OFFSET
0,7
COMMENTS
For any n > 0 with binary expansion (b_1 = 1, b_2, ..., b_k), the binary expansion of a(n) is (c_1, ..., c_k) where c_i = b_i when i is even, c_i = 0 when i is odd.
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FORMULA
EXAMPLE
The first terms, in decimal and in binary, are:
n a(n) bin(n) bin(a(n))
-- ---- ------ ---------
0 0 0 0
1 0 1 0
2 0 10 0
3 1 11 1
4 0 100 0
5 0 101 0
6 2 110 10
7 2 111 10
8 0 1000 0
9 1 1001 1
10 0 1010 0
11 1 1011 1
12 4 1100 100
13 5 1101 101
14 4 1110 100
15 5 1111 101
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = { my (v = 0, x = exponent(n), y); while (n, n -= 2^y = exponent(n); if (x%2 != y%2, v += 2^y; ); ); return (v); }
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base,easy
AUTHOR
Rémy Sigrist, Oct 27 2024
STATUS
approved