OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
Iterated application of A033638, with a shift.
LINKS
Andrew Howroyd, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..16
A. V. Aho and N. J. A. Sloane, Some doubly exponential sequences, Fibonacci Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 4 (1973), pp. 429-437.
A. V. Aho and N. J. A. Sloane, Some doubly exponential sequences, Fibonacci Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 4 (1973), pp. 429-437 (original plus references that F.Q. forgot to include - see last page!)
FORMULA
a(n) = A033638(a(n-1)+1) for n > 0.
log a(n) ~ C * 2^n for some constant C.
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = if(n < 1, 0, floor( ((a(n-1) + 1) / 2)^2 ) + 1) \\ Andrew Howroyd, Jan 01 2024
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Harry Richman, May 23 2023
STATUS
approved