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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

Index entries for sequences related to linear recurrences with constant coefficients

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

with(finance):seq(add(cashflows([k, k, 3], 0 ), k=1..n), n=0..45); # [From Zerinvary Lajos (zerinvarylajos(AT)yahoo.com), Dec 22 2008]

MATHEMATICA

lst={}; Do[AppendTo[lst, n^2-4], {n, 2, 6!}]; lst [From Vladimir Orlovsky (4vladimir(AT)gmail.com), Nov 06 2008]

PROGRAM

(Other) SAGE: [lucas_number2(2, n, 2) for n in xrange(2, 44)]# [From Zerinvary Lajos (zerinvarylajos(AT)yahoo.com), Mar 12 2009]

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.

Adjacent sequences: A028344 A028345 A028346 this_sequence A028348 A028349 A028350

Sequence in context: A063559 A121291 A097984 this_sequence A038794 A131976 A074376

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com).

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