OFFSET
1,2
EXAMPLE
For n = 9 the symmetric representation of sigma(9) = 13 in the first quadrant looks like this:
y
.
._ _ _ _ _ 5
|_ _ _ _ _|
. |_ _ 3
. |_ |
. |_|_ _ 5
. | |
. | |
. | |
. | |
. . . . . . . . |_| . . x
.
There are three parts [5, 3, 5] and the central part is 3 so a(9) = 3.
CROSSREFS
Indices of odd terms give A028982.
Indices of even terms give A028983.
Indices of zeros give A071561.
Indices of nonzero terms give A071562.
Nonzero terms give A295423.
Parity gives A053866.
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Omar E. Pol, Oct 29 2024
STATUS
approved