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A078358 Complementary numbers to A002378. +0
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OFFSET

1,2

COMMENT

The (primitive) period length k(n)=A077427(n) of the (regular) continued fraction of (sqrt(4*a(n)+1)+1)/2 determines whether or not the Diophantine equation (2*x-y)^2 - (1+4*a(n))*y^2 = +4 or -4 is solvable and the approximants of this continued fraction give all solutions. See A077057.

The following sequences all have the same parity: A004737, A006590, A027052, A071028, A071797, A078358, A078446. - Jeremy Gardiner (jeremy.gardiner(AT)btinternet.com), Mar 16 2003

Infinite series 1/A078358(n) is divergent. Proof: Harmonic series 1/A000027(n) is divergent and can be distributed on two subseries 1/A002378(k+1) and 1/A078358(m). Becuase infinte subseries 1/A002378(k+1) is convergent to 1 that mean that Sum[1/A078358(n),{n,1,Infinity}] is divergent. [From Artur Jasinski (grafix(AT)csl.pl), Sep 28 2008]

REFERENCES

O. Perron, "Die Lehre von den Kettenbruechen, Bd.I", Teubner, 1954, 1957 (Sec. 30, Satz 3.35, p. 109 and table p. 108).

LINKS

Leroy Quet, Home Page (listed in lieu of email address)

FORMULA

4*a(n)+1 is not a square number.

a(n) = ceiling(squareroot(n)) + n -1. - Leroy Quet Jul 06 2007

CROSSREFS

a(n)=(A077425(n)-1)/4.

A144786 [From Artur Jasinski (grafix(AT)csl.pl), Sep 28 2008]

Sequence in context: A075748 A039177 A058986 this_sequence A152012 A039131 A072225

Adjacent sequences: A078355 A078356 A078357 this_sequence A078359 A078360 A078361

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Wolfdieter Lang (wolfdieter.lang(AT)physik.uni-karlsruhe.de), Nov 29 2002

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