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#76 2013-04-17 02:35:52

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

That is very good, you kept the dominant terms.


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#77 2013-04-17 02:44:51

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

Exactly. They seem to do the job good enough. I will try getting the closed form analitically today.


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#78 2013-04-17 02:51:43

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

Uh wait. That is the analytical answer up there. So you will looking for a shorter one?


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#79 2013-04-17 02:53:59

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

You didn't get it by analityc methods. You used M's FindSequenceFunction command. I want to see if I can get the answer analitically.


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#80 2013-04-17 02:59:26

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

All you provided me was with your original algorithm. I had to use the sequence. And why not just try induction and prove the a_n is correct?


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#81 2013-04-17 03:11:39

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

Do you think there is a nicer reccurence for the sequence?


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#82 2013-04-17 03:13:50

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

Maybe. The weirdest thing is that sequences can have more than one difference equation.


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#83 2013-04-17 03:54:36

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

I have the difference equation. It's a[n+4]-4a[n+2]-a[n]+4a[n-2]=0. Don't ask how I got it!

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#84 2013-04-17 03:56:00

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

I am going to ask just that.


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#85 2013-04-17 03:57:42

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

It is a bit tough to explain. I played a little bit of spot-the-pattern...


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#86 2013-04-17 03:59:41

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

The solution to that will probably be longer than the other one.


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#87 2013-04-17 04:01:24

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

I think you will get the same solution.


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#88 2013-04-17 04:04:20

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

Possibly, or the trigonometric terms will be replaced by (-1)^n or something like that.


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#89 2013-04-17 04:13:04

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

The trigonometric terms will be replaced by i^n and (-i)^n.


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#90 2013-04-17 04:16:56

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

Yes, that is possible too but I would not exactly call that simpler.


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#91 2013-04-17 04:26:28

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

True. But the reduced form looks really nice, though!


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#92 2013-04-17 04:28:04

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

It is an asymptotic form yes? It is supposed to be shorter and easier to compute.


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#93 2013-04-17 04:29:53

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

Yes. It looks much much prettier than the nasty exact one.


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#94 2013-04-17 04:33:02

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

But you possibly missed the forest for the trees.


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#95 2013-04-17 04:41:46

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

How?


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#96 2013-04-17 04:44:19

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

It appears there might be a pattern worth investigating that is much simpler. It may not hold but it is worth a look. You have to get out of the box axiomatic math puts you in. It is small, dark and has little air.


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#97 2013-04-17 04:47:50

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

Which pattern? In the binary representation? That is the one I used to get the difference equation.

Hm, could you do asymptotic_a[n]-a[n] for me?


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#98 2013-04-17 04:50:51

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

One question at a time can be investigated well. This one is more important.

Which pattern? In the binary representation?

No, not that one. Look below, is there anything cooking?


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#99 2013-04-17 04:56:39

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

Well, they approach 1. That is why my formula is an asymptotic one. I also notice that every fourth term repeats two terms later. I do not notice anything else.


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#100 2013-04-17 05:04:20

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Re: Julianthemath's number 3

Yes, the differences between the asymptotic form and the actual answer follow a pattern.

1,3, then 1,1,1,3...

This suggests 2 recurrences and just adding the appropriate constant. Now you would have a short exact answer.


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