OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
26 is the second-smallest number (after 22) whose base 2 trajectory does not contain a palindrome.
lim_{n -> infinity} a(n)/a(n-1) = 2 for n mod 2 = 0.
lim_{n -> infinity} a(n)/a(n-1) = 1 for n mod 2 = 1. - Branman
In 2001, Brockhaus proved that if the binary Reverse and Add trajectory of an integer contains an integer of one of four specific given forms, then the trajectory never reaches a palindrome. In the case of 26, that would be 3(2^(2k + 1) - 2^k), with k = 3 corresponding to 360. - Alonso del Arte, Jun 02 2012
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EXAMPLE
In binary, 26 is 11010.
a(1) = 37 because 11010 + 01011 = 100101, or 37.
a(2) = 78 because 100101 + 101001 = 1001110, or 78.
MATHEMATICA
binRA[n_] := If[Reverse[IntegerDigits[n, 2]] == IntegerDigits[n, 2], n, FromDigits[Reverse[IntegerDigits[n, 2]], 2] + n]; NestList[binRA, 26, 100]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
Ben Branman, Jun 01 2012
STATUS
approved