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A258169 a(n) = a(n-1)^4/a(n-2) with a(0)=1, a(1)=2. 1
1, 2, 16, 32768, 72057594037927936, 822752278660603021077484591278675252491367932816789931674304512 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The next term has 235 digits.
In general, the recurrence a(n) = a(n-1)^k / a(n-2) with a(0) = 1, a(1) = m, k > 2, has a solution a(n) = m^(((k+sqrt(k^2-4))^n - (k-sqrt(k^2-4))^n) / (sqrt(k^2-4) * 2^n)).
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FORMULA
a(n) = 2^(A001353(n)).
a(n) = 2^(((2+sqrt(3))^n-(2-sqrt(3))^n)/(2*sqrt(3))).
MATHEMATICA
RecurrenceTable[{a[n]==a[n-1]^4/a[n-2], a[0]==1, a[1]==2}, a, {n, 0, 6}]
nxt[{a_, b_}]:={b, b^4/a}; NestList[nxt, {1, 2}, 5][[All, 1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 04 2022 *)
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A334912 A092798 A333540 * A325048 A068916 A093987
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Vaclav Kotesovec, May 22 2015
STATUS
approved

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