A000269 Number of trees with n nodes, 3 of which are labeled.

3, 16, 67, 251, 888, 3023, 10038, 32722, 105228, 334836, 1056611, 3311784, 10322791, 32026810, 98974177, 304835956, 936147219, 2867586542, 8764280567, 26733395986, 81399821915, 247459136331, 751211286356, 2277496842016

Offset: 3

Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Keywords

• nonn
• easy
• nice

References

• J. Riordan, An Introduction to Combinatorial Analysis, Wiley, 1958, p. 138.
• N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
• N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

Links

• T. D. Noe, Table of n, a(n) for n=3..200
• Index entries for sequences related to trees

Crossrefs

Column k=3 of A034799.

Programs

Mathematica

b[n_] := b[n] = If[n <= 1, n, Sum[k*b[k]*s[n-1, k], {k, 1, n-1}]/(n-1)]; s[n_, k_] := s[n, k] = Sum[b[n+1 - j*k], {j, 1, Quotient[n, k]}]; B[n_] := B[n] = Sum[ b[k]*x^k, {k, 1, n}]; a[n_] := SeriesCoefficient[ B[n-1]^3 * (2*B[n-1]-3) / (B[n-1]-1)^3, {x, 0, n}]; Table[a[n], {n, 3, 30}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Jan 27 2015 *)

Formula

G.f.: A(x) = B(x)^3*(3-2*B(x))/(1-B(x))^3, where B(x) is g.f. for rooted trees with n nodes, cf. A000081. - Vladeta Jovovic, Oct 19 2001

a(n) = A000524(n) - 2*A000243(n).

Extensions

More terms, new description and formula from Christian G. Bower, Nov 15 1999