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A000292 Tetrahedral (or triangular pyramidal) numbers: a(n) = C(n+2,3) = n*(n+1)*(n+2)/6.

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0, 1, 4, 10, 20, 35, 56, 84, 120, 165, 220, 286, 364, 455, 560, 680, 816, 969, 1140, 1330, 1540, 1771, 2024, 2300, 2600, 2925, 3276, 3654, 4060, 4495, 4960, 5456, 5984, 6545, 7140, 7770, 8436, 9139, 9880, 10660, 11480, 12341, 13244, 14190, 15180
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N. J. A. Sloane

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a(n) is the number of balls in a triangular pyramid in which each edge contains n balls.
One of the 5 Platonic polyhedral (tetrahedral, cube, octahedral, dodecahedral and icosahedral) numbers (cf. A053012).
Also (1/6)*(n^3 + 3*n^2 + 2*n) is the number of ways to color the vertices of a triangle using <= n colors, allowing rotations and reflections. Group is the dihedral group D_6 with cycle index (x1^3 + 2*x3 + 3*x1*x2)/6.
Also the convolution of the natural numbers with themselves. - Felix Goldberg (felixg(AT)tx.technion.ac.il), Feb 01 2001
Connected with the Eulerian numbers (1, 4, 1) via 1*a(n-2) + 4*a(n-1) + 1*a(n) = n^3. - Gottfried Helms, Apr 15 2002
a(n) is sum of all the possible products p*q where (p,q) are ordered pairs and p + q = n + 1. E.g., a(5) = 5 + 8 + 9 + 8 + 5 = 35. - Amarnath Murthy, May 29 2003
Number of labeled graphs on n+3 nodes that are triangles. - Jon Perry, Jun 14 2003
Number of permutations of n+3 which have exactly 1 descent and avoid the pattern 1324. - Mike Zabrocki, Nov 05 2004
Schlaefli symbol for this polyhedron: {3,3}.
Transform of n^2 under the Riordan array (1/(1-x^2), x). - Paul Barry, Apr 16 2005
a(n) is a perfect square only for n = {1, 2, 48}. E.g., a(48) = 19600 = 140^2. - Alexander Adamchuk, Nov 24 2006
a(n+1) is the number of terms in the expansion of (a_1 + a_2 + a_3 + a_4)^n. - Sergio Falcon, Feb 12 2007 [Corrected by Graeme McRae, Aug 28 2007]
a(n+1) is the number of terms in the complete homogeneous symmetric polynomial of degree n in 3 variables. - Richard Barnes, Sep 06 2017
This is also the average "permutation entropy", sum((pi(n)-n)^2)/n!, over the set of all possible n! permutations pi. - Jeff Boscole (jazzerciser(AT)hotmail.com), Mar 20 2007
a(n) = (d/dx)(S(n, x), x)|A049310.%20-%20_Wolfdieter%20Lang">{x = 2}. First derivative of Chebyshev S-polynomials evaluated at x = 2. See A049310. - _Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 04 2007
If X is an n-set and Y a fixed (n-1)-subset of X then a(n-2) is equal to the number of 3-subsets of X intersecting Y. - Milan Janjic, Aug 15 2007
Complement of A145397; A023533(a(n))=1; A014306(a(n))=0. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 14 2008
Equals row sums of triangle A152205. - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 29 2008
a(n) is the number of gifts received from the lyricist's true love up to and including day n in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". a(12) = 364, almost the number of days in the year. - Bernard Hill (bernard(AT)braeburn.co.uk), Dec 05 2008
Sequence of the absolute values of the z^1 coefficients of the polynomials in the GF2 denominators of A156925. See A157703 for background information. - Johannes W. Meijer, Mar 07 2009
Starting with 1 = row sums of triangle A158823. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 28 2009
Wiener index of the path with n edges. - Eric W. Weisstein, Apr 30 2009
This is a 'Matryoshka doll' sequence with alpha=0, the multiplicative counterpart is A000178: seq(add(add(i,i=alpha..k),k=alpha..n),n=alpha..50). - Peter Luschny, Jul 14 2009
a(n) is the number of nondecreasing triples of numbers from a set of size n, and it is the number of strictly increasing triples of numbers from a set of size n+2. - Samuel Savitz, Sep 12 2009 [Corrected and enhanced by Markus Sigg, Sep 24 2023]
a(n) is the number of ordered sequences of 4 nonnegative integers that sum to n. E.g., a(2) = 10 because 2 = 2 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 = 0 + 2 + 0 + 0 = 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 = 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 = 0 + 0 + 2 + 0 = 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 = 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 = 0 + 0 + 1 + 1 = 0 + 0 + 0 + 2. - Artur Jasinski, Nov 30 2009
a(n) corresponds to the total number of steps to memorize n verses by the technique described in A173964. - Ibrahima Faye (ifaye2001(AT)yahoo.fr), Feb 22 2010
The number of (n+2)-bit numbers which contain two runs of 1's in their binary expansion. - Vladimir Shevelev, Jul 30 2010
a(n) is also, starting at the second term, the number of triangles formed in n-gons by intersecting diagonals with three diagonal endpoints (see the first column of the table in Sommars link). - Alexandre Wajnberg, Aug 21 2010
Column sums of:
1 4 9 16 25...
1 4 9...
1...
..............
--------------
1 4 10 20 35...
From Johannes W. Meijer, May 20 2011: (Start)
The Ca3, Ca4, Gi3 and Gi4 triangle sums (see A180662 for their definitions) of the Connell-Pol triangle A159797 are linear sums of shifted versions of the duplicated tetrahedral numbers, e.g., Gi3(n) = 17*a(n) + 19*a(n-1) and Gi4(n) = 5*a(n) + a(n-1).
Furthermore the Kn3, Kn4, Ca3, Ca4, Gi3 and Gi4 triangle sums of the Connell sequence A001614 as a triangle are also linear sums of shifted versions of the sequence given above. (End)
a(n-2)=N_0(n), n >= 1, with a(-1):=0, is the number of vertices of n planes in generic position in three-dimensional space. See a comment under A000125 for general arrangement. Comment to Arnold's problem 1990-11, see the Arnold reference, p. 506. - Wolfdieter Lang, May 27 2011
We consider optimal proper vertex colorings of a graph G. Assume that the labeling, i.e., coloring starts with 1. By optimality we mean that the maximum label used is the minimum of the maximum integer label used across all possible labelings of G. Let S=Sum of the differences |l(v) - l(u)|, the sum being over all edges uv of G and l(w) is the label associated with a vertex w of G. We say G admits unique labeling if all possible labelings of G is S-invariant and yields the same integer partition of S. With an offset this sequence gives the S-values for the complete graph on n vertices, n = 2, 3, ... . - K.V.Iyer, Jul 08 2011
Central term of commutator of transverse Virasoro operators in 4-D case for relativistic quantum open strings (ref. Zwiebach). - Tom Copeland, Sep 13 2011
Appears as a coefficient of a Sturm-Liouville operator in the Ovsienko reference on page 43. - Tom Copeland, Sep 13 2011
For n > 0: a(n) is the number of triples (u,v,w) with 1 <= u <= v <= w <= n, cf. A200737. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 21 2011
Regarding the second comment above by Amarnath Murthy (May 29 2003), see A181118 which gives the sequence of ordered pairs. - L. Edson Jeffery, Dec 17 2011
The dimension of the space spanned by the 3-form v[ijk] that couples to M2-brane worldsheets wrapping 3-cycles inside tori (ref. Green, Miller, Vanhove eq. 3.9). - Stephen Crowley, Jan 05 2012
a(n+1) is the number of 2 X 2 matrices with all terms in {0, 1, ..., n} and (sum of terms) = n. Also, a(n+1) is the number of 2 X 2 matrices with all terms in {0, 1, ..., n} and (sum of terms) = 3*n. - Clark Kimberling, Mar 19 2012
Using n + 4 consecutive triangular numbers t(1), t(2), ..., t(n+4), where n is the n-th term of this sequence, create a polygon by connecting points (t(1), t(2)) to (t(2), t(3)), (t(2), t(3)) to (t(3), t(4)), ..., (t(1), t(2)) to (t(n+3), t(n+4)). The area of this polygon will be one-half of each term in this sequence. - J. M. Bergot, May 05 2012
Pisano period lengths: 1, 4, 9, 8, 5, 36, 7, 16, 27, 20, 11, 72, 13, 28, 45, 32, 17,108, 19, 40, ... . (The Pisano sequence modulo m is the auxiliary sequence p(n) = a(n) mod m, n >= 1, for some m. p(n) is periodic for all sequences with rational g.f., like this one, and others. The lengths of the period of p(n) are quoted here for m>=1.) - R. J. Mathar, Aug 10 2012
a(n) is the maximum possible number of rooted triples consistent with any phylogenetic tree (level-0 phylogenetic network) containing exactly n+2 leaves. - Jesper Jansson, Sep 10 2012
For n > 0, the digital roots of this sequence A010888(a(n)) form the purely periodic 27-cycle {1, 4, 1, 2, 8, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 7, 4, 5, 2, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 1, 7, 8, 5, 8, 9, 9, 9}, which just rephrases the Pisano period length above. - Ant King, Oct 18 2012
