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A170876
Number of toothpicks after n stages of 3-D toothpick structure defined in Comments.
5
0, 1, 5, 21, 37, 53, 117, 197, 261, 405, 565, 789, 965, 1221, 1541, 1941, 2453, 2933, 3621, 4389, 5093, 5909, 6805, 7925, 9093, 10629, 12197, 14133, 15733, 17717, 19493, 21605, 23909, 26453, 29109, 32117, 35013, 38085, 41285
OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
We are in 3-D, and we are placing ordinary toothpicks, as in A139250.
We start with one toothpick in the z direction
We place toothpicks at any free end, as in A139250.
We always place new toothpicks in pairs, two perpendicular toothpicks that are perpendicular to the original toothpick
The toothpicks are always in 2 out of the 3 (x, y or z) directions.
The initial values are as follows (this should be checked!):
n:.0..1..2..3..4..5..6
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x..0..0..2..4..8..4.24 (Number added in x direction)
y..0..0..2..4..8..4.24 (Number added in y direction)
z..0..1..0..8..0..8.16 (Number added in z direction)
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...0..1..4.16.16.16.64 (Total number added at n-th stage, A170876)
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a..0..1..5.21.37.53.117 (Total so far, this sequence)
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LINKS
David Applegate, Omar E. Pol and N. J. A. Sloane, The Toothpick Sequence and Other Sequences from Cellular Automata, Congressus Numerantium, Vol. 206 (2010), 157-191. [There is a typo in Theorem 6: (13) should read u(n) = 4.3^(wt(n-1)-1) for n >= 2.]
R. J. Mathar, C++ program
R. J. Mathar, View after stage 1
R. J. Mathar, View after stage 2
R. J. Mathar, View after stage 3
R. J. Mathar, View after stage 4
R. J. Mathar, View after stage 5
R. J. Mathar, View after stage 6
R. J. Mathar, View after stage 7
R. J. Mathar, View after stage 8
R. J. Mathar, View after stage 9
R. J. Mathar, View after stage 10
EXAMPLE
At stage 2 we have a horizontal cross, a vertical toothpick then another horizontal cross, for a total of 5 toothpicks.
Then we add 8 vertical toothpicks at the ends of the crosses and 8 horizontal toothpicks in the same planes as the crosses, for a total of 21 toothpicks.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A139250, A170875 (first differences), A160160, A160170. For another version see A170837.
Sequence in context: A063575 A302873 A170837 * A373193 A341198 A038844
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 05 2010, based on email from R. J. Mathar, Jun 02 2009 Revised by R. J. Mathar, Jan 08 2010, Jan 09 2010
STATUS
approved