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A323651
Number of elements added at n-th stage to the toothpick structure of A323650.
8
1, 2, 4, 8, 4, 8, 12, 24, 4, 8, 12, 24, 12, 24, 36, 72, 4, 8, 12, 24, 12, 24, 36, 72, 12, 24, 36, 72, 36, 72, 108, 216, 4, 8, 12, 24, 12, 24, 36, 72, 12, 24, 36, 72, 36, 72, 108, 216, 12, 24, 36, 72, 36, 72, 108, 216, 36, 72, 108, 216, 108, 216, 324, 648, 4, 8, 12, 24, 12, 24, 36, 72, 12, 24, 36, 72, 36, 72, 108, 216
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
The odd-indexed terms (a bisection) gives A147582, the first differences of A147562 (Ulam-Warburton cellular automaton).
The even-indexed terms (a bisection) gives A147582 multiplied by 2.
The word of this cellular automaton is "ab", so the structure of the irregular triangle is as shown below:
a,b;
a,b;
a,b,a,b;
a,b,a,b,a,b,a,b;
a,b,a,b,a,b,a,b,a,b,a,b,a,b,a,b;
...
Row lengths are the terms of A011782 multiplied by 2, also the column 2 of A296612.
Columns "a" contain numbers of I-toothpicks. Columns "b" contain numbers of V-toothpicks. See the example.
For further information about the word of cellular automata see A296612.
FORMULA
a(2n-1) = A147582(n).
a(2n) = 2*A147582(n).
a(n) = 4*A323641(n-2), n >= 3.
EXAMPLE
Written as an irregular triangle the sequence begins:
1,2;
4,8;
4,8,12,24;
4,8,12,24,12,24,36,72;
4,8,12,24,12,24,36,72,12,24,36,72,36,72,108,216;
4,8,12,24,12,24,36,72,12,24,36,72,36,72,108,216,12,24,36,72,36,72,108,216,...
...
CROSSREFS
First differences of A323650.
For other hybrid cellular automata, see A194701, A194271, A220501, A290221, A294021, A294981.
Sequence in context: A191333 A078479 A060968 * A151569 A016635 A133992
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Omar E. Pol, Feb 04 2019
STATUS
approved