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A261061
Number of solutions to c(1)*prime(1)+...+c(2n)*prime(2n) = -1, where c(i) = +-1 for i > 1, c(1) = 1.
20
1, 0, 2, 3, 8, 23, 68, 221, 709, 2344, 8006, 27585, 95114, 335645, 1202053, 4267640, 15317698, 55248527, 200711160, 733697248, 2696576651, 9941588060, 36928160817, 136800727634, 508780005068, 1901946851732, 7133247301621, 26782446410398, 100862459737318
OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
There cannot be a solution for an odd number of terms on the l.h.s. because there would be an even number of odd terms but the r.h.s. is odd.
LINKS
FORMULA
Conjecture: limit_{n->infinity} a(n)^(1/n) = 4. - Vaclav Kotesovec, Jun 05 2019
a(n) = [x^3] Product_{k=2..2*n} (x^prime(k) + 1/x^prime(k)). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jan 31 2024
EXAMPLE
a(1) = 1 counts the solution prime(1) - prime(2) = -1.
a(2) = 0 because prime(1) +- prime(2) +- prime(3) +- prime(4) is always different from -1.
a(3) = 2 counts the two solutions prime(1) - prime(2) + prime(3) - prime(4) - prime(5) + prime(6) = -1 and prime(1) - prime(2) - prime(3) + prime(4) + prime(5) - prime(6) = -1.
MAPLE
s:= proc(n) option remember;
`if`(n<2, 0, ithprime(n)+s(n-1))
end:
b:= proc(n, i) option remember; `if`(n>s(i), 0, `if`(i=1, 1,
b(abs(n-ithprime(i)), i-1)+b(n+ithprime(i), i-1)))
end:
a:= n-> b(3, 2*n):
seq(a(n), n=1..30); # Alois P. Heinz, Aug 08 2015
MATHEMATICA
s[n_] := s[n] = If[n<2, 0, Prime[n]+s[n-1]]; b[n_, i_] := b[n, i] = If[n > s[i], 0, If[i == 1, 1, b[Abs[n-Prime[i]], i-1] + b[n+Prime[i], i-1]]]; a[n_] := b[3, 2*n]; Table[a[n], {n, 1, 30}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Nov 11 2015, after Alois P. Heinz *)
PROG
(PARI) A261061(n, rhs=-1, firstprime=1)={rhs-=prime(firstprime); my(p=vector(2*n-2+bittest(rhs, 0), i, prime(i+firstprime))); sum(i=1, 2^#p-1, sum(j=1, #p, (-1)^bittest(i, j-1)*p[j])==rhs)} \\ For illustrative purpose; too slow for n >> 10.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A261062 - A261063 and A261044 (starting with prime(2), prime(3) resp. prime(4)), A022894 - A022904, A083309, A022920 (r.h.s. = 0, 1 or 2), A261057, A261059, A261060, A261045 (r.h.s. = -2).
Sequence in context: A241904 A006076 A263459 * A086628 A365118 A032096
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
M. F. Hasler, Aug 08 2015
EXTENSIONS
a(14)-a(29) from Alois P. Heinz, Aug 08 2015
STATUS
approved