OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
Is there a simple expression for a nontrivial lower bound for a(n)?
EXAMPLE
a(6) = 2*6^5 - floor(2^(1/5)*6)^5 = 2*7776 - 6^5 = 7776.
a(7) = 2*7^5 - floor(2^(1/5)*7)^5 = 2*16807 - 8^5 = 846.
MATHEMATICA
Table[2 n^5 - Floor[2^(1/5) n]^5, {n, 0, 60}] (* Vincenzo Librandi, May 29 2015 *)
PROG
(PARI) f(n, e=5, b=2)=n^e*b-floor(sqrtn(b, e)*n)^e
(Magma) [2*n^5 - Floor(2^(1/5)*n)^5: n in [0..50]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, May 29 2015
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
M. F. Hasler, May 28 2015
STATUS
approved