A005156 -id:A005156 - cp's OEIS frontend

A006013 a(n) = binomial(3*n+1,n)/(n+1).

1, 2, 7, 30, 143, 728, 3876, 21318, 120175, 690690, 4032015, 23841480, 142498692, 859515920, 5225264024, 31983672534, 196947587823, 1219199353190, 7583142491925, 47365474641870, 296983176369495, 1868545312633440, 11793499763070480

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

Enumerates pairs of ternary trees [Knuth, 2014]. - N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 09 2014
G.f. (offset 1) is series reversion of x - 2x^2 + x^3.
Hankel transform is A005156(n+1). - Paul Barry, Jan 20 2007
a(n) = number of ways to connect 2*n - 2 points labeled 1, 2, ..., 2*n-2 in a line with 0 or more noncrossing arcs above the line such that each maximal contiguous sequence of isolated points has even length. For example, with arcs separated by dashes, a(3) = 7 counts {} (no arcs), 12, 14, 23, 34, 12-34, 14-23. It does not count 13 because 2 is an isolated point. - David Callan, Sep 18 2007
In my 2003 paper I introduced L-algebras. These are K-vector spaces equipped with two binary operations > and < satisfying (x > y) < z = x > (y < z). In my arXiv paper math-ph/0709.3453 I show that the free L-algebra on one generator is related to symmetric ternary trees with odd degrees, so the dimensions of the homogeneous components are 1, 2, 7, 30, 143, .... These L-algebras are closely related to the so-called triplicial-algebras, 3 associative operations and 3 relations whose free object is related to even trees. - Philippe Leroux (ph_ler_math(AT)yahoo.com), Oct 05 2007
a(n-1) is also the number of projective dependency trees with n nodes. - Marco Kuhlmann (marco.kuhlmann(AT)lingfil.uu.se), Apr 06 2010
Number of subpartitions of [1^2, 2^2, ..., n^2]. - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Apr 13 2011
a(n) = sum of (n+1)-th row terms of triangle A143603. - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 07 2011
Also the number of Dyck n-paths with up steps colored in two ways (N or A) and avoiding NA. The 7 Dyck 2-paths are NDND, ADND, NDAD, ADAD, NNDD, ANDD, and AADD. - David Scambler, Jun 24 2013
a(n) is also the number of permutations avoiding 213 in the classical sense which can be realized as labels on an increasing strict binary tree with 2n-1 nodes. See A245904 for more information on increasing strict binary trees. - Manda Riehl Aug 07 2014
With offset 1, a(n) is the number of ordered trees (A000108) with n non-leaf vertices and n leaf vertices such that every non-leaf vertex has a leaf child (and hence exactly one leaf child). - David Callan, Aug 20 2014
a(n) is the number of paths in the plane with unit east and north steps, never going above the line x=2y, from (0,0) to (2n+1,n). - Ira M. Gessel, Jan 04 2018
a(n) is the number of words on the alphabet [n+1] that avoid the patterns 231 and 221 and contain exactly one 1 and exactly two occurrences of every other letter. - Colin Defant, Sep 26 2018
a(n) is the number of Motzkin paths of length 3n with n of each type of step, such that (1, 1) and (1, 0) alternate (ignoring (-1, 1) steps). All paths start with a (1, 1) step. - Helmut Prodinger, Apr 08 2019
Hankel transform omitting a(0) is A051255(n+1). - Michael Somos, May 15 2022
If f(x) is the generating function for (-1)^n*a(n), a real solution of the equation y^3 - y^2 - x = 0 is given by y = 1 + x*f(x). In particular 1 + f(1) is Narayana's cow constant, A092526, aka the "supergolden" ratio. - R. James Evans, Aug 09 2023
This is instance k = 2 of the family {c(k, n+1)}A130564.%20_Wolfdieter%20Lang">{n>=0} described in A130564. _Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 04 2024
Also the number of quadrangulations of a (2n+4)-gon which do not contain any diagonals incident to a fixed vertex. - Esther Banaian, Mar 12 2025

			a(3) = 30 since the top row of Q^3 = (12, 12, 5, 1).
G.f. = 1 + 2*x + 7*x^2 + 30*x^3 + 143*x^4 + 728*x^5 + 3876*x^6 + 21318*x^7 + ... - _Michael Somos_, May 15 2022

