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A000244 Powers of 3: a(n) = 3^n.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729, 2187, 6561, 19683, 59049, 177147, 531441, 1594323, 4782969, 14348907, 43046721, 129140163, 387420489, 1162261467, 3486784401, 10460353203, 31381059609, 94143178827, 282429536481, 847288609443, 2541865828329, 7625597484987

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

Same as Pisot sequences E(1, 3), L(1, 3), P(1, 3), T(1, 3). Essentially same as Pisot sequences E(3, 9), L(3, 9), P(3, 9), T(3, 9). See A008776 for definitions of Pisot sequences.
Number of (s(0), s(1), ..., s(2n+2)) such that 0 < s(i) < 6 and |s(i) - s(i-1)| = 1 for i = 1, 2, ..., 2n + 2, s(0) = 1, s(2n+2) = 3. - Herbert Kociemba, Jun 10 2004
a(1) = 1, a(n+1) is the least number such that there are a(n) even numbers between a(n) and a(n+1). Generalization for the sequence of powers of k: 1, k, k^2, k^3, k^4, ... There are a(n) multiples of k-1 between a(n) and a(n+1). - Amarnath Murthy, Nov 28 2004
a(n) = sum of (n+1)-th row in Triangle A105728. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 18 2005
With p(n) being the number of integer partitions of n, p(i) being the number of parts of the i-th partition of n, d(i) being the number of different parts of the i-th partition of n, m(i, j) being the multiplicity of the j-th part of the i-th partition of n, Sum_{i = 1..p(n)} being the sum over i and Product_{j = 1..d(i)} being the product over j, one has: a(n) = Sum_{i = 1..p(n)} (p(i)!/(Product_{j = 1..d(i)} m(i, j)!))*2^(p(i) - 1). - Thomas Wieder, May 18 2005
For any k > 1 in the sequence, k is the first prime power appearing in the prime decomposition of repunit R_k, i.e., of A002275(k). - Lekraj Beedassy, Apr 24 2006
a(n-1) is the number of compositions of compositions. In general, (k+1)^(n-1) is the number of k-levels nested compositions (e.g., 4^(n-1) is the number of compositions of compositions of compositions, etc.). Each of the n - 1 spaces between elements can be a break for one of the k levels, or not a break at all. - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Dec 06 2006
Let S be a binary relation on the power set P(A) of a set A having n = |A| elements such that for every element x, y of P(A), xSy if x is a subset of y. Then a(n) = |S|. - Ross La Haye, Dec 22 2006
From Manfred Boergens, Mar 28 2023: (Start)
With regard to the comment by Ross La Haye:
Cf. A001047 if either nonempty subsets are considered or x is a proper subset of y.
Cf. a(n+1) in A028243 if nonempty subsets are considered and x is a proper subset of y. (End)
If X_1, X_2, ..., X_n is a partition of the set {1, 2, ..., 2*n} into blocks of size 2 then, for n >= 1, a(n) is equal to the number of functions f : {1, 2, ..., 2*n} -> {1, 2} such that for fixed y_1, y_2, ..., y_n in {1, 2} we have f(X_i) <> {y_i}, (i = 1, 2, ..., n). - Milan Janjic, May 24 2007
This is a general comment on all sequences of the form a(n) = [(2^k)-1]^n for all positive integers k. Example 1.1.16 of Stanley's "Enumerative Combinatorics" offers a slightly different version. a(n) in the number of functions f:[n] into P([k]) - {}. a(n) is also the number of functions f:[k] into P([n]) such that the generalized intersection of f(i) for all i in [k] is the empty set. Where [n] = {1, 2, ..., n}, P([n]) is the power set of [n] and {} is the empty set. - Geoffrey Critzer, Feb 28 2009
a(n) = A064614(A000079(n)) and A064614(m)A000079(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 08 2010
3^(n+1) = (1, 2, 2, 2, ...) dot (1, 1, 3, 9, ..., 3^n); e.g., 3^3 = 27 = (1, 2, 2, 2) dot (1, 1, 3, 9) = (1 + 2 + 6 + 18). - Gary W. Adamson, May 17 2010
a(n) is the number of generalized compositions of n when there are 3*2^i different types of i, (i = 1, 2, ...). - Milan Janjic, Sep 24 2010
For n >= 1, a(n-1) is the number of generalized compositions of n when there are 2^(i-1) different types of i, (i = 1, 2, ...). - Milan Janjic, Sep 24 2010
The sequence in question ("Powers of 3") also describes the number of moves of the k-th disk solving the [RED ; BLUE ; BLUE] or [RED ; RED ; BLUE] pre-colored Magnetic Tower of Hanoi puzzle (cf. A183111 - A183125).
a(n) is the number of Stern polynomials of degree n. See A057526. - T. D. Noe, Mar 01 2011
Positions of records in the number of odd prime factors, A087436. - Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Mar 17 2011
Sum of coefficients of the expansion of (1+x+x^2)^n. - Adi Dani, Jun 21 2011
a(n) is the number of compositions of n elements among {0, 1, 2}; e.g., a(2) = 9 since there are the 9 compositions 0 + 0, 0 + 1, 1 + 0, 0 + 2, 1 + 1, 2 + 0, 1 + 2, 2 + 1, and 2 + 2. [From Adi Dani, Jun 21 2011; modified by editors.]
Except the first two terms, these are odd numbers n such that no x with 2 <= x <= n - 2 satisfy x^(n-1) == 1 (mod n). - Arkadiusz Wesolowski, Jul 03 2011
The compositions of n in which each natural number is colored by one of p different colors are called p-colored compositions of n. For n >= 1, a(n) equals the number of 3-colored compositions of n such that no adjacent parts have the same color. - Milan Janjic, Nov 17 2011
Explanation from David Applegate, Feb 20 2017: (Start)
Since the preceding comment appears in a large number of sequences, it might be worth adding a proof.
The number of compositions of n into exactly k parts is binomial(n-1,k-1).
For a p-colored composition of n such that no adjacent parts have the same color, there are exactly p choices for the color of the first part, and p-1 choices for the color of each additional part (any color other than the color of the previous one). So, for a partition into k parts, there are p (p-1)^(k-1) valid colorings.
Thus the number of p-colored compositions of n into exactly k parts such that no adjacent parts have the same color is binomial(n-1,k-1) p (p-1)^(k-1).
The total number of p-colored compositions of n such that no adjacent parts have the same color is then
Sum_{k=1..n} binomial(n-1,k-1) * p * (p-1)^(k-1) = p^n.
To see this, note that the binomial expansion of ((p - 1) + 1)^(n - 1) = Sum_{k = 0..n - 1} binomial(n - 1, k) (p - 1)^k 1^(n - 1 - k) = Sum_{k = 1..n} binomial(n - 1, k - 1) (p - 1)^(k - 1).
(End)
Also, first and least element of the matrix [1, sqrt(2); sqrt(2), 2]^(n+1). - M. F. Hasler, Nov 25 2011
