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5n+1 sequence starting at 7
Consider the following variant of the Collatz function: $f:\mathbb N\rightarrow\mathbb N$ is defined by
\begin{equation}
f(n):=\begin{cases}
n/2 & \text{if $n$ is even}\\
5n+1 & \...
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Dynamics of a curious bijection of $\mathbb N$
The two sequences A48680 and A48679 of the OEIS define two mutually inverse bijections on the set of all strictly positive natural numbers given (for the comfort of the reader) as follows:
Given an ...
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On the first sequence without collinear triple
Let $u_n$ be the sequence lexicographically first among the sequences of nonnegative integers with graphs without collinear three points (as for $a_n=n^2$ or $b_n=2^n$). It is a variation of that one.
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On the first sequence without triple in arithmetic progression
In this Numberphile video (from 3:36 to 7:41), Neil Sloane explains an amazing sequence:
It is the lexicographically first among the sequences of positive integers without triple in arithmetic ...
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Irregularly Intertwined Linear Recursions: Other References?
I was wondering if anyone had run across the following notion of intertwined linear recursions. I'm looking for references, or even a standard name. (I know one source, which is the genesis of this ...