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- From: lhjensen@fish.Princeton.EDU (Leif Jensen)
- Subject: Re: Another chocolate fish problem.
- Message-ID: <1992Oct14.111439.17556@Princeton.EDU>
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- Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 11:14:39 GMT
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- The notation below should be obvious after the statement of the problem
- has been read.
-
- If a and b are ordered partitions of n and m, respectively, then ab
- denotes the ordered partition of n+m in the obvious way.
-
- fu(n) and fv(n) are sets of ordered partitions of n defined below.
- o(S) is the order of the set S, often |S|.
-
- fu(1) = { 1 }
- fu(2) = { 11, 2 }
- fu(n) = { 2x for x in fu(n-2) } union { 1x for x in fu(n-1) }
-
- It is clear that the two sets in the third line are disjoint. It is
- equally clear that all possible ordered partitions of n into sets of 1
- or 2 are in fu(n) since any partition begins with a 1 or a 2 and all
- possible ordered partitions of n-1 into sets of 1 or 2 are in fu(n-1)
- and fu(n-2). (Forgive this reverse induction proof.)
-
- We notice that u(n) = o(fu(n)) and further that
-
- u(n) = o(fu(n)) = o(fu(n-1) union fu(n-2)) = u(n-1) + u(n-2).
-
- Define x+ of a partition x = abcd..., for a,b,c,d... integers > 1,
- as (a+1)bcd...
-
- fv(2) = { 2 }
- fv(3) = { 3 }
- fv(n) = { x+ for x in fv(n-1) } union { 2x for x in fv(n-2) }
-
- It is clear that the two sets in the third line are disjoint. It is
- equally clear that all possible ordered partitions of n into sets of 2 or
- more are in fv(n) using an argument similar to the one used above.
-
- We notice that v(n) = o(fv(n)) and further that
-
- v(n) = o(fv(n)) = o(fv(n-1) union fv(n-2)) = v(n-1) + v(n-2)
-
- Since u(1) = v(3) and u(2) = v(4) we have u(n) = v(n+2) for n >= 1.
-
- --
- Leif Jensen
- lhjensen@phoenix.princeton.edu
-