OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
This is the unique sequence a satisfying a'(n)=a(a(n))+1 for all n in the set N of natural numbers, where a' denotes the ordered complement (in N) of a. - Clark Kimberling, Feb 17 2003
This sequence and A001950 may be defined as follows. Consider the maps a -> ab, b -> a, starting from a(1) = a; then A000201 gives the indices of a, A001950 gives the indices of b. The sequence of letters in the infinite word begins a, b, a, a, b, a, b, a, a, b, a, ... Setting a = 0, b = 1 gives A003849 (offset 0); setting a = 1, b = 0 gives A005614 (offset 0). - Philippe Deléham, Feb 20 2004
These are the numbers whose lazy Fibonacci representation (see A095791) includes 1; the complementary sequence (the upper Wythoff sequence, A001950) are the numbers whose lazy Fibonacci representation includes 2 but not 1.
a(n) is the unique monotonic sequence satisfying a(1)=1 and the condition "if n is in the sequence then n+(rank of n) is not in the sequence" (e.g. a(4)=6 so 6+4=10 and 10 is not in the sequence) - Benoit Cloitre, Mar 31 2006
Write A for A000201 and B for A001950 (the upper Wythoff sequence, complement of A). Then the composite sequences AA, AB, BA, BB, AAA, AAB,...,BBB,... appear in many complementary equations having solution A000201 (or equivalently, A001950). Typical complementary equations: AB=A+B (=A003623), BB=A+2B (=A101864), BBB=3A+5B (=A134864). - Clark Kimberling, Nov 14 2007
Cumulative sum of A001468 terms. - Eric Angelini, Aug 19 2008
The lower Wythoff sequence also can be constructed by playing the so-called Mancala-game: n piles of total d(n) chips are standing in a row. The piles are numbered from left to right by 1, 2, 3, ... . The number of chips in a pile at the beginning of the game is equal to the number of the pile. One step of the game is described as follows: Distribute the pile on the very left one by one to the piles right of it. If chips are remaining, build piles out of one chip subsequently to the right. After f(n) steps the game ends in a constant row of piles. The lower Wythoff sequence is also given by n -> f(n). - Roland Schroeder (florola(AT)gmx.de), Jun 19 2010
With the exception of the first term, a(n) gives the number of iterations required to reverse the list {1,2,3,...,n} when using the mapping defined as follows: remove the first term of the list, z(1), and add 1 to each of the next z(1) terms (appending 1's if necessary) to get a new list. See A183110 where this mapping is used and other references given. This appears to be essentially the Mancala-type game interpretation given by R. Schroeder above. - John W. Layman, Feb 03 2011
Also row numbers of A213676 starting with an even number of zeros. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 10 2013
From Jianing Song, Aug 18 2022: (Start)
Numbers k such that {k*phi} > phi^(-2), where {} denotes the fractional part.
Proof: Write m = floor(k*phi).
If {k*phi} > phi^(-2), take s = m-k+1. From m < k*phi < m+1 we have k < (m-k+1)*phi < k + phi, so floor(s*phi) = k or k+1. If floor(s*phi) = k+1, then (see A003622) floor((k+1)*phi) = floor(floor(s*phi)*phi) = floor(s*phi^2)-1 = s+floor(s*phi)-1 = m+1, but actually we have (k+1)*phi > m+phi+phi^(-2) = m+2, a contradiction. Hence floor(s*phi) = k.
If floor(s*phi) = k, suppose otherwise that k*phi - m <= phi^(-2), then m < (k+1)*phi <= m+2, so floor((k+1)*phi) = m+1. Suppose that A035513(p,q) = k for p,q >= 1, then A035513(p,q+1) = floor((k+1)*phi) - 1 = m = A035513(s,1). But it is impossible for one number (m) to occur twice in A035513. (End)
The formula from Jianing Song above is a direct consequence of an old result by Carlitz et al. (1972). Their Theorem 11 states that (a(n)) consists of the numbers k such that {k*phi^(-2)} < phi^(-1). One has {k*phi^(-2)} = {k*(2-phi)} = {-k*phi}. Using that 1-phi^(-1) = phi^(-2), the Jianing Song formula follows. - Michel Dekking, Oct 14 2023
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FORMULA
Zeckendorf expansion of n (cf. A035517) ends with an even number of 0's.