a(n) is the number of functions f from {1, 2, 3} to {1, 2, ..., n + 4} such that f(1) + 1 < f(2) and f(2) + 1 < f(3). - Dennis P. Walsh, Nov 27 2012
a(n) is the Szeged index of the path graph with n+1 vertices; see the Diudea et al. reference, p. 155, Eq. (5.8). - Emeric Deutsch, Aug 01 2013
Also the number of permutations of length n that can be sorted by a single block transposition. - Vincent Vatter, Aug 21 2013
From J. M. Bergot, Sep 10 2013: (Start)
a(n) is the 3 X 3 matrix determinant
| C(n,1) C(n,2) C(n,3) |
| C(n+1,1) C(n+1,2) C(n+1,3) |
| C(n+2,1) C(n+2,2) C(n+2,3) |
(End)
In physics, a(n)/2 is the trace of the spin operator S_z^2 for a particle with spin S=n/2. For example, when S=3/2, the S_z eigenvalues are -3/2, -1/2, +1/2, +3/2 and the sum of their squares is 10/2 = a(3)/2. - Stanislav Sykora, Nov 06 2013
a(n+1) = (n+1)*(n+2)*(n+3)/6 is also the dimension of the Hilbert space of homogeneous polynomials of degree n. - L. Edson Jeffery, Dec 12 2013
For n >= 4, a(n-3) is the number of permutations of 1,2...,n with the distribution of up (1) - down (0) elements 0...0111 (n-4 zeros), or, equivalently, a(n-3) is up-down coefficient {n,7} (see comment in A060351). - Vladimir Shevelev, Feb 15 2014
a(n) is one-half the area of the region created by plotting the points (n^2,(n+1)^2). A line connects points (n^2,(n+1)^2) and ((n+1)^2, (n+2)^2) and a line is drawn from (0,1) to each increasing point. From (0,1) to (4,9) the area is 2; from (0,1) to (9,16) the area is 8; further areas are 20,40,70,...,2*a(n). - J. M. Bergot, May 29 2014
Beukers and Top prove that no tetrahedral number > 1 equals a square pyramidal number A000330. - Jonathan Sondow, Jun 21 2014
a(n+1) is for n >= 1 the number of nondecreasing n-letter words over the alphabet [4] = {1, 2, 3, 4} (or any other four distinct numbers). a(2+1) = 10 from the words 11, 22, 33, 44, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 34; which is also the maximal number of distinct elements in a symmetric 4 X 4 matrix. Inspired by the Jul 20 2014 comment by R. J. Cano on A000582. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jul 29 2014
Degree of the q-polynomial counting the orbits of plane partitions under the action of the symmetric group S3. Orbit-counting generating function is Product_{i <= j <= k <= n} ( (1 - q^(i + j + k - 1))/(1 - q^(i + j + k - 2)) ). See q-TSPP reference. - Olivier Gérard, Feb 25 2015
Row lengths of tables A248141 and A248147. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 02 2014
If n is even then a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n/2} (2k)^2. If n is odd then a(n) = Sum_{k=0..(n-1)/2} (1+2k)^2. This can be illustrated as stacking boxes inside a square pyramid on plateaus of edge lengths 2k or 2k+1, respectively. The largest k are the 2k X 2k or (2k+1) X (2k+1) base. - R. K. Guy, Feb 26 2015
Draw n lines in general position in the plane. Any three define a triangle, so in all we see C(n,3) = a(n-2) triangles (6 lines produce 4 triangles, and so on). - Terry Stickels, Jul 21 2015
a(n-2) = fallfac(n,3)/3!, n >= 3, is also the number of independent components of an antisymmetric tensor of rank 3 and dimension n. Here fallfac is the falling factorial. - Wolfdieter Lang, Dec 10 2015
Number of compositions (ordered partitions) of n+3 into exactly 4 parts. - Juergen Will, Jan 02 2016
Number of weak compositions (ordered weak partitions) of n-1 into exactly 4 parts. - Juergen Will, Jan 02 2016
For n >= 2 gives the number of multiplications of two nonzero matrix elements in calculating the product of two upper n X n triangular matrices. - John M. Coffey, Jun 23 2016
Terms a(4n+1), n >= 0, are odd, all others are even. The 2-adic valuation of the subsequence of every other term, a(2n+1), n >= 0, yields the ruler sequence A007814. Sequence A275019 gives the 2-adic valuation of a(n). - M. F. Hasler, Dec 05 2016
Does not satisfy Benford's law [Ross, 2012]. - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 12 2017
C(n+2,3) is the number of ways to select 1 triple among n+2 objects, thus a(n) is the coefficient of x1^(n-1)*x3 in exponential Bell polynomial B_{n+2}(x1,x2,...), hence its link with A050534 and A001296 (see formula). - Cyril Damamme, Feb 26 2018
a(n) is also the number of 3-cycles in the (n+4)-path complement graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Apr 11 2018
a(n) is the general number of all geodetic graphs of diameter n homeomorphic to a complete graph K4. - Carlos Enrique Frasser, May 24 2018
a(n) + 4*a(n-1) + a(n-2) = n^3 = A000578(n), for n >= 0 (extending the a(n) formula given in the name). This is the Worpitzky identity for cubes. (Number of components of the decomposition of a rank 3 tensor in dimension n >= 1 into symmetric, mixed and antisymmetric parts). For a(n-2) see my Dec 10 2015 comment. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jul 16 2019
a(n) also gives the total number of regular triangles of length k (in some length unit), with k from {1, 2, ..., n}, in the matchstick arrangement with enclosing triangle of length n, but only triangles with the orientation of the enclosing triangle are counted. Row sums of unsigned A122432(n-1, k-1), for n >= 1. See the Andrew Howroyd comment in A085691. - Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 06 2020
a(n) is the number of bigrassmannian permutations on n+1 elements, i.e., permutations which have a unique left descent, and a unique right descent. - Rafael Mrden, Aug 21 2020
a(n-2) is the number of chiral pairs of colorings of the edges or vertices of a triangle using n or fewer colors. - Robert A. Russell, Oct 20 2020
a(n-2) is the number of subsets of {1,2,...,n} whose diameters are their size. For example, for n=4, a(2)=4 and the sets are {1,3}, {2,4}, {1,2,4}, {1,3,4}. - Enrique Navarrete, Dec 26 2020
For n>1, a(n-2) is the number of subsets of {1,2,...,n} in which the second largest element is the size of the subset. For example, for n=4, a(2)=4 and the sets are {2,3}, {2,4}, {1,3,4}, {2,3,4}. - Enrique Navarrete, Jan 02 2021
a(n) is the number of binary strings of length n+2 with exactly three 0's. - Enrique Navarrete, Jan 15 2021
From Tom Copeland, Jun 07 2021: (Start)
Aside from the zero, this sequence is the fourth diagonal of the Pascal matrix A007318 and the only nonvanishing diagonal (fourth) of the matrix representation IM = (A132440)^3/3! of the differential operator D^3/3!, when acting on the row vector of coefficients of an o.g.f., or power series.
M = e^{IM} is the lower triangular matrix of coefficients of the Appell polynomial sequence p_n(x) = e^{D^3/3!} x^n = e^{b. D} x^n = (b. + x)^n = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k) b_n x^{n-k}, where the (b.)^n = b_n have the e.g.f. e^{b.t} = e^{t^3/3!}, which is that for A025035 aerated with double zeros, the first column of M.
See A099174 and A000332 for analogous relationships for the third and fifth diagonals of the Pascal matrix. (End)
a(n) is the number of circles with a radius of integer length >= 1 and center at a grid point in an n X n grid. - Albert Swafford, Jun 11 2021
Maximum Wiener index over all connected graphs with n+1 vertices. - Allan Bickle, Jul 09 2022
The third Euler row (1,4,1) has an additional connection with the tetrahedral numbers besides the n^3 identity stated above: a^2(n) + 4*a^2(n+1) + a^2(n+2) = a(n^2+4n+4), which can be shown with algebra. E.g., a^2(2) + 4*a^2(3) + a^2(4) = 16 + 400 + 400 = a(16). Although an analogous thing happens with the (1,1) row of Euler's triangle and triangular numbers C(n+1,2) = A000217(n) = T(n), namely both T(n-1) + T(n) = n^2 and T^2(n-1) + T^2(n) = T(n^2) are true, only one (the usual identity) still holds for the Euler row (1,11,11,1) and the C(n,4) numbers in A000332. That is, the dot product of (1,11,11,1) with the squares of 4 consecutive terms of A000332 is not generally a term of A000332. - Richard Peterson, Aug 21 2022
For n > 1, a(n-2) is the number of solutions of the Diophantine equation x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 = n, subject to the constraints 0 <= x1, 1 <= x2, 2 <= x3, 0 <= x4 <= 1, 0 <= x5 and x5 is even. - Daniel Checa, Nov 03 2022
a(n+1) is also the number of vertices of the generalized Pitman-Stanley polytope with parameters 2, n, and vector (1,1, ... ,1), which is integrally equivalent to a flow polytope over the grid graph having 2 rows and n columns. - William T. Dugan, Sep 18 2023
a(n) is the number of binary words of length (n+1) containing exactly one substring 01. a(2) = 4: 001, 010, 011, 101. - Nordine Fahssi, Dec 09 2024

