OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Period function T(v) measures precession of the J-vector along an algebraic sphere curve with local cyclic C_3 symmetry. For precise definitions, pictures, a proof certificate, and more information, see A318495.
LINKS
É. Goursat, Étude des surfaces qui admettent tous les plans de symétrie d'un polyèdre régulier, Annales scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure, Série 3 : Volume 4 (1887), 166-170.
FORMULA
10*n^2*a(n) - 3*(333*n^2-333*n+100)*a(n-1) + 324*(6*n-7)*(6*n-5)*a(n-2) = 0.
For n > 0, a(n) mod 30 = 0 (conjecture, tested up to n=10^6).
MATHEMATICA
RecurrenceTable[{10 n^2 a[n] - 3 (333 n^2 - 333 n + 100) a[n-1] + 324 (6*n - 7) (6 n - 5) a[n-2] == 0, a[0] == 1, a[1] == 30}, a, {n, 0, 15}]
PROG
(GAP) a:=[1, 30];; for n in [3..20] do a[n]:=(1/(10*(n-1)^2))*(3*(333*(n^2-3*n+2)+100)*a[n-1]-(324*(6*n-13)*(6*n-11)*a[n-2])); od; a; # Muniru A Asiru, Sep 24 2018
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Bradley Klee, Aug 27 2018
STATUS
approved