OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
See A265762 for a guide to related sequences.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2, 2, -1).
FORMULA
a(n) = 2*a(n-1) + 2*a(n-2) - a(n-3).
G.f.: (1 + 17 x - 11 x^2)/(1 - 2 x - 2 x^2 + x^3).
EXAMPLE
Let p(n,x) be the minimal polynomial of the number given by the n-th continued fraction:
[5,1,1,1,1,...] = (9+sqrt(5))/2 has p(0,x) = 19 - 9 x + x^2, so a(0) = 1;
[1,5,1,1,1,...] = (47-sqrt(5))/38 has p(1,x) = 29 - 47 x + 19 x^2, so a(1) = 19;
[1,1,5,1,1,...] = (105+sqrt(5))/58 has p(2,x) = 5 - 105 x + 29 x^2, so a(2) = 29.
MATHEMATICA
u[n_] := Table[1, {k, 1, n}]; t[n_] := Join[u[n], {5}, {{1}}];
f[n_] := FromContinuedFraction[t[n]];
t = Table[MinimalPolynomial[f[n], x], {n, 0, 20}]
Coefficient[t, x, 0] (* A265804 *)
Coefficient[t, x, 1] (* A265805 *)
Coefficient[t, x, 2] (* A236804 *)
LinearRecurrence[{2, 2, -1}, {1, 19, 29}, 30] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 06 2016 *)
PROG
(Magma) I:=[1, 19, 29]; [n le 3 select I[n] else 2*Self(n-1)+2*Self(n-2)-Self(n-3): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 06 2016
(PARI) Vec((1+17*x-11*x^2)/(1-2*x-2*x^2+x^3) + O(x^100)) \\ Altug Alkan, Jan 07 2016
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Jan 05 2016
STATUS
approved