Examples

			a(2) = 3*4*5/6 = 10, the number of balls in a pyramid of 3 layers of balls, 6 in a triangle at the bottom, 3 in the middle layer and 1 on top.
Consider the square array
  1  2  3  4  5  6 ...
  2  4  6  8 10 12 ...
  3  6  9 12 16 20 ...
  4  8 12 16 20 24 ...
  5 10 15 20 25 30 ...
  ...
then a(n) = sum of n-th antidiagonal. - _Amarnath Murthy_, Apr 06 2003
G.f. = x + 4*x^2 + 10*x^3 + 20*x^4 + 35*x^5 + 56*x^6 + 84*x^7 + 120*x^8 + 165*x^9 + ...
Example for a(3+1) = 20 nondecreasing 3-letter words over {1,2,3,4}: 111, 222, 333; 444, 112, 113, 114, 223, 224, 122, 224, 133, 233, 144, 244, 344; 123, 124, 134, 234.  4 + 4*3 + 4 = 20. - _Wolfdieter Lang_, Jul 29 2014
Example for a(4-2) = 4 independent components of a rank 3 antisymmetric tensor A of dimension 4: A(1,2,3), A(1,2,4), A(1,3,4) and A(2,3,4). - _Wolfdieter Lang_, Dec 10 2015

References

  • M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, eds., Handbook of Mathematical Functions, National Bureau of Standards Applied Math. Series 55, 1964 (and various reprintings), p. 828.
  • V. I. Arnold (ed.), Arnold's Problems, Springer, 2004, comments on Problem 1990-11 (p. 75), pp. 503-510. Numbers N_0.
  • A. H. Beiler, Recreations in the Theory of Numbers, Dover, NY, 1964, p. 194.
  • J. H. Conway and R. K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, Copernicus Press, NY, 1996, pp. 44, 70.
  • H. S. M. Coxeter, Polyhedral numbers, pp. 25-35 of R. S. Cohen, J. J. Stachel and M. W. Wartofsky, eds., For Dirk Struik: Scientific, historical and political essays in honor of Dirk J. Struik, Reidel, Dordrecht, 1974.
  • E. Deza and M. M. Deza, Figurate numbers, World Scientific Publishing (2012), page 93.
  • L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers. Carnegie Institute Public. 256, Washington, DC, Vol. 1, 1919; Vol. 2, 1920; Vol. 3, 1923, see vol. 2, p. 4.
  • M. V. Diudea, I. Gutman, and J. Lorentz, Molecular Topology, Nova Science, 2001, Huntington, N.Y. pp. 152-156.
  • Jan Gullberg, Mathematics from the Birth of Numbers, W. W. Norton & Co., NY & London, 1997, §8.6 Figurate Numbers, pp. 292-293.
  • J. C. P. Miller, editor, Table of Binomial Coefficients. Royal Society Mathematical Tables, Vol. 3, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1954.
  • V. Ovsienko and S. Tabachnikov, Projective Differential Geometry Old and New, Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics (no. 165), Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005.
  • Kenneth A Ross, First Digits of Squares and Cubes, Math. Mag. 85 (2012) 36-42. doi:10.4169/math.mag.85.1.36.
  • 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).
  • A. Szenes, The combinatorics of the Verlinde formulas (N.J. Hitchin et al., ed.), in Vector bundles in algebraic geometry, Cambridge, 1995.
  • James J. Tattersall, Elementary Number Theory in Nine Chapters, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pages 11-13.
  • D. Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers, Penguin Books, 1987, pp. 126-127.
  • B. Zwiebach, A First Course in String Theory, Cambridge, 2004; see p. 226.

Links

Crossrefs

Bisections give A000447 and A002492.
Sums of 2 consecutive terms give A000330.
a(3n-3) = A006566(n). A000447(n) = a(2n-2). A002492(n) = a(2n+1).
Column 0 of triangle A094415.
Cf. A000217 (first differences), A001044, (see above example), A061552, A040977, A133111, A133112, A152205, A158823, A156925, A157703, A173964, A058187, A190717, A190718, A100440, A181118, A222716.
Partial sums are A000332. - Jonathan Vos Post, Mar 27 2011
Cf. A216499 (the analogous sequence for level-1 phylogenetic networks).
Cf. A068980 (partitions), A231303 (spin physics).
Cf. similar sequences listed in A237616.
Cf. A104712 (second column, if offset is 2).
Cf. A145397 (non-tetrahedral numbers). - Daniel Forgues, Apr 11 2015
Cf. A127324.
Cf. A007814, A275019 (2-adic valuation).
Cf. A000578 (cubes), A005900 (octahedral numbers), A006566 (dodecahedral numbers), A006564 (icosahedral numbers).
Cf. A002817 (4-cycle count of \bar P_{n+4}), A060446 (5-cycle count of \bar P_{n+3}), A302695 (6-cycle count of \bar P_{n+5})
Row 2 of A325000 (simplex facets and vertices) and A327084 (simplex edges and ridges).
Cf. A085691 (matchsticks), A122432 (unsigned row sums).
Cf. (triangle colorings) A006527 (oriented), A000290 (achiral), A327085 (chiral simplex edges and ridges).
Row 3 of A321791 (cycles of n colors using k or fewer colors).
Cf. A007318, A025035, A099174.
The Wiener indices of powers of paths for k = 1..6 are given in A000292, A002623, A014125, A122046, A122047, and A175724, respectively.

Programs

  • GAP
    a:=n->Binomial(n+2,3);; A000292:=List([0..50],n->a(n)); # Muniru A Asiru, Feb 28 2018
  • Haskell
    a000292 n = n * (n + 1) * (n + 2) `div` 6
a000292_list = scanl1 (+) a000217_list
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 16 2013, Feb 09 2012, Nov 21 2011
  • Magma
    [n*(n+1)*(n+2)/6: n in [0..50]]; // Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 03 2014
  • Maple
    a:=n->n*(n+1)*(n+2)/6; seq(a(n), n=0..50);
A000292 := n->binomial(n+2,3); seq(A000292(n), n=0..50);
isA000292 := proc(n)
    option remember;
    local a,i ;
    for i from iroot(6*n,3)-1 do
        a := A000292(i) ;
        if a > n then
            return false;
        elif a = n then
            return true;
        end if;
    end do:
end proc: # R. J. Mathar, Aug 14 2024
  • Mathematica
    Table[Binomial[n + 2, 3], {n, 0, 20}] (* Zerinvary Lajos, Jan 31 2010 *)
Accumulate[Accumulate[Range[0, 50]]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 10 2011 *)
Table[n (n + 1)(n + 2)/6, {n,0,100}] (* Wesley Ivan Hurt, Sep 25 2013 *)
Nest[Accumulate, Range[0, 50], 2] (* Harvey P. Dale, May 24 2017 *)
Binomial[Range[20] + 1, 3] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 08 2017 *)
LinearRecurrence[{4, -6, 4, -1}, {0, 1, 4, 10}, 20] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 08 2017 *)
CoefficientList[Series[x/(-1 + x)^4, {x, 0, 20}], x] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 08 2017 *)
Table[Range[n].Range[n,1,-1],{n,0,50}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 02 2024 *)
  • Maxima
    A000292(n):=n*(n+1)*(n+2)/6$ makelist(A000292(n),n,0,60); /* Martin Ettl, Oct 24 2012 */
  • PARI
    a(n) = (n) * (n+1) * (n+2) / 6  \\ corrected by Harry J. Smith, Dec 22 2008
  • PARI
    a=vector(10000);a[2]=1;for(i=3,#a,a[i]=a[i-2]+i*i); \\ Stanislav Sykora, Nov 07 2013
  • PARI
    is(n)=my(k=sqrtnint(6*n,3)); k*(k+1)*(k+2)==6*n \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Dec 13 2016
  • Python
    # Compare A000217.
def A000292():
    x, y, z = 1, 1, 1
    yield 0
    while True:
        yield x
        x, y, z = x + y + z + 1, y + z + 1, z + 1
a = A000292(); print([next(a) for i in range(45)]) # Peter Luschny, Aug 03 2019