One-half of the row sums of the triangular version of A035002. - J. M. Bergot, Jun 10 2013
Form an array with m(0,n) = m(n,0) = 2^n; m(i,j) equals the sum of the terms to the left of m(i,j) and the sum of the terms above m(i,j), which is m(i,j) = Sum_{k=0..j-1} m(i,k) + Sum_{k=0..i-1} m(k,j). The sum of the terms in antidiagonal(n+1) = 4*a(n). - J. M. Bergot, Jul 10 2013
a(n) = A007051(n+1) - A007051(n), and A007051 are the antidiagonal sums of an array defined by m(0,k) = 1 and m(n,k) = Sum_{c = 0..k - 1} m(n, c) + Sum_{r = 0..n - 1} m(r, k), which is the sum of the terms to left of m(n, k) plus those above m(n, k). m(1, k) = A000079(k); m(2, k) = A045623(k + 1); m(k + 1, k) = A084771(k). - J. M. Bergot, Jul 16 2013
Define an array to have m(0,k) = 2^k and m(n,k) = Sum_{c = 0..k - 1} m(n, c) + Sum_{r = 0..n - 1} m(r, k), which is the sum of the terms to the left of m(n, k) plus those above m(n, k). Row n = 0 of the array comprises A000079, column k = 0 comprises A011782, row n = 1 comprises A001792. Antidiagonal sums of the array are a(n): 1 = 3^0, 1 + 2 = 3^1, 2 + 3 + 4 = 3^2, 4 + 7 + 8 + 8 = 3^3. - J. M. Bergot, Aug 02 2013
The sequence with interspersed zeros and o.g.f. x/(1 - 3*x^2), A(2*k) = 0, A(2*k + 1) = 3^k = a(k), k >= 0, can be called hexagon numbers. This is because the algebraic number rho(6) = 2*cos(Pi/6) = sqrt(3) of degree 2, with minimal polynomial C(6, x) = x^2 - 3 (see A187360, n = 6), is the length ratio of the smaller diagonal and the side in the hexagon. Hence rho(6)^n = A(n-1)*1 + A(n)*rho(6), in the power basis of the quadratic number field Q(rho(6)). One needs also A(-1) = 1. See also a Dec 02 2010 comment and the P. Steinbach reference given in A049310. - Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 02 2013
Numbers k such that sigma(3k) = 3k + sigma(k). - Jahangeer Kholdi, Nov 23 2013
All powers of 3 are perfect totient numbers (A082897), since phi(3^n) = 2 * 3^(n - 1) for n > 0, and thus Sum_{i = 0..n} phi(3^i) = 3^n. - Alonso del Arte, Apr 20 2014
The least number k > 0 such that 3^k ends in n consecutive decreasing digits is a 3-term sequence given by {1, 13, 93}. The consecutive increasing digits are {3, 23, 123}. There are 100 different 3-digit endings for 3^k. There are no k-values such that 3^k ends in '012', '234', '345', '456', '567', '678', or '789'. The k-values for which 3^k ends in '123' are given by 93 mod 100. For k = 93 + 100*x, the digit immediately before the run of '123' is {9, 5, 1, 7, 3, 9, 5, 1, 3, 7, ...} for x = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, ...}, respectively. Thus we see the digit before '123' will never be a 0. So there are no further terms. - Derek Orr, Jul 03 2014
All elements of A^n where A = (1, 1, 1; 1, 1, 1; 1, 1, 1). - David Neil McGrath, Jul 23 2014
Counts all walks of length n (open or closed) on the vertices of a triangle containing a loop at each vertex starting from any given vertex. - David Neil McGrath, Oct 03 2014
a(n) counts walks (closed) on the graph G(1-vertex;1-loop,1-loop,1-loop). - David Neil McGrath, Dec 11 2014
2*a(n-2) counts all permutations of a solitary closed walk of length (n) from the vertex of a triangle that contains 2 loops on each of the remaining vertices. In addition, C(m,k)=2*(2^m)*B(m+k-2,m) counts permutations of walks that contain (m) loops and (k) arcs. - David Neil McGrath, Dec 11 2014
a(n) is the sum of the coefficients of the n-th layer of Pascal's pyramid (a.k.a., Pascal's tetrahedron - see A046816). - Bob Selcoe, Apr 02 2016
Numbers n such that the trinomial x^(2*n) + x^n + 1 is irreducible over GF(2). Of these only the trinomial for n=1 is primitive. - Joerg Arndt, May 16 2016
Satisfies Benford's law [Berger-Hill, 2011]. - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 08 2017
a(n-1) is also the number of compositions of n if the parts can be runs of any length from 1 to n, and can contain any integers from 1 to n. - Gregory L. Simay, May 26 2017
Also the number of independent vertex sets and vertex covers in the n-ladder rung graph n P_2. - Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 21 2017
Also the number of (not necessarily maximal) cliques in the n-cocktail party graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Nov 29 2017
a(n-1) is the number of 2-compositions of n; see Hopkins & Ouvry reference. - Brian Hopkins, Aug 15 2020
a(n) is the number of faces of any dimension (vertices, edges, square faces, etc.) of the n-dimensional hypercube. For example, the 0-dimensional hypercube is a point, and its only face is itself. The 1-dimensional hypercube is a line, which has two vertices and an edge. The 2-dimensional hypercube is a square, which has four vertices, four edges, and a square face. - Kevin Long, Mar 14 2023
Number of pairs (A,B) of subsets of M={1,2,...,n} with union(A,B)=M. For nonempty subsets cf. A058481. - Manfred Boergens, Mar 28 2023
From Jianing Song, Sep 27 2023: (Start)
a(n) is the number of disjunctive clauses of n variables up to equivalence. A disjunctive clause is a propositional formula of the form l_1 OR ... OR l_m, where l_1, ..., l_m are distinct elements in {x_1, ..., x_n, NOT x_1, ..., NOT x_n} for n variables x_1, ... x_n, and no x_i and NOT x_i appear at the same time. For each 1 <= i <= n, we can have neither of x_i or NOT x_i, only x_i or only NOT x_i appearing in a disjunctive clause, so the number of such clauses is 3^n. Viewing the propositional formulas of n variables as functions {0,1}^n -> {0,1}, a disjunctive clause corresponds to a function f such that the inverse image of 0 is of the form A_1 X ... X A_n, where A_i is nonempty for all 1 <= i <= n. Since each A_i has 3 choices ({0}, {1} or {0,1}), we also find that the number of disjunctive clauses of n variables is 3^n.
Equivalently, a(n) is the number of conjunctive clauses of n variables. (End)
The finite subsequence a(2), a(3), a(4), a(5) = 9, 27, 81, 243 is one of only two geometric sequences that can be formed with all interior angles (all integer, in degrees) of a simple polygon. The other sequence is a subsequence of A007283 (see comment there). - Felix Huber, Feb 15 2024

			G.f. = 1 + 3*x + 9*x^2 + 27*x^3 + 81*x^4 + 243*x^5 + 729*x^6 + 2187*x^7 + ...

