Message from Evgeni Lozitsky, Sept. 11, 2023 I have been studying recursions of the following form: X, Y, Z, F(X,Y,Z), ... F(X,Y,Z)=(A1*X+A2*Y+A3*Z+A4)/(B1*X+B2*Y+B3*Z+B4) I was able to find two types of recursions with period eight and three types of recursions with period twelve. **************************************************************************************************************************************************** A1=A A2=B A3=-B A4=-A^2-B^2 B1=1 B2=0 B3=0 B4=-A X Y Z (A^2+B^2-A*X-B*Y+B*Z)/(A-X) (A^3+A^2*B+A*B^2+B^3-A^2*X-A*B*X-B^2*X-A^2*Y-B^2*Y+*A*X*Y-A*B*Z+B^2*Z+B*X*Z)/((A-X)*(A-Y)) (A^4+2*A^2*B^2+B^4-A^3*X-2*A*B^2*X-B^3*X-A^3*Y+A^2*X*Y+*B^2*X*Y-B^2*Y^2-A^3*Z-2*A*B^2*Z+B^3*Z+A^2*X*Z+B^2*X*Z+*A^2*Y*Z+B^2*Y*Z-A*X*Y*Z)/((A-X)*(A-Y)*(A-Z)) (A^3-A^2*B+A*B^2-B^3+A*B*X+B^2*X-A^2*Y-B^2*Y-A^2*Z+*A*B*Z-B^2*Z-B*X*Z+A*Y*Z)/((A-Y)*(A-Z)) (A^2+B^2-B*X+B*Y-A*Z)/(A-Z) X Y Z **************************************************************************************************************************************************** A1=A A2=B A3=B A4=-(A^2+2*A*B-B^2) B1=1 B2=0 B3=0 B4=-A X Y Z (A^2+2*A*B-B^2-A*X-B*Y-B*Z)/(A-X) (A^3+A^2*B-3*A*B^2+B^3-A^2*X-A*B*X+B^2*X-A^2*Y+B^2*Y+*A*X*Y-A*B*Z+B^2*Z+B*X*Z)/((A-X)*(A-Y)) (A^4-4*A^2*B^2+4*A*B^3-B^4-A^3*X+2*A*B^2*X-B^3*X-*A^3*Y+4*A*B^2*Y-2*B^3*Y+A^2*X*Y-B^2*X*Y-B^2*Y^2-A^3*Z+*2*A*B^2*Z-B^3*Z+A^2*X*Z-B^2*X*Z+A^2*Y*Z-B^2*Y*Z-*A*X*Y*Z)/((A-X)*(A-Y)*(A-Z)) (A^3+A^2*B-3*A*B^2+B^3-A*B*X+B^2*X-A^2*Y+B^2*Y-A^2*Z-*A*B*Z+B^2*Z+B*X*Z+A*Y*Z)/((A-Y)*(A-Z)) (A^2+2*A*B-B^2-B*X-B*Y-A*Z)/(A-Z) X Y Z **************************************************************************************************************************************************** A1=A A2=B A3=-B A4=-(2*A^2+2*A*B+B^2)/2 B1=1 B2=0 B3=0 B4=-A-B X Y Z (2*A^2+2*A*B+B^2-2*A*X-2*B*Y+2*B*Z)/(2*(A+B-X)) (2*A^3+6*A^2*B+5*A*B^2+2*B^3-2*A^2*X-4*A*B*X-B^2*X-2*A^2*Y-2*A*B*Y-2*B^2*Y+2*A*X*Y-2*A*B*Z+2*B*X*Z)/(2*(A+B-X)*(A+B-Y)) (2*A^4+6*A^3*B+9*A^2*B^2+6*A*B^3+2*B^4-2*A^3*X-4*A^2*B*X-5*A*B^2*X-2*B^3*X-2*A^3*Y-4*A^2*B*Y-A*B^2*Y+2*A^2*X*Y+2*A*B*X*Y+B^2*X*Y-2*B^2*Y^2-2*A^3*Z-4*A^2*B*Z-6*A*B^2*Z-2*B^3*Z+2*A^2*X*Z+2*A*B*X*Z+2*B^2*X*Z+2*A^2*Y*Z+2*A*B*Y*Z+2*B^2*Y*Z-2*A*X*Y*Z)/(2*(A+B-X)*(A+B-Y)*(A+B-Z)) (2*A^4+4*A^3*B+5*A^2*B^2+3*A*B^3+B^4-2*A^3*X-3*A^2*B*X-4*A*B^2*X-2*B^3*X+2*A*B^2*Y+B^3*Y+2*A^2*X*Y+3*A*B*X*Y+2*B^2*X*Y-2*A^2*Y^2-2*A*B*Y^2-2*B^2*Y^2-4*A^3*Z-4*A^2*B*Z-4*A*B^2*Z-B^3*Z+2*A^2*X*Z-A*B*X*Z+2*A^2*Y*Z+2*A*B*Y*Z+B^2*Y*Z-2*A*X*Y*Z-B*X*Y*Z+2*A*Y^2*Z+2*A^2*Z^2+2*B*X*Z^2-2*A*Y*Z^2)/((A+B-Y)*(2*A+B-2*X+2*Y-2*Z)*(A+B-Z)) (2*A^4+4*A^3*B+5*A^2*B^2+3*A*B^3+B^4-4*A^3*X-8*A^2*B*X-8*A*B^2*X-3*B^3*X+2*A^2*X^2+4*A*B*X^2+2*B^2*X^2+2*A^3*Y+3*A^2*B*Y+3*A*B^2*Y+B^3*Y-2*A^2*X*Y-3*A*B*X*Y-2*B^2*Y^2-4*A^3*Z-4*A^2*B*Z-4*A*B^2*Z-B^3*Z+6*A^2*X*Z+6*A*B*X*Z+3*B^2*X*Z-2*A*X^2*Z-2*B*X^2*Z-2*A^2*Y*Z-A*B*Y*Z+B^2*Y*Z+2*A*X*Y*Z+B*X*Y*Z+2*A^2*Z^2-2*A*X*Z^2)/((A-X)*(2*A+B-2*X+2*Y-2*Z)*(A+B-Z)) (2*A^4+4*A^3*B+5*A^2*B^2+3*A*B^3+B^4-4*A^3*X-8*A^2*B*X-8*A*B^2*X-3*B^3*X+2*A^2*X^2+4*A*B*X^2+2*B^2*X^2+2*A*B^2*Y+B^3*Y+2*A^2*X*Y+2*A*B*X*Y+B^2*X*Y-2*A*X^2*Y-2*B*X^2*Y-2*A^2*Y^2-2*A*B*Y^2-2*B^2*Y^2+2*A*X*Y^2+2*B*X*Y^2-2*A^3*Z-3*A^2*B*Z-4*A*B^2*Z-B^3*Z+2*A^2*X*Z+5*A*B*X*Z+3*B^2*X*Z-2*B*X^2*Z+2*A^2*Y*Z+A*B*Y*Z+B^2*Y*Z-2*A*X*Y*Z-B*X*Y*Z)/((A-X)*(A-Y)*(2*A+B-2*X+2*Y-2*Z)) (2*A^4+2*A^3*B+3*A^2*B^2+2*A*B^3+B^4-2*A^3*X-2*A^2*B*X-4*A*B^2*X-2*B^3*X-2*A^3*Y-2*A^2*B*Y+A*B^2*Y+B^3*Y+2*A^2*X*Y+2*A*B*X*Y+2*B^2*X*Y-2*B^2*Y^2-2*A^3*Z-2*A^2*B*Z-3*A*B^2*Z-B^3*Z+2*A^2*X*Z+2*A*B*X*Z+2*B^2*X*Z+2*A^2*Y*Z+2*A*B*Y*Z+B^2*Y*Z-2*A*X*Y*Z-2*B*X*Y*Z)/(2*(A-X)*(A-Y)*(A-Z)) (2*A^3-A*B^2-B^3+2*A*B*X+2*B^2*X-2*A^2*Y-2*A*B*Y-2*B^2*Y-2*A^2*Z+B^2*Z-2*B*X*Z+2*A*Y*Z+2*B*Y*Z)/(2*(A-Y)*(A-Z)) (2*A^2+2*A*B+B^2-2*B*X+2*B*Y-2*A*Z-2*B*Z)/(2*(A-Z)) X Y Z **************************************************************************************************************************************************** A1=A A2=B A3=(1+I*Sqrt[3])*B/2 