Range of periodic sequence (noch nicht übersetzt)
Problem 729
Consider the sequence of real numbers an defined by the starting value a0 and the recurrence an+1=an−1an for any n≥0.
For some starting values a0 the sequence will be periodic. For example, a0=√12 yields the sequence: √12,−√12,√12,…
We are interested in the range of such a periodic sequence which is the difference between the maximum and minimum of the sequence. For example, the range of the sequence above would be √12−(−√12)=√2.
Let S(P) be the sum of the ranges of all such periodic sequences with a period not exceeding P.
For example, S(2)=2√2≈2.8284, being the sum of the ranges of the two sequences starting with a0=√12 and a0=−√12.
You are given S(3)≈14.6461 and S(5)≈124.1056.
Find S(25), rounded to 4 decimal places.