Search: id:A161206 Results 1-1 of 1 results found. %I A161206 %S A161206 0,1,3,7,13,21,31,43,57,69,81,99,123,153,183,211,241,261,273 %N A161206 V-Toothpick (or honeycomb) sequence. (See Comments lines for definition). %C A161206 A V-Toothpick is formed by two half toothpick with a 120 degree angle, as a V. %C A161206 On the infinite triangular grid, we start at round 0 with no V-Toothpicks. %C A161206 At round 1 we place a V-Toothpick anywhere in the plane. %C A161206 At round 2 we place two other V-Toothpicks. Note that, after round 2, in the sieve there are three V-Toothpick, with seven 120 degree angles and a 240 degree angle. %C A161206 At round 3 we place four other V-Toothpicks. %C A161206 And so on... %C A161206 The sieve looks like an unfinished honeycomb. %C A161206 The sequence gives the number of V-Toothpicks after n rounds. A161207 (the first differences) gives the number added at the n-th round. %C A161206 See the entry A139250 for more information about the toothpick process and the toothpick propagation. %C A161206 Note that, on the infinite triangular grid, a V-Toothpick can be represented as a polyedge with two components. In this case, at n-th round, the sieve is a polyedge with 2*a(n) components. %C A161206 In the sieve we can see distinct polygons with side length equal to 1, for example: %C A161206 - Regular hexagons ............ (with 1 non covered grid point). %C A161206 - Concave-convex decagons ..... (with 2 non covered grid points). %C A161206 - Concave-convex dodecagons ... (with 4 non covered grid points). %Y A161206 Cf. A139250, A160120, A160172, A161207, A161328, A161330. %Y A161206 Sequence in context: A025721 A102508 A115298 this_sequence A025728 A084537 A002061 %Y A161206 Adjacent sequences: A161203 A161204 A161205 this_sequence A161207 A161208 A161209 %K A161206 more,nonn %O A161206 0,3 %A A161206 Omar E. Pol (info(AT)polprimos.com), Jun 08 2009 Search completed in 0.001 seconds