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Pentanacci $\pi$ sequence

Start with $a(1)=a(2)=a(3)=a(4)=a(5)=1$ and for $n>5$, $a(n) = \pi(\sum_{j=1}^5 a(n-j))$ where $\pi = A000720$.

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namespace OeisA100478open scoped Nat.Prime

The primary defining sequence a. Pentanacci $\pi$ sequence: $a(1)=a(2)=a(3)=a(4)=a(5)=1$; for $n>5$, $a(n) = \pi(\sum_{j=1}^5 a(n-j))$ where $\pi = A000720$. Note on indices: for $n \ge 0$, $a(n)$ corresponds to $A_{n+1}$ in the OEIS sequence.

noncomputable def a (n : ) : := match n with | 0 => 1 | 1 => 1 | 2 => 1 | 3 => 1 | 4 => 1 | i + 5 => let sumTerms := a (i + 4) + a (i + 3) + a (i + 2) + a (i + 1) + a i π sumTerms

A general sequence defined by the Pentanacci $\pi$ recurrence, starting with arbitrary initial values $v: \text{Fin } 5 \to \mathbb{N}$. The sequence $a_{\mathrm{general}}(v, n)$ is the n-th term (0-indexed).

noncomputable def aGeneral (v : Fin 5 ) (n : ) : := match n with | 0 => v 0 | 1 => v 1 | 2 => v 2 | 3 => v 3 | 4 => v 4 | i + 5 => let sumTerms := aGeneral v (i + 4) + aGeneral v (i + 3) + aGeneral v (i + 2) + aGeneral v (i + 1) + aGeneral v i π sumTerms

Term theorems verifying the first few values of the sequence against the official OEIS b-file

@[category test, AMS 11] theorem a_0 : a 0 = 1 := a 0 = 1 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] theorem a_1 : a 1 = 1 := a 1 = 1 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] theorem a_2 : a 2 = 1 := a 2 = 1 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] theorem a_3 : a 3 = 1 := a 3 = 1 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] theorem a_4 : a 4 = 1 := a 4 = 1 All goals completed! 🐙

Starting with other values of $a(1)$, $a(2)$, $a(3)$, $a(4)$, $a(5)$ what behaviors are possible? Does the sequence always stick at a single integer after some point, or can it go into a loop, or is there a third pattern?

@[category research solved, AMS 11, formal_proof using lean4 at "https://github.com/KitaKen1/oeis-a100478-eventual-periodicity/blob/642eed0ffee26415528ab8c48c5181826be04860/lean/OeisA100478FC.lean#L158-L168"] theorem conjecture (v : Fin 5 ) (h : i, v i > 0) : answer(True) = N P : , P > 0 ( n, n N aGeneral v (n + P) = aGeneral v n) := v:Fin 5 h: (i : Fin 5), v i > 0True = N, P > 0, n N, aGeneral v (n + P) = aGeneral v n All goals completed! 🐙end OeisA100478