Let A be the Hessenberg matrix of order n, defined by: A[1,j]=1, A[i,i]:=8, (i>1), A[i,i-1]=-1, and A[i,j]=0 otherwise. Then, for n >= 1, a(n) = det(A). -
Milan Janjic, Feb 21 2010
Let A be the Hessenberg matrix of order n, defined by: A[1,j]=1, A[i,i]:=9, (i>1), A[i,i-1]=-1, and A[i,j]=0 otherwise. Then, for n >= 1, a(n-1) = (-1)^n*charpoly(A,1). -
Milan Janjic, Feb 21 2010
This is the sequence A(0,1;7,8;2) = A(0,1;8,0;1) of the family of sequences [a,b:c,d:k] considered by G. Detlefs, and treated as A(a,b;c,d;k) in the W. Lang link given below. -
Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 18 2010
a(n) is the total number of squares the carpetmaker has removed after the n-th step of a Sierpiński carpet production. -
Ivan N. Ianakiev, Oct 22 2013
For n >= 1, a(n) is the total number of holes in a box fractal (start with 8 boxes, 1 hole) after n iterations. See illustration in link. -
Kival Ngaokrajang, Jan 27 2015
Except for 0, 1 and 73, all the terms are composite because a(n) = ((2^n - 1) * (4^n + 2^n + 1))/7.
For n >= 3, all terms are Brazilian repunits numbers in base 8, and so belong to
A125134.
a(3) = 73 is the only Brazilian prime in base 8, and so it belongs to
A085104 and
A285017. (End)
