A293406 Solution of the complementary equation a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) + b(n-1) + 1, where a(0) = 1, a(1) = 3, b(0) = 2, b(1) = 4.

1, 3, 9, 18, 34, 60, 103, 174, 289, 476, 779, 1270, 2065, 3352, 5435, 8807, 14263, 23092, 37378, 60494, 97897, 158417, 256341, 414786, 671156, 1085972, 1757159, 2843163, 4600355, 7443552, 12043943, 19487532, 31531513, 51019084, 82550637, 133569762

Offset

0,2

Comments

The complementary sequences a() and b() are uniquely determined by the titular equation and initial values. The initial values of each sequence in the following guide are a(0) = 1, a(2) = 3, b(0) = 2, b(1) = 4:

Conjecture: a(n)/a(n-1) -> (1 + sqrt(5))/2, the golden ratio. See A293358 for a guide to related sequences.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..35.

Clark Kimberling, Complementary equations, J. Int. Seq. 19 (2007), 1-13.

Example

a(0) = 1, a(1) = 3, b(0) = 2, b(1) = 4, so that
a(2) = a(1) + a(0) + b(1) + 1 = 8;
Complement: (b(n)) = (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, ...)

Mathematica

mex := First[Complement[Range[1, Max[#1] + 1], #1]] &;
a[0] = 1; a[1] = 3; b[0] = 2; b[1] = 4;
a[n_] := a[n] = a[n - 1] + a[n - 2] + b[n - 1] + 1;
b[n_] := b[n] = mex[Flatten[Table[Join[{a[n]}, {a[i], b[i]}], {i, 0, n - 1}]]];
Table[a[n], {n, 0, 40}]  (* A293406 *)
Table[b[n], {n, 0, 10}]

Crossrefs

Cf. A001622 (golden ratio), A293076.

Sequence in context: A093446 A256524 A210970 * A295862 A246695 A132920

Adjacent sequences: A293403 A293404 A293405 * A293407 A293408 A293409

Keyword

nonn,easy

Author

Clark Kimberling, Oct 29 2017

Status

approved