Search: id:A079933 Results 1-1 of 1 results found. %I A079933 %S A079933 1,2,5,7,11,12,19,22,27,33,37,39,42,44,53,54,60,62,68,69,75,77,78,83,86, %T A079933 87,91,94,97,100,101,105,106,110,113,115,116,120,121,125,129,131,132, %U A079933 137,141,144,148,149,152,155,157,166,171,173,178,179,184,186,189,191 %N A079933 Greedy powers of (1/sqrt(3)): sum_{n=1..inf} (1/sqrt(3))^a(n) = 1. %C A079933 The n-th greedy power of x, when 0.5 < x < 1, is the smallest integer exponent a(n) that does not cause the power series sum_{k=1..n} x^a(k) to exceed unity. %F A079933 a(n)=sum_{k=1..n}floor(g_k) where g_1=1, g_{n+1}=log_x(x^frac(g_n) - x) (n>0) at x=(1/sqrt(3)) and frac(y) = y - floor(y). %e A079933 a(3)=5 since (1/sqrt(3)) + (1/sqrt(3))^2 + (1/sqrt(3))^5 < 1 and (1/sqrt(3)) +(1/sqrt(3))^2 + (1/sqrt(3))^4 > 1; since the power 4 makes the sum > 1, then 5 is the 3th greedy power of (1/sqrt(3)). %Y A079933 Cf. A076796-A076802, A077468 - A077475, A079930 - A079932. %Y A079933 Sequence in context: A025062 A175034 A030498 this_sequence A075610 A057922 A113543 %Y A079933 Adjacent sequences: A079930 A079931 A079932 this_sequence A079934 A079935 A079936 %K A079933 easy,nonn %O A079933 1,2 %A A079933 Ulrich Schimke (ulrschimke(AT)aol.com), Jan 16 2003 Search completed in 0.001 seconds