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).

T. D. Noe, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..200
T. Banchoff, Counting the Faces of Higher-Dimensional Cubes, Beyond the Third Dimension: Geometry, computer graphics and higher dimensions, Scientific American Library, 1996.
Arno Berger and Theodore P. Hill, Benford's law strikes back: no simple explanation in sight for mathematical gem, The Mathematical Intelligencer 33.1 (2011): 85-91.
A. Bostan, Computer Algebra for Lattice Path Combinatorics, Séminaire de Combinatoire Ph. Flajolet, Mar 28 2013.
Peter J. Cameron, Sequences realized by oligomorphic permutation groups, J. Integ. Seqs. Vol. 3 (2000), #00.1.5.
F. Javier de Vega, An extension of Furstenberg's theorem of the infinitude of primes, arXiv:2003.13378 [math.NT], 2020.
Nachum Dershowitz, Between Broadway and the Hudson: A Bijection of Corridor Paths, arXiv:2006.06516 [math.CO], 2020.
Joël Gay and Vincent Pilaud, The weak order on Weyl posets, arXiv:1804.06572 [math.CO], 2018.
Brian Hopkins and Stéphane Ouvry, Combinatorics of Multicompositions, arXiv:2008.04937 [math.CO], 2020.
INRIA Algorithms Project, Encyclopedia of Combinatorial Structures 7
INRIA Algorithms Project, Encyclopedia of Combinatorial Structures 268
Milan Janjic, Enumerative Formulae for Some Functions on Finite Sets
Tanya Khovanova, Recursive Sequences
Ross La Haye, Binary Relations on the Power Set of an n-Element Set, Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 12 (2009), Article 09.2.6.
László Németh, The trinomial transform triangle, J. Int. Seqs., Vol. 21 (2018), Article 18.7.3. Also arXiv:1807.07109 [math.NT], 2018.
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Yash Puri and Thomas Ward, Arithmetic and growth of periodic orbits, J. Integer Seqs., Vol. 4 (2001), #01.2.1.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Clique.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Cocktail Party Graph.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Hanoi Graph.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Independent Vertex Set.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Ladder Rung Graph.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Sierpiński Gasket Graph.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Vertex Cover.
Doron Zeilberger, The Amazing 3^n Theorem and its even more Amazing Proof [Discovered by Xavier G. Viennot and his École Bordelaise gang], arXiv:1208.2258, 2012.
Index entries for "core" sequences
Index entries for related partition-counting sequences
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3).
Index entries for sequences related to Benford's law

Cf. A008776 (2*a(n), and first differences).
a(n) = A092477(n, 2) for n > 0.
a(n) = A159991(n) / A009964(n).
Cf. A100772, A035002. Row sums of A125076 and A153279.
a(n) = A217764(0, n).
Cf. A046816, A006521, A014945, A275414 (multisets).
The following are parallel families: A000079 (2^n), A004094 (2^n reversed), A028909 (2^n sorted up), A028910 (2^n sorted down), A036447 (double and reverse), A057615 (double and sort up), A263451 (double and sort down); A000244 (3^n), A004167 (3^n reversed), A321540 (3^n sorted up), A321539 (3^n sorted down), A163632 (triple and reverse), A321542 (triple and sort up), A321541 (triple and sort down).
Cf. A001047, A028243, A058481.

a000244 = (3 ^)  -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 14 2011
a000244_list = iterate (* 3) 1  -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 04 2012

[ 3^n : n in [0..30] ]; // Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jul 04 2014

A000244 := n->3^n; [ seq(3^n, n=0..50) ];
A000244:=-1/(-1+3*z); # Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation.

Table[3^n, {n, 0, 30}] (* Stefan Steinerberger, Apr 01 2006 *)
3^Range[0, 30] (* Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jul 04 2014 *)
LinearRecurrence[{3}, {1}, 20] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 21 2017 *)
CoefficientList[Series[1/(1 - 3 x), {x, 0, 20}], x] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 21 2017 *)
NestList[3#&,1,30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 20 2020 *)

makelist(3^n, n, 0, 30); /* Martin Ettl, Nov 05 2012 */

A000244(n) = 3^n \\ Michael B. Porter, Nov 03 2009

def A000244(n): return 3**n # Chai Wah Wu, Nov 10 2022

val powersOf3: LazyList[BigInt] = LazyList.iterate(1: BigInt)(_ * 3)
(0 to 26).map(powersOf3()) // _Alonso del Arte, May 03 2020

a(n) = 3^n.
a(0) = 1; a(n) = 3*a(n-1).
G.f.: 1/(1-3*x).
E.g.f.: exp(3*x).
a(n) = n!*Sum_{i + j + k = n, i, j, k >= 0} 1/(i!*j!*k!). - Benoit Cloitre, Nov 01 2002
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n} 2^k*binomial(n, k), binomial transform of A000079.
a(n) = A090888(n, 2). - Ross La Haye, Sep 21 2004
a(n) = 2^(2n) - A005061(n). - Ross La Haye, Sep 10 2005
a(n) = A112626(n, 0). - Ross La Haye, Jan 11 2006
Hankel transform of A007854. - Philippe Deléham, Nov 26 2006
a(n) = 2*StirlingS2(n+1,3) + StirlingS2(n+2,2) = 2*(StirlingS2(n+1,3) + StirlingS2(n+1,2)) + 1. - Ross La Haye, Jun 26 2008
a(n) = 2*StirlingS2(n+1, 3) + StirlingS2(n+2, 2) = 2*(StirlingS2(n+1, 3) + StirlingS2(n+1, 2)) + 1. - Ross La Haye, Jun 09 2008
Sum_{n >= 0} 1/a(n) = 3/2. - Gary W. Adamson, Aug 29 2008
If p(i) = Fibonacci(2i-2) and if A is the Hessenberg matrix of order n defined by A(i, j) = p(j-i+1), (i <= j), A(i, j) = -1, (i = j+1), and A(i, j) = 0 otherwise, then, for n >= 1, a(n-1) = det A. - Milan Janjic, May 08 2010
G.f. A(x) = M(x)/(1-M(x))^2, M(x) - o.g.f for Motzkin numbers (A001006). - Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 18 2010
a(n) = A133494(n+1). - Arkadiusz Wesolowski, Jul 27 2011
2/3 + 3/3^2 + 2/3^3 + 3/3^4 + 2/3^5 + ... = 9/8. [Jolley, Summation of Series, Dover, 1961]
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A207543(n,k)*4^(n-k). - Philippe Deléham, Feb 25 2012
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A125185(n,k). - Philippe Deléham, Feb 26 2012
Sum_{n > 0} Mobius(n)/a(n) = 0.181995386702633887827... (see A238271). - Alonso del Arte, Aug 09 2012. See also the sodium 3s orbital energy in table V of J. Chem. Phys. 53 (1970) 348.
a(n) = (tan(Pi/3))^(2*n). - Bernard Schott, May 06 2022
a(n-1) = binomial(2*n-1, n) + Sum_{k >= 1} binomial(2*n, n+3*k)*(-1)^k. - Greg Dresden, Oct 14 2022
G.f.: Sum_{k >= 0} x^k/(1-2*x)^(k+1). - Kevin Long, Mar 14 2023

