Pell numbers

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf integer sequence
gptkbp:application number theory
combinatorics
approximating square roots
gptkbp:category gptkb:mathematics
number sequences
gptkbp:closedForm ((1+√2)^n - (1-√2)^n)/(2√2)
gptkbp:first_terms 2
0
1
12
29
5
70
169
408
985
gptkbp:growthForm exponential
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pell numbers
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Pell
gptkbp:nextTermFormula P(n+1) = 2*P(n) + P(n-1)
gptkbp:OEIS A000129
gptkbp:recurrence P(n) = 2*P(n-1) + P(n-2)
gptkbp:relatedTo continued fractions
Pell equation
gptkbp:sequence Pell–Lucas numbers
linear recurrence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:silver_ratio
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7