A000318 Generalized tangent numbers d(4,n).

4, 128, 16384, 4456448, 2080374784, 1483911200768, 1501108249821184, 2044143848640217088, 3605459138582973251584, 7995891855149741436305408, 21776918737280678860353961984, 71454103701490016776039304265728, 278008871543597996197497752082448384

Offset: 1

Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Keywords

• nonn
• easy

References

• 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 = 1..100
• D. Shanks, Generalized Euler and class numbers. Math. Comp. 21 (1967) 689-694.
• D. Shanks, Corrigenda to: "Generalized Euler and class numbers", Math. Comp. 22 (1968), 699
• D. Shanks, Generalized Euler and class numbers, Math. Comp. 21 (1967), 689-694; 22 (1968), 699. [Annotated scanned copy]
• Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Padé approximants.

Crossrefs

Cf. A000182, A000191, A000490, A349264.

Programs

Maple

egf := sec(4*x)*sin(4*x): ser := series(egf, x, 26):
seq((2*n-1)!*coeff(ser, x, 2*n-1), n = 1..12); # Peter Luschny, Nov 21 2021

Mathematica

nn = 30; t = Rest@Union[Range[0, nn - 1]! CoefficientList[Series[Tan[x], {x, 0, nn}], x]]; t2 = t*2^Range[2, 2*nn, 4] (* T. D. Noe, Jun 19 2012 *)

Formula

a(n) = 2^(4n-2) * A000182(n).

The g.f. has the following continued fraction expansion: g.f. = [4, b(0), c(0), b(1), c(1), b(2), c(2), ...] where b(n) = (Sum_{k=0..n} 1/(2*k+1))^2 / (128*(n+1)*x), c(n) = -4/((2*n+3)*(Sum_{k=0..n} 1/(2*k+1))*(Sum_{k=0..n+1} 1/(2*k+1))) and each convergent of this continued fraction is a Padé approximant of the Maclaurin series Sum_{k>=1} a(n)*x^(n-1). - Thomas Baruchel, Oct 19 2005

a(n) = (2*n-1)!*[x^(2*n-1)](sec(4*x)*sin(4*x)). - Peter Luschny, Nov 21 2021

Extensions

More terms from Kok Seng Chua (chuaks(AT)ihpc.nus.edu.sg), Jun 03 2000