A069361 Number of 3 X n binary arrays with a path of adjacent 1's from top row to bottom row.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 17, 197, 1985, 18621, 167337, 1461797, 12519345, 105683341, 882516857, 7308428597, 60131384705, 492202181661, 4012347269577, 32599584662597, 264152863210065, 2135714594033581, 17236446198921497, 138901692341235797, 1117982939085627425, 8989229069675479101

Offset: 1

R. H. Hardin, Mar 22 2002

			The 17 binary arrays for n=2:
01 10 01 10 01 10 01 10 01 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
01 10 01 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 01 10 01 01 11 11 11
01 10 11 11 01 10 10 01 11 11 01 10 11 11 01 10 11 - _R. J. Mathar_, Jun 21 2023

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (15,-58,16).

Row 3 of A359576.

Cf. 1 X n A000225, 2 X n A005061, n X 2 A001333, vertical path of 1 A069361-A069395, vertical paths of 0+1 A069396-A069416, vertical path of 1 not 0 A069417-A069428, no vertical paths A069429-A069447, no horizontal or vertical paths A069448-A069452.

CoefficientList[Series[(-2 z - 1)/(16 z^3 - 58 z^2 + 15 z - 1), {z, 0, 100}], z] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Jun 24 2011 *)

x='x+O('x^30); Vec(x*(1+2*x)/((1-8*x)*(2*x^2-7*x+1))) \\ G. C. Greubel, Apr 22 2018

G.f.: x*(1+2*x)/((1-8*x)*(2*x^2-7*x+1)). - Vladeta Jovovic, Jul 02 2003
From Maksym Voznyy (voznyy(AT)mail.ru), Jul 25 2008: (Start)
a(n) = 15*a(n-1) - 58*a(n-2) + 16*a(n-3), where a(1)=1, a(2)=17, a(3)=197;
a(n) = 8^n + 1/sqrt(41)*4^(n+1)*((7+sqrt(41))^(-(n+1)) - (7-sqrt(41))^(-(n+1))). (End)
a(n) = 8^n - A186446(n). - R. J. Mathar, Jan 27 2020

A069395 Number of n X 20 binary arrays with a path of adjacent 1's from top row to bottom row.

Original entry on oeis.org

1048575, 1096024843375, 1117982939085627425, 1092719640470296684383473

Offset: 1

R. H. Hardin, Mar 22 2002

nonn

A047969 Square array of nexus numbers a(n,k) = (n+1)^(k+1) - n^(k+1) (n >= 0, k >= 0) read by upwards antidiagonals.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 5, 7, 1, 1, 7, 19, 15, 1, 1, 9, 37, 65, 31, 1, 1, 11, 61, 175, 211, 63, 1, 1, 13, 91, 369, 781, 665, 127, 1, 1, 15, 127, 671, 2101, 3367, 2059, 255, 1, 1, 17, 169, 1105, 4651, 11529, 14197, 6305, 511, 1, 1, 19, 217, 1695, 9031

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

If each row started with an initial 0 (i.e., a(n,k) = (n+1)^k - n^k) then each row would be the binomial transform of the preceding row. - Henry Bottomley, May 31 2001
a(n-1, k-1) is the number of ordered k-tuples of positive integers such that the largest of these integers is n. - Alford Arnold, Sep 07 2005
From Alford Arnold, Jul 21 2006: (Start)
The sequences in A047969 can also be calculated using the Eulerian Array (A008292) and Pascal's Triangle (A007318) as illustrated below: (cf. A101095).
  1       1       1       1       1       1
  1       1       1       1       1       1
  -----------------------------------------
  1       2       3       4       5       6
          1       2       3       4       5
  1       3       5       7       9      11
  -----------------------------------------
  1       3       6      10      15      21
          4      12      24      40      60
                  1       3       6      10
  1       7      19      37      61      91
  -----------------------------------------
  1       4      10      20      35      56
         11      44     110     220     385
                 11      44     110     220
                          1       4      10
  1      15      65     175     369     671
  -----------------------------------------  (End)
From Peter Bala, Oct 26 2008: (Start)
The above remarks of Alford Arnold may be summarized by saying that (the transpose of) this array is the Hilbert transform of the triangle of Eulerian numbers A008292 (see A145905 for the definition of the Hilbert transform). In this context, A008292 is best viewed as the array of h-vectors of permutohedra of type A. See A108553 for the Hilbert transform of the array of h-vectors of type D permutohedra. Compare this array with A009998.
The polynomials n^k - (n-1)^k, k = 1,2,3,..., which give the nonzero entries in the columns of this array, satisfy a Riemann hypothesis: their zeros lie on the vertical line Re s = 1/2 in the complex plane. See A019538 for the connection between the polynomials n^k - (n-1)^k and the Stirling polynomials of the simplicial complexes dual to the type A permutohedra.
(End)
Empirical: (n+1)^(k+1) - n^(k+1) is the number of first differences of length k+1 arrays of numbers in 0..n, k > 0. - R. H. Hardin, Jun 30 2013
a(n-1, k-1) is the number of bargraphs of width k and height n. Examples: a(1,2) = 7 because we have [1,1,2], [1,2,1], [2,1,1], [1,2,2], [2,1,2], [2,2,1], and [2,2,2]; a(2,1) = 5 because we have [1,3], [2,3], [3,1], [3,2], and [3,3] (bargraphs are given as compositions). This comment is equivalent to A. Arnold's Sep 2005 comment. - Emeric Deutsch, Jan 30 2017

			Array a begins:
  [n\k][0  1   2    3    4   5  6  ...
  [0]   1  1   1    1    1   1  1  ...
  [1]   1  3   7   15   31  63  ...
  [2]   1  5  19   65  211  ...
  [3]   1  7  37  175  ...
  ...
Triangle T begins:
  n\m   0   1    2     3     4      5      6      7      8     9  10 ...
  0:    1
  1:    1   1
  2:    1   3    1
  3:    1   5    7     1
  4:    1   7   19    15     1
  5:    1   9   37    65    31      1
  6:    1  11   61   175   211     63      1
  7:    1  13   91   369   781    665    127      1
  8:    1  15  127   671  2101   3367   2059    255      1
  9:    1  17  169  1105  4651  11529  14197   6305    511     1
  10:   1  19  217  1695  9031  31031  61741  58975  19171  1023   1
  ...  - _Wolfdieter Lang_, May 07 2021

J. H. Conway and R. K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, Copernicus Press, NY, 1996, p. 54.

T. D. Noe, Rows n = 0..100 of triangle, flattened
A. Blecher, C. Brennan, A. Knopfmacher and Helmut Prodinger, The height and width of bargraphs, Discrete Applied Math. 180, (2015), 36-44.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Nexus Number

Cf. A047970.
Cf. A009998, A108553 (Hilbert transform of array of h-vectors of type D permutohedra), A145904, A145905.
Row n sequences of array a: A000012, A000225(k+1), A001047(k+1), A005061(k+1), A005060(k+1), A005062(k+1), A016169(k+1), A016177(k+1), A016185(k+1), A016189(k+1), A016195(k+1), A016197(k+1).
Column k sequences of array a: (nexus numbers): A000012, A005408, A003215, A005917(n+1), A022521, A022522, A022523, A022524, A022525, A022526, A022527, A022528.
Cf. A343237 (row reversed triangle).

