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A045506 Inscribe 2 spheres of curvature 2 inside sphere of curvature -1, continue to inscribe spheres where possible; sequence gives list of curvatures. 6

%I #19 Apr 11 2020 04:55:40

%S -1,2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12,14,15,17,18,20,21,23,24,26,27,29,30,32,33,35,36,

%T 38,39,41,42,44,45,47,48,50,51,53,54,56,57,59,60,62,63,65,66,68,69,71,

%U 72,74,75,77,78,80,81,83,84,86,87,89,90,92,93,95,96,98,99,101,102,104

%N Inscribe 2 spheres of curvature 2 inside sphere of curvature -1, continue to inscribe spheres where possible; sequence gives list of curvatures.

%C A 3-dimensional Apollonian (or Soddy) problem.

%C Appears to be congruent to 0 or 2 mod 3.

%F Appears to coincide with a(n)=2+3*floor((n-1)/2)+(1+(-1)^n)/2-0^n, in which case the g.f. is (-1+3x+2x^2-x^3)/((1+x)(1-x)^2). - _Paul Barry_, Sep 11 2008

%Y Cf. A042944.

%K sign,nice

%O 0,2

%A _Brian Galebach_

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