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A085903 G.f.: (1 + 2x^2)/[(1+x)(1-2x)(1-2x^2)]. +0
3
1, 1, 7, 9, 31, 49, 127, 225, 511, 961, 2047, 3969, 8191, 16129, 32767, 65025, 131071, 261121, 524287, 1046529, 2097151, 4190209, 8388607, 16769025, 33554431, 67092481, 134217727, 268402689, 536870911, 1073676289, 2147483647 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

1,3

COMMENT

Resultant of the polynomial x^n-1 and the Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind T_2(x).

FORMULA

a(2n) = 2*4^n-1, a(2n+1) = (2^n-1)^2; interlaces A083420 with A060867 (squares of Mersenne numbers A000225). - Creighton Dement (creighton.k.dement(AT)uni-oldenburg.de), May 19 2005

A107663(2n) = a(2n) = A083420(n) - Creighton Dement (creighton.k.dement(AT)uni-oldenburg.de), May 19 2005

PROGRAM

Floretion Algebra Multiplication Program, FAMP Code: 4kbasekseq[A*B] with A = + .25'i + .25'j + .25'k + .25i' + .25j' + .25k' + .25'ii' + .25'jj' + .25'kk' + .25'ij' + .25'ik' + .25'ji' + .25'jk' + .25'ki' + .25'kj' + .25e and B = + .5'i + .5i' + 'ii' + e - Creighton Dement (creighton.k.dement(AT)uni-oldenburg.de), May 19 2005

(PARI) a(n) = polresultant(x^n - 1, 2*x^2 - 1) (Wasserman)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A083420, A028400, A062510, A088037, A107663.

Cf. A060867.

Sequence in context: A113124 A030404 A066930 this_sequence A131623 A032011 A083203

Adjacent sequences: A085900 A085901 A085902 this_sequence A085904 A085905 A085906

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Yuval Dekel (dekelyuval(AT)hotmail.com), Aug 16 2003

EXTENSIONS

More terms from David Wasserman (wasserma(AT)spawar.navy.mil), Feb 10 2005

Edited by njas at the suggestion of Andrew Plewe, Jun 15 2007

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