A359216 X-coordinates of a point moving in a counterclockwise undulating spiral in a square grid.

0, 1, 1, 0, 0, -1, -1, -2, -2, -1, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, -1, -1, -2, -2, -3, -3, -4, -4, -3, -3, -2, -2, -1, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, -1, -1, -2, -2, -3, -3, -4, -4, -5, -5, -6, -6, -5, -5, -4

Offset

0,8

Comments

Y-coordinates are given in A359217.

The undulating spiral is

y ^

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4 | 25--24

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3 | 27--26 23--22

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2 | 29--28 5---4 21--20

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1 | 31--30 7---6 3---2 19--18

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0 | 32--33 8---9 0---1 16--17

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-1 | 34--35 10--11 14--15 46--47

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-2 | 36--37 12--13 44--45

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-3 | 38--39 42--43

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-4 | 40--41

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-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 x

Links

Rémy Sigrist, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10081

Hans G. Oberlack, Counterclockwise undulating spiral in a square grid

Rémy Sigrist, PARI program

Index entries for sequences related to coordinates of 2D curves

Formula

a(2*n) = A329116(n). - Rémy Sigrist, Apr 01 2023

Prog

(PARI) See Links section.

Crossrefs

Cf. A329116, A359058, A359217.

Sequence in context: A030353 A089617 A359217 * A274370 A128521 A090477

Adjacent sequences: A359213 A359214 A359215 * A359217 A359218 A359219

Keyword

sign,walk

Author

Hans G. Oberlack, Dec 21 2022

Status

approved