(n) the partial sums of S(n, 4) = U(n, 2) = A001353(n+1) Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind.
An integer k is in this sequence iff k is nonnegative and (k^2 + 2*k)/3 is a square. - James R. Buddenhagen, Nov 16 2005
a(0)=0, a(1)=1, a(n+1) = 3 + floor(a(n)*(2+sqrt(3))). - Anton Vrba (antonvrba(AT)yahoo.com), Jan 16 2007
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - a(n-2) + 2. - Zerinvary Lajos, Mar 09 2008
From Peter Bala, Mar 25 2014: (Start)
a(2*n) = 6*A001353(n)^2; a(2*n+1) = A001834(n)^2.
a(n) = u(n)^2, where {u(n)} is the Lucas sequence in the quadratic integer ring Z[sqrt(6)] defined by the recurrence u(0) = 0, u(1) = 1, u(n) = sqrt(6)*u(n-1) - u(n-2) for n >= 2.
Equivalently, a(n) = U(n-1,sqrt(6)/2)^2, where U(n,x) denotes the Chebyshev polynomial of the second kind.
a(n) = (1/2)*( ((sqrt(6) + sqrt(2))/2)^n - ((sqrt(6) - sqrt(2))/2)^n )^2.
a(n) = bottom left entry of the 2 X 2 matrix T(n, M), where M is the 2 X 2 matrix [0, -2; 1, 3] and T(n,x) denotes the Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind. Cf. A098306.
See the remarks in A100047 for the general connection between Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind and 4th-order linear divisibility sequences. (End)
exp( Sum_{n >= 1} 2*a(n)*x^n/n ) = 1 + Sum_{n >= 1} A052530(n)*x^n. Cf. A001350. - Peter Bala, Mar 19 2015
E.g.f.: exp(2*x)*cosh(sqrt(3)*x) - cosh(x) - sinh(x). - Stefano Spezia, Oct 13 2019
EXAMPLE
a(3)=25 because a(1)=1 and a(2)=6 and a(1)*a(3) = 1*25 = (6-1)^2 = (a(2)-1)^2.
MAPLE
A092184 := proc(n)
option remember;
if n <= 1 then
n;
else
4*procname(n-1)-procname(n-2)+2 ;
end if ;
end proc:
seq(A092184(n), n=0..10) ; # Zerinvary Lajos, Mar 09 2008
MATHEMATICA
Table[Simplify[ -((2 + Sqrt[3])^n - 1)*((2 - Sqrt[3])^n - 1)]/2, {n, 0, 26}] (* Stefan Steinerberger, May 15 2007 *)
LinearRecurrence[{5, -5, 1}, {0, 1, 6}, 27] (* Ray Chandler, Jan 27 2014 *)
CoefficientList[Series[x (1 + x)/(1 - 5 x + 5 x^2 - x^3), {x, 0, 40}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Oct 14 2015 *)
PROG
(PARI) Vec(x*(1+x)/(1 - 5*x + 5*x^2 - x^3) + O(x^50)) \\ Michel Marcus, Oct 14 2015
(Magma) [Floor(1/2*(-2+(2+Sqrt(3))^n+(2-Sqrt(3))^n)): n in [0..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Oct 14 2015
CROSSREFS
See A001110=S_36 for further references to S_r sequences.
Other members of this r-family are: A007877 (r=2), |A078070| (r=3), A004146 (r=5), A054493 (r=7). A098306, A100047. A001353, A001834. A001350, A052530.
Sequence in context: A112308 A034336 A291230 * A214955 A286433 A034559
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Rainer Rosenthal, Apr 03 2004
EXTENSIONS
Extension and Chebyshev comments from Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 10 2004
STATUS
approved

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