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A093369 a(n) = sum of lengths of strings that can be generated by any starting string of n 2's and 3's that starts with a 2, using the rule described in the Comments lines. +0
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1, 6, 14, 42, 98, 242, 552, 1394, 2935, 6471, 14006, 30060, 64223, 136914, 290224, 613509, 1292567, 2717311, 5696864, 11920124 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENT

Start with any initial string of n numbers s(1), ..., s(n), with s(1) = 2, other s(i)'s = 2 or 3 (so there are 2^(n-1) starting strings). The rule for extending the string is this:

To get s(i+1), write the string s(1)s(2)...s(i) as xy^k for words x and y (where y has positive length) and k is maximized, i.e. k = the maximal number of repeating blocks at the end of the sequence so far. Then s(i+1) = k if k >=2, but if k=1 you must stop (without writing down the 1).

a(n) = sum of final length of string, summed over all 2^(n-1) starting strings.

LINKS

F. J. van de Bult, D. C. Gijswijt, J. P. Linderman, N. J. A. Sloane and A. R. Wilks, A Slow-Growing Sequence Defined by an Unusual Recurrence, J. Integer Sequences, Vol. 10 (2007), #07.1.2.

F. J. van de Bult, D. C. Gijswijt, J. P. Linderman, N. J. A. Sloane and A. R. Wilks, A Slow-Growing Sequence Defined by an Unusual Recurrence [pdf, ps].

EXAMPLE

a(3) = 14: the starting string, final string and length are as follows:

222 2223 4

223 223 3

232 232 3

233 2332 4, for a total of 4+3+3+4 = 14.

CROSSREFS

Cf. A090822, A093370, A093371, A094004, A094005.

Sequence in context: A134259 A069166 A015892 this_sequence A130443 A005515 A114705

Adjacent sequences: A093366 A093367 A093368 this_sequence A093370 A093371 A093372

KEYWORD

nonn,more

AUTHOR

N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), Apr 28 2004

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