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A096858 Triangle read by rows in which row n gives the n-set obtained as the differences {b(n)-b(n-i), 0 <= i <= n-1}, where b() = A005318(). +0
4
1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3, 5, 6, 7, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 11, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 20, 31, 37, 40, 42, 43, 44, 40, 60, 71, 77, 80, 82, 83, 84, 77, 117, 137, 148, 154, 157, 159, 160, 161, 148, 225, 265, 285, 296, 302, 305, 307, 308, 309, 285, 433, 510, 550, 570, 581 (list; table; graph; listen)
OFFSET

1,3

COMMENT

It is conjectured that the triangle has the property that all 2^n subsets of row n have distinct sums.

It is also conjectured that in some sense this triangle is optimal. See A005318 for further information and additional references.

REFERENCES

J. H. Conway and R. K. Guy, Solution of a problem of Erdos, Colloq. Math. 20 (1969), p. 307.

R. K. Guy, Sets of integers whose subsets have distinct sums, pp. 141-154 of Theory and practice of combinatorics. Ed. A. Rosa, G. Sabidussi and J. Turgeon. Annals of Discrete Mathematics, 12. North-Holland 1982.

R. K. Guy, Unsolved Problems in Number Theory, C8.

EXAMPLE

The triangle begins:

{1}

{1,2}

{2,3,4}

{3,5,6,7}

{6,9,11,12,13}

{11,17,20,22,23,24}

{20,31,37,40,42,43,44}

{40,60,71,77,80,82,83,84}

{77,117,137,148,154,157,159,160,161}

{148,225,265,285,296,302,305,307,308,309}

{285,433,510,550,570,581,587,590,592,593,594}

{570,855,1003,1080,1120,1140,1151,1157,1160,1162,1163,1164}

{1120,1690,1975,2123,2200,2240,2260,2271,2277,2280,2282,2283,2284}

{2200,3320,3890,4175,4323,4400,4440,4460,4471,4477,4480,4482,4483,4484}

{4323,6523,7643,8213,8498,8646,8723,8763,8783,8794,8800,8803,8805,8806,8807}

CROSSREFS

Cf. A005318.

Sequence in context: A026350 A128282 A106408 this_sequence A037254 A071506 A125920

Adjacent sequences: A096855 A096856 A096857 this_sequence A096859 A096860 A096861

KEYWORD

nonn,tabl

AUTHOR

njas, Aug 18 2004

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