A095769 a(1)=a(2)=1; a(n)=a(a(a(a(n-1))))+a(n-a(a(a(n-1)))).

1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 17, 17, 18, 19, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 26, 26, 26, 27, 28, 28, 29, 30, 31, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 39, 39, 39, 39, 40, 41, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 47, 48, 48, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52

Offset

1,3

Comments

A generalization of A004001.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..74.

J. Grytczuk, Another variation on Conway's recursive sequence, Discr. Math. 282 (2004), 149-161.

Formula

For n > 1, a(A000930(n)) = A000930(n-1).

Conjecture: lim_{n->oo} a(n)/n = 0.682327803828... (the real positive root of x^3 + x = 1).

Prog

(PARI) v=vector(150, j, 1); for(n=3, 150, g=v[v[v[v[n-1]]]]+v[n-v[v[v[n-1]]]]; v[n]=g); a(n)=v[n]

Crossrefs

Cf. A004001, A093878, A095770, A095771.

Sequence in context: A094500 A049473 A154951 * A080820 A356989 A356994

Adjacent sequences: A095766 A095767 A095768 * A095770 A095771 A095772

Keyword

nonn

Author

Benoit Cloitre, Jun 05 2004

Status

approved