A4=-A^2-(1+I*Sqrt[3])*A*B+B^2 B1=1 B2=0 B3=0 B4=(-2*A+(1-I*Sqrt[3])*B)/2 X Y Z (I*(-2*I*A^2+(-2*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B+2*I*B^2+2*I*A*X+2*I*B*Y+(I-Sqrt[3])*B*Z))/(2*A+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*X) (2*I*(-2*I*A^3+2*Sqrt[3]*A^2*B+(4*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2-2*I*B^3+2*I*A^2*X+(I-Sqrt[3])*A*B*X-2*I*B^2*X+2*I*A^2*Y+(-I-Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y+(-I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y-2*I*A*X*Y+2*I*A*B*Z-2*I*B*X*Z))/((2*A+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*X)*(2*A+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Y)) (4*I*(-2*I*A^4+(3*I+3*Sqrt[3])*A^3*B+(9*I-5*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B^2+(-9*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B^3+(I+Sqrt[3])*B^4+2*I*A^3*X+(-2*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*X+(-4*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*X+2*I*B^3*X+2*I*A^3*Y+(-2*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Y+(-8*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Y+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^3*Y-2*I*A^2*X*Y+(I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Y+2*I*B^2*X*Y+2*I*B^2*Y^2+2*I*A^3*Z+(-2*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Z+(-3*I+3*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Z+2*I*B^3*Z-2*I*A^2*X*Z+(I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Z+(I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*X*Z-2*I*A^2*Y*Z+(I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y*Z+(I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y*Z+2*I*A*X*Y*Z))/((2*A+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*X)*(2*A+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Y)*(2*A+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Z)) (4*I*(-4*I*A^4+(I+5*Sqrt[3])*A^3*B+(11*I-5*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B^2+(-9*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B^3+(I+Sqrt[3])*B^4+(I+Sqrt[3])*A^3*X+(6*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*X+(-7*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*X+(I+Sqrt[3])*B^3*X+6*I*A^3*Y+(-3*I-5*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Y+(-7*I+5*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Y+4*I*B^3*Y+(-I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Y+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Y+2*I*B^2*X*Y-2*I*A^2*Y^2+(I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y^2+(I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y^2+(5*I-Sqrt[3])*A^3*Z+(-I-3*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Z+(-4*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Z+2*I*B^3*Z+(-I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Z+(-7*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Z+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*X*Z+(-7*I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*Y*Z+(2*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y*Z+(I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y*Z+(I+Sqrt[3])*A*X*Y*Z+2*I*B*X*Y*Z+2*I*A*Y^2*Z+(-I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*Z^2+2*I*B*X*Z^2+(I-Sqrt[3])*A*Y*Z^2))/((2*A+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Y)*(2*A+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Z)*(4*A+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*B+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*X-2*Y+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*Z)) (4*I*Sqrt[3]*((-2*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A^4+(8*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A^3*B+(-2*I-8*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B^2+(-6*I+4*Sqrt[3])*A*B^3+2*I*B^4+(4*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A^3*X+(-10*I-4*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