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a(n) = n, n <= 6; a(n) = 6, n > 6.
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%I #28 Nov 01 2024 12:06:00

%S 1,2,3,4,5,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,

%T 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,

%U 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6

%N a(n) = n, n <= 6; a(n) = 6, n > 6.

%C Sequence of electron arrangements in the 2p, 3p, 4p and 5p atomic subshells.

%C Decimal expansion of 37037/30000. - _Elmo R. Oliveira_, May 07 2024

%D A. Beiser, Concepts of Modern Physics, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1973.

%D R. M. Tennent (Editor), Science Data Book, Oliver & Boyd, 1971.

%H Dominika Závacká, Cristina Dalfó, and Miquel Angel Fiol, <a href="https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3792/paper19.pdf">Integer sequences from k-iterated line digraphs</a>, CEUR: Proc. 24th Conf. Info. Tech. - Appl. and Theory (ITAT 2024) Vol 3792, 156-161. See p. 161, Table 2.

%H <a href="/index/Rec#order_01">Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients</a>, signature (1).

%F a(n) = n, n <= 6; a(n) = 6, n > 6.

%F Euler transform of length 6 sequence [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1]. - _Michael Somos_, Aug 31 2006

%F G.f.: (1-x^6)/(1-x)^2. - _Michael Somos_, Aug 31 2006

%F a(n) = min(n,6). - _Wesley Ivan Hurt_, Apr 16 2014

%F G.f.: x*(1+x+x^2+x^3+x^4+x^5)/(1-x). - _Elmo R. Oliveira_, Jun 20 2024

%t Table[Min[n,6],{n,120}] (* _Harvey P. Dale_, Mar 09 2014 *)

%o (PARI) a(n)=min(6,n) /* _Michael Somos_, Aug 31 2006, edited by _M. F. Hasler_, Apr 16 2014 */

%Y Cf. A040000.

%K easy,nonn

%O 1,2

%A _Jeremy Gardiner_, Dec 19 2004