Flatten[Table[n = d - e; k = e; (n + 1)^(k + 1) - n^(k + 1), {d, 0, 100}, {e, 0, d}]] (* T. D. Noe, Feb 22 2012 *)

T(n,m):=if m=0 then 1 else sum(k!*(-1)^(m+k)*stirling2(m,k)*binomial(n+k-1,n),k,0,m); /* Vladimir Kruchinin, Jan 28 2018 */

From Vladimir Kruchinin: (Start)
O.g.f. of e.g.f of rows of array: ((1-x)*exp(y))/(1-x*exp(y))^2.
T(n,m) = Sum_{k=0..m} k!*(-1)^(m+k)*Stirling2(m,k)*C(n+k-1,n), T(n,0)=1.(End)
From Wolfdieter Lang, May 07 2021: (Start)
T(n,m) = a(n-m,m) = (n-m+1)^(m+1) - (n-m)^(m+1), n >= 0, m = 0, 1,..., n.
O.g.f. column k of the array: polylog(-(k+1), x)*(1-x)/x. See the Peter Bala comment above, and the Eulerian triangle A008292 formula by Vladeta Jovovic, Sep 02 2002.
E.g.f. of e.g.f. of row of the array: exp(y)*(1 + x*(exp(y) - 1))*exp(x*exp(y)).
O.g.f. of triangle's exponential row polynomials R(n, y) = Sum_{m=0} T(n, m)*(y^m)/m!: G(x, y) = exp(x*y)*(1 - x)/(1 - x*exp(x*y))^2. (End)

A036561 Nicomachus triangle read by rows, T(n, k) = 2^(n - k)*3^k, for 0 <= k <= n.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 8, 12, 18, 27, 16, 24, 36, 54, 81, 32, 48, 72, 108, 162, 243, 64, 96, 144, 216, 324, 486, 729, 128, 192, 288, 432, 648, 972, 1458, 2187, 256, 384, 576, 864, 1296, 1944, 2916, 4374, 6561, 512, 768, 1152, 1728, 2592, 3888, 5832, 8748, 13122, 19683

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

The triangle pertaining to this sequence has the property that every row, every column and every diagonal contains a nontrivial geometric progression. More interestingly every line joining any two elements contains a nontrivial geometric progression. - Amarnath Murthy, Jan 02 2002
Kappraff states (pp. 148-149): "I shall refer to this as Nicomachus' table since an identical table of numbers appeared in the Arithmetic of Nicomachus of Gerasa (circa 150 A.D.)" The table was rediscovered during the Italian Renaissance by Leon Battista Alberti, who incorporated the numbers in dimensions of his buildings and in a system of musical proportions. Kappraff states "Therefore a room could exhibit a 4:6 or 6:9 ratio but not 4:9. This ensured that ratios of these lengths would embody musical ratios". - Gary W. Adamson, Aug 18 2003
After Nichomachus and Alberti several Renaissance authors described this table. See for instance Pierre de la Ramée in 1569 (facsimile of a page of his Arithmetic Treatise in Latin in the links section). - Olivier Gérard, Jul 04 2013
The triangle sums, see A180662 for their definitions, link Nicomachus's table with eleven different sequences, see the crossrefs. It is remarkable that these eleven sequences can be described with simple elegant formulas. The mirror of this triangle is A175840. - Johannes W. Meijer, Sep 22 2010
The diagonal sums Sum_{k} T(n - k, k) give A167762(n + 2). - Michael Somos, May 28 2012
Where d(n) is the divisor count function, then d(T(i,j)) = A003991, the rows of which sum to the tetrahedral numbers A000292(n+1). For example, the sum of the divisors of row 4 of this triangle (i = 4), gives d(16) + d(24) + d(36) + d(54) + d(81) = 5 + 8 + 9 + 8 + 5 = 35 = A000292(5). In fact, where p and q are distinct primes, the aforementioned relationship to the divisor function and tetrahedral numbers can be extended to any triangle of numbers in which the i-th row is of form {p^(i-j)*q^j, 0<=j<=i}; i >= 0 (e.g., A003593, A003595). - Raphie Frank, Nov 18 2012, corrected Dec 07 2012
Sequence (or tree) generated by these rules: 1 is in S, and if x is in S, then 2*x and 3*x are in S, and duplicates are deleted as they occur; see A232559. - Clark Kimberling, Nov 28 2013
Partial sums of rows produce Stirling numbers of the 2nd kind: A000392(n+2) = Sum_{m=1..(n^2+n)/2} a(m). - Fred Daniel Kline, Sep 22 2014
A permutation of A003586. - L. Edson Jeffery, Sep 22 2014
Form a word of length i by choosing a (possibly empty) word on alphabet {0,1} then concatenating a word of length j on alphabet {2,3,4}. T(i,j) is the number of such words. - Geoffrey Critzer, Jun 23 2016
Form of Zorach additive triangle (see A035312) where each number is sum of west and northwest numbers, with the additional condition that each number is GCD of the two numbers immediately below it. - Michel Lagneau, Dec 27 2018

			The start of the sequence as a triangular array read by rows:
   1
   2   3
   4   6   9
   8  12  18  27
  16  24  36  54  81
  32  48  72 108 162 243
  ...
The start of the sequence as a table T(n,k) n, k > 0:
    1    2    4    8   16   32 ...
    3    6   12   24   48   96 ...
    9   18   36   72  144  288 ...
   27   54  108  216  432  864 ...
   81  162  324  648 1296 2592 ...
  243  486  972 1944 3888 7776 ...
  ...
- _Boris Putievskiy_, Jan 08 2013

Jay Kappraff, Beyond Measure, World Scientific, 2002, p. 148.
Flora R. Levin, The Manual of Harmonics of Nicomachus the Pythagorean, Phanes Press, 1994, p. 114.

