OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
T(n, k) is divisible by 4 whenever n or k is even.
Conjecture: T(n,k) is the minimum number m such that (m,m) can be reached from any number of applications of these maps.
EXAMPLE
T(5, 2) = 12 by the map (*2, +1) followed by two applications of the map (+1, *2): (5,2) -> (10,3) -> (11,6) -> (12,12).
Table begins:
n\k| 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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0| 0
1| 4 1
2| 12 4 2
3| 16 8 4 3
4| 16 12 36 164 4
5| 16 8 12 6 68 5
6| 16 108 8 132 52 228 6
7| 32 20 164 16 8 60 260 7
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,tabl
AUTHOR
Peter Kagey, Jun 27 2018
STATUS
approved