Take the list t(n,0) = {1,...,n}; denote by t(n,j) this list after rotating to left (or right) by j positions. Calculate inner product of t(n,0) and t(n,j) and denote the value by s(n,j). Compute this inner product for all j = 1..n and choose the smallest. This is a(n).

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Take the list t(n,0) = {1,...,n}; denote by t(n,j) this list after rotating to left (or right) by j positions. Calculate inner product of t(n,0) and t(n,j) and denote the value by s(n,j). Compute this inner product for all j = 1..n and choose the smallest. This is a(n).