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These are the odd indices of A047749.
Cf. A121645, A115728, A143603, A236194.
Cf. A000260, A007318, A024485, A051255, A071948, A092526, A110616, A258708.
Cf. A305574 (the same with offset 1 and the initial 1 replaced with 5).
Cf. A130564 (comment on c(k, n+1)).

a006013 n = a007318 (3 * n + 1) n `div` (n + 1)
a006013' n = a258708 (2 * n + 1) n
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 22 2015

[Binomial(3*n+1,n)/(n+1): n in [0..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 29 2015

Binomial[3#+1,#]/(#+1)&/@Range[0,30]  (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 16 2011 *)

A006013(n) = binomial(3*n+1,n)/(n+1) \\ M. F. Hasler, Jan 08 2024

from math import comb
def A006013(n): return comb(3*n+1,n)//(n+1) # Chai Wah Wu, Jul 30 2022

def A006013_list(n) :
    D = [0]*(n+1); D[1] = 1
    R = []; b = false; h = 1
    for i in range(2*n) :
        for k in (1..h) : D[k] += D[k-1]
        if b : R.append(D[h]); h += 1
        b = not b
    return R
A006013_list(23) # Peter Luschny, May 03 2012

G.f. is square of g.f. for ternary trees, A001764 [Knuth, 2014]. - N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 09 2014
Convolution of A001764 with itself: 2*C(3*n + 2, n)/(3*n + 2), or C(3*n + 2, n+1)/(3*n + 2).
G.f.: (4/(3*x)) * sin((1/3)*arcsin(sqrt(27*x/4)))^2.
G.f.: A(x)/x with A(x)=x/(1-A(x))^2. - Vladimir Kruchinin, Dec 26 2010
From Gary W. Adamson, Jul 14 2011: (Start)
a(n) is the top left term in M^n, where M is the infinite square production matrix:
   2, 1, 0, 0, 0, ...
   3, 2, 1, 0, 0, ...
   4, 3, 2, 1, 0, ...
   5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ...
   ... (End)
From Gary W. Adamson, Aug 11 2011: (Start)
a(n) is the sum of top row terms in Q^n, where Q is the infinite square production matrix as follows:
   1, 1, 0, 0, 0, ...
   2, 2, 1, 0, 0, ...
   3, 3, 2, 1, 0, ...
   4, 4, 3, 2, 1, ...
   ... (End)
D-finite with recurrence: 2*(n+1)*(2n+1)*a(n) = 3*(3n-1)*(3n+1)*a(n-1). - R. J. Mathar, Dec 17 2011
a(n) = 2*A236194(n)/n for n > 0. - Bruno Berselli, Jan 20 2014
a(n) = A258708(2*n+1, n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 22 2015
From Ilya Gutkovskiy, Dec 29 2016: (Start)
E.g.f.: 2F2([2/3, 4/3]; [3/2,2]; 27*x/4).
a(n) ~ 3^(3*n+3/2)/(sqrt(Pi)*4^(n+1)*n^(3/2)). (End)
a(n) = A110616(n+1, 1). - Ira M. Gessel, Jan 04 2018
0 = v0*(+98415*v2 -122472*v3 +32340*v4) +v1*(+444*v3 -2968*v4) +v2*(-60*v2 +56*v3 +64*v4) where v0=a(n)^2, v1=a(n)*a(n+1), v2=a(n+1)^2, v3=a(n+1)*a(n+2), v4=a(n+2)^2 for all n in Z if a(-1)=-2/3 and a(n)=0 for n<-1. - Michael Somos, May 15 2022
a(n) = (1/4^n) * Product_{1 <= i <= j <= 2*n} (2*i + j + 2)/(2*i + j - 1). Cf. A000260. - Peter Bala, Feb 21 2023
From Karol A. Penson, Jun 02 2023: (Start)
a(n) = Integral_{x=0..27/4} x^n*W(x) dx, where
W(x) = (((9 + sqrt(81 - 12*x))^(2/3) - (9 - sqrt(81 - 12*x))^(2/3)) * 2^(1/3) * 3^(1/6)) / (12 * Pi * x^(1/3)), for x in (0, 27/4).
This integral representation is unique as W(x) is the solution of the Hausdorff power moment problem. Using only the definition of a(n), W(x) can be proven to be positive. W(x) is singular at x = 0, with the singularity x^(-1/3), and for x > 0 is monotonically decreasing to zero at x = 27/4. At x = 27/4 the first derivative of W(x) is infinite. (End)
G.f.: hypergeometric([2/3,1,4/3], [3/2,2], (3^3/2^2)*x). See the e.g.f. above. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 04 2024
a(n) = A024485(n+1)/3. - Michael Somos, Oct 14 2024
G.f.: (Sum_{n >= 0} binomial(3*n+2, n)*x^n) / (Sum_{n >= 0} binomial(3*n, n)*x^n) = (B(x) - 1)/(x*B(x)), where B(x) = Sum_{n >= 0} binomial(3*n, n)/(2*n+1) * x^n is the g.f. of A001764. - Peter Bala, Dec 13 2024
The g.f. A(x) is uniquely determined by the conditions A(0) = 1 and [x^n] A(x)^(-n) = -2 for all n >= 1. Cf. A006632. - Peter Bala, Jul 24 2025

