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A282814
Table read by antidiagonals (n > 0, k > 0): T(n, k) is the length of the loop in Conway's subprime Fibonacci sequence with starting values of n and k.
4
18, 18, 18, 18, 1, 18, 136, 18, 18, 136, 18, 18, 1, 18, 136, 18, 18, 18, 136, 18, 18, 136, 18, 136, 1, 18, 136, 18, 18, 18, 1, 18, 136, 1, 18, 18, 136, 18, 18, 136, 1, 18, 18, 136, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 136, 136, 136, 18, 18, 136, 1, 18, 18, 1, 18, 18
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
All terms are in A214897, which is conjectured to be finite. - Peter Kagey, Nov 04 2017
EXAMPLE
T(1, 1) = 18 because 18 is the loop length in Conway's subprime Fibonacci sequence when starting with 1, 1 (A214674). (i.e., A214674(n) = A214674(n + 18) for n >= 38 = A282813(1, 1).)
Upper-left corner of table:
18 18 18 136 136 18 18 18 18 18 ...
18 1 18 18 18 136 18 136 136 18 ...
18 18 1 136 18 1 18 136 18 18 ...
136 18 18 1 136 18 136 18 18 136 ...
18 18 136 18 1 18 18 18 136 1 ...
18 18 1 136 18 1 18 18 18 18 ...
136 18 18 18 18 18 1 136 18 18 ...
18 18 18 18 136 18 18 1 18 18 ...
136 18 1 18 18 18 136 18 1 136 ...
18 136 18 136 1 18 136 18 18 1 ...
...
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,tabl
AUTHOR
Peter Kagey, Feb 21 2017
STATUS
approved