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A000567
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Octagonal numbers: n*(3*n-2). Also called star numbers.
(Formerly M4493 N1901)
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0, 1, 8, 21, 40, 65, 96, 133, 176, 225, 280, 341, 408, 481, 560, 645, 736, 833, 936, 1045, 1160, 1281, 1408, 1541, 1680, 1825, 1976, 2133, 2296, 2465, 2640, 2821, 3008, 3201, 3400, 3605, 3816, 4033, 4256, 4485, 4720, 4961, 5208, 5461
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OFFSET
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0,3
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COMMENTS
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Write 1,2,3,4,... in a hexagonal spiral around 0; then a(n) is the sequence found by reading the line from 0 in the direction 0,1,....
The spiral begins:
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85--84--83--82--81--80
/ \
86 56--55--54--53--52 79
/ / \ \
87 57 33--32--31--30 51 78
/ / / \ \ \
88 58 34 16--15--14 29 50 77
/ / / / \ \ \ \
89 59 35 17 5---4 13 28 49 76
/ / / / / \ \ \ \ \
90 60 36 18 6 0 3 12 27 48 75
/ / / / / / / / / / /
91 61 37 19 7 1---2 11 26 47 74
\ \ \ \ \ . / / / /
92 62 38 20 8---9--10 25 46 73
\ \ \ \ . / / /
93 63 39 21--22--23--24 45 72
\ \ \ . / /
94 64 40--41--42--43--44 71
\ \ . /
95 65--66--67--68--69--70
\ .
96
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Also the number of distinct three-cell blocks that may be removed out of A000217(n+1) square cells arranged in a stepping triangular array of side (n+1). A 5-layer triangular array of square cells, for instance, has vertices outlined thus:
x x
x x x
x x x x
x x x x x
x x x x x x
x x x x x x (End)
Starting from n=1, the sequence corresponds to the Wiener index of K_{n,n} (the complete bipartite graph wherein each independent set has n vertices). - Kailasam Viswanathan Iyer, Mar 11 2009
a(n) = A001399(6n-5), number of partitions of 6*n - 5 into parts < 4. For example a(2)=8 and partitions of 6*2 - 5 = 7 into parts < 4 are: [1,1,1,1,1,1,1], [1,1,1,1,1,2],[1,1,1,1,3], [1,1,1,2,2], [1,1,2,3], [1,2,2,2], [1,3,3], [2,2,3]. - Adi Dani, Jun 07 2011
Also, sequence found by reading the line from 0 in the direction 0, 8, ..., and the parallel line from 1 in the direction 1, 21, ..., in the square spiral whose vertices are the generalized octagonal numbers A001082. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 10 2011
Generate a Pythagorean triple using Euclid's formula with (n, n-1) to give A,B,C. a(n) = B + (A + C)/2. - J. M. Bergot, Jul 13 2013
The number of active (ON, black) cells in n-th stage of growth of two-dimensional cellular automaton defined by "Rule 773", based on the 5-celled von Neumann neighborhood. - Robert Price, May 23 2016
For n >= 1, the continued fraction expansion of sqrt(27*a(n)) is [9n-4; {1, 2n-2, 3, 2n-2, 1, 18n-8}]. For n=1, this collapses to [5; {5, 10}]. - Magus K. Chu, Oct 10 2022
a(n)*a(n+1) + 1 = (3n^2 + n - 1)^2. In general, a(n)*a(n+k) + k^2 = (3n^2 + (3k-2)n - k)^2. - Charlie Marion, May 23 2023
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REFERENCES
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Albert H. Beiler, Recreations in the Theory of Numbers, Dover, NY, 1964, p. 189.
E. Deza and M. M. Deza, Figurate numbers, World Scientific Publishing (2012), page 6.
L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers. Carnegie Institute Public. 256, Washington, DC, Vol. 1, 1919; Vol. 2, 1920; Vol. 3, 1923, see vol. 2, p. 1.
N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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a(n) = n*(3*n-2).
a(n) = (3n-2)*(3n-1)*(3n)/((3n-1) + (3n-2) + (3n)), i.e., (the product of three consecutive numbers)/(their sum). a(1) = 1*2*3/(1+2+3), a(2) = 4*5*6/(4+5+6), etc. - Amarnath Murthy, Aug 29 2002
E.g.f.: exp(x)*(x+3*x^2). - Paul Barry, Jul 23 2003
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} (5*n - 4*k). - Paul Barry, Sep 06 2005
a(n) = C(n+1,2) + 5*C(n,2).
Starting (1, 8, 21, 40, 65, ...) = binomial transform of [1, 7, 6, 0, 0, 0, ...]. - Gary W. Adamson, Apr 30 2008
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3), a(0)=0, a(1)=1, a(2)=8. - Jaume Oliver Lafont, Dec 02 2008
a(n) = 2*a(n-1) - a(n-2) + 6. - Ant King, Sep 01 2011
a(6*a(n) + 16*n + 1) = a(6*a(n) + 16*n) + a(6*n + 1). - Vladimir Shevelev, Jan 24 2014
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = (sqrt(3)*Pi + 9*log(3))/12 = 1.2774090575596367311949534921... . - Vaclav Kotesovec, Apr 27 2016
Inverse binomial transform of A084857.
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = Pi/(2*sqrt(3)) = A093766. (End)
Product_{n>=2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = 3/4. - Amiram Eldar, Jan 21 2021
P(4k+4,n) = ((k+1)*n - k)^2 - (k*n - k)^2 where P(m,n) is the n-th m-gonal number (a generalization of the Apr 10 2013 formula, a(n) = (2*n-1)^2 - (n-1)^2). - Charlie Marion, Oct 07 2021
a(n) = A000384(n) + 2*A000217(n-1). See Twin Rectangular Rays illustration.
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MAPLE
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n*(3*n-2) ;
end proc:
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MATHEMATICA
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LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {1, 8, 21}, {0, 20}] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 07 2017 *)
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PROG
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(PARI) vector(50, n, n--; n*(3*n-2)) \\ G. C. Greubel, Nov 15 2018
(GAP) List([0..50], n -> n*(3*n-2)); # G. C. Greubel, Nov 15 2018
(Haskell)
(Sage) [n*(3*n-2) for n in range(50)] # G. C. Greubel, Nov 15 2018
(Python) # Intended to compute the initial segment of the sequence, not isolated terms.
def aList():
x, y = 1, 1
yield 0
while True:
yield x
x, y = x + y + 6, y + 6
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy,nice
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EXTENSIONS
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STATUS
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approved
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