Formula

a(n) = C(n+2,3) = n*(n+1)*(n+2)/6 (see the name).
G.f.: x / (1 - x)^4.
a(n) = -a(-4 - n) for all in Z.
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A000217(k) = Sum_{k=1..n} Sum_{j=0..k} j, partial sums of the triangular numbers.
a(2n)= A002492(n). a(2n+1)=A000447(n+1).
a(n) = Sum_{1 <= i <= j <= n} |i - j|. - Amarnath Murthy, Aug 05 2002
a(n) = (n+3)*a(n-1)/n. - Ralf Stephan, Apr 26 2003
Sums of three consecutive terms give A006003. - Ralf Stephan, Apr 26 2003
Determinant of the n X n symmetric Pascal matrix M_(i, j) = C(i+j+2, i). - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 19 2003
The sum of a series constructed by the products of the index and the length of the series (n) minus the index (i): a(n) = sum[i(n-i)]. - Martin Steven McCormick (mathseq(AT)wazer.net), Apr 06 2005
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor((n-1)/2)} (n-2k)^2 [offset 0]; a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} k^2*(1-(-1)^(n+k-1))/2 [offset 0]. - Paul Barry, Apr 16 2005
a(n) = -A108299(n+5, 6) = A108299(n+6, 7). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
a(n) = -A110555(n+4, 3). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 27 2005
Values of the Verlinde formula for SL_2, with g = 2: a(n) = Sum_{j=1..n-1} n/(2*sin^2(j*Pi/n)). - Simone Severini, Sep 25 2006
a(n-1) = (1/(1!*2!))*Sum_{1 <= x_1, x_2 <= n} |det V(x_1, x_2)| = (1/2)*Sum_{1 <= i,j <= n} |i-j|, where V(x_1, x_2) is the Vandermonde matrix of order 2. Column 2 of A133112. - Peter Bala, Sep 13 2007
Starting with 1 = binomial transform of [1, 3, 3, 1, ...]; e.g., a(4) = 20 = (1, 3, 3, 1) dot (1, 3, 3, 1) = (1 + 9 + 9 + 1). - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 04 2007
a(n) = A006503(n) - A002378(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 24 2008
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - 6*a(n-2) + 4*a(n-3) - a(n-4) for n >= 4. - Jaume Oliver Lafont, Nov 18 2008
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = 3/2, case x = 1 in Gradstein-Ryshik 1.513.7. - R. J. Mathar, Jan 27 2009
E.g.f.:((x^3)/6 + x^2 + x)*exp(x). - Geoffrey Critzer, Feb 21 2009
Limit_{n -> oo} A171973(n)/a(n) = sqrt(2)/2. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 20 2010
With offset 1, a(n) = (1/6)*floor(n^5/(n^2 + 1)). - Gary Detlefs, Feb 14 2010
a(n) = Sum_{k = 1..n} k*(n-k+1). - Vladimir Shevelev, Jul 30 2010
a(n) = (3*n^2 + 6*n + 2)/(6*(h(n+2) - h(n-1))), n > 0, where h(n) is the n-th harmonic number. - Gary Detlefs, Jul 01 2011
a(n) = coefficient of x^2 in the Maclaurin expansion of 1 + 1/(x+1) + 1/(x+1)^2 + 1/(x+1)^3 + ... + 1/(x+1)^n. - Francesco Daddi, Aug 02 2011
a(n) = coefficient of x^4 in the Maclaurin expansion of sin(x)*exp((n+1)*x). - Francesco Daddi, Aug 04 2011
a(n) = 2*A002415(n+1)/(n+1). - Tom Copeland, Sep 13 2011
a(n) = A004006(n) - n - 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 31 2012
a(n) = (A007531(n) + A027480(n) + A007290(n))/11. - J. M. Bergot, May 28 2012
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3) + 1. - Ant King, Oct 18 2012
G.f.: x*U(0) where U(k) = 1 + 2*x*(k+2)/( 2*k+1 - x*(2*k+1)*(2*k+5)/(x*(2*k+5)+(2*k+2)/U(k+1) )); (continued fraction, 3rd kind, 3-step). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Dec 01 2012
a(n^2 - 1) = (1/2)*(a(n^2 - n - 2) + a(n^2 + n - 2)) and
a(n^2 + n - 2) - a(n^2 - 1) = a(n-1)*(3*n^2 - 2) = 10*A024166(n-1), by Berselli's formula in A222716. - Jonathan Sondow, Mar 04 2013
G.f.: x + 4*x^2/(Q(0)-4*x) where Q(k) = 1 + k*(x+1) + 4*x - x*(k+1)*(k+5)/Q(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Mar 14 2013
a(n+1) = det(C(i+3,j+2), 1 <= i,j <= n), where C(n,k) are binomial coefficients. - Mircea Merca, Apr 06 2013
a(n) = a(n-2) + n^2, for n > 1. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Apr 16 2013
a(2n) = 4*(a(n-1) + a(n)), for n > 0. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Apr 26 2013
G.f.: x*G(0)/2, where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x/(x + (k+1)/(k+4)/G(k+1))); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jun 02 2013
a(n) = n + 2*a(n-1) - a(n-2), with a(0) = a(-1) = 0. - Richard R. Forberg, Jul 11 2013
a(n)*(m+1)^3 + a(m)*(n+1) = a(n*m + n + m), for any nonnegative integers m and n. This is a 3D analog of Euler's theorem about triangular numbers, namely t(n)*(2m+1)^2 + t(m) = t(2nm + n + m), where t(n) is the n-th triangular number. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Aug 20 2013
Sum_{n>=0} a(n)/(n+1)! = 2*e/3 = 1.8121878856393... . Sum_{n>=1} a(n)/n! = 13*e/6 = 5.88961062832... . - Richard R. Forberg, Dec 25 2013
a(n+1) = A023855(n+1) + A023856(n). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Sep 24 2013
a(n) = A024916(n) + A076664(n), n >= 1. - Omar E. Pol, Feb 11 2014
a(n) = A212560(n) - A059722(n). - J. M. Bergot, Mar 08 2014
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n + 1)/a(n) = 12*log(2) - 15/2 = 0.8177661667... See A242024, A242023. - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 11 2014
3/(Sum_{n>=m} 1/a(n)) = A002378(m), for m > 0. - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 12 2014
a(n) = Sum_{i=1..n} Sum_{j=i..n} min(i,j). - Enrique Pérez Herrero, Dec 03 2014
Arithmetic mean of Square pyramidal number and Triangular number: a(n) = (A000330(n) + A000217(n))/2. - Luciano Ancora, Mar 14 2015
a(k*n) = a(k)*a(n) + 4*a(k-1)*a(n-1) + a(k-2)*a(n-2). - Robert Israel, Apr 20 2015
Dirichlet g.f.: (zeta(s-3) + 3*zeta(s-2) + 2*zeta(s-1))/6. - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jul 01 2016
a(n) = A080851(1,n-1) - R. J. Mathar, Jul 28 2016
a(n) = (A000578(n+1) - (n+1) ) / 6. - Zhandos Mambetaliyev, Nov 24 2016
G.f.: x/(1 - x)^4 = (x * r(x) * r(x^2) * r(x^4) * r(x^8) * ...), where r(x) = (1 + x)^4 = (1 + 4x + 6x^2 + 4x^3 + x^4); and x/(1 - x)^4 = (x * r(x) * r(x^3) * r(x^9) * r(x^27) * ...) where r(x) = (1 + x + x^2)^4. - Gary W. Adamson, Jan 23 2017
a(n) = A000332(n+3) - A000332(n+2). - Bruce J. Nicholson, Apr 08 2017
a(n) = A001296(n) - A050534(n+1). - Cyril Damamme, Feb 26 2018
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} (-1)^(n-k)*A122432(n-1, k-1), for n >= 1, and a(0) = 0. - Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 06 2020
From Robert A. Russell, Oct 20 2020: (Start)
a(n) = A006527(n) - a(n-2) = (A006527(n) + A000290(n)) / 2 = a(n-2) + A000290(n).
a(n-2) = A006527(n) - a(n) = (A006527(n) - A000290(n)) / 2 = a(n) - A000290(n).
a(n) = 1*C(n,1) + 2*C(n,2) + 1*C(n,3), where the coefficient of C(n,k) is the number of unoriented triangle colorings using exactly k colors.
a(n-2) = 1*C(n,3), where the coefficient of C(n,k) is the number of chiral pairs of triangle colorings using exactly k colors.
a(n-2) = A327085(2,n). (End)
From Amiram Eldar, Jan 25 2021: (Start)
Product_{n>=1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = sinh(sqrt(2)*Pi)/(3*sqrt(2)*Pi).
Product_{n>=2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = sqrt(2)*sinh(sqrt(2)*Pi)/(33*Pi). (End)
a(n) = A002623(n-1) + A002623(n-2), for n>1. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Nov 14 2021

Extensions

Corrected and edited by Daniel Forgues, May 14 2010

A002378 Oblong (or promic, pronic, or heteromecic) numbers: a(n) = n*(n+1).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 156, 182, 210, 240, 272, 306, 342, 380, 420, 462, 506, 552, 600, 650, 702, 756, 812, 870, 930, 992, 1056, 1122, 1190, 1260, 1332, 1406, 1482, 1560, 1640, 1722, 1806, 1892, 1980, 2070, 2162, 2256, 2352, 2450, 2550
Offset: 0

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Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Keywords

