OFFSET
0,1
EXAMPLE
g_1(7)= b_2(7)-1 = b_2(2^2+2+1)-1 = 3^2+3+1-1 = 12;
g_2(7) = b_3(3^2+3)-1 = 4^2+4-1 = 19;
g_3(7) = b_4(4^2+3)-1 = 5^2+3-1 = 27;
g_4(7) = b_5(5^2+2)-1 = 6^2+2-1 = 37;
g_5(7) = b_6(6^2+1)-1 = 7^2+1-1 = 49;
g_6(7) = b_7(7^2)-1 = 8^2-1 = 63;
g_7(7) = b_8(7*8+7)-1 = 7*9+7-1 = 69;
...
g_2045(7) = 0.
MATHEMATICA
g[k_, n_] := If[k == 0, n, Total@ Flatten@ MapIndexed[#1 (k + 2)^(#2 - 1) &, Reverse@ IntegerDigits[#, k + 1]] &@ g[k - 1, n] - 1]; Table[g[n, 7], {n, 0, 64}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,fini
AUTHOR
Natan Arie Consigli, May 21 2016
STATUS
approved