There exists an integer such that every string in the look
and say sequence "decays" in at most
days to a compound of "common" and "transuranic
elements."
The table below gives the periodic table of atoms associated with the look and say sequence as named by Conway (1987). The "abundance" is the
average number of occurrences for long strings out of every million atoms. The asymptotic
abundances are zero for transuranic elements, and 27.246... for arsenic (As), the
next rarest element. The most common element is hydrogen (H), having an abundance
of .
The starting element is U, represented by the string "3," and subsequent
terms are those giving a description of the current term: one three (13); one one,
one three (1113); three ones, one three (3113), etc.
abundance | |||
102.56285249 | 92 | U | 3 |
9883.5986392 | 91 | Pa | 13 |
7581.9047125 | 90 | Th | 1113 |
6926.9352045 | 89 | Ac | 3113 |
5313.7894999 | 88 | Ra | 132113 |
4076.3134078 | 87 | Fr | 1113122113 |
3127.0209328 | 86 | Rn | 311311222113 |
2398.7998311 | 85 | At | Ho.1322113 |
1840.1669683 | 84 | Po | 1113222113 |
1411.6286100 | 83 | Bi | 3113322113 |
1082.8883285 | 82 | Pb | Pm.123222113 |
830.70513293 | 81 | Tl | 111213322113 |
637.25039755 | 80 | Hg | 31121123222113 |
488.84742982 | 79 | Au | 132112211213322113 |
375.00456738 | 78 | Pt | 111312212221121123222113 |
287.67344775 | 77 | Ir | 3113112211322112211213322113 |
220.68001229 | 76 | Os | 1321132122211322212221121123222113 |
169.28801808 | 75 | Re | 111312211312113221133211322112211213322113 |
315.56655252 | 74 | W | Ge.Ca.312211322212221121123222113 |
242.07736666 | 73 | Ta | 13112221133211322112211213322113 |
2669.0970363 | 72 | Hf | 11132.Pa.H.Ca.W |
2047.5173200 | 71 | Lu | 311312 |
1570.6911808 | 70 | Yb | 1321131112 |
1204.9083841 | 69 | Tm | 11131221133112 |
1098.5955997 | 68 | Er | 311311222.Ca.Co |
47987.529438 | 67 | Ho | 1321132.Pm |
36812.186418 | 66 | Dy | 111312211312 |
28239.358949 | 65 | Tb | 3113112221131112 |
21662.972821 | 64 | Gd | Ho.13221133112 |
20085.668709 | 63 | Eu | 1113222.Ca.Co |
15408.115182 | 62 | Sm | 311332 |
29820.456167 | 61 | Pm | 132.Ca.Zn |
22875.863883 | 60 | Nd | 111312 |
17548.529287 | 59 | Pr | 31131112 |
13461.825166 | 58 | Ce | 1321133112 |
10326.833312 | 57 | La | 11131.H.Ca.Co |
7921.9188284 | 56 | Ba | 311311 |
6077.0611889 | 55 | Cs | 13211321 |
4661.8342720 | 54 | Xe | 11131221131211 |
3576.1856107 | 53 | I | 311311222113111221 |
2743.3629718 | 52 | Te | Ho.1322113312211 |
2104.4881933 | 51 | Sb | Eu.Ca.3112221 |
1614.3946687 | 50 | Sn | Pm.13211 |
1238.4341972 | 49 | In | 11131221 |
950.02745646 | 48 | Cd | 3113112211 |
728.78492056 | 47 | Ag | 132113212221 |
559.06537946 | 46 | Pd | 111312211312113211 |
428.87015041 | 45 | Rh | 311311222113111221131221 |
328.99480576 | 44 | Ru | Ho.132211331222113112211 |
386.07704943 | 43 | Tc | Eu.Ca.311322113212221 |
296.16736852 | 42 | Mo | 13211322211312113211 |
227.19586752 | 41 | Nb | 1113122113322113111221131221 |
174.28645997 | 40 | Zr | Er.12322211331222113112211 |
133.69860315 | 39 | Y | 1112133.H.Ca.Tc |
102.56285249 | 38 | Sr | 3112112.U |
78.678000089 | 37 | Rb | 1321122112 |
60.355455682 | 36 | Kr | 11131221222112 |
46.299868152 | 35 | Br | 3113112211322112 |
35.517547944 | 34 | Se | 13211321222113222112 |
27.246216076 | 33 | As | 11131221131211322113322112 |
1887.4372276 | 32 | Ge | 31131122211311122113222.Na |
1447.8905642 | 31 | Ga | Ho.13221133122211332 |
23571.391336 | 30 | Zn | Eu.Ca.Ac.H.Ca.312 |
18082.082203 | 29 | Cu | 131112 |
13871.123200 | 28 | Ni | 11133112 |
45645.877256 | 27 | Co | Zn.32112 |
35015.858546 | 26 | Fe | 13122112 |
26861.360180 | 25 | Mn | 111311222112 |
20605.882611 | 24 | Cr | 31132.Si |
15807.181592 | 23 | V | 13211312 |
12126.002783 | 22 | Ti | 11131221131112 |
9302.0974443 | 21 | Sc | 3113112221133112 |
56072.543129 | 20 | Ca | Ho.Pa.H.12.Co |
43014.360913 | 19 | K | 1112 |
32997.170122 | 18 | Ar | 3112 |
25312.784218 | 17 | Cl | 132112 |
19417.939250 | 16 | S | 1113122112 |
14895.886658 | 15 | P | 311311222112 |
32032.812960 | 14 | Si | Ho.1322112 |
24573.006696 | 13 | Al | 1113222112 |
18850.441228 | 12 | Mg | 3113322112 |
14481.448773 | 11 | Na | Pm.123222112 |
11109.006696 | 10 | Ne | 111213322112 |
8521.9396539 | 9 | F | 31121123222112 |
6537.3490750 | 8 | O | 132112211213322112 |
5014.9302464 | 7 | N | 111312212221121123222112 |
3847.0525419 | 6 | C | 3113112211322112211213322112 |
2951.1503716 | 5 | B | 1321132122211322212221121123222112 |
2263.8860325 | 4 | Be | 111312211312113221133211322112211213322112 |
4220.0665982 | 3 | Li | Ge.Ca.312211322212221121123222112 |
3237.2968588 | 2 | He | 13112221133211322112211213322112 |
91790.383216 | 1 | H | Hf.Pa.22.Ca.Li |