Ackermann Function/Examples

Examples of Ackermann Function
The Ackermann function $A: \Z_{\ge 0} \times \Z_{\ge 0} \to \Z_{> 0}$ is defined as:


 * $\map A {m, n} = \begin{cases} 2 n & : m = 1 \\

m & : m > 1, n = 1 \\ \map A {m - 1, \map A {m, n - 1} } & : \text{otherwise} \end{cases}$


 * $\begin{array}{c|c|c|c}

\map A {m, n} & m = 1 & m = 2 & m = 3 & m = 4 & \cdots & m = k \\ \hline n = 1 & 2 & 2 & 3 & 4 & & k \\ n = 2 & 4 & \map A {1, \map A {2, 1} } & \map A {2, \map A {3, 1} } & \map A {3, \map A {4, 1} } & & \map A {k - 1, \map A {k, 1} } \\ n = 3 & 6 & \map A {1, \map A {2, 2} } & \map A {2, \map A {3, 2} } & \map A {3, \map A {4, 2} } & & \map A {k - 1, \map A {k, 2} } \\ n = 4 & 8 & \map A {1, \map A {2, 3} } & \map A {2, \map A {3, 3} } & \map A {3, \map A {4, 3} } & & \map A {k - 1, \map A {k, 3} } \\ n = 5 & 10 & \map A {1, \map A {2, 4} } & \map A {2, \map A {3, 4} }\ & \map A {3, \map A {4, 4} } & & \map A {k - 1, \map A {k, 4} } \\ \vdots & &  &  &  & & \\ n = j & 2 j & \map A {1, \map A {2, j - 1} } & \map A {2, \map A {3, j - 1} } & \map A {3, \map A {4, j - 1} } & & \map A {k - 1, \map A {k, j - 1} } \\ \end{array}$

which leads to:


 * $\begin{array}{c|c|c|c}

\map A {m, n} & m = 1 & m = 2 & m = 3 & m = 4 & \cdots & m = k \\ \hline n = 1 & 2 & 2 & 3 & 4 & & k \\ n = 2 & 4 & 4 & 8 & \map A {3, 4} & & \map A {k - 1, k} \\ n = 3 & 6 & 8 & 2^8 & \map A {3, \map A {4, 2} } & & \map A {k - 1, \map A {k, 2} } \\ n = 4 & 8 & 16 & 2^{2^8} & \map A {3, \map A {4, 3} } & & \map A {k - 1, \map A {k, 3} } \\ n = 5 & 10 & 32 & \map A {2, \map A {3, 4} } & \map A {3, \map A {4, 4} } & & \map A {k - 1, \map A {k, 4} } \\ \vdots &  &  &  &  \\ n = j & 2 j & 2^j & \map A {2, \map A {3, j - 1} } & \map A {3, \map A {4, j - 1} } & & \map A {k - 1, \map A {k, j - 1} } \\ \end{array}$