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A028347 n^2 - 4. +0
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0, 5, 12, 21, 32, 45, 60, 77, 96, 117, 140, 165, 192, 221, 252, 285, 320, 357, 396, 437, 480, 525, 572, 621, 672, 725, 780, 837, 896, 957, 1020, 1085, 1152, 1221, 1292, 1365, 1440, 1517, 1596, 1677, 1760, 1845 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

2,2

COMMENT

Sequence allows us to find X values of the equation: X^3 + 4*X^2 = Y^2. To find Y values: b(n)=n*(n^2 - 4). - Mohamed Bouhamida (bhmd95(AT)yahoo.fr), Nov 06 2007

Discriminants of binary forms x^2 + n*x*y + y^2 (for n>1) - Artur Jasinski (grafix(AT)csl.pl), Apr 28 2008

REFERENCES

A. Connes, Noncommutative Geometry, Academic Press, 1994, p. 35.

LINKS

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Near-Square Prime

FORMULA

Except for initial term, denominators of wavelengths of hydrogen lines.

a(n)=n(n+4). G.f.(x)=x(5-3x)/(1-x)^3 - Barry E. Williams, Jun 16 2000

MAPLE

a:=n->sum(n, j=5..n): seq(a(n), n=4..45); - Zerinvary Lajos (zerinvarylajos(AT)yahoo.com), Feb 12 2007

with(combinat):seq(fibonacci(3, i)-5, i=2..43); - Zerinvary Lajos (zerinvarylajos(AT)yahoo.com), Mar 20 2008

CROSSREFS

a(n), n>=3, second column (used for the Balmer series of the hydrogen atom) of triangle A120070.

Cf. A005563, A046092, A001082, A002378, A036666, A062717.

Sequence in context: A063559 A121291 A097984 this_sequence A038794 A131976 A074376

Adjacent sequences: A028344 A028345 A028346 this_sequence A028348 A028349 A028350

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

njas

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