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A173599
a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) - [a(n-2)/4] - [a(n-4)/2] - [a(n-6)/4].
0
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11, 16, 23, 31, 43, 57, 77, 101, 133, 174, 226, 293, 378, 486, 624, 800, 1023, 1307, 1669, 2129, 2714, 3458, 4405, 5609, 7139, 9085, 11560, 14706, 18706, 23792, 30258, 38478, 48929, 62216, 79108, 100583, 127886, 162597, 206726, 262829, 334154, 424833, 540115, 686677, 873006
OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
The limiting ratio a(n+1)/a(n) at the 500th iteration is:1.2713284253471857
FORMULA
a(n)=a(n-1)+a(n-2)-Floor[a(n-2)/4]-Floor[a(n-4)/2]-Floor[a(n-6)/4]
MATHEMATICA
f[-4] = 0; f[-3] = 0; f[-2] = 0; f[-1] = 0; f[0] = 1; f[1] = 1;
f[n_] := f[n] = f[n - 1] + f[n - 2] - Floor[f[n - 2]/4] - Floor[
f[n - 4]/2] - Floor[f[n - 6]/4]
Table[f[n], {n, 0, 50}]
CROSSREFS
Cf. A173564.
Sequence in context: A006336 A175831 A070228 * A006304 A344650 A238591
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Roger L. Bagula, Nov 23 2010
STATUS
approved