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A "tournament sequence" is an increasing sequence of positive integers (t_1,t_2,...) such that t_1=1 and t_{i+1} <= 2 t_i. A "Meeussen sequence" is an increasing sequence of positive integers (m_1,m_2,...) such that m_1=1, every nonnegative…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Matthew Cook , Michael Kleber

Let $L$ be a primitive Gaussian line, that is, a line in the complex plane that contains two, and hence infinitely many, coprime Gaussian integers. We prove that there exists an integer $G_L$ such that for every integer $n\geq G_L$ there…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-07-04 Elsa Magness , Brian Nugent , Leanne Robertson

Using three supercomputers, we broke a record set in 2011, in the enumeration of non-isomorphic regular graphs by expanding the sequence of A006820 in Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS), to achieve the number for 4-regular…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-12-11 Zhipeng Xu , Xiaolong Huang , Fabian Jimenez , Yuefan Deng

The partial sums of integer sequences that count the occurrences of a specific pattern in the binary expansion of positive integers have been investigated by different authors since the 1950s. In this note, we introduce generalized pattern…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2024-06-25 Shuo Li

The first author recently introduced an integer sequence now numbered A355519 in OEIS. This sequence arose from counting bracket tournaments; its study evokes the analysis of the Catalan triangle (sequence A009766 in OEIS) and the related…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-08-23 John P. D'Angelo , Jiri Lebl

We study the Gilbert-Shannon-Reeds model for riffle shuffles and ask 'How many times must a deck of cards be shuffled for the deck to be in close to random order?'. In 1992, Bayer and Diaconis gave a solution which gives exact and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-05-29 Sami Assaf , Persi Diaconis , K. Soundararajan

The On-Line Encyclopedia Of Integer Sequences , that wonderful resource that most combinatorialists, and many other mathematicians and scientists, use at least once a day, is a treasure trove of mathematical information, and, one of its…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2017-10-24 Shalosh B. Ekhad , Mingjia Yang , Doron Zeilberger

We dedicate this paper to investigate the most generalized form of Fibonacci Sequence, one of the most studied sections of the mathematical literature. One can notice that, we have discussed even a more general form of the conventional one.…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2015-02-25 Masum Billal

This article is an expanded version of my talk at the Gathering for Gardner, 2012.

History and Overview · Mathematics 2012-04-17 Tanya Khovanova

In the chapter "Magic with a Matrix" in \emph{Hexaflexagons and Other Mathematical Diversions} (1988), Martin Gardner describes a delightful "party trick" to fill the squares of a $d$-by-$d$ chessboard with nonnegative integers such that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-09-11 Kristin Fritsch , Janin Heuer , Raman Sanyal , Nicole Schulz

We define numbers of the type Oj(N) and Ej(N) and the corresponding integer sequences. We prove that these integer sequences, e.g., SO(N) and SE(N) correspond to the number of odd and even walks in complete graphs. We then prove that there…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-02-06 Ernesto Estrada , José A. de la Peña

We present a variety of numerical data related to the growth of terms in aliquot sequences, iterations of the function $s(n) = \sigma(n) - n$. First, we compute the geometric mean of the ratio $s_k(n)/s_{k-1}(n)$ of $k$th iterates for $n…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-10-28 Kevin Chum , Richard K. Guy , Michael J. Jacobson, , Anton S. Mosunov

Babson and Steingr\'{\i}msson introduced generalized permutation patterns that allow the requirement that two adjacent letters in a pattern must be adjacent in the permutation. Claesson presented a complete solution for the number of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Anders Claesson , Toufik Mansour

Although 10^230 terms of Recaman's sequence have been computed, it remains a mystery. Here three distant cousins of that sequence are described, one of which is also mysterious. (i) {A(n), n >= 3} is defined as follows. Start with n, and…

Given a finite nonempty sequence S of integers, write it as XY^k, where Y^k is a power of greatest exponent that is a suffix of S: this k is the curling number of S. The Curling Number Conjecture is that if one starts with any initial…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-09-17 Benjamin Chaffin , John P. Linderman , N. J. A. Sloane , Allan R. Wilks

What is Sequence Algebra? This is a question that any teacher or student of mathematics or computer science can engage with. Sequences are in Calculus, Combinatorics, Statistics and Computation. They are foundational, a step up from number…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-03-01 Kieran Clenaghan

We discuss an interesting sequence defined recursively; namely, sequence A105774 from the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, and study some of its properties. Our main tools are Fibonacci representation, finite automata, and the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-01-03 Benoit Cloitre , Jeffrey Shallit

Let $k\geq2$ be an integer. The aim of this paper is to investigate the distribution of $k$-full integers between three successive $k$-th powers. More precisely, for any integers $\ell,m\ge0$, we establish the explicit asymptotic density…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-19 Shusei Narumi , Yohei Tachiya

Guo-Niu Han [arXiv:2006.14070 [math.CO]] has introduced a new combinatorial object named standard puzzle. We use digraphs to show the relations between numbers in standard puzzles and propose a skeleton model. By this model, we solve the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-06-18 Jiaxi Lu , Yuanzhe Ding

In a recent work [Das et al., Bull. Sci. Math. 199 (2025), 103580], the structure of characterized subgroups corresponding to arithmetic-type sequences was investigated. Building upon this work, we further show that a characterized subgroup…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-06-19 Ayan Ghosh , Pratulananda Das