Centered octagonal number

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A centered octagonal number is a centered figurate number that represents an octagon with a dot in the center and all other dots surrounding the center dot in successive octagonal layers. [1] The centered octagonal numbers are the same as the odd square numbers. [2] Thus, the nth odd square number and tth centered octagonal number is given by the formula

The first few centered octagonal numbers are [2]

1, 9, 25, 49, 81, 121, 169, 225, 289, 361, 441, 529, 625, 729, 841, 961, 1089, 1225

Calculating Ramanujan's tau function on a centered octagonal number yields an odd number, whereas for any other number the function yields an even number. [2]

is the number of 2x2 matrices with elements from 0 to n that their determinant is twice their permanent.

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References

  1. Teo, Boon K.; Sloane, N. J. A. (1985), "Magic numbers in polygonal and polyhedral clusters" (PDF), Inorganic Chemistry, 24 (26): 4545–4558, doi:10.1021/ic00220a025 .
  2. 1 2 3 Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "SequenceA016754(Odd squares: (2n-1)^2. Also centered octagonal numbers.)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences . OEIS Foundation.