Comments

4*a(n) + 1 are the odd squares A016754(n).
The word "pronic" (used by Dickson) is incorrect. - Michael Somos
According to the 2nd edition of Webster, the correct word is "promic". - R. K. Guy
a(n) is the number of minimal vectors in the root lattice A_n (see Conway and Sloane, p. 109).
Let M_n denote the n X n matrix M_n(i, j) = (i + j); then the characteristic polynomial of M_n is x^(n-2) * (x^2 - a(n)*x - A002415(n)). - Benoit Cloitre, Nov 09 2002
The greatest LCM of all pairs (j, k) for j < k <= n for n > 1. - Robert G. Wilson v, Jun 19 2004
First differences are a(n+1) - a(n) = 2*n + 2 = 2, 4, 6, ... (while first differences of the squares are (n+1)^2 - n^2 = 2*n + 1 = 1, 3, 5, ...). - Alexandre Wajnberg, Dec 29 2005
25 appended to these numbers corresponds to squares of numbers ending in 5 (i.e., to squares of A017329). - Lekraj Beedassy, Mar 24 2006
A rapid (mental) multiplication/factorization technique -- a generalization of Lekraj Beedassy's comment: For all bases b >= 2 and positive integers n, c, d, k with c + d = b^k, we have (n*b^k + c)*(n*b^k + d) = a(n)*b^(2*k) + c*d. Thus the last 2*k base-b digits of the product are exactly those of c*d -- including leading 0(s) as necessary -- with the preceding base-b digit(s) the same as a(n)'s. Examples: In decimal, 113*117 = 13221 (as n = 11, b = 10 = 3 + 7, k = 1, 3*7 = 21, and a(11) = 132); in octal, 61*67 = 5207 (52 is a(6) in octal). In particular, for even b = 2*m (m > 0) and c = d = m, such a product is a square of this type. Decimal factoring: 5609 is immediately seen to be 71*79. Likewise, 120099 = 301*399 (k = 2 here) and 99990000001996 = 9999002*9999998 (k = 3). - Rick L. Shepherd, Jul 24 2021
Number of circular binary words of length n + 1 having exactly one occurrence of 01. Example: a(2) = 6 because we have 001, 010, 011, 100, 101 and 110. Column 1 of A119462. - Emeric Deutsch, May 21 2006
The sequence of iterated square roots sqrt(N + sqrt(N + ...)) has for N = 1, 2, ... the limit (1 + sqrt(1 + 4*N))/2. For N = a(n) this limit is n + 1, n = 1, 2, .... For all other numbers N, N >= 1, this limit is not a natural number. Examples: n = 1, a(1) = 2: sqrt(2 + sqrt(2 + ...)) = 1 + 1 = 2; n = 2, a(2) = 6: sqrt(6 + sqrt(6 + ...)) = 1 + 2 = 3. - Wolfdieter Lang, May 05 2006
Nonsquare integers m divisible by ceiling(sqrt(m)), except for m = 0. - Max Alekseyev, Nov 27 2006
The number of off-diagonal elements of an (n + 1) X (n + 1) matrix. - Artur Jasinski, Jan 11 2007
a(n) is equal to the number of functions f:{1, 2} -> {1, 2, ..., n + 1} such that for a fixed x in {1, 2} and a fixed y in {1, 2, ..., n + 1} we have f(x) <> y. - Aleksandar M. Janjic and Milan Janjic, Mar 13 2007
Numbers m >= 0 such that round(sqrt(m+1)) - round(sqrt(m)) = 1. - Hieronymus Fischer, Aug 06 2007
Numbers m >= 0 such that ceiling(2*sqrt(m+1)) - 1 = 1 + floor(2*sqrt(m)). - Hieronymus Fischer, Aug 06 2007
Numbers m >= 0 such that fract(sqrt(m+1)) > 1/2 and fract(sqrt(m)) < 1/2 where fract(x) is the fractional part (fract(x) = x - floor(x), x >= 0). - Hieronymus Fischer, Aug 06 2007
X values of solutions to the equation 4*X^3 + X^2 = Y^2. To find Y values: b(n) = n(n+1)(2n+1). - Mohamed Bouhamida, Nov 06 2007
Nonvanishing diagonal of A132792, the infinitesimal Lah matrix, so "generalized factorials" composed of a(n) are given by the elements of the Lah matrix, unsigned A111596, e.g., a(1)*a(2)*a(3) / 3! = -A111596(4,1) = 24. - Tom Copeland, Nov 20 2007
If Y is a 2-subset of an n-set X then, for n >= 2, a(n-2) is the number of 2-subsets and 3-subsets of X having exactly one element in common with Y. - Milan Janjic, Dec 28 2007
a(n) coincides with the vertex of a parabola of even width in the Redheffer matrix, directed toward zero. An integer p is prime if and only if for all integer k, the parabola y = kx - x^2 has no integer solution with 1 < x < k when y = p; a(n) corresponds to odd k. - Reikku Kulon, Nov 30 2008
The third differences of certain values of the hypergeometric function 3F2 lead to the squares of the oblong numbers i.e., 3F2([1, n + 1, n + 1], [n + 2, n + 2], z = 1) - 3*3F2([1, n + 2, n + 2], [n + 3, n + 3], z = 1) + 3*3F2([1, n + 3, n + 3], [n + 4, n + 4], z = 1) - 3F2([1, n + 4, n + 4], [n + 5, n + 5], z = 1) = (1/((n+2)*(n+3)))^2 for n = -1, 0, 1, 2, ... . See also A162990. - Johannes W. Meijer, Jul 21 2009
Generalized factorials, [a.(n!)] = a(n)*a(n-1)*...*a(0) = A010790(n), with a(0) = 1 are related to A001263. - Tom Copeland, Sep 21 2011
For n > 1, a(n) is the number of functions f:{1, 2} -> {1, ..., n + 2} where f(1) > 1 and f(2) > 2. Note that there are n + 1 possible values for f(1) and n possible values for f(2). For example, a(3) = 12 since there are 12 functions f from {1, 2} to {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} with f(1) > 1 and f(2) > 2. - Dennis P. Walsh, Dec 24 2011
a(n) gives the number of (n + 1) X (n + 1) symmetric (0, 1)-matrices containing two ones (see [Cameron]). - L. Edson Jeffery, Feb 18 2012
a(n) is the number of positions of a domino in a rectangled triangular board with both legs equal to n + 1. - César Eliud Lozada, Sep 26 2012
a(n) is the number of ordered pairs (x, y) in [n+2] X [n+2] with |x-y| > 1. - Dennis P. Walsh, Nov 27 2012
a(n) is the number of injective functions from {1, 2} into {1, 2, ..., n + 1}. - Dennis P. Walsh, Nov 27 2012
a(n) is the sum of the positive differences of the partition parts of 2n + 2 into exactly two parts (see example). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 02 2013
a(n)/a(n-1) is asymptotic to e^(2/n). - Richard R. Forberg, Jun 22 2013
Number of positive roots in the root system of type D_{n + 1} (for n > 2). - Tom Edgar, Nov 05 2013
Number of roots in the root system of type A_n (for n > 0). - Tom Edgar, Nov 05 2013
From Felix P. Muga II, Mar 18 2014: (Start)
a(m), for m >= 1, are the only positive integer values t for which the Binet-de Moivre formula for the recurrence b(n) = b(n-1) + t*b(n-2) with b(0) = 0 and b(1) = 1 has a root of a square. PROOF (as suggested by Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 26 2014): The sqrt(1 + 4t) appearing in the zeros r1 and r2 of the characteristic equation is (a positive) integer for positive integer t precisely if 4t + 1 = (2m + 1)^2, that is t = a(m), m >= 1. Thus, the characteristic roots are integers: r1 = m + 1 and r2 = -m.
Let m > 1 be an integer. If b(n) = b(n-1) + a(m)*b(n-2), n >= 2, b(0) = 0, b(1) = 1, then lim_{n->oo} b(n+1)/b(n) = m + 1. (End)
Cf. A130534 for relations to colored forests, disposition of flags on flagpoles, and colorings of the vertices (chromatic polynomial) of the complete graphs (here simply K_2). - Tom Copeland, Apr 05 2014
The set of integers k for which k + sqrt(k + sqrt(k + sqrt(k + sqrt(k + ...) ... is an integer. - Leslie Koller, Apr 11 2014
a(n-1) is the largest number k such that (n*k)/(n+k) is an integer. - Derek Orr, May 22 2014
Number of ways to place a domino and a singleton on a strip of length n - 2. - Ralf Stephan, Jun 09 2014
With offset 1, this appears to give the maximal number of crossings between n nonconcentric circles of equal radius. - Felix Fröhlich, Jul 14 2014
For n > 1, the harmonic mean of the n values a(1) to a(n) is n + 1. The lowest infinite sequence of increasing positive integers whose cumulative harmonic mean is integral. - Ian Duff, Feb 01 2015
a(n) is the maximum number of queens of one color that can coexist without attacking one queen of the opponent's color on an (n+2) X (n+2) chessboard. The lone queen can be placed in any position on the perimeter of the board. - Bob Selcoe, Feb 07 2015
With a(0) = 1, a(n-1) is the smallest positive number not in the sequence such that Sum_{i = 1..n} 1/a(i-1) has a denominator equal to n. - Derek Orr, Jun 17 2015
The positive members of this sequence are a proper subsequence of the so-called 1-happy couple products A007969. See the W. Lang link there, eq. (4), with Y_0 = 1, with a table at the end. - Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 19 2015
For n > 0, a(n) is the reciprocal of the area bounded above by y = x^(n-1) and below by y = x^n for x in the interval [0, 1]. Summing all such areas visually demonstrates the formula below giving Sum_{n >= 1} 1/a(n) = 1. - Rick L. Shepherd, Oct 26 2015
It appears that, except for a(0) = 0, this is the set of positive integers n such that x*floor(x) = n has no solution. (For example, to get 3, take x = -3/2.) - Melvin Peralta, Apr 14 2016
If two independent real random variables, x and y, are distributed according to the same exponential distribution: pdf(x) = lambda * exp(-lambda * x), lambda > 0, then the probability that n - 1 <= x/y < n is given by 1/a(n). - Andres Cicuttin, Dec 03 2016
a(n) is equal to the sum of all possible differences between n different pairs of consecutive odd numbers (see example). - Miquel Cerda, Dec 04 2016
a(n+1) is the dimension of the space of vector fields in the plane with polynomial coefficients up to order n. - Martin Licht, Dec 04 2016
It appears that a(n) + 3 is the area of the largest possible pond in a square (A268311). - Craig Knecht, May 04 2017
Also the number of 3-cycles in the (n+3)-triangular honeycomb acute knight graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Jul 27 2017
Also the Wiener index of the (n+2)-wheel graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 08 2017
The left edge of a Floyd's triangle that consists of even numbers: 0; 2, 4; 6, 8, 10; 12, 14, 16, 18; 20, 22, 24, 26, 28; ... giving 0, 2, 6, 12, 20, ... The right edge generates A028552. - Waldemar Puszkarz, Feb 02 2018
a(n+1) is the order of rowmotion on a poset obtained by adjoining a unique minimal (or maximal) element to a disjoint union of at least two chains of n elements. - Nick Mayers, Jun 01 2018
From Juhani Heino, Feb 05 2019: (Start)
For n > 0, 1/a(n) = n/(n+1) - (n-1)/n.
For example, 1/6 = 2/3 - 1/2; 1/12 = 3/4 - 2/3.
Corollary of this:
Take 1/2 pill.
Next day, take 1/6 pill. 1/2 + 1/6 = 2/3, so your daily average is 1/3.
Next day, take 1/12 pill. 2/3 + 1/12 = 3/4, so your daily average is 1/4.
And so on. (End)
From Bernard Schott, May 22 2020: (Start)
For an oblong number m >= 6 there exists a Euclidean division m = d*q + r with q < r < d which are in geometric progression, in this order, with a common integer ratio b. For b >= 2 and q >= 1, the Euclidean division is m = qb*(qb+1) = qb^2 * q + qb where (q, qb, qb^2) are in geometric progression.
Some examples with distinct ratios and quotients:
6 | 4 30 | 25 42 | 18
----- ----- -----
2 | 1 , 5 | 1 , 6 | 2 ,
and also:
42 | 12 420 | 100
----- -----
6 | 3 , 20 | 4 .
Some oblong numbers also satisfy a Euclidean division m = d*q + r with q < r < d that are in geometric progression in this order but with a common noninteger ratio b > 1 (see A335064). (End)
For n >= 1, the continued fraction expansion of sqrt(a(n)) is [n; {2, 2n}]. For n=1, this collapses to [1; {2}]. - Magus K. Chu, Sep 09 2022
a(n-2) is the maximum irregularity over all trees with n vertices. The extremal graphs are stars. (The irregularity of a graph is the sum of the differences between the degrees over all edges of the graph.) - Allan Bickle, May 29 2023
For n > 0, number of diagonals in a regular 2*(n+1)-gon that are not parallel to any edge (cf. A367204). - Paolo Xausa, Mar 30 2024
a(n-1) is the maximum Zagreb index over all trees with n vertices. The extremal graphs are stars. (The Zagreb index of a graph is the sum of the squares of the degrees over all vertices of the graph.) - Allan Bickle, Apr 11 2024
For n >= 1, a(n) is the determinant of the distance matrix of a cycle graph on 2*n + 1 vertices (if the length of the cycle is even such a determinant is zero). - Miquel A. Fiol, Aug 20 2024
For n > 1, the continued fraction expansion of sqrt(16*a(n)) is [2n+1; {1, 2n-1, 1, 8n+2}]. - Magus K. Chu, Nov 20 2024
For n>=2, a(n) is the number of faces on a n+1-zone rhombic zonohedron. Each pair of a collection of great circles on a sphere intersects at two points, so there are 2*binomial(n+1,2) intersections. The dual of the implied polyhedron is a rhombic zonohedron, its faces corresponding to the intersections. - Shel Kaphan, Aug 12 2025