*X+(-I+7*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*X+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^3*X-2*I*A^2*X^2+(2*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B*X^2+(I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*X^2+(I-Sqrt[3])*A^3*Y+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Y+(3*I+5*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Y+(2*I-2*Sqrt[3])*B^3*Y+(-I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Y+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Y-2*Sqrt[3]*B^2*X*Y+(-I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y^2+(I-3*Sqrt[3])*A^3*Z+(-5*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Z+(I+3*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Z+(I-Sqrt[3])*B^3*Z+(-3*I+3*Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Z+(6*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Z-2*Sqrt[3]*B^2*X*Z+2*I*A*X^2*Z+(-I-Sqrt[3])*B*X^2*Z+(-I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*Y*Z+(I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y*Z+(-I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y*Z+(I-Sqrt[3])*A*X*Y*Z+(-I-Sqrt[3])*B*X*Y*Z+(I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*Z^2+(-I-Sqrt[3])*A*X*Z^2))/((3*I+Sqrt[3])*(A-X)*(2*A+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Z)*(4*A+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*B+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*X-2*Y+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*Z)) -(2*I*((6*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A^4+(6*I-8*Sqrt[3])*A^3*B+(-24*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B^2+(12*I+6*Sqrt[3])*A*B^3-2*Sqrt[3]*B^4+(-6*I-4*Sqrt[3])*A^3*X+(-12*I+10*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*X+(21*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*X+(-3*I-3*Sqrt[3])*B^3*X+2*Sqrt[3]*A^2*X^2+(6*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A*B*X^2+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*X^2+(-9*I-3*Sqrt[3])*A^3*Y+(-3*I+9*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Y+(18*I-4*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Y+(-6*I-2*Sqrt[3])*B^3*Y+(9*I+5*Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Y+(6*I-10*Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Y+(-9*I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*X*Y-2*Sqrt[3]*A*X^2*Y+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B*X^2*Y+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*Y^2-2*Sqrt[3]*A*B*Y^2+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y^2+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*A*X*Y^2+2*Sqrt[3]*B*X*Y^2+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^3*Z+(-3*I+3*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Z+(9*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Z+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^3*Z+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Z+(6*I-4*Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Z-6*I*B^2*X*Z+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B*X^2*Z+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*Y*Z-2*Sqrt[3]*A*B*Y*Z+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y*Z+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*X*Y*Z+2*Sqrt[3]*B*X*Y*Z)/((3*I+Sqrt[3])*(A-X)*(A-Y)*(-4*I*A+(I+Sqrt[3])*B+(I+Sqrt[3])*X+2*I*Y+(I-Sqrt[3])*Z))) I*(I+Sqrt[3])*((-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^4+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^3*B+(-6*I-6*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B^2+(-3*I+7*Sqrt[3])*A*B^3+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^4+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^3*X+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*X+4*Sqrt[3]*A*B^2*X+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^3*X+