Other properties: a(1)=1; for n>1, a(n) is taken to be the smallest integer greater than a(n-1) which is consistent with the condition "n is in the sequence if and only if a(n)+1 is not in the sequence".
a(1) = 1; for n>0, a(n+1) = a(n)+1 if n is not in the sequence, a(n+1) = a(n)+2 if n is in the sequence.
a(a(n)) = floor(n*phi^2) - 1 = A003622(n).
{a(k)} union {a(k)+1} = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...}. Hence a(1) = 1; for n>1, a(a(n)) = a(a(n)-1)+2, a(a(n)+1) = a(a(n))+1. - Benoit Cloitre, Mar 08 2003
{a(n)} is a solution to the recurrence a(a(n)+n) = 2*a(n)+n, a(1)=1 (see Barbeau et al.).
a(n) = A001950(n) - n. - Philippe Deléham, May 02 2004
a(0) = 0; a(n) = n + Max_{k : a(k) < n}. - Vladeta Jovovic, Jun 11 2004
a(Fibonacci(r-1)+j) = Fibonacci(r)+a(j) for 0 < j <= Fibonacci(r-2); 2 < r. - Paul Weisenhorn, Aug 18 2012
With 1 < k and A001950(k-1) < n <= A001950(k): a(n) = 2*n-k; A001950(n) = 3*n-k. - Paul Weisenhorn, Aug 21 2012
EXAMPLE
From Roland Schroeder (florola(AT)gmx.de), Jul 13 2010: (Start)
Example for n = 5; a(5) = 8;
(Start: [1,2,3,4,5]; 8 steps until [5,4,3,2,1]):
[1,2,3,4,5]; [3,3,4,5]; [4,5,6]; [6,7,1,1]; [8,2,2,1,1,1]: [3,3,2,2,2,1,1,1]; [4,3,3,2,1,1,1]; [4,4,3,2,1,1]; [5,4,3,2,1]. (End)
MAPLE
Digits := 100; t := evalf((1+sqrt(5))/2); A000201 := n->floor(t*n);
MATHEMATICA
Table[Floor[N[n*(1+Sqrt[5])/2]], {n, 1, 75}]
Array[ Floor[ #*GoldenRatio] &, 68] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Apr 17 2010 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=floor(n*(sqrt(5)+1)/2)
(PARI) a(n)=(n+sqrtint(5*n^2))\2 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Feb 07 2013
(Maxima) makelist(floor(n*(1+sqrt(5))/2), n, 1, 60); /* Martin Ettl, Oct 17 2012 */
(Haskell)
a000201 n = a000201_list !! (n-1)
a000201_list = f [1..] [1..] where
f (x:xs) (y:ys) = y : f xs (delete (x + y) ys)
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 02 2015, Mar 10 2013
(Python)
def aupton(terms):
alst, aset = [None, 1], {1}
for n in range(1, terms):
an = alst[n] + (1 if n not in aset else 2)
alst.append(an); aset.add(an)
return alst[1:]
print(aupton(68)) # Michael S. Branicky, May 14 2021
(Python)
from math import isqrt
def A000201(n): return (n+isqrt(5*n**2))//2 # Chai Wah Wu, Jan 11 2022
CROSSREFS
The permutation A002251 maps between this sequence and A001950, in that A002251(a(n)) = A001950(n), A002251(A001950(n)) = a(n).
First differences give A014675. a(n) = A022342(n) + 1 = A005206(n) + n + 1. a(2n)-a(n)=A007067(n). a(a(a(n)))-a(n) = A026274(n-1). - Benoit Cloitre, Mar 08 2003
The following sequences are all essentially the same, in the sense that they are simple transformations of each other, with A000201 as the parent: A000201, A001030, A001468, A001950, A003622, A003842, A003849, A004641, A005614, A014675, A022342, A088462, A096270, A114986, A124841. - N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 11 2021
KEYWORD
nonn,easy,nice
AUTHOR
STATUS
approved