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A194432
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D-toothpick sequence starting with a cross formed by 4 toothpicks.
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8
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0, 4, 12, 28, 44, 60, 88, 136, 168, 184, 216
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0,2
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On the infinite square grid we start with no toothpicks.
At stage 1, we place a cross, centered at the origin, formed by 2 vertical toothpicks and 2 horizontal toothpicks of length 1. At stage 2, we place 8 D-toothpicks of length sqrt(2). At stage 3, we place 16 toothpicks of length 1. And so on.
The sequence gives the number of toothpicks and D-toothpicks in the structure after n-th stage. The first differences (A194433) give the number of toothpicks and D-toothpicks added at n-th stage.
Apparently this cellular automaton has a fractal (or fractal-like) behavior related to power of 2, similar to A194270 and very similar to A194434. The octagonal structure contains a large number of distinct polygonal shapes. For more information see A194270, A194440 and A194442.
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KEYWORD
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nonn,more
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STATUS
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approved
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