A122921 Express n as the sum of four squares, x^2+y^2+z^2+w^2, x>=y>=z>=w>=0, minimizing the value of x. a(n) is that x.

0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 6, 5, 5, 6, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 6, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5, 6, 5, 5, 6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5, 7, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 7, 6, 8, 6, 6, 7, 5, 6, 6, 7, 6

Offset

0,6

Links

David Consiglio, Jr., Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000

David Consiglio, Jr., Python program

Example

10 = 2^2 + 2^2 + 1^2 + 1^2, so a(10) = 2. The only representation for 11 is 3^2 + 1^2 + 1^2 + 0^2, so a(11) = 3.

Crossrefs

Cf. A122922, A122923, A122924, A122925, A122926, A122927, A002330.

Analogs for 3 squares: A261904 and A261915.

Sequence in context: A297850 A171092 A141256 * A174273 A108128 A081326

Adjacent sequences: A122918 A122919 A122920 * A122922 A122923 A122924

Keyword

nonn

Author

Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Sep 19 2006

Status

approved