6 citations · 16 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
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math.CO2010★ 6 cited
The Toothpick Sequence and Other Sequences from Cellular Automata
David Applegate, Omar E. Pol, N. J. A. Sloane
A two-dimensional arrangement of toothpicks is constructed by the following iterative procedure. At stage 1, place a single toothpick of length 1 on a square grid, aligned with the…
math.CO2009★ 4 cited
The Gift Exchange Problem
David Applegate, N. J. A. Sloane
The aim of this paper is to solve the "gift exchange" problem: you are one of n players, and there are n wrapped gifts on display; when your turn comes, you can either choose any o…
math.NT2003★ 6 cited
Numerical Analogues of Aronson's Sequence
Benoit Cloitre, N. J. A. Sloane, Matthew J. Vandermast
Aronson's sequence 1, 4, 11, 16, ... is defined by the English sentence ``t is the first, fourth, eleventh, sixteenth, ... letter of this sentence.'' This paper introduces some num…