Examples

			a(3) = 12, since 2(3)+2 = 8 has 4 partitions with exactly two parts: (7,1), (6,2), (5,3), (4,4). Taking the positive differences of the parts in each partition and adding, we get: 6 + 4 + 2 + 0 = 12. - _Wesley Ivan Hurt_, Jun 02 2013
G.f. = 2*x + 6*x^2 + 12*x^3 + 20*x^4 + 30*x^5 + 42*x^6 + 56*x^7 + ... - _Michael Somos_, May 22 2014
From _Miquel Cerda_, Dec 04 2016: (Start)
a(1) = 2, since 45-43 = 2;
a(2) = 6, since 47-45 = 2 and 47-43 = 4, then 2+4 = 6;
a(3) = 12, since 49-47 = 2, 49-45 = 4, and 49-43 = 6, then 2+4+6 = 12. (End)

References

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  • J. H. Conway and R. K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, 1996, p. 34.
  • J. H. Conway and N. J. A. Sloane, "Sphere Packings, Lattices and Groups", Springer-Verlag.
  • L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers, Vol. 1: Divisibility and Primality. New York: Chelsea, p. 357, 1952.
  • L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers, Vol. 2: Diophantine Analysis. New York: Chelsea, pp. 6, 232-233, 350 and 407, 1952.
  • H. Eves, An Introduction to the History of Mathematics, revised, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964, page 72.
  • Nicomachus of Gerasa, Introduction to Arithmetic, translation by Martin Luther D'Ooge, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1938, p. 254.
  • Jan Gullberg, Mathematics from the Birth of Numbers, W. W. Norton & Co., NY & London, 1997, §8.6 Figurate Numbers, p. 291.
  • Granino A. Korn and Theresa M. Korn, Mathematical Handbook for Scientists and Engineers, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York (1968), pp. 980-981.
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  • Alfred S. Posamentier, Math Charmers, Tantalizing Tidbits for the Mind, Prometheus Books, NY, 2003, pages 54-55.
  • 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).
  • F. J. Swetz, From Five Fingers to Infinity, Open Court, 1994, p. 219.
  • James J. Tattersall, Elementary Number Theory in Nine Chapters, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pages 2-6.

Links

Crossrefs

Partial sums of A005843 (even numbers). Twice triangular numbers (A000217).
1/beta(n, 2) in A061928.
Cf. A035106, A087811, A119462, A127235, A049598, A124080, A033996, A028896, A046092, A000217, A005563, A046092, A001082, A059300, A059297, A059298, A166373, A002943 (bisection), A002939 (bisection), A078358 (complement).
A036689 and A036690 are subsequences. Cf. numbers of the form n*(n*k-k+4)/2 listed in A226488. - Bruno Berselli, Jun 10 2013
Row n=2 of A185651.
Cf. A007745, A169810, A213541, A005369 (characteristic function).
Cf. A281026. - Bruno Berselli, Jan 16 2017
Cf. A045943 (4-cycles in triangular honeycomb acute knight graph), A028896 (5-cycles), A152773 (6-cycles).
Sequences on the four axes of the square spiral: Starting at 0: A001107, A033991, A007742, A033954; starting at 1: A054552, A054556, A054567, A033951.
Sequences on the four diagonals of the square spiral: Starting at 0: A002939 = 2*A000384, A016742 = 4*A000290, A002943 = 2*A014105, A033996 = 8*A000217; starting at 1: A054554, A053755, A054569, A016754.
Sequences obtained by reading alternate terms on the X and Y axes and the two main diagonals of the square spiral: Starting at 0: A035608, A156859, A002378 = 2*A000217, A137932 = 4*A002620; starting at 1: A317186, A267682, A002061, A080335.
A335064 is a subsequence.
Second column of A003506.
Cf. A002378, A046092, A028896 (irregularities of maximal k-degenerate graphs).
Cf. A347213 (Dgf at s=4).
Cf. A002378, A152811, A371912 (Zagreb indices of maximal k-degenerate graphs).
Cf. A016742, A049450.

