Title
The Yellowstone Permutation
Abstract
Define a sequence of positive integers by the rule that a(n) - n for 1 <= n <= 3, and for n >= 4, a(n) is the smallest number not already in the sequence which has common factor with a (n - 2) but is relatively prime to a(n - 1). We show that this is a permutation of the positive integers. The remarkable graph of this sequence consists of runs of alternating even and odd numbers, interrupted by small downward spikes followed by large upward spikes, suggesting the eruption of geysers in Yellowstone National Park. On a larger scale the points appear to lie on infinitely many distinct curves. There are several unanswered questions concerning the locations of these spikes and the equations for these curves.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2015
JOURNAL OF INTEGER SEQUENCES
number sequence,EKG sequence,permutation of natural numbers
Field
DocType
Volume
Integer,Discrete mathematics,Graph,Combinatorics,National park,Permutation,Parity (mathematics),Coprime integers,Mathematics
Journal
18
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
6
1530-7638
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
1
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
David Applegate162465.13
hans havermann200.34
bob selcoe300.34
vladimir shevelev411.41
N. J. A. Sloane51879543.23
reinhard zumkeller600.34