OFFSET
0,3
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = A140266(n+1)-1.
PROG
(Python)
def a117966(n):
if n==0: return 0
if n%3==0: return 3*a117966(n/3)
elif n%3==1: return 3*a117966((n - 1)/3) + 1
else: return 3*a117966((n - 2)/3) - 1
def Z(z): return 2*z if z>0 else 2*abs(z) + 1
def a140266(n): return Z(a117966(n - 1))
def a(n): return a140266(n + 1) - 1 # Indranil Ghosh, Jun 07 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Antti Karttunen, May 19 2008
STATUS
approved
