representation as sum of powers of 2, as floor of polynomial
Source: Putnam 1983 B2
September 15, 2021
algebracombinatoricspolynomial
Problem Statement
For positive integers , let be the number of representation of as a sum of nonincreasing powers of , where no power can be used more than three times. For example, since the representations of are:
Prove or disprove that there is a polynomial such that for all positive integers .