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A296469
Decimal expansion of ratio-sum for A295862; see Comments.
44
3, 8, 7, 0, 2, 3, 6, 0, 7, 9, 7, 9, 5, 9, 5, 9, 3, 2, 3, 2, 8, 2, 0, 5, 2, 3, 1, 1, 7, 8, 3, 9, 9, 5, 0, 1, 3, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3, 9, 8, 3, 0, 0, 9, 7, 2, 3, 1, 9, 9, 4, 3, 0, 1, 0, 8, 7, 6, 5, 5, 9, 5, 8, 0, 5, 4, 5, 4, 0, 6, 7, 3, 8, 5, 3, 9, 0, 5, 8, 8, 6, 2
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Suppose that A = (a(n)), for n >= 0, is a sequence, and g is a real number such that a(n)/a(n-1) -> g. The ratio-sum for A is |a(1)/a(0) - g| + |a(2)/a(1) - g| + ..., assuming that this series converges. For A = A295862, we have g = (1 + sqrt(5))/2, the golden ratio (A001622). See A296425-A296434 for related ratio-sums and A296452-A296461 for related limiting power-ratios. Guide to more ratio-sums and limiting power-ratios:
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Sequence A ratio-sum for A limiting power-ratio for A
EXAMPLE
ratio-sum = 6.21032710946618494227967...
MATHEMATICA
a[0] = 1; a[1] = 3; b[0] = 2; b[1 ] = 4; b[2] = 5;
a[n_] := a[n] = a[n - 1] + a[n - 2] + b[n];
j = 1; While[j < 13, k = a[j] - j - 1;
While[k < a[j + 1] - j + 1, b[k] = j + k + 2; k++]; j++];
Table[a[n], {n, 0, k}]; (* A295862 *)
g = GoldenRatio; s = N[Sum[- g + a[n]/a[n - 1], {n, 1, 1000}], 200]
Take[RealDigits[s, 10][[1]], 100] (* A296469 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy,cons
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Dec 18 2017
STATUS
approved