OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
See A226456.
LINKS
Clark Kimberling, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
EXAMPLE
Using Method 1:
D(1,2) = 1 + 2 - 2*1 = 1.
D(2,4) = 2 + 3 - 2*2 = 1
D(3,8) = 2 + 4 - 2*1 = 4
MATHEMATICA
r = 1/2; f[x_] := Floor[r*x]; z = 20; g[x_] := FixedPointList[f, x]; u[x_] := Length[g[x]]; v[x_, y_] := Max[Intersection[g[x], g[y]]]; d[x_, y_] := u[x] + u[y] - 2*Length[g[v[x, y]]]; Table[d[n, n + 1], {n, 1, 100}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base,easy
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Jun 08 2013
STATUS
approved