Reinhard Zumkeller and Matthew House, Rows n = 0..300 of triangle, flattened [Rows 0 through 120 were computed by Reinhard Zumkeller; rows 121 through 300 by Matthew House, Jul 09 2015]
Fred Daniel Kline, How do I convert this Nicomachus' Triangle to one with edges?
Boris Putievskiy, Transformations [of] Integer Sequences And Pairing Functions arXiv:1212.2732 [math.CO], 2012.
Pierre de la Ramée (Petrus Ramus), P. Rami Arithmeticae (anno 1569) Liber 2, Cap. XVI "De inventione continue proportionalium" p.46 (leaf 0055) describes this integer triangle in a layout close to the current OEIS 'tabl' layout.
Marko Riedel, Proof of identity by Egorychev method.
Thomas Scheuerle, Version of this triangle from Boethius (480-524), Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, De institutione arithmetica, Medeltidshandskrift 1 (Mh 1), Lund University Library, early 10th century, page 4r.
Robert Sedgewick, Analysis of shellsort and related algorithms, Fourth European Symposium on Algorithms, Barcelona, September, 1996.

Cf. A001047 (row sums), A000400 (central terms), A013620, A007318.
Cf. A003586, A000079, A000244, A007283, A025197, A005010, A003946, A005051.
Triangle sums (see the comments): A001047 (Row1); A015441 (Row2); A005061 (Kn1, Kn4); A016133 (Kn2, Kn3); A016153 (Fi1, Fi2); A016140 (Ca1, Ca4); A180844 (Ca2, Ca3); A180845 (Gi1, Gi4); A180846 (Gi2, Gi3); A180847 (Ze1, Ze4); A016185 (Ze2, Ze3). - Johannes W. Meijer, Sep 22 2010, Sep 10 2011
Antidiagonal cumulative sum: A000392; square arrays cumulative sum: A160869. Antidiagonal products: 6^A000217; antidiagonal cumulative products: 6^A000292; square arrays products: 6^A005449; square array cumulative products: 6^A006002.

a036561 n k = a036561_tabf !! n !! k
a036561_row n = a036561_tabf !! n
a036561_tabf = iterate (\xs@(x:_) -> x * 2 : map (* 3) xs) [1]
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 08 2013

/* As triangle: */ [[(2^(i-j)*3^j)/3: j in [1..i]]: i in [1..10]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Oct 17 2014

A036561 := proc(n,k): 2^(n-k)*3^k end:
seq(seq(A036561(n,k),k=0..n),n=0..9);
T := proc(n,k) option remember: if k=0 then 2^n elif k>=1 then procname(n,k-1) + procname(n-1,k-1) fi: end: seq(seq(T(n,k),k=0..n),n=0..9);
# Johannes W. Meijer, Sep 22 2010, Sep 10 2011

Flatten[Table[ 2^(i-j) 3^j, {i, 0, 12}, {j, 0, i} ]] (* Flatten added by Harvey P. Dale, Jun 07 2011 *)

for(i=0,9,for(j=0,i,print1(3^j<<(i-j)", "))) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Dec 22 2011

{T(n, k) = if( k<0 || k>n, 0, 2^(n - k) * 3^k)} /* Michael Somos, May 28 2012 */

T(n,k) = A013620(n,k)/A007318(n,k). - Reinhard Zumkeller, May 14 2006
T(n,k) = T(n,k-1) + T(n-1,k-1) for n>=1 and 1<=k<=n with T(n,0) = 2^n for n>=0. - Johannes W. Meijer, Sep 22 2010
T(n,k) = 2^(k-1)*3^(n-1), n, k > 0 read by antidiagonals. - Boris Putievskiy, Jan 08 2013
a(n) = 2^(A004736(n)-1)*3^(A002260(n)-1), n > 0, or a(n) = 2^(j-1)*3^(i-1) n > 0, where i=n-t*(t+1)/2, j=(t*t+3*t+4)/2-n, t=floor[(-1+sqrt(8*n-7))/2]. - Boris Putievskiy, Jan 08 2013
G.f.: 1/((1-2x)(1-3yx)). - Geoffrey Critzer, Jun 23 2016
T(n,k) = (-1)^n * Sum_{q=0..n} (-1)^q * C(k+3*q, q) * C(n+2*q, n-q). - Marko Riedel, Jul 01 2024

A028243 a(n) = 3^(n-1) - 2^n + 1 (essentially Stirling numbers of second kind).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 0, 2, 12, 50, 180, 602, 1932, 6050, 18660, 57002, 173052, 523250, 1577940, 4750202, 14283372, 42915650, 128878020, 386896202, 1161212892, 3484687250, 10456158900, 31372671002, 94126401612, 282395982050, 847221500580, 2541731610602, 7625329049532

Offset: 1

N. J. A. Sloane, Doug McKenzie (mckfam4(AT)aol.com)

For n >= 3, a(n) is equal to the number of functions f: {1,2,...,n-1} -> {1,2,3} such that Im(f) contains 2 fixed elements. - Aleksandar M. Janjic and Milan Janjic, Mar 08 2007
Let P(A) be the power set of an n-element set A. Then a(n+1) = the number of pairs of elements {x,y} of P(A) for which x and y are intersecting and for which either x is a proper subset of y or y is a proper subset of x. - Ross La Haye, Jan 02 2008
Let P(A) be the power set of an n-element set A and R be a relation on P(A) such that for all x, y of P(A), xRy if x is not a subset of y and y is not a subset of x and x and y are disjoint. Then a(n+1) = |R|. - Ross La Haye, Mar 19 2009
Let P(A) be the power set of an n-element set A and R be a relation on P(A) such that for all x, y of P(A), xRy if either 0) x is a proper subset of y or y is a proper subset of x, or 1) x is not a subset of y and y is not a subset of x and x and y are disjoint. Then a(n+2) = |R|. - Ross La Haye, Mar 19 2009
In the terdragon curve, a(n) is the number of triple-visited points in expansion level n.  The first differences of this sequence (A056182) are the number of enclosed unit triangles since on segment expansion each unit triangle forms a new triple-visited point, and existing triple-visited points are unchanged. - Kevin Ryde, Oct 20 2020
a(n+1) is the number of ternary strings of length n that contain at least one 0 and one 1; for example, for n=3, a(4)=12 since the strings are the 3 permutations of 100, the 3 permutations of 110, and the 6 permutations of 210. - Enrique Navarrete, Aug 13 2021
From Sanjay Ramassamy, Dec 23 2021: (Start)
a(n+1) is the number of topological configurations of n points and n lines where the points lie at the vertices of a convex cyclic n-gon and the lines are the perpendicular bisectors of its sides.
a(n+1) is the number of 2n-tuples composed of n 0's and n 1's which have an interlacing signature. The signature of a 2n-tuple (v_1,...,v_{2n}) is the n-tuple (s_1,...,s_n) defined by s_i=v_i+v_{i+n}. The signature is called interlacing if after deleting the 1's, there are letters remaining and the remaining 0's and 2's are alternating. (End)
a(n+1) is the number of pairs (A,B) where B is a nonempty subset of {1,2,...,n} and A is a nonempty proper subset of B. If either "nonempty" or "proper" is omitted then see A001047. If "nonempty" and "proper" are omitted then see A000244. - Manfred Boergens, Mar 28 2023
a(n) is the number of (n-1) X (n-1) nilpotent Boolean relation matrices with rank equal to 1. a(n) = A060867(n-1) - A005061(n-1) (since every rank 1 matrix is either idempotent or nilpotent). - Geoffrey Critzer, Jul 13 2023
For odd n > 3, a(n) is also the number of minimum vertex colorings in the (n-1)-prism graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Mar 05 2024

