OFFSET
0,7
COMMENTS
Sequence defined by recursion derived from a genus 2 curve.
Similar to the Somos-6 and Somos-7 sequences with many bilinear identities.
If a0 := a(n), a1 := a(n+1), ..., a5 := a(n+5), a6 := a(n+6) and a6 = (a5*a1 + a3^2)/a0 for all n in Z, then c := (a0^2*a1*a4*a5^2 + a0^2*a3*a4^3 + a1^3*a2*a5^2 + a0*a2^2*a3*a4^2 + a1^2*a2*a3^2*a5 + a0*a2*a3^3*a4 + a1*a2^3*a3*a5 + a2^3*a3^3)/(a0*a1*a2*a3*a4*a5) is constant. - Michael Somos, Jun 30 2024
LINKS
Seiichi Manyama, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..211
A. J. van der Poorten, Curves of Genus 2, Continued Fractions and Somos Sequences, arXiv:math/0412372 [math.NT], 2004.
A. J. van der Poorten, Curves of Genus 2, Continued Fractions and Somos Sequences, J. Integer Seqs., 8 (2005), #05.3.4.
FORMULA
a(n) = A256858(2*n - 5) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Apr 13 2015
Let b(n) = A256916(n). Then 0 = a(n) * b(n) - a(n-2) * b(n+2) + a(n-3) * b(n+3) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Apr 13 2015
0 = a(n) * a(n+6) - a(n+1) * a(n+5) - a(n+3) * a(n+3) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Apr 13 2015
0 = a(n) * a(n+9) + a(n+2) * a(n+7) - a(n+3) * a(n+6) - 9 * a(n+4) * a(n+5) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Apr 13 2015
MATHEMATICA
Join[{1, 1, 1, 1, 1}, RecurrenceTable[{a[n] == (a[n-1]*a[n-5] + a[n-3]^2)/a[n-6], a[6] == 1, a[7] == 2, a[8] == 3, a[9] == 4, a[10] == 8, a[11] == 17}, a, {n, 6, 60}]] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 03 2018 *)
PROG
(PARI) {a(n) = my(an); if( n<0, a(5-n), n++; an = vector(n, i, 1); for(k=7, n, an[k] = (an[k-1]*an[k-5] + an[k-3]^2) / an[k-6]); an[n])};
(Magma) I:=[1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 17]; [1, 1, 1, 1, 1] cat [n le 6 select I[n] else (Self(n-1)*Self(n-5) + Self(n-3)^2)/Self(n-6): n in [1..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Aug 03 2018
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Michael Somos, Jan 02 2005
STATUS
approved