Edited by N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 21 2008

A005130 Robbins numbers: a(n) = Product_{k=0..n-1} (3k+1)!/(n+k)!; also the number of descending plane partitions whose parts do not exceed n; also the number of n X n alternating sign matrices (ASM's).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 2, 7, 42, 429, 7436, 218348, 10850216, 911835460, 129534272700, 31095744852375, 12611311859677500, 8639383518297652500, 9995541355448167482000, 19529076234661277104897200, 64427185703425689356896743840, 358869201916137601447486156417296

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

Also known as the Andrews-Mills-Robbins-Rumsey numbers. - N. J. A. Sloane, May 24 2013
An alternating sign matrix is a matrix of 0's, 1's and -1's such that (a) the sum of each row and column is 1; (b) the nonzero entries in each row and column alternate in sign.
a(n) is odd iff n is a Jacobsthal number (A001045) [Frey and Sellers, 2000]. - Gary W. Adamson, May 27 2009

			G.f. = 1 + x + 2*x^2 + 7*x^3 + 42*x^4 + 429*x^5 + 7436*x^6 + 218348*x^7 + ...

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Index entries for sequences related to factorial numbers
Index entries for "core" sequences

Cf. A006366, A048601, also A003827, A005156, A005158, A005160-A005164, A050204, A049503, A194827, A227833.

a:=List([0..18],n->Product([0..n-1],k->Factorial(3*k+1)/Factorial(n+k)));; Print(a); # Muniru A Asiru, Jan 02 2019

A005130 := proc(n) local k; mul((3*k+1)!/(n+k)!,k=0..n-1); end;
# Bill Gosper's approximation (for n>0):
a_prox := n -> (2^(5/12-2*n^2)*3^(-7/36+1/2*(3*n^2))*exp(1/3*Zeta(1,-1))*Pi^(1/3)) /(n^(5/36)*GAMMA(1/3)^(2/3)); # Peter Luschny, Aug 14 2014

f[n_] := Product[(3k + 1)!/(n + k)!, {k, 0, n - 1}]; Table[ f[n], {n, 0, 17}] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jul 15 2004 *)
a[ n_] := If[ n < 0, 0, Product[(3 k + 1)! / (n + k)!, {k, 0, n - 1}]]; (* Michael Somos, May 06 2015 *)

{a(n) = if( n<0, 0, prod(k=0, n-1, (3*k + 1)! / (n + k)!))}; /* Michael Somos, Aug 30 2003 */

