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A083954 Least integer coefficients of A(x), where 1<=a(n)<=4, such that A(x)^(1/4) consists entirely of integer coefficients. +0
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OFFSET

0,2

COMMENT

More generally, "least 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>0. Is this sequence periodic?

LINKS

Robert G. Wilson v, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..5000.

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[0] = 1; a[n_] :=a[n] = Block[{k=1, s = Sum[a[i]*x^i, {i, 0, n-1}]}, While[ Union[ IntegerQ /@ CoefficientList[ Series[(s+k*x^n)^(1/4), {x, 0, n}], x]] != {True}, k++ ]; k]; Table[ a[n], {n, 0, 104}] (* Robert G. Wilson v *)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A083952, A083953, A083945, A083946.

Sequence in context: A114424 A056158 A010316 this_sequence A038702 A085062 A053051

Adjacent sequences: A083951 A083952 A083953 this_sequence A083955 A083956 A083957

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

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

EXTENSIONS

More terms from Robert G. Wilson v (rgwv(AT)rgwv.com), Jul 26 2005

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