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Number of shuffles in Guy's shuffle (see A035485) for the card that is at the top of the deck after n shuffles to come to the top again.
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%I #5 Mar 30 2012 18:34:55

%S 8,263,4,23,370,790,43,48,218,5,12,22,11,29,53,26,231,583,90,271,1988,

%T 14,52,17,6,286,31,39,40,15,320158,354,812,487,118,43,758,470,78,689,

%U 39,29,18,12552564,70,249,53,2054,10,43,409,309,13519,224,26,7,35,800

%N Number of shuffles in Guy's shuffle (see A035485) for the card that is at the top of the deck after n shuffles to come to the top again.

%C Corresponding shuffle number is in A081059. A081059[n]=A081058[n]+n.

%e After 2 shuffles, card #3 is on top. It reaches the top again on shuffle # 265 (263 shuffles later), so a(2)=263.

%Y Cf. A035485, A060750, A060751, A081059.

%K nonn

%O 1,1

%A _Jud McCranie_, Mar 04 2003