{a(n) = my(A); if( n<0, 0, A = Vec( (1 - (1 - 9*x + O(x^(2*n)))^(1/3)) / (3*x)); matdet( matrix(n, n, i, j, A[i+j-1])) / 3^binomial(n,2))}; /* Michael Somos, Aug 30 2003 */

from math import prod, factorial
def A005130(n): return prod(factorial(3*k+1) for k in range(n))//prod(factorial(n+k) for k in range(n)) # Chai Wah Wu, Feb 02 2022

a(n) = Product_{k=0..n-1} (3k+1)!/(n+k)!.
The Hankel transform of A025748 is a(n) * 3^binomial(n, 2). - Michael Somos, Aug 30 2003
a(n) = sqrt(A049503).
From Bill Gosper, Mar 11 2014: (Start)
A "Stirling's formula" for this sequence is
a(n) ~ 3^(5/36+(3/2)*n^2)/(2^(1/4+2*n^2)*n^(5/36))*(exp(zeta'(-1))*gamma(2/3)^2/Pi)^(1/3).
which gives results which are very close to the true values:
1.0063254118710128, 2.003523267231662,
7.0056223910285915, 42.01915917750558,
429.12582410098327, 7437.518404899576,
218380.8077275304, 1.085146545456063*^7,
9.119184824937415*^8
(End)
a(n+1) = a(n) * n! * (3*n+1)! / ((2*n)! * (2*n+1)!). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 30 2014; corrected by Eric W. Weisstein, Nov 08 2016
For n>0, a(n) = 3^(n - 1/3) * BarnesG(n+1) * BarnesG(3*n)^(1/3) * Gamma(n)^(1/3) * Gamma(n + 1/3)^(2/3) / (BarnesG(2*n+1) * Gamma(1/3)^(2/3)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Mar 04 2021

A025174 a(n) = binomial(3n-1, n-1).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 5, 28, 165, 1001, 6188, 38760, 245157, 1562275, 10015005, 64512240, 417225900, 2707475148, 17620076360, 114955808528, 751616304549, 4923689695575, 32308782859535, 212327989773900, 1397281501935165, 9206478467454345, 60727722660586800, 400978991944396320

Offset: 0

Wouter Meeussen, Emeric Deutsch

Number of standard tableaux of shape (2n-1,n). Example: a(2)=5 because in the top row we can have 123, 124, 125, 134, or 135. - Emeric Deutsch, May 23 2004
Number of peaks in all generalized {(1,2),(1,-1)}-Dyck paths of length 3n.
Positive terms in this sequence are the numbers k such that k and 2k are consecutive terms in a row of Pascal's triangle. 1001 is the only k such that k, 2k, and 3k are consecutive terms in a row of Pascal's triangle. - J. Lowell, Mar 11 2023

			L.g.f.: L(x) = x + 5*x^2/2 + 28*x^3/3 + 165*x^4/4 + 1001*x^5/5 + 6188*x^6/6 + ...
where G(x) = exp(L(x)) satisfies G(x) = 1 + x*G(x)^3, and begins:
exp(L(x)) = 1 + x + 3*x^2 + 12*x^3 + 55*x^4 + 273*x^5 + ... + A001764(n)*x^n + ...

B. C. Berndt, Ramanujan's Notebooks Part I, Springer-Verlag, see Entry 14, Corollary 1, p. 71.

Robert Israel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1190
Paul Barry, On the Central Antecedents of Integer (and Other) Sequences, J. Int. Seq., Vol. 23 (2020), Article 20.8.3.
D. Kruchinin and V. Kruchinin, A Generating Function for the Diagonal T2n,n in Triangles, Journal of Integer Sequence, Vol. 18 (2015), article 15.4.6.
W. Mlotkowski and K. A. Penson, Probability distributions with binomial moments, arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.0595 [math.PR], 2013.
Emanuele Munarini, Shifting Property for Riordan, Sheffer and Connection Constants Matrices, Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 20 (2017), Article 17.8.2.
Stepan Orevkov, Asymptotics of the number of lattice triangulations of rectangles of width 4 and 5, arXiv:2412.17065 [math.CO], 2024. See p. 16.
N. J. Wildberger and Dean Rubine, A Hyper-Catalan Series Solution to Polynomial Equations, and the Geode, Amer. Math. Monthly (2025). See section 12.

Cf. A001764 (binomial(3n,n)/(2n+1)), A117671 (C(3n+1,n+1)), A004319, A005809, A006013, A013698, A045721, A117671, A165817, A224274, A236194.

Cf. A000108, A001045, A005156, A224274.

