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A003991 Multiplication table read by antidiagonals: T(i,j) = i*j, i>=1, j>=1.

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1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 6, 6, 4, 5, 8, 9, 8, 5, 6, 10, 12, 12, 10, 6, 7, 12, 15, 16, 15, 12, 7, 8, 14, 18, 20, 20, 18, 14, 8, 9, 16, 21, 24, 25, 24, 21, 16, 9, 10, 18, 24, 28, 30, 30, 28, 24, 18, 10, 11, 20, 27, 32, 35, 36, 35, 32, 27, 20, 11, 12, 22, 30, 36, 40, 42, 42, 40, 36, 30, 22, 12
Offset: 1

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Marc LeBrun

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Comments

Or, triangle X(n,m) = T(n-m+1,m) read by rows, in which row n gives the numbers n*1, (n-1)*2, (n-2)*3, ..., 2*(n-1), 1*n.
Radius of incircle of Pythagorean triangle with sides a=(n+1)^2-m^2, b=2*(n+1)*m and c=(n+1)^2+m^2. - Floor van Lamoen, Aug 16 2001
A permutation of A061017. - Matthew Vandermast, Feb 28 2003
In the proof of countability of rational numbers they are arranged in a square array. a(n) = p*q where p/q is the corresponding rational number as read from the array. - Amarnath Murthy, May 29 2003
Permanent of upper right n X n corner is A000442. - Marc LeBrun, Dec 11 2003
Row 12 gives total number of partridges, turtle doves, ... and drummers drumming that you have received at the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas song. - Alonso del Arte, Jun 17 2005
Consider a particle with spin S (a half-integer) and 2S+1 quantum states |m>, m = -S,-S+1,...,S-1,S. Then the matrix element = sqrt((S+m+1)(S-m)) of the spin-raising operator is the square-root of the triangular (tabl) element T(r,o) of this sequence in row r = 2S, and at offset o=2(S+m). T(r,o) is also the intensity || of the transition between the states |m> and |m+1>. For example, the five transitions between the 6 states of a spin S=5/2 particle have relative intensities 5,8,9,8,5. The total intensity of all spin 5/2 transitions (relative to spin 1/2) is 35, which is the tetrahedral number A000292(5). - Stanislav Sykora, May 26 2012
Sum_{k=0..2n-2} (-1)^k*a(A000124(2n-2)+k) = n. See A098359. - Charlie Marion, Apr 22 2013
T(n, k) is also the (k-1)-superdiagonal sum of an n X n Toeplitz matrix M(n) whose first row consists of successive positive integer numbers 1, ..., n. - Stefano Spezia, Jul 12 2019
From Eric Lengyel, Jun 28 2023: (Start)
X(n, m+1) is the number of degrees of freedom that an m-dimensional flat geometry (point, line, plane, etc.) has when embedded in an n-dimensional Euclidean space.
X(n+1, m+1) is the number of degrees of freedom that an m-ball has when embedded in an n-dimensional Euclidean space. (End)
T(n, k) is also the average number of steps it takes a person to fall off a board of length n+k, if the person starts a random walk at k. - Ruediger Jehn, May 12 2025

Examples

			The array T starts in row n=1 with columns m>=1 as:
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15
   2   4   6   8  10  12  14  16  18  20  22  24  26  28  30
   3   6   9  12  15  18  21  24  27  30  33  36  39  42  45
   4   8  12  16  20  24  28  32  36  40  44  48  52  56  60
   5  10  15  20  25  30  35  40  45  50  55  60  65  70  75
   6  12  18  24  30  36  42  48  54  60  66  72  78  84  90
   7  14  21  28  35  42  49  56  63  70  77  84  91  98 105
   8  16  24  32  40  48  56  64  72  80  88  96 104 112 120
   9  18  27  36  45  54  63  72  81  90  99 108 117 126 135
  10  20  30  40  50  60  70  80  90 100 110 120 130 140 150
The triangle X(n, m) begins
   n\m  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ...
   1:   1
   2:   2  2
   3:   3  4  3
   4:   4  6  6  4
   5:   5  8  9  8  5
   6:   6 10 12 12 10  6
   7:   7 12 15 16 15 12  7
   8:   8 14 18 20 20 18 14  8
   9:   9 16 21 24 25 24 21 16  9
  10:  10 18 24 28 30 30 28 24 18 10
  11:  11 20 27 32 35 36 35 32 27 20 11
  12:  12 22 30 36 40 42 42 40 36 30 22 12
  13:  13 24 33 40 45 48 49 48 45 40 33 24 13
  14:  14 26 36 44 50 54 56 56 54 50 44 36 26 14
  15:  15 28 39 48 55 60 63 64 63 60 55 48 39 28 15
  ... Formatted by _Wolfdieter Lang_, Dec 02 2014