Seiichi Manyama, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..2096
Ovidiu Bagdasar, On some functions involving the lcm and gcd of integer tuples, Scientific Publications of the State University of Novi Pazar, Appl. Maths. Inform. and Mech., Vol. 6, 2 (2014), 91-100.
J. Brandts and C. Cihangir, Counting triangles that share their vertices with the unit n-cube, in Conference Applications of Mathematics 2013 in honor of the 70th birthday of Karel Segeth. Jan Brandts, Sergey Korotov, et al., eds., Institute of Mathematics AS CR, Prague 2013.
K. S. Immink, Coding Schemes for Multi-Level Channels that are Intrinsically Resistant Against Unknown Gain and/or Offset Using Reference Symbols, Electronics Letters, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, January 2 2014.
Milan Janjic, Enumerative Formulas for Some Functions on Finite Sets
Ross La Haye, Binary Relations on the Power Set of an n-Element Set, Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 12 (2009), Article 09.2.6.
P. Melotti, S. Ramassamy and P. Thévenin, Points and lines configurations for perpendicular bisectors of convex cyclic polygons, arXiv:2003.11006 [math.CO], 2020.
Rajesh Kumar Mohapatra and Tzung-Pei Hong, On the Number of Finite Fuzzy Subsets with Analysis of Integer Sequences, Mathematics (2022) Vol. 10, No. 7, 1161.
Kevin Ryde, Iterations of the Terdragon Curve, see index "T triple-visited points".
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Minimum Vertex Coloring.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Prism Graph.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (6,-11,6).

Cf. A000392, A008277, A163626, A056182 (first differences), A000244, A001047.

[3^(n-1) - 2*2^(n-1) + 1: n in [1..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Nov 19 2017

Table[2 StirlingS2[n, 3], {n, 24}] (* or *)
Table[3^(n - 1) - 2*2^(n - 1) + 1, {n, 24}] (* or *)
Rest@ CoefficientList[Series[-2 x^3/(-1 + x)/(-1 + 3 x)/(-1 + 2 x), {x, 0, 24}], x] (* Michael De Vlieger, Sep 24 2016 *)

a(n) = 3^(n-1) - 2*2^(n-1) + 1 \\ G. C. Greubel, Nov 19 2017

[stirling_number2(i,3)*2 for i in range(1,30)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 26 2008

a(n) = 2*S(n, 3) = 2*A000392(n). - Emeric Deutsch, May 02 2004
G.f.: -2*x^3/(-1+x)/(-1+3*x)/(-1+2*x) = -1/3 - (1/3)/(-1+3*x) + 1/(-1+2*x) - 1/(-1+x). - R. J. Mathar, Nov 22 2007
E.g.f.: (exp(3*x) - 3*exp(2*x) + 3*exp(x) - 1)/3. - Wolfdieter Lang, May 03 2017
E.g.f. with offset 0: exp(x)*(exp(x)-1)^2. - Enrique Navarrete, Aug 13 2021
a(n) = Sum_{k = 1..n-2} binomial(n-1, k) * (2^(n-k-1)-1). - Ocean Wong, Jan 03 2025

A016189 a(n) = 10^n - 9^n.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 19, 271, 3439, 40951, 468559, 5217031, 56953279, 612579511, 6513215599, 68618940391, 717570463519, 7458134171671, 77123207545039, 794108867905351, 8146979811148159, 83322818300333431, 849905364703000879, 8649148282327007911, 87842334540943071199, 890581010868487640791

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

Almost all numbers contain any given sequence of digits (in any base) [Theorem 143 of Hardy and Wright]. a(7) = 5217031, more than 52% of the numbers < 10^7 contain any given nonzero decimal digit. - Frank Ellermann, May 30 2001
a(n) gives the number of integers from 0 to 10^n-1 which contain (at least) any one given decimal digit except 0. - Michael Taktikos, Aug 24 2004
These are the numerators of a(n)=(integral{x=0 to 0.2} (1-0.5*x)^n dx). E.g., a(3)=3439/20000. The denominators are b(n)=5*(n+1)*10^n. E.g., b(3)=20000. - Al Hakanson (hawkuu(AT)excite.com), Feb 22 2004
Binomial transforms of sequences defined by a(n)=(C+1)^n-C^n are the sequences (C+2)^n-(C+1)^n. The binomial transform of this here is in A016195, for example. - R. J. Mathar, Nov 27 2008
First differences are given in A088924. - M. F. Hasler, May 04 2015

G. H. Hardy and E. M. Wright, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, 5th ed., Oxford Univ. Press, 1979, th. 143

Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..130
Alexander Bogomolny, Almost every integer has a digit 3 in it
John Elias, Illustration of Initial Terms
James Grime, 3 is everywhere, Numberphile video
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (19, -90).

Base 2: A000225, 3: A001047, 4: A005061, 5: A005060, 6: A005062, base 7: A016169, 8: A016177, 9: A016185 11: A016195 12: A016197.
Equals A155671 - 1.
Cf. A011557, A011533.

a016189 n = 10 ^ n - 9 ^ n
a016189_list = 0 : zipWith (+) (map (* 9) a016189_list) a011557_list
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 03 2015

[10^n - 9^n: n in [0..20]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Apr 26 2011

f[n_]:=10^n-9^n;f[Range[0,40]] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Feb 14 2011 *)

a(n)=10^n-9^n \\ M. F. Hasler, May 04 2015

G.f.: x/((1-9x)(1-10x)).
a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1, then a(n+1) = 9*a(n) + 10^n.
a(n) = 19*a(n-1) - 90*a(n-2), n > 1; a(0)=0, a(1)=1. - Philippe Deléham, Jan 01 2009
E.g.f.: e^(10*x) - e^(9*x). - Mohammad K. Azarian, Jan 14 2009

A143495 Triangle read by rows: 3-Stirling numbers of the second kind.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 3, 1, 9, 7, 1, 27, 37, 12, 1, 81, 175, 97, 18, 1, 243, 781, 660, 205, 25, 1, 729, 3367, 4081, 1890, 380, 33, 1, 2187, 14197, 23772, 15421, 4550, 644, 42, 1, 6561, 58975, 133057, 116298, 47271, 9702, 1022, 52, 1, 19683, 242461, 724260, 830845, 447195