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^3*Y+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Y+(9*I+5*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Y-4*Sqrt[3]*B^3*Y+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Y+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Y-2*Sqrt[3]*B^2*X*Y+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y^2+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^3*Z+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Z+(3*I+3*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Z-2*Sqrt[3]*B^3*Z+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Z+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Z-2*Sqrt[3]*B^2*X*Z+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*Y*Z+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y*Z+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y*Z+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A*X*Y*Z+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*B*X*Y*Z)/(2*(3*I+Sqrt[3])*(A-X)*(A-Y)*(A-Z)) (3*I+Sqrt[3])*((-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^3+(3*I+3*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B+(3*I-5*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^3-2*Sqrt[3]*A*B*X+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*X+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*Y+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y+2*Sqrt[3]*B^2*Y+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*Z+(-3*I-3*Sqrt[3])*A*B*Z+2*Sqrt[3]*B^2*Z+2*Sqrt[3]*B*X*Z+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*Y*Z+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*B*Y*Z)/(12*(A-Y)*(A-Z)) (2*Sqrt[3]*A^2+(6*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B-2*Sqrt[3]*B^2-2*Sqrt[3]*B*X+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*B*Y-2*Sqrt[3]*A*Z+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B*Z)/(2*Sqrt[3]*(A-Z)) X Y Z **************************************************************************************************************************************************** A1=A A2=B A3=(1-I*Sqrt[3])*B/2 A4=-A^2-(1-I*Sqrt[3])*A*B+B^2 B1=1 B2=0 B3=0 B4=(-2*A+(1+I*Sqrt[3])*B)/2 X Y Z -((I*(2*I*A^2+(2*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B-2*I*B^2-2*I*A*X-2*I*B*Y+(-I-Sqrt[3])*B*Z))/(2*A+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*X)) -((2*I*(2*I*A^3+2*Sqrt[3]*A^2*B+(-4*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2+2*I*B^3-2*I*A^2*X+(-I-Sqrt[3])*A*B*X+2*I*B^2*X-2*I*A^2*Y+(I-Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y+(I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y+2*I*A*X*Y-2*I*A*B*Z+2*I*B*X*Z))/((2*A+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*X)*(2*A+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Y)))-((4*I*(2*I*A^4+(-3*I+3*Sqrt[3])*A^3*B+(-9*I-5*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B^2+(9*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B^3+(-I+Sqrt[3])*B^4-2*I*A^3*X+(2*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*X+(4*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*X-2*I*B^3*X-2*I*A^3*Y+(2*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Y+(8*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Y+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^3*Y+2*I*A^2*X*Y+(-I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Y-2*I*B^2*X*Y-2*I*B^2*Y^2-2*I*A^3*Z+(2*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Z+(3*I+3*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Z-2*I*B^3*Z+2*I*A^2*X*Z+(-I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Z+(-I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*X*Z+2*I*A^2*Y*Z+(-I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y*Z+(-I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y*Z-2*I*A*X*Y*Z))/((2*A+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*X)*(2*A+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