Programs

Formula

G.f.: 2*x/(1-x)^3. - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation.
a(n) = a(n-1) + 2*n, a(0) = 0.
Sum_{n >= 1} a(n) = n*(n+1)*(n+2)/3 (cf. A007290, partial sums).
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/a(n) = 1. (Cf. Tijdeman)
Sum_{n >= 1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = log(4) - 1 = A016627 - 1 [Jolley eq (235)].
1 = 1/2 + Sum_{n >= 1} 1/(2*a(n)) = 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/12 + 1/24 + 1/40 + 1/60 + ... with partial sums: 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, ... - Gary W. Adamson, Jun 16 2003
a(n)*a(n+1) = a(n*(n+2)); e.g., a(3)*a(4) = 12*20 = 240 = a(3*5). - Charlie Marion, Dec 29 2003
Sum_{k = 1..n} 1/a(k) = n/(n+1). - Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 04 2005
a(n) = A046092(n)/2. - Zerinvary Lajos, Jan 08 2006
Log 2 = Sum_{n >= 0} 1/a(2n+1) = 1/2 + 1/12 + 1/30 + 1/56 + 1/90 + ... = (1 - 1/2) + (1/3 - 1/4) + (1/5 - 1/6) + (1/7 - 1/8) + ... = Sum_{n >= 0} (-1)^n/(n+1) = A002162. - Gary W. Adamson, Jun 22 2003
a(n) = A110660(2*n). - N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 21 2005
a(n-1) = n^2 - n = A000290(n) - A000027(n) for n >= 1. a(n) is the inverse (frequency distribution) sequence of A000194(n). - Mohammad K. Azarian, Jul 26 2007
(2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ...) = binomial transform of (2, 4, 2). - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 28 2007
a(n) = 2*Sum_{i=0..n} i = 2*A000217(n). - Artur Jasinski, Jan 09 2007, and Omar E. Pol, May 14 2008
a(n) = A006503(n) - A000292(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 24 2008
a(n) = A061037(4*n) = (n+1/2)^2 - 1/4 = ((2n+1)^2 - 1)/4 = (A005408(n)^2 - 1)/4. - Paul Curtz, Oct 03 2008 and Klaus Purath, Jan 13 2022
a(0) = 0, a(n) = a(n-1) + 1 + floor(x), where x is the minimal positive solution to fract(sqrt(a(n-1) + 1 + x)) = 1/2. - Hieronymus Fischer, Dec 31 2008
E.g.f.: (x+2)*x*exp(x). - Geoffrey Critzer, Feb 06 2009
Product_{i >= 2} (1-1/a(i)) = -2*sin(Pi*A001622)/Pi = -2*sin(A094886)/A000796 = 2*A146481. - R. J. Mathar, Mar 12 2009, Mar 15 2009
E.g.f.: ((-x+1)*log(-x+1)+x)/x^2 also Integral_{x = 0..1} ((-x+1)*log(-x+1) + x)/x^2 = zeta(2) - 1. - Stephen Crowley, Jul 11 2009
a(A007018(n)) = A007018(n+1), i.e., A007018(n+1) = A007018(n)-th oblong numbers. - Jaroslav Krizek, Sep 13 2009
a(n) = floor((n + 1/2)^2). a(n) = A035608(n) + A004526(n+1). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 27 2010
a(n) = 2*(2*A006578(n) - A035608(n)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 07 2010
a(n-1) = floor(n^5/(n^3 + n^2 + 1)). - Gary Detlefs, Feb 11 2010
For n > 1: a(n) = A173333(n+1, n-1). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 19 2010
a(n) = A004202(A000217(n)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 12 2011
a(n) = A188652(2*n+1) + 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 13 2011
For n > 0 a(n) = 1/(Integral_{x=0..Pi/2} 2*(sin(x))^(2*n-1)*(cos(x))^3). - Francesco Daddi, Aug 02 2011
a(n) = A002061(n+1) - 1. - Omar E. Pol, Oct 03 2011
a(0) = 0, a(n) = A005408(A034856(n)) - A005408(n-1). - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Dec 06 2012
a(n) = A005408(A000096(n)) - A005408(n). - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Dec 07 2012
a(n) = A001318(n) + A085787(n). - Omar E. Pol, Jan 11 2013
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/(a(n))^(2s) = Sum_{t = 1..2*s} binomial(4*s - t - 1, 2*s - 1) * ( (1 + (-1)^t)*zeta(t) - 1). See Arxiv:1301.6293. - R. J. Mathar, Feb 03 2013
a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = 2 * a((n+1)^2), for n > 0. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Apr 08 2013
a(n) = floor(n^2 * e^(1/n)) and a(n-1) = floor(n^2 / e^(1/n)). - Richard R. Forberg, Jun 22 2013
a(n) = 2*C(n+1, 2), for n >= 0. - Felix P. Muga II, Mar 11 2014
A005369(a(n)) = 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 05 2014
Binomial transform of [0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, ...]. - Alois P. Heinz, Mar 10 2015
a(2n) = A002943(n) for n >= 0, a(2n-1) = A002939(n) for n >= 1. - M. F. Hasler, Oct 11 2015
For n > 0, a(n) = 1/(Integral_{x=0..1} (x^(n-1) - x^n) dx). - Rick L. Shepherd, Oct 26 2015
a(n) = A005902(n) - A007588(n). - Peter M. Chema, Jan 09 2016
For n > 0, a(n) = lim_{m -> oo} (1/m)*1/(Sum_{i=m*n..m*(n+1)} 1/i^2), with error of ~1/m. - Richard R. Forberg, Jul 27 2016
From Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jul 28 2016: (Start)
Dirichlet g.f.: zeta(s-2) + zeta(s-1).
Convolution of nonnegative integers (A001477) and constant sequence (A007395).
Sum_{n >= 0} a(n)/n! = 3*exp(1). (End)
From Charlie Marion, Mar 06 2020: (Start)
a(n)*a(n+2k-1) + (n+k)^2 = ((2n+1)*k + n^2)^2.
a(n)*a(n+2k) + k^2 = ((2n+1)*k + a(n))^2. (End)
Product_{n>=1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = cosh(sqrt(3)*Pi/2)/Pi. - Amiram Eldar, Jan 20 2021
A generalization of the Dec 29 2003 formula, a(n)*a(n+1) = a(n*(n+2)), follows. a(n)*a(n+k) = a(n*(n+k+1)) + (k-1)*n*(n+k+1). - Charlie Marion, Jan 02 2023
a(n) = A016742(n) - A049450(n). - Leo Tavares, Mar 15 2025

Extensions

Additional comments from Michael Somos
Comment and cross-reference added by Christopher Hunt Gribble, Oct 13 2009

A213500 Rectangular array T(n,k): (row n) = b**c, where b(h) = h, c(h) = h + n - 1, n >= 1, h >= 1, and ** = convolution.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 4, 2, 10, 7, 3, 20, 16, 10, 4, 35, 30, 22, 13, 5, 56, 50, 40, 28, 16, 6, 84, 77, 65, 50, 34, 19, 7, 120, 112, 98, 80, 60, 40, 22, 8, 165, 156, 140, 119, 95, 70, 46, 25, 9, 220, 210, 192, 168, 140, 110, 80, 52, 28, 10, 286, 275, 255, 228, 196, 161, 125, 90
Offset: 1

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Author

Clark Kimberling, Jun 14 2012

Keywords

Comments

Principal diagonal: A002412.
Antidiagonal sums: A002415.
Row 1: (1,2,3,...)**(1,2,3,...) = A000292.
Row 2: (1,2,3,...)**(2,3,4,...) = A005581.
Row 3: (1,2,3,...)**(3,4,5,...) = A006503.
Row 4: (1,2,3,...)**(4,5,6,...) = A060488.
Row 5: (1,2,3,...)**(5,6,7,...) = A096941.
Row 6: (1,2,3,...)**(6,7,8,...) = A096957.
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In general, the convolution of two infinite sequences is defined from the convolution of two n-tuples: let X(n) = (x(1),...,x(n)) and Y(n)=(y(1),...,y(n)); then X(n)**Y(n) = x(1)*y(n)+x(2)*y(n-1)+...+x(n)*y(1); this sum is the n-th term in the convolution of infinite sequences:(x(1),...,x(n),...)**(y(1),...,y(n),...), for all n>=1.
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In the following guide to related arrays and sequences, row n of each array T(n,k) is the convolution b**c of the sequences b(h) and c(h+n-1). The principal diagonal is given by T(n,n) and the n-th antidiagonal sum by S(n). In some cases, T(n,n) or S(n) differs in offset from the listed sequence.
b(h)........ c(h)........ T(n,k) .. T(n,n) .. S(n)
h .......... h .......... A213500 . A002412 . A002415
h .......... h^2 ........ A212891 . A213436 . A024166
h^2 ........ h .......... A213503 . A117066 . A033455
h^2 ........ h^2 ........ A213505 . A213546 . A213547
h .......... h*(h+1)/2 .. A213548 . A213549 . A051836
h*(h+1)/2 .. h .......... A213550 . A002418 . A005585
h*(h+1)/2 .. h*(h+1)/2 .. A213551 . A213552 . A051923
h .......... h^3 ........ A213553 . A213554 . A101089
h^3 ........ h .......... A213555 . A213556 . A213547
h^3 ........ h^3 ........ A213558 . A213559 . A213560
h^2 ........ h*(h+1)/2 .. A213561 . A213562 . A213563
h*(h+1)/2 .. h^2 ........ A213564 . A213565 . A101094
2^(h-1) .... h .......... A213568 . A213569 . A047520
2^(h-1) .... h^2 ........ A213573 . A213574 . A213575
h .......... Fibo(h) .... A213576 . A213577 . A213578
Fibo(h) .... h .......... A213579 . A213580 . A053808
Fibo(h) .... Fibo(h) .... A067418 . A027991 . A067988
Fibo(h+1) .. h .......... A213584 . A213585 . A213586
Fibo(n+1) .. Fibo(h+1) .. A213587 . A213588 . A213589
h^2 ........ Fibo(h) .... A213590 . A213504 . A213557
Fibo(h) .... h^2 ........ A213566 . A213567 . A213570
h .......... -1+2^h ..... A213571 . A213572 . A213581
-1+2^h ..... h .......... A213582 . A213583 . A156928
-1+2^h ..... -1+2^h ..... A213747 . A213748 . A213749
h .......... 2*h-1 ...... A213750 . A007585 . A002417
2*h-1 ...... h .......... A213751 . A051662 . A006325
2*h-1 ...... 2*h-1 ...... A213752 . A100157 . A071238
2*h-1 ...... -1+2^h ..... A213753 . A213754 . A213755
-1+2^h ..... 2*h-1 ...... A213756 . A213757 . A213758
2^(n-1) .... 2*h-1 ...... A213762 . A213763 . A213764
2*h-1 ...... Fibo(h) .... A213765 . A213766 . A213767
Fibo(h) .... 2*h-1 ...... A213768 . A213769 . A213770
Fibo(h+1) .. 2*h-1 ...... A213774 . A213775 . A213776
Fibo(h) .... Fibo(h+1) .. A213777 . A001870 . A152881
h .......... 1+[h/2] .... A213778 . A213779 . A213780
1+[h/2] .... h .......... A213781 . A213782 . A005712
1+[h/2] .... [(h+1)/2] .. A213783 . A213759 . A213760
h .......... 3*h-2 ...... A213761 . A172073 . A002419
3*h-2 ...... h .......... A213771 . A213772 . A132117
3*h-2 ...... 3*h-2 ...... A213773 . A214092 . A213818
h .......... 3*h-1 ...... A213819 . A213820 . A153978
3*h-1 ...... h .......... A213821 . A033431 . A176060
3*h-1 ...... 3*h-1 ...... A213822 . A213823 . A213824
3*h-1 ...... 3*h-2 ...... A213825 . A213826 . A213827
3*h-2 ...... 3*h-1 ...... A213828 . A213829 . A213830
2*h-1 ...... 3*h-2 ...... A213831 . A213832 . A212560
3*h-2 ...... 2*h-1 ...... A213833 . A130748 . A213834
h .......... 4*h-3 ...... A213835 . A172078 . A051797
4*h-3 ...... h .......... A213836 . A213837 . A071238
4*h-3 ...... 2*h-1 ...... A213838 . A213839 . A213840
2*h-1 ...... 4*h-3 ...... A213841 . A213842 . A213843
2*h-1 ...... 4*h-1 ...... A213844 . A213845 . A213846
4*h-1 ...... 2*h-1 ...... A213847 . A213848 . A180324
[(h+1)/2] .. [(h+1)/2] .. A213849 . A049778 . A213850
h .......... C(2*h-2,h-1) A213853
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Suppose that u = (u(n)) and v = (v(n)) are sequences having generating functions U(x) and V(x), respectively. Then the convolution u**v has generating function U(x)*V(x). Accordingly, if u and v are homogeneous linear recurrence sequences, then every row of the convolution array T satisfies the same homogeneous linear recurrence equation, which can be easily obtained from the denominator of U(x)*V(x). Also, every column of T has the same homogeneous linear recurrence as v.

