Let $t_n$ denote the $n^{\rm th}$ element of the Thue-Morse sequence, i.e., $t_n$ begins $$ 0,1,1,0,1,0,0,1,\ldots $$ Now let $s_n$ denote the sequence defined by the partial sums of the $t_n$, so $s_n$ therefore begins $$ 0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, \ldots $$ (entry A115384 in the OEIS). Unfortunately the OEIS page does not list any closed forms for the $n^{\rm th}$ element of this sequence. Can such a closed form be found? Note that by ''closed form'' I mean a function that does not involve any partial sum.
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Closed form for the partial sums of the Thue-Morse sequence
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I get heuristically , for the sequence beginning with $n=0$ and $$T(n)=\text{Hammingweight}(n) \\ \qquad \qquad =\text{bitcount}(n) \pmod 2 \tag 1$$ for $s(n)=\sum_{k=0}^n T(n)$
$$ s(n)=\sum_{k=0}^n T(n) = \frac n2 + \begin{cases} T(n) &\text{if } n \equiv 0,2 \pmod 4 \\ \frac 12 &\text{if } n \equiv 1,3 \pmod 4 \\ \end{cases} \tag 2$$ (modulo typing-error)....
Using $(-1)^n$ one can even make a oneliner from Eq (2).