OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Conjecture: Suppose n is the x-th fixed point such that n-1 is not a fixed point. Then for all k such that n < k < (3^(x + 2) + 1)/2, k is also a fixed point.
EXAMPLE
Table of initial terms (T is a digit of the value -1):
n | a(n) | BAL
---+------+-------
1 | 1 | 1
2 | 4 | 11
3 | 2 | 1T
4 | 3 | 10
5 | 6 | 1T0
6 | 5 | 1TT
7 | 7 | 1T1
8 | 8 | 10T
9 | 9 | 100
10 | 10 | 101
11 | 11 | 11T
12 | 12 | 110
13 | 13 | 111
14 | 16 | 1TT1
15 | 14 | 1TTT
16 | 15 | 1TT0
17 | 17 | 1T0T
18 | 18 | 1T00
19 | 19 | 1T01
20 | 20 | 1T1T
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
base,nonn
AUTHOR
Jodi Spitz, Mar 22 2023
STATUS
approved