Y)*(2*A+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Z))) -((4*I*(4*I*A^4+(-I+5*Sqrt[3])*A^3*B+(-11*I-5*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B^2+(9*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B^3+(-I+Sqrt[3])*B^4+(-I+Sqrt[3])*A^3*X+(-6*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*X+(7*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*X+(-I+Sqrt[3])*B^3*X-6*I*A^3*Y+(3*I-5*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Y+(7*I+5*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Y-4*I*B^3*Y+(I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Y+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Y-2*I*B^2*X*Y+2*I*A^2*Y^2+(-I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y^2+(-I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y^2+(-5*I-Sqrt[3])*A^3*Z+(I-3*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Z+(4*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Z-2*I*B^3*Z+(I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Z+(7*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Z+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*X*Z+(7*I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*Y*Z+(-2*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y*Z+(-I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y*Z+(-I+Sqrt[3])*A*X*Y*Z-2*I*B*X*Y*Z-2*I*A*Y^2*Z+(I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*Z^2-2*I*B*X*Z^2+(-I-Sqrt[3])*A*Y*Z^2))/((2*A+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Y)*(2*A+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Z)*(4*A+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*B+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*X-2*Y+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*Z))) -((4*I*Sqrt[3]*((2*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A^4+(-8*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A^3*B+(2*I-8*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B^2+(6*I+4*Sqrt[3])*A*B^3-2*I*B^4+(-4*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A^3*X+(10*I-4*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*X+(I+7*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*X+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^3*X+2*I*A^2*X^2+(-2*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B*X^2+(-I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*X^2+(-I-Sqrt[3])*A^3*Y+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Y+(-3*I+5*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Y+(-2*I-2*Sqrt[3])*B^3*Y+(I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Y+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Y-2*Sqrt[3]*B^2*X*Y+(I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y^2+(-I-3*Sqrt[3])*A^3*Z+(5*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Z+(-I+3*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Z+(-I-Sqrt[3])*B^3*Z+(3*I+3*Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Z+(-6*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Z-2*Sqrt[3]*B^2*X*Z-2*I*A*X^2*Z+(I-Sqrt[3])*B*X^2*Z+(I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*Y*Z+(-I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y*Z+(I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y*Z+(-I-Sqrt[3])*A*X*Y*Z+(I-Sqrt[3])*B*X*Y*Z+(-I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*Z^2+(I-Sqrt[3])*A*X*Z^2))/((-3*I+Sqrt[3])*(A-X)*(2*A+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*B-2*Z)*(4*A+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*B+(-1-I*Sqrt[3])*X-2*Y+(-1+I*Sqrt[3])*Z))) ((-I+Sqrt[3])*((6*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A^4+(-9*I+7*Sqrt[3])*A^3*B+(-9*I-13*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B^2+(15*I+3*Sqrt[3])*A*B^3+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^4+(-9*I-Sqrt[3])*A^3*X+(9*I-11*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*X+(12*I