OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
Sequence relates bisections of Lucas and Fibonacci numbers (see also A098149).
Floretion Algebra Multiplication Program, FAMP code: 4jesleftforsumseq[ + .25'i + .25i' + .25'ii' + .25'jj' + .25'kk' + .25'jk' + .25'kj' + .25e], vesleftforsumseq = A000045, sumtype: (Y[15], *, inty*sum) (internal program code)
LINKS
Alois P. Heinz, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (0,3,0,-1)
FORMULA
G.f.: (1+x+x^3)/((1+x-x^2)*(1-x-x^2)).
a(n) = ((3/20)*sqrt(5) + 3/4)*(1/2 + (1/2)*sqrt(5))^n + (-(3/20)*sqrt(5) + 3/4)*(1/2 - (1/2)*sqrt(5))^n + (-(3/20)*sqrt(5) - 1/4)*(-1/2 + (1/2)*sqrt(5))^n + ((3/20)*sqrt(5) - 1/4) *(-1/2 - (1/2)*sqrt(5))^n.
a(n) = 3*a(n-2) - a(n-4), n >= 4; a(0) = 1, a(1) = 1, a(2) = 3, a(3) = 4. - Daniel Forgues, May 07 2011
MAPLE
a:= n-> (<<0|1>, <-1|3>>^iquo(n, 2, 'r'). <<1, 3+r>>)[1, 1]:
seq(a(n), n=0..50); # Alois P. Heinz, May 02 2011
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{0, 3, 0, -1}, {1, 1, 3, 4}, 40] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Aug 06 2018 *)
CoefficientList[Series[(1+x+x^3)/((1+x-x^2)(1-x-x^2)), {x, 0, 40}], x] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 10 2021 *)
PROG
(GAP) a:=[1, 1, 3, 4];; for n in [5..40] do a[n]:=3*a[n-2]-a[n-4]; od; a; # Muniru A Asiru, Aug 09 2018
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Creighton Dement, Aug 14 2005
STATUS
approved