Offset: 3

Peter Bala, Aug 20 2008

This is the case r = 3 of the r-Stirling numbers of the second kind. The 3-Stirling numbers of the second kind give the number of ways of partitioning the set {1,2,...,n} into k nonempty disjoint subsets with the restriction that the elements 1, 2 and 3 belong to distinct subsets. For remarks on the general case see A143494 (r = 2). The corresponding array of 3-Stirling numbers of the first kind is A143492. The theory of r-Stirling numbers of both kinds is developed in [Broder]. For 3-Lah numbers refer to A143498.
From Peter Bala, Sep 19 2008: (Start)
Let D be the derivative operator d/dx and E the Euler operator x*d/dx. Then x^(-3)*E^n*x^3 = Sum_{k = 0..n} T(n+3,k+3)*x^k*D^k.
The row generating polynomials R_n(x) := Sum_{k= 3..n} T(n,k)*x^k satisfy the recurrence R_(n+1)(x) = x*R_n(x) + x*d/dx(R_n(x)) with R_3(x) = x^3. It follows that the polynomials R_n(x) have only real zeros (apply Corollary 1.2. of [Liu and Wang]).
Relation with the 3-Eulerian numbers E_3(n,j) := A144697(n,j): T(n,k) = (3!/k!)*Sum_{j = n-k..n-3} E_3(n,j)*binomial(j,n-k) for n >= k >= 3.
(End)
T(n,k) = S(n,k,3), n>=k>=3, in Mikhailov's first paper, eq.(28) or (A3). E.g.f. column k from (A20) with k->3, r->k. Therefore, with offset [0,0], this triangle is the Sheffer triangle (exp(3*x),exp(x)-1) with e.g.f. of column no. m>=0: exp(3*x)*((exp(x)-1)^m)/m!. See one of the formulas given below. For Sheffer matrices see the W. Lang link under A006232 with the S. Roman reference, also found in A132393. - Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 29 2011

			Triangle begins
  n\k|....3....4....5....6....7....8
  ==================================
  3..|....1
  4..|....3....1
  5..|....9....7....1
  6..|...27...37...12....1
  7..|...81..175...97...18....1
  8..|..243..781..660..205...25....1
  ...
T(5,4) = 7. The set {1,2,3,4,5} can be partitioned into four subsets such that 1, 2 and 3 belong to different subsets in 7 ways: {{1}{2}{3}{4,5}}, {{1}{2}{5}{3,4}}, {{1}{2}{4}{3,5}}, {{1}{3}{4}{2,5}}, {{1}{3}{5}{2,4}}, {{2}{3}{4}{1,5}} and {{2}{3}{5}{1,4}}.
From _Peter Bala_, Feb 23 2025: (Start)
The array factorizes as
/ 1               \       /1             \ /1             \ /1            \
| 3    1           |     | 3   1          ||0  1           ||0  1          |
| 9    7   1       |  =  | 9   4   1      ||0  3   1       ||0  0  1       | ...
|27   37  12   1   |     |27  13   5  1   ||0  9   4  1    ||0  0  3  1    |
|81  175  97  18  1|     |81  40  18  6  1||0 27  13  5  1 ||0  0  9  4  1 |
|...               |     |...             ||...            ||...           |
where, in the infinite product on the right-hand side, the first array is the Riordan array (1/(1 - 3*x), x/(1 - x)). See A106516. (End)

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Cf. A005061 (column 4), A005494 (row sums), A008277, A016753 (column 5), A028025 (column 6), A049458 (matrix inverse), A106516, A143492, A143494, A143496, A143498.

A143495 := (n, k) -> (1/(k-3)!)*add((-1)^(k-i-1)*binomial(k-3,i)*(i+3)^(n-3), i = 0..k-3): for n from 3 to 12 do seq(A143495(n, k), k = 3..n) end do;

nmax = 12; t[n_, k_] := 1/(k-3)!* Sum[ (-1)^(k-j-1)*Binomial[k-3, j]*(j+3)^(n-3), {j, 0, k-3}]; Flatten[ Table[ t[n, k], {n, 3, nmax}, {k, 3, n}]] (* Jean-François Alcover, Dec 07 2011, after Maple *)

@CachedFunction
def stirling2r(n, k, r) :
    if n < r: return 0
    if n == r: return 1 if k == r else 0
    return stirling2r(n-1, k-1, r) + k*stirling2r(n-1, k, r)
A143495 = lambda n, k: stirling2r(n, k, 3)
for n in (3..8): [A143495(n, k) for k in (3..n)] # Peter Luschny, Nov 19 2012

T(n+3,k+3) = (1/k!)*Sum_{i = 0..k} (-1)^(k-i)*binomial(k,i)*(i+3)^n, n,k >= 0.
T(n,k) = Stirling2(n,k) - 3*Stirling2(n-1,k) + 2*Stirling2(n-2,k), n,k >= 3.
Recurrence relation: T(n,k) = T(n-1,k-1) + k*T(n-1,k) for n > 3, with boundary conditions: T(n,2) = T(2,n) = 0 for all n; T(3,3) = 1; T(3,k) = 0 for k > 3.
Special cases: T(n,3) = 3^(n-3); T(n,4) = 4^(n-3) - 3^(n-3).
E.g.f. (k+3) column (with offset 3): (1/k!)*exp(3x)*(exp(x)-1)^k.
O.g.f. k-th column: Sum_{n >= k} T(n,k)*x^n = x^k/((1-3*x)*(1-4*x)*...*(1-k*x)).
E.g.f.: exp(3*t + x*(exp(t)-1)) = Sum_{n >= 0} Sum_{k = 0..n} T(n+3,k+3)*x^k*t^n/n! = Sum_{n >= 0} B_n(3;x)*t^n/n! = 1 + (3+x)*t/1! + (9+7*x+x^2)*t^2/2! + ..., where the row polynomials, B_n(3;x) := Sum_{k = 0..n} T(n+3,k+3)*x^k, may be called the 3-Bell polynomials.
Dobinski-type identities: Row polynomial B_n(3;x) = exp(-x)*Sum_{i >= 0} (i+3)^n*x^i/i!; Sum_{k = 0..n} k!*T(n+3,k+3)*x^k = Sum_{i >= 0} (i+3)^n*x^i/(1+x)^(i+1).
The T(n,k) are the connection coefficients between the falling factorials and the shifted monomials (x+3)^(n-3). For example, 9 + 7*x + x*(x-1) = (x+3)^2 and 27 + 37*x + 12x*(x-1) + x*(x-1)*(x-2) = (x+3)^3.
This array is the matrix product P^2 * S, where P denotes Pascal's triangle, A007318 and S denotes the lower triangular array of Stirling numbers of the second kind, A008277 (apply Theorem 10 of [Neuwirth]). The inverse array is A049458, the signed 3-Stirling numbers of the first kind.

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