+10*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*X-6*I*B^3*X+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^2*X^2+4*Sqrt[3]*A*B*X^2+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*X^2+(-9*I-3*Sqrt[3])*A^3*Y+(12*I-6*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Y+(3*I+11*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Y+(-6*I-2*Sqrt[3])*B^3*Y+(12*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A^2*X*Y+(-12*I+8*Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Y+(-3*I-5*Sqrt[3])*B^2*X*Y+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*X^2*Y-2*Sqrt[3]*B*X^2*Y+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*Y^2+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y^2-2*Sqrt[3]*B^2*Y^2+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*A*X*Y^2+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*B*X*Y^2-2*Sqrt[3]*A^3*Z+(3*I-3*Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Z+(3*I+5*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Z+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^3*Z+2*Sqrt[3]*A^2*X*Z+(-3*I+5*Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Z+(-3*I-3*Sqrt[3])*B^2*X*Z-2*Sqrt[3]*B*X^2*Z+2*Sqrt[3]*A^2*Y*Z+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y*Z-2*Sqrt[3]*B^2*Y*Z-2*Sqrt[3]*A*X*Y*Z+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*B*X*Y*Z))/((-3*I+Sqrt[3])*(A-X)*(A-Y)*(4*I*A+(-I+Sqrt[3])*B+(-I+Sqrt[3])*X-2*I*Y+(-I-Sqrt[3])*Z)) (1-I*Sqrt[3])*(2*Sqrt[3]*A^4+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*A^3*B+12*I*A^2*B^2+(-9*I+5*Sqrt[3])*A*B^3-2*Sqrt[3]*B^4-2*Sqrt[3]*A^3*X+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*X+(-6*I+2*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*X-2*Sqrt[3]*B^3*X-2*Sqrt[3]*A^3*Y+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Y+(-12*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2*Y+(6*I-2*Sqrt[3])*B^3*Y+2*Sqrt[3]*A^2*X*Y+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Y+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*X*Y+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y^2-2*Sqrt[3]*A^3*Z+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^2*B*Z-6*I*A*B^2*Z+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^3*Z+2*Sqrt[3]*A^2*X*Z+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B*X*Z+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^2*X*Z+2*Sqrt[3]*A^2*Y*Z+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y*Z+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y*Z-2*Sqrt[3]*A*X*Y*Z+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*B*X*Y*Z) (2*Sqrt[3]*A^3-6*I*A^2*B+(6*I-4*Sqrt[3])*A*B^2+2*Sqrt[3]*B^3+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A*B*X+2*Sqrt[3]*B^2*X-2*Sqrt[3]*A^2*Y+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*A*B*Y+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*Y-2*Sqrt[3]*A^2*Z+6*I*A*B*Z+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B^2*Z+(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*B*X*Z+2*Sqrt[3]*A*Y*Z+(-3*I-Sqrt[3])*B*Y*Z)/(2*Sqrt[3]*(A-Y)*(A-Z))/(2*(-3*I+Sqrt[3])*(A-X)*(A-Y)*(A-Z)) ((3*I+Sqrt[3])*((-3*I+Sqrt[3])*A^2+(-6*I-2*Sqrt[3])*A*B+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*B^2+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*B*X+(3*I+Sqrt[3])*B*Y+(3*I-Sqrt[3])*A*Z+2*Sqrt[3]*B*Z))/(12*(A-Z)) X Y Z **************************************************************************************************************************************************** It's amazing to watch these giant "complex pythons" curl up and bite their tails :)! Now it's definitely time for me to start writing the article! I keep getting the feeling that we're dealing with some kind of algebraic structures... Group representation? Lie algebras? Root systems? Am I the first to discover recursions with a period of twelve? This is even surprising! Thanks for your attention!