See the hereunder
sequence S as a succession of triples (we use yellow and red colors to highlight
them):
S = 0, 2, 1,
3, 5, 4, 6, 8, 7, 12, 13, 9, 10, 20, 14, 11, 21, 15, 16, 70, 17, 18, 90, 19,
22, 30, 23, 24, 50, 25, 26, 71, 27, 28, 91, 29, 31, 40, 34, 32, 41, 35, 33, 42,
36, 37, 80, 38, 43, 51, 39,...
0, 2, 1, 3, 5, 4, 6, 8,
7, 12, 13, 9, 10, 20, 14, 11, 21, 15, 16, 70, 17, 18, 90, 19,
22, 30, 23, 24, 50, 25, 26,
71, 27, 28, 91, 29, 31, 40, 34, 32, 41, 35, 33, 42, 36, 37, 80, 38, 43,
51, 39,...
There is an obvious
pattern in those triples: the central integer n2 in a triple is strictly
bigger than its two neighbors.
We have [n1
< n2 > n3].
S is peculiar – as
the same pattern is present in the successive triples of digits (we use below
blue and cyan colors to highlight them): the central digit d2
in a digit-triple is strictly bigger than its two neighbors.
We have [d1 < d2
> d3]:
0, 2, 1, 3, 5, 4, 6, 8, 7,
12, 13, 9, 10, 20, 14, 11, 21, 15, 16, 70, 17, 18, 90, 19, 22, 30, 23, 24, 50, 25, 26, 71, 27, 28, 91, 29, 31, 40, 34, 32, 41, 35, 33, 42, 36, 37, 80, 38, 43, 51, 39,...
We wanted S to be
the lexicographically earliest sequence of distinct nonnegative terms with this
property.
Quiz:
1) what is the
smallest integer that will never be part of S?
2) what is the first wrong integer of S (as S was a nightmare to build by hand – my apologizes).
Best,
É.
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P.-S.
More such patterns might be interesting to explore: [a > b < c], [a < b < c], [a > b > c], etc.
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Update, December 12
Maximilian was quick to answer both questions:
1) I think it's 99 because consecutive equal digits must be the last
of one triple and the first of the next triple, but 9 can't be the
last nor the first of a triple because the central one must be larger.
Then the next "impossible" term is probably 109, where digits "10"
must be the last two of a triple, but again, 9 can't be the first
of the next triple.
110 is also impossible, again the two '11' must be last and first
of two consecutive triples, but 0 can't be the central one.
In general, two equal digits must always be preceded and followed
by a strictly larger digit. For that reason, 111 and 122 etc are
also impossible.
2) > What is the first wrong integer of S (as S was a nightmare to
build by hand).
... There is no wrong integer in S!
(Nor in your computation - at least according to my program.
Congratulations!)
[A special situation happens first after S(83)=78.
At first sight, the term 101 seems possible for S(84), but then the
next term would have to start with a digit 0, which is impossible.
So one has to take S(84) = 102, which is followed by 104, 103, 105,
107, 106, 108, 109, 82, 83, 89, 84, 85, 120, 79, 86,...
after which we need a larger digit followed by a smaller digit.
87 and 93 ... 98 would be available, but for none of these there's
a possible (smaller) successor (a number with two digits in increasing
order) therefore the smallest possible successor is the very "early
bird" 700.]
- Maximilian
Least impossible is 99, I think. And no wrong integer in S!
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