OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} S(k, 12), with S(k, 12) = U(k, 6) = A004191(k) Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind.
G.f.: 1/((1-x)*(1-12*x+x^2)) = 1/(1-13*x+13*x^2-x^3).
a(n) = 13*a(n-1)-13*a(n-2)+a(n-3) with n>=2, a(-1)=0, a(0)=1, a(1)=13.
a(n) = 12*a(n-1)-a(n-2)+1 with n>=1, a(-1)=0, a(0)=1.
a(n) = (S(n+1, 12) - S(n, 12) - 1)/10.
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n) = 7 - sqrt(35). - Amiram Eldar, Jan 31 2026
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{13, -13, 1}, {1, 13, 156}, 20] (* Amiram Eldar, Jan 31 2026 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 31 2004
STATUS
approved
