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A108165
a(n)=a(n-1) +A108173(n+1) -A108173(n).
0
2, 5, 9, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, 32, 36, 39, 42, 46, 49, 53, 56, 59, 63, 66, 70, 73, 76, 80, 83, 86, 90, 93, 97, 100, 103, 107, 110, 114, 117, 120, 124, 127, 130, 134, 137, 141, 144, 147, 151, 154, 157, 161, 164, 168, 171, 174, 178, 181, 185, 188, 191, 195, 198, 201
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Tribonacci version of A001950 using beta, the positive real root of x^3-x^2-x-1, as the constant.
MATHEMATICA
NSolve[x^3 - x^2 - x - 1 = 0, x] beta = 1.8392867552141612 a[n_] = 1 + Ceiling[(n - 1)*beta^2] (* A007066-like*) aa = Table[a[n], {n, 1, 100}] (*A076662-like*) b = Table[a[n] - a[n - 1], {n, 2, Length[aa]}] F[1] = 2; F[n_] := F[n] = F[n - 1] + b[[n]] (* A000195-like*) c = Table[F[n], {n, 1, Length[b] - 1}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Roger L. Bagula, Jun 13 2005
EXTENSIONS
Partially edited by N. J. A. Sloane, May 04 2007
Correction of definition and offset by R. J. Mathar, Mar 12 2012
STATUS
approved