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A320065 a(n) is the smallest integer i such that binomial(2i,i) > n. 0

%I #29 Oct 26 2018 01:04:45

%S 1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,

%T 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,

%U 4,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5

%N a(n) is the smallest integer i such that binomial(2i,i) > n.

%C The formula can be proved by using Stirling's formula to estimate the central binomial coefficient binomial(2i,i).

%F a(n) = (log n)/(log 4) + (log log n)/(log 16) + O(1).

%t Array[Block[{i = 1}, While[Binomial[2 i, i] <= #, i++]; i] &, 105] (* _Michael De Vlieger_, Oct 22 2018 *)

%Y Cf. A000984.

%K nonn

%O 1,2

%A _David Lewis_, Oct 22 2018

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