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A083952 Integer coefficients of A(x), where 1<=a(n)<=2, such that A(x)^(1/2) consists entirely of integer coefficients. +0
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OFFSET

0,2

COMMENT

More generally, "integer coefficients of A(x), where 1<=a(n)<=m, such that A(x)^(1/m) consists entirely of integer coefficients", appears to have a unique solution for all m. Is this sequence periodic?

LINKS

Robert G. Wilson v, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..5506

N. Heninger, E. M. Rains and N. J. A. Sloane, On the Integrality of n-th Roots of Generating Functions, J. Combinatorial Theory, Series A, 113 (2006), 1732-1745.

MATHEMATICA

a[n_] := a[n] = Block[{s = Sum[a[i]*x^i, {i, 0, n - 1}]}, If[ IntegerQ@ Last@ CoefficientList[ Series[ Sqrt[s + x^n], {x, 0, n}], x], 1, 2]]; Table[ a[n], {n, 0, 104}] (* from Robert G. Wilson v (rgwv@rgwv.com), Nov 25 2006 *)

s = 0; a[n_] := a[n] = Block[{}, If[IntegerQ@ Last@ CoefficientList[ Series[ Sqrt[s + x^n], {x, 0, n}], x], s = s + x^n; 1, s = s + 2 x^n; 2]]; Table[ a@n, {n, 0, 104}] (* from Robert G. Wilson v (rgwv@rgwv.com), Sep 08 2007 *)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A084202 (A(x)^(1/2)), A108335 (A084202 mod 4), A108336 (A084202 mod 2), A108340 (a(n) mod 2). Positions of 1's: A108783.

Cf. A083953, A083954, A083945, A083946.

Sequence in context: A029428 A101422 A070304 this_sequence A043529 A080942 A099812

Adjacent sequences: A083949 A083950 A083951 this_sequence A083953 A083954 A083955

KEYWORD

nonn,nice

AUTHOR

Paul D. Hanna (pauldhanna(AT)juno.com), May 09 2003

EXTENSIONS

More terms from njas, Jul 02 2005

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