[Binomial(3*n-1,n-1): n in [0..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 12 2014

with(combinat):seq(numbcomp(3*i,i), i=0..20); # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 16 2007

Table[ GegenbauerC[ n, n, 1 ]/2, {n, 0, 24} ]
Join[{0},Table[Binomial[3n-1,n-1],{n,20}]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 19 2022 *)
nmax=23; CoefficientList[Series[(2+HypergeometricPFQ[{1/3,2/3},{1/2,1},27x/4])/3-1,{x,0,nmax}],x]Range[0,nmax]! (* Stefano Spezia, Dec 31 2024 *)

vector(30, n, n--; binomial(3*n-1, n-1)) \\ Altug Alkan, Nov 04 2015

G.f.: z*g^2/(1-3*z*g^2), where g=g(z) is given by g=1+z*g^3, g(0)=1, that is, (in Maple command) g := 2*sin(arcsin(3*sqrt(3*z)/2)/3)/sqrt(3*z). - Emeric Deutsch, May 22 2003
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} ((3k+1)/(2n+k+1))C(3n, 2n+k)*A001045(k). - Paul Barry, Oct 07 2005
Hankel transform of a(n+1) is A005156(n+1). - Paul Barry, Apr 14 2008
G.f.: x*B'(x)/B(x) where B(x) is the g.f. of A001764. - Vladimir Kruchinin Feb 03 2013
D-finite with recurrence: 2*n*(2*n-1)*a(n) -3*(3*n-1)*(3*n-2)*a(n-1)=0. - R. J. Mathar, Feb 05 2013
Logarithmic derivative of A001764; g.f. of A001764 satisfies G(x) = 1 + x*G(x)^3. - Paul D. Hanna, Jul 14 2013
G.f.: (2*cos((1/3)*arcsin((3/2)*sqrt(3*x)))-sqrt(4-27*x))/(3*sqrt(4-27*x)). - Emanuele Munarini, Oct 14 2014
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} binomial(n-1,n-k)*binomial(2*n,n-k). - Vladimir Kruchinin, Nov 12 2014
a(n) = [x^n] C(x)^n for n >= 1, where C(x) = (1 - sqrt(1 - 4*x))/(2*x) is the generating function for A000108 (Ramanujan). - Peter Bala, Jun 24 2015
From Peter Bala, Nov 04 2015: (Start)
Without the initial term 0, the o.g.f. equals f(x)*g(x)^2, where f(x) is the o.g.f. for A005809 and g(x) is the o.g.f. for A001764. g(x)^2 is the o.g..f for A006013. More generally, f(x)*g(x)^k is the o.g.f. for the sequence binomial(3*n + k,n). Cf. A045721 (k = 1), A004319 (k = 3), A236194 (k = 4), A013698 (k = 5), A165817 (k = -1), A117671 (k = -2). (End)
G.f.: ( 2F1(1/3,2/3;1/2;27*x/4)-1)/3. - R. J. Mathar, Jan 27 2020
O.g.f. without the initial term 0, in the form g(x)=(2*cos(arcsin((3*sqrt(3)*sqrt(x))/2)/3)/sqrt(4-27*x)-1)/(3*x), satisfies the following algebraic equation: 1+(9*x-1)*g(x)+x*(27*x-4)*g(x)^2+x^2*(27*x-4)*g(x)^3=0. - Karol A. Penson, Oct 11 2021
O.g.f. equals f(x)/(1 - 2*f(x)), where f(x) = series reversion (x/(1 + x)^3) = x + 3*x^2 + 12*x^3 + 55*x^4 + 273*x^5 + ... is the o.g.f. of A001764 with the initial term omitted. Cf. A224274. - Peter Bala, Feb 03 2022
Right-hand side of the identities (1/2)*Sum_{k = 0..n} (-1)^(n+k)*C(x*n,n-k)*C((x+2)*n+k-1,k) = C(3*n-1,n-1) and (1/3)*Sum_{k = 0..n} (-1)^k* C(x*n,n-k)*C((x-3)*n+k-1,k) = C(3*n-1,n-1), both valid for n >= 1 and x arbitrary. - Peter Bala, Feb 28 2022
a(n) ~ 2^(-2*n)*3^(3*n)/(2*sqrt(3*n*Pi)). - Stefano Spezia, Apr 25 2024
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} binomial(2*n+k-1, k) = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} (-1)^(n+k+1)* binomial(3*n, k). - Peter Bala, Jul 21 2024
E.g.f.: (2 + hypergeom([1/3, 2/3], [1/2, 1], 27*x/4))/3 - 1. - Stefano Spezia, Dec 31 2024

A006366 Number of cyclically symmetric plane partitions in the n-cube; also number of 2n X 2n half-turn symmetric alternating sign matrices divided by number of n X n alternating sign matrices.

