OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Chebyshev's even-indexed U-polynomials evaluated at sqrt(3).
a(n)^2 is a star number (A003154).
Any k in the sequence has the successor 5*k + 2*sqrt(3(2*k^2 + 1)). - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 08 2002
{a(n)} give the values of x solving: 3*y^2 - 2*x^2 = 1. Corresponding values of y are given by A072256(n+1). x + y = A001078(n+1). - Richard R. Forberg, Nov 21 2013
The aerated sequence (b(n))n>=1 = [1, 0, 11, 0, 109, 0, 1079, 0, ...] is a fourth-order linear divisibility sequence; that is, if n | m then b(n) | b(m). It is the case P1 = 0, P2 = -8, Q = -1 of the 3-parameter family of divisibility sequences found by Williams and Guy. See A100047. - Peter Bala, Mar 22 2015
LINKS
G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
K. Andersen, L. Carbone, and D. Penta, Kac-Moody Fibonacci sequences, hyperbolic golden ratios, and real quadratic fields, Journal of Number Theory and Combinatorics, Vol 2, No. 3 pp 245-278, 2011. See Section 9.
Editors, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, Query 4500: The equation x(x+1)/2 = y*(y+1)/3, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, 22 (1915), 255-260 (I).
Editors, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, Query 4500: The equation x(x+1)/2 = y*(y+1)/3, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, 22 (1915), 255-260 (II).
Editors, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, Query 4500: The equation x(x+1)/2 = y*(y+1)/3, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, 22 (1915), 255-260 (III).
Editors, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, Query 4500: The equation x(x+1)/2 = y*(y+1)/3, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, 22 (1915), 255-260 (IV).
Alex Fink, Richard K. Guy, and Mark Krusemeyer, Partitions with parts occurring at most thrice, Contrib. Discr. Math. 3 (2) (2008), pp. 76-114. See Section 13.
Tanya Khovanova, Recursive Sequences
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Star Number
H. C. Williams and R. K. Guy, Some fourth-order linear divisibility sequences, Intl. J. Number Theory 7 (5) (2011) 1255-1277.
H. C. Williams and R. K. Guy, Some Monoapparitic Fourth Order Linear Divisibility Sequences, Integers, Volume 12A (2012) The John Selfridge Memorial Volume.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (10,-1).
FORMULA
(a(n)-1)^2 + a(n)^2 + (a(n)+1)^2 = b(n)^2 + (b(n)+1)^2 = c(n), where b(n) is A031138 and c(n) is A007667.
a(n) = 10*a(n-1) - a(n-2).
a(n) = (sqrt(6) - 2)/4*(5 + 2*sqrt(6))^(n+1) - (sqrt(6) + 2)/4*(5 - 2*sqrt(6))^(n+1).
a(n) = U(2*(n-1), sqrt(3)) = S(n-1, 10) + S(n-2, 10) with Chebyshev's U(n, x) and S(n, x) := U(n, x/2) polynomials and S(-1, x) := 0. S(n, 10) = A004189(n+1), n >= 0.
6*a(n)^2 + 3 is a square. Limit_{n->oo} a(n)/a(n-1) = 5 + 2*sqrt(6). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 13 2002
Let q(n, x) = Sum_{i=0..n} x^(n-i)*binomial(2*n-i, i), then (-1)^n*q(n, -12) = a(n). - Benoit Cloitre, Nov 10 2002
a(n) = L(n,-10)*(-1)^n, where L is defined as in A108299; see also A072256 for L(n,+10). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
From Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 12 2008: (Start)
(sqrt(2) + sqrt(3))^(2*n+1) = a(n)*sqrt(2) + A138288(n)*sqrt(3);
a(n) = sqrt(A006061(n)). - Zak Seidov, Oct 22 2012
(sqrt(3) + sqrt(2))^(2*n+1) - (sqrt(3) - sqrt(2))^(2*n+1) = a(n)*sqrt(8). - Bruno Berselli, Oct 29 2019
E.g.f.: exp(5*x)*(2*cosh(2*sqrt(6)*x) + sqrt(6)*sinh(2*sqrt(6)*x))/2. - Stefano Spezia, May 16 2023
EXAMPLE
a(1)^2 = 121 is the 5th star number (A003154).
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(1+x)/(1-10x+x^2), {x, 0, 30}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 22 2015 *)
a[c_, n_] := Module[{},
p := Length[ContinuedFraction[ Sqrt[ c]][[2]]];
d := Numerator[Convergents[Sqrt[c], n p]];
t := Table[d[[1 + i]], {i, 0, Length[d] - 1, p}];
Return[t];
] (* Complement of A142238 *)
a[3/2, 20] (* Gerry Martens, Jun 07 2015 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=subst(poltchebi(n+1)-poltchebi(n), x, 5)/4;
(Magma) I:=[1, 11]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 10*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 22 2015
(GAP) a:=[1, 11];; for n in [3..30] do a[n]:=10*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Jul 22 2019
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Ignacio Larrosa Cañestro, Feb 27 2000
EXTENSIONS
Chebyshev comments from Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 31 2002
STATUS
approved