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A136499
Solution of the complementary equation b(n)=a(a(n))+a(n)+1; this is the sequence a. Sequence b is A136500.
1
1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 90, 91, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 102
OFFSET
1,2
REFERENCES
Clark Kimberling, "Complementary Equations," Journal of Integer Sequences 10 (2007) Article 07.1.4, 1-14.
EXAMPLE
b(1) = a(a(1))+a(1)+1 = 1+1+1 = 3;
b(2) = a(a(2))+a(2)+1 = 2+2+1 = 5;
b(3) = a(a(3))+a(3)+1 = 6+4+1 = 11.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A136500.
Sequence in context: A114145 A153351 A153343 * A047513 A039068 A374049
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Jan 01 2008
STATUS
approved