A224763 Define a sequence of rationals by S(1)=1; for n>=1, write S(1),...,S(n) as XY^k, Y nonempty, where the fractional exponent k is maximized, and set S(n+1)=k; sequence gives denominators of S(1), S(2), ...

1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 5, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 4, 7, 1, 5, 12, 1, 3, 4, 7, 7, 1, 5, 4, 5, 2, 15, 1, 6, 1, 2, 5, 7, 13, 1, 5, 4, 13, 1, 4, 3, 23, 1, 4, 2, 14, 1, 4, 2, 4, 1, 4, 2, 4, 1, 53, 1, 6, 29, 1, 3, 20, 1, 3, 3, 1, 3, 3, 1, 14, 24, 1, 6, 15, 1, 3, 9, 1, 3, 3, 4, 29, 1, 5, 24, 14, 16, 1, 5, 5, 1, 3, 13, 1, 3, 3, 16

Offset

1,5

Comments

k is the "fractional curling number" of S(1),...,S(n). The infinite sequence S(1), S(2), ... is a fractional analog of Gijswijt's sequence A090822.

For the first 1000 terms, 1 <= S(n) <= 2. Is this always true?

See A224762 for definition and Maple program.

Links

Allan Wilks, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000 (terms 1..1000 from N. J. A. Sloane)

Allan Wilks, Table of n, S(n) for n = 1..10000 [The first 1000 terms were computed by N. J. A. Sloane]

Example

The sequence S(1), S(2), ... begins 1, 1, 2, 1, 3/2, 1, 3/2, 2, 6/5, 1, 5/4, 1, 3/2, 4/3, 1, 4/3, 3/2, 5/4, 8/7, 1, 6/5, 13/12, 1, 4/3, 5/4, 8/7, 9/7, 1, 6/5, 5/4, 6/5, 3/2, 16/15, 1, 7/6, 1, 3/2, 6/5, 8/7, 14/13, 1, 6/5, 5/4, 16/13, 1, 5/4, 4/3, 24/23, 1, 5/4, 3/2, 15/14, 1, 5/4, 3/2, 7/4, ...

Maple

See A224762.

Crossrefs

Cf. A224762 (numerators), A090822.

Sequence in context: A260612 A159829 A343593 * A128515 A332489 A119569

Adjacent sequences: A224760 A224761 A224762 * A224764 A224765 A224766

Keyword

nonn,frac

Author

Conference dinner party, Workshop on Challenges in Combinatorics on Words, Fields Institute, Toronto, Apr 22 2013, entered by N. J. A. Sloane

Status

approved