References

  • J. H. Conway and R. K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, Copernicus Press, NY, 1996, p. 46.
  • James J. Tattersall, Elementary Number Theory in Nine Chapters, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pages 5-6.

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Crossrefs

Main diagonal gives squares A000290. Antidiagonal sums are tetrahedral numbers A000292. See A004247 for another version.
Cf. A003989, A003990, A003056, A049581, A000442, A027424, A002260, A033638, A059895, A059896, A059897, A002620.
Cf. also A051776, A067138, A091257, A325821, A331590, A341520, A350066.

Programs

  • Magma
    /* As triangle */ [[k*(n-k+1): k in [1..n]]: n in [1..15]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 12 2019
  • Maple
    seq(seq(i*(n-i),i=1..n-1),n=2..10); # Robert Israel, Dec 14 2015
  • Mathematica
    Table[(x + 1 - y) y, {x, 13}, {y, x}] // Flatten (* Robert G. Wilson v, Oct 06 2007 *)
f[n_] := Table[SeriesCoefficient[E^(x + y) (1+ x - y +x*y-y^2), {x, 0, i}, {y, 0, j}]*i!*j!, {i, n, n}, {j, 0, n}]; Flatten[Array[f, 11,0]] (* Stefano Spezia, Jul 12 2019 *)
  • PARI
    A003991(n,k) = if(k<1 || n<1,0,k*n)

Formula

Rectangular array: T(n, m) = n*m, n>=1, m>= 1.
Triangle X(n, m) = T(n-m+1, m) = (n-m+1)*m.
Sum_{i=1..n} Sum_{j=1..n} a(n) = A000537(n) [Sum of first n cubes; or n-th triangular number squared.] Determinant of all n X n contiguous subarrays of A003991 is 0. - Gerald McGarvey, Sep 26 2004
G.f. as rectangular array: x*y/((1 - x)^2*(1 - y)^2).
a(n) = i*j, where i=floor((1+sqrt(8n-7))/2), j=n-i*(i-1)/2. - Hieronymus Fischer, Aug 08 2007
As an infinite lower triangular matrix equals A000012 * A002260; where A000012 = (1; 1,1; 1,1,1; ...) and A002260 = (1; 1,2; 1,2,3; ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Oct 23 2007
As a linear array, the sequence is a(n) = A002260(n)*A004736(n) or a(n) = ((t*t+3*t+4)/2-n)*(n-(t*(t+1)/2)), where t=floor((-1+sqrt(8*n-7))/2). - Boris Putievskiy, Dec 17 2012
G.f. as linear array: (x - 3*x^2 + Sum_{k >= 0} ((k+2-x-(k+1)*x^2)*x^((k^2+3*k+4)/2)))/(1-x)^3. - Robert Israel, Dec 14 2015
E.g.f. as triangle: exp(x+y)*(1 + x - y + x*y - y^2). - Stefano Spezia, Jul 12 2019
a(n) = (1/2)*t + (n - 1/4)*t^2 - (1/4)*t^4 - n^2 + n, where t = floor(sqrt(2*n) + 1/2). - Ridouane Oudra, Nov 21 2020
a(n) = A003989(n) * A003990(n) = A059895(n) * A059896(n) = A059895(n)^2 * A059897(n). - Antti Karttunen, Dec 13 2021
T(n,k) = A002620(n+k) - A002620(n-k). - Michel Marcus, Jan 06 2023
T(n,k) = number of sums |x-y|+|y-z| = k, where x,y,z are in {1,2,...,n} and x < y < z. - Clark Kimberling, Jan 22 2024
E.g.f. as rectangular array: x*y*exp(x+y). - Stefano Spezia, Jun 27 2025

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