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A015448
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a(0) = 1, a(1) = 1, and a(n) = 4*a(n-1) + a(n-2) for n >= 2.
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1, 1, 5, 21, 89, 377, 1597, 6765, 28657, 121393, 514229, 2178309, 9227465, 39088169, 165580141, 701408733, 2971215073, 12586269025, 53316291173, 225851433717, 956722026041, 4052739537881, 17167680177565, 72723460248141, 308061521170129, 1304969544928657, 5527939700884757
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OFFSET
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0,3
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COMMENTS
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If one deletes the leading 0 in A084326, takes the inverse binomial transform, and adds a(0)=1 in front, one obtains this sequence here. - Al Hakanson (hawkuu(AT)gmail.com), May 02 2009
For n >= 1, row sums of triangle
m |k=0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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0 | 1
1 | 1 4
2 | 1 4 16
3 | 1 8 16 64
4 | 1 8 48 64 256
5 | 1 12 48 256 256 1024
6 | 1 12 96 256 1280 1024 4096
7 | 1 16 96 640 1280 6144 4096 16384
which is triangle for numbers 4^k*C(m,k) with duplicated diagonals. - Vladimir Shevelev, Apr 12 2012
a(n) = a(n;-2) = 3^n*Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k)*F(k+1)*(-2/3)^k, where a(n;d), n=0,1,...,d, denotes the delta-Fibonacci numbers defined in comments to A000045 (see also the papers of Witula et al.). We note that (see A033887) F(3n+1) = 3^n*a(n,2/3) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k)*F(k-1)*(-2/3)^k, which implies F(3n+1) + 3^(-n)*a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k)*L(k)*(-2/3)^k, where L(k) denotes the k-th Lucas number. - Roman Witula, Jul 12 2012
a(n+1) is (for n >= 0) the number of length-n strings of 5 letters {0,1,2,3,4} with no two adjacent nonzero letters identical. The general case (strings of L letters) is the sequence with g.f. (1+x)/(1-(L-1)*x-x^2). - Joerg Arndt, Oct 11 2012
Starting with offset 1 the sequence is the INVERT transform of (1, 4, 4*3, 4*3^2, 4*3^3, ...); i.e., of A003946: (1, 4, 12, 36, 108, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Aug 06 2016
a(n+1) equals the number of quinary sequences of length n such that no two consecutive terms differ by 3. - David Nacin, May 31 2017
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FORMULA
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a(n) = Fibonacci(3n-1) = ( (1+sqrt(5))*(2-sqrt(5))^n - (1-sqrt(5))*(2+sqrt(5))^n )/ (2*sqrt(5)).
O.g.f.: (1-3*x)/(1-4*x-x^2). - Len Smiley, Dec 09 2001
a(n) = upper left term in the 2 X 2 matrix [1,2; 2,3]^n. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 02 2008
a(n) = Fibonacci(3n+1) mod Fibonacci(3n), n > 0.
For n >= 2, a(n) = F_n(4) + F_(n+1)(4), where F_n(x) is a Fibonacci polynomial (cf. A049310): F_n(x) = Sum_{i=0..floor((n-1)/2)} binomial(n-i-1,i)*x^(n-2*i-1). - Vladimir Shevelev, Apr 13 2012
a(n) = (5*F(n)^3 + 5*F(n-1)^3 + 3*(-1)^n*F(n-2))/2,
a(n) = (F(n+1)^3 + 2*F(n)^3 - F(n-2)^3)/2, n >= 0, with F(-1) = 1 and F(-2) = -1. Second line from first one with 3*(-1)^n* F(n-2) = F(n-1)^3 - 4*F(n-2)^3 - F(n-3)^3 (in Koshy's book, p. 89, 32. (with a - sign) and 33. For the Koshy reference see A000045) and the F^3 recurrence (see row n=4 of A055870, or Koshy p. 87, 1.). First line from the preceding R. J. Mathar formula with F(3*n) = 5*F(n)^3 + 3*(-1)^n*F(n) (Koshy p. 89, 46.) and the above mentioned formula, Koshy's 32. and 33., with n -> n+2 in order to eliminate F(n+1)^3. (End)
For n > 0, a(n) = L(n-1)*L(n)*F(n) + F(n+1)*(-1)^n with L(n)=A000032(n). - J. M. Bergot, Dec 10 2015
For n > 1, a(n)^2 is the denominator of continued fraction [4,4,...,4, 6, 4,4,...4], which has n-1 4's before, and n-1 4's after, the middle 6. - Greg Dresden, Sep 18 2019
a(n+1) = i^n*(S(n-1,-4*i) - i*S(n-2,-4*i)), for n >= 0, with i = sqrt(-1), and the Chebyshev S-polynomials (see A049310) with S(n, -1) = 0. From the simplified Fibonacci trisection formula for {F(3*n+2)}_{n>=0). (End)
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MAPLE
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with(combinat): a:=n->fibonacci(n, 4)-3*fibonacci(n-1, 4): seq(a(n), n=1..23); # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 04 2008
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MATHEMATICA
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LinearRecurrence[{4, 1}, {1, 1}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, May 15 2019 *)
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PROG
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(Maxima)
a[0]:1$
a[1]:1$
a[n]:=4*a[n-1]+a[n-2]$
(PARI) a(n) = fibonacci(3*n-1); \\ Altug Alkan, Dec 10 2015
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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