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Table 3 Josephus cycle state of each step value in experiment 3

From: Periodic characteristics of the Josephus ring and its application in image scrambling

Value of step

New sequence \( {B}_{n_1} \) generated after one Josephus cycle

(t) from original sequence A n

Period of Josephus cycle (t)

1

1

2

3

4

1

2

2

4

3

1

3

3

3

2

4

1

3

4

4

1

3

2

3

5

1

3

4

2

3

6

2

1

4

3

2

7

3

4

1

2

2

8

4

2

1

3

3

9

1

4

2

3

3

10

2

3

1

4

3

11

3

1

2

4

3

12

4

3

2

1

2

13

1

2

3

4

1

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