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A246076
Paradigm shift sequence for the (-2,5) production scheme with replacement.
12
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 33, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 66, 72, 80, 88, 96, 104, 112, 120, 132, 144, 160, 176, 192, 208, 224, 240, 264, 288, 320, 352, 384, 416, 448, 480, 528, 576, 640, 704, 768, 832, 896, 960, 1056, 1152, 1280, 1408, 1536, 1664, 1792
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
This sequence is the solution to the following problem: "Suppose you have the choice of using one of three production options: apply a simple incremental action, bundle existing output as an integrated product (which requires p=-2 steps), or implement the current bundled action (which requires q=5 steps). The first use of a novel bundle erases (or makes obsolete) all prior actions. How large an output can be generated in n time steps?"
1. A production scheme with replacement R(p,q) eliminates existing output following a bundling action, while an additive scheme A(p,q) retains the output. The schemes correspond according to A(p,q)=R(p-q,q), with the replacement scheme serving as the default presentation.
2. This problem is structurally similar to the Copy and Paste Keyboard problem: Existing sequences (A178715 and A193286) should be regarded as Paradigm-Shift Sequences with production schemes R(1,1) and R(2,1) with replacement, respectively.
3. The ideal number of implementations per bundle, as measured by the geometric growth rate (p+zq root of z), is z = 2.
4. All solutions will be of the form a(n) = (qm+r) * m^b * (m+1)^d.
FORMULA
a(n) = (qd+r) * d^(C-R) * (d+1)^R, where r = (n-Cp) mod q, Q = floor( (R-Cp)/q ), R = Q mod (C+1), and d = floor ( Q/(C+1) ).
a(n) = 2*a(n-8) for all n >= 25.
G.f.: x*(1 +2*x +3*x^2 +4*x^3 +5*x^4 +6*x^5 +7*x^6 +8*x^7 +7*x^8 +6*x^9 +5*x^10 +4*x^11 +3*x^12 +2*x^13 +x^14 +x^23) / (1 -2*x^8). - Colin Barker, Nov 18 2016
PROG
(PARI) Vec(x*(1 +2*x +3*x^2 +4*x^3 +5*x^4 +6*x^5 +7*x^6 +8*x^7 +7*x^8 +6*x^9 +5*x^10 +4*x^11 +3*x^12 +2*x^13 +x^14 +x^23) / (1 -2*x^8) + O(x^100)) \\ Colin Barker, Nov 18 2016
CROSSREFS
Paradigm shift sequences with q=5: A103969, A246074, A246075, A246076, A246079, A246083, A246087, A246091, A246095, A246099, A246103.
Paradigm shift sequences with p<0: A103969, A246074, A246075, A246076, A246079, A029750, A246078, A029747, A246077, A029744, A029747, A131577.
Sequence in context: A032966 A122937 A371477 * A246082 A060340 A241989
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Jonathan T. Rowell, Aug 13 2014
STATUS
approved