OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
We know that only the entries T[k] with k listed in A390943 continue to grow, all other entries remain constant after reaching one of the values listed in A390943, the largest of which is 7424. Thus, once M(r) = min { T[k] ; k in A390943 } has grown beyond 7472, we know that M(r) is the smallest entry that can be added to the map T at and after that iteration r.
We also know that M(r) equals the value of T[3712] from that moment on.
Therefore we also know that the terms of this sequence are eventually exactly the values reached by T[3712], which are of the form 961*2^n.
FORMULA
a(n) = 961*2^(n-17) for n >= 22.
PROG
(Python)
# get a[n-1] as a(n) (1-indexed) and extrapolate by doubling the last term:
class seq(list):__call__=lambda s, n: s[-1]<< n-len(s) if n>len(s) else s[n-1]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
M. F. Hasler, Nov 24 2025
STATUS
approved