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1, 2, 5, 20, 132, 1452, 26741, 826540, 42939620, 3752922788, 552176360205, 136830327773400, 57125602787130000, 40191587143536420000, 47663133295107416936400, 95288872904963020131203520, 321195665986577042490185260608

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

In the 1995 Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences this sequence appears twice, as both M1529 and M1530.

D. M. Bressoud, Proofs and Confirmations, Camb. Univ. Press, 1999; Eq. (6.7) on page 198, except the formula given is incorrect. It should be as shown here.
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
R. P. Stanley, A baker's dozen of conjectures concerning plane partitions, pp. 285-293 of "Combinatoire Enumerative (Montreal 1985)", Lect. Notes Math. 1234, 1986.

Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..90
G. E. Andrews,Plane partitions (III): the Weak Macdonald Conjecture, Invent. Math., 53 (1979), 193-225.
P. Di Francesco, P. Zinn-Justin and J.-B. Zuber, Determinant Formulae for some Tiling Problems and Application to Fully Packed Loops, arXiv:math-ph/0410002, 2004.
Anatol N. Kirillov, Notes on Schubert, Grothendieck and key polynomials, SIGMA, Symmetry Integrability Geom. Methods Appl. 12, Paper 034, 56 p. (2016).
G. Kuperberg, Symmetry classes of alternating-sign matrices under one roof, arXiv:math/0008184 [math.CO], 2000-2001.
W. F. Lunnon, The Pascal matrix, Fib. Quart. vol. 15 (1977) pp. 201-204.
R. P. Stanley, A baker's dozen of conjectures concerning plane partitions, pp. 285-293 of "Combinatoire Enumerative (Montreal 1985)", Lect. Notes Math. 1234, 1986. Preprint. [Annotated scanned copy]
P. J. Taylor, Counting distinct dimer hex tilings, Preprint, 2015.

Cf. A005130, also A003827, A005156, A005158, A005160-A005164, A048601, A050204.

A006366 := proc(n) local i, j; mul((3*i - 1)*mul((n + i + j - 1)/(2*i + j - 1), j = i .. n)/(3*i - 2), i = 1 .. n) end;

Table[Product[(3i-1)/(3i-2) Product[(n+i+j-1)/(2i+j-1),{j,i,n}],{i,n}],{n,0,20}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 17 2013 *)

a(n)=prod(i=0,n-1,(3*i+2)*(3*i)!/(n+i)!)

a(n) = Product_{i=1..n} (((3*i-1)/(3*i-2))*Product_{j=i..n} (n+i+j-1)/(2*i+j-1)).

a(n) ~ exp(1/36) * GAMMA(1/3)^(4/3) * n^(7/36) * 3^(3*n^2/2 + 11/36) / (A^(1/3) * Pi^(2/3) * 2^(2*n^2 + 7/12)), where A = A074962 = 1.2824271291... is the Glaisher-Kinkelin constant. - Vaclav Kotesovec, Mar 01 2015

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A059493 A005156(n)*A059488(n)^2.

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A006013 a(n) = binomial(3*n+1,n)/(n+1).

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A005130 Robbins numbers: a(n) = Product_{k=0..n-1} (3k+1)!/(n+k)!; also the number of descending plane partitions whose parts do not exceed n; also the number of n X n alternating sign matrices (ASM's).

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A025174 a(n) = binomial(3n-1, n-1).

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A006366 Number of cyclically symmetric plane partitions in the n-cube; also number of 2n X 2n half-turn symmetric alternating sign matrices divided by number of n X n alternating sign matrices.

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A005161 Number of alternating sign 2n+1 X 2n+1 matrices symmetric with respect to both horizontal and vertical axes (VHSASM's).

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A134357 Denominator of binomial(6n-2,2n)/(2binomial(4n-1,2*n)).

A109074 Numerator of binomial(6n-2,2n)/(2binomial(4n-1,2*n)).