Examples

			Northwest corner (the array is read by southwest falling antidiagonals):
  1,  4, 10, 20,  35,  56,  84, ...
  2,  7, 16, 30,  50,  77, 112, ...
  3, 10, 22, 40,  65,  98, 140, ...
  4, 13, 28, 50,  80, 119, 168, ...
  5, 16, 34, 60,  95, 140, 196, ...
  6, 19, 40, 70, 110, 161, 224, ...
T(6,1) = (1)**(6) = 6;
T(6,2) = (1,2)**(6,7) = 1*7+2*6 = 19;
T(6,3) = (1,2,3)**(6,7,8) = 1*8+2*7+3*6 = 40.

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A000027.

Programs

  • Mathematica
    b[n_] := n; c[n_] := n
t[n_, k_] := Sum[b[k - i] c[n + i], {i, 0, k - 1}]
TableForm[Table[t[n, k], {n, 1, 10}, {k, 1, 10}]]
Flatten[Table[t[n - k + 1, k], {n, 12}, {k, n, 1, -1}]]
r[n_] := Table[t[n, k], {k, 1, 60}]  (* A213500 *)
  • PARI
    t(n,k) = sum(i=0, k - 1, (k - i) * (n + i));
tabl(nn) = {for(n=1, nn, for(k=1, n, print1(t(k,n - k + 1),", ");); print(););};
tabl(12) \\ Indranil Ghosh, Mar 26 2017
  • Python
    def t(n, k): return sum((k - i) * (n + i) for i in range(k))
for n in range(1, 13):
    print([t(k, n - k + 1) for k in range(1, n + 1)]) # Indranil Ghosh, Mar 26 2017

Formula

T(n,k) = 4*T(n,k-1) - 6*T(n,k-2) + 4*T(n,k-3) - T(n,k-4).
T(n,k) = 2*T(n-1,k) - T(n-2,k).
G.f. for row n: x*(n - (n - 1)*x)/(1 - x)^4.

A144064 Square array A(n,k), n>=0, k>=0, read by antidiagonals, where column k is Euler transform of (j->k).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 2, 2, 0, 1, 3, 5, 3, 0, 1, 4, 9, 10, 5, 0, 1, 5, 14, 22, 20, 7, 0, 1, 6, 20, 40, 51, 36, 11, 0, 1, 7, 27, 65, 105, 108, 65, 15, 0, 1, 8, 35, 98, 190, 252, 221, 110, 22, 0, 1, 9, 44, 140, 315, 506, 574, 429, 185, 30, 0, 1, 10, 54, 192, 490, 918, 1265, 1240, 810, 300, 42, 0
Offset: 0

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Author

Alois P. Heinz, Sep 09 2008

Keywords

Comments

A(n,k) is also the number of partitions of n into parts of k kinds.
In general, column k > 0 is asymptotic to k^((k+1)/4) * exp(Pi*sqrt(2*k*n/3)) / (2^((3*k+5)/4) * 3^((k+1)/4) * n^((k+3)/4)) * (1 - (Pi*k^(3/2)/(24*sqrt(6)) + sqrt(3)*(k+1)*(k+3)/(8*Pi*sqrt(2*k))) / sqrt(n)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Feb 28 2015, extended Jan 16 2017
When k is a prime power greater than 1, A(n,k) is the number of conjugacy classes of n X n matrices over a field with k elements that contain an upper-triangular matrix. - Geoffrey Critzer, Nov 11 2022

Examples

			Square array begins:
  1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   1, ...
  0,   1,   2,   3,   4,   5, ...
  0,   2,   5,   9,  14,  20, ...
  0,   3,  10,  22,  40,  65, ...
  0,   5,  20,  51, 105, 190, ...
  0,   7,  36, 108, 252, 506, ...

Links

Crossrefs

Columns k=0-24 give: A000007, A000041, A000712, A000716, A023003, A023004, A023005, A023006, A023007, A023008, A023009, A023010, A005758, A023011, A023012, A023013, A023014, A023015, A023016, A023017, A023018, A023019, A023020, A023021, A006922.
Cf. A082556 (k=30), A082557 (k=32), A082558 (k=48), A082559 (k=64).
Rows n=0-4 give: A000012, A001477, A000096, A006503, A006504.
Main diagonal gives A008485.
Antidiagonal sums give A067687.
Cf. A060642, A122768, A246935, A255961, A261718.

Programs

  • Julia
    # DedekindEta is defined in A000594.
A144064Column(k, len) = DedekindEta(len, -k)
for n in 0:8 A144064Column(n, 6) |> println end # Peter Luschny, Mar 10 2018
  • Maple
    with(numtheory): etr:= proc(p) local b; b:= proc(n) option remember; `if`(n=0, 1, add(add(d*p(d), d=divisors(j)) *b(n-j), j=1..n)/n) end end: A:= (n,k)-> etr(j->k)(n): seq(seq(A(n, d-n), n=0..d), d=0..14);
  • Mathematica
    a[0, ] = 1; a[, 0] = 0; a[n_, k_] := SeriesCoefficient[ Product[1/(1 - x^j)^k, {j, 1, n}], {x, 0, n}]; Table[a[n - k, k], {n, 0, 11}, {k, n, 0, -1}] // Flatten (* Jean-François Alcover, Dec 06 2013 *)
etr[p_] := Module[{b}, b[n_] := b[n] = If[n==0, 1, Sum[Sum[d*p[d], {d, Divisors[j]} ]*b[n-j], {j, 1, n}]/n]; b]; A[n_, k_] := etr[k&][n]; Table[A[n, d-n], {d, 0, 14}, {n, 0, d}] // Flatten (* Jean-François Alcover, Mar 30 2015, after Alois P. Heinz *)
  • PARI
    Mat(apply( {A144064_col(k,nMax=9)=Col(1/eta('x+O('x^nMax))^k,nMax)}, [0..9])) \\ M. F. Hasler, Aug 04 2024

Formula

G.f. of column k: Product_{j>=1} 1/(1-x^j)^k.
A(n,k) = Sum_{i=0..k} binomial(k,i) * A060642(n,k-i):

A067687 Expansion of 1/( 1 - x / Product_{n>=1} (1-x^n) ).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 2, 5, 12, 29, 69, 165, 393, 937, 2233, 5322, 12683, 30227, 72037, 171680, 409151, 975097, 2323870, 5538294, 13198973, 31456058, 74966710, 178662171, 425791279, 1014754341, 2418382956, 5763538903, 13735781840, 32735391558, 78015643589
Offset: 0

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Author

Alford Arnold, Feb 05 2002

Keywords

Comments

Previous name was: Invert transform of right-shifted partition function (A000041).
Sums of the antidiagonals of the array formed by sequences A000007, A000041, A000712, A000716, ... or its transpose A000012, A000027, A000096, A006503, A006504, ....
Row sums of triangle A143866 = (1, 2, 5, 12, 29, 69, 165, ...) and right border of A143866 = (1, 1, 2, 5, 12, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Sep 04 2008
Starting with offset 1 = A137682 / A000041; i.e. (1, 3, 7, 17, 40, 96, ...) / (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, May 01 2009
From L. Edson Jeffery, Mar 16 2011: (Start)
Another approach is the following. Let T be the infinite lower triangular matrix with columns C_k (k=0,1,2,...) such that C_0=A000041 and, for k > 0, such that C_k is the sequence giving the number of partitions of n into parts of k+1 kinds (successive self-convolutions of A000041 yielding A000712, A000716, ...) and shifted down by k rows. Then T begins (ignoring trailing zero entries in the rows)
(1, 0, ... )
(1, 1, 0, ... )
(2, 2, 1, 0, ... )
(3, 5, 3, 1, 0, ... )
(5, 10, 9, 4, 1, 0, ...)
etc., and a(n) is the sum of entries in row n of T. (End)

Examples

			The array begins:
  1,  1,  1,   1,   1,  1,  1, 1, ...
  0,  1,  2,   3,   4,  5,  6, 7, ...
  0,  2,  5,   9,  14, 20, 27, ...
  0,  3, 10,  22,  40, 65, ...
  0,  5, 20,  51, 105, ...
  0,  7, 36, 108, ...
  0, 11, 65, ...

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A000007, A000041, A000712, A000716, A000012, A000027, A000096, A006503, A006504.
Cf. table A060850.
Cf. A137682, A143866.
Antidiagonal sums of A144064.

Programs

  • PARI
    N=66; x='x+O('x^N); et=eta(x); Vec( sum(n=0,N, x^n/et^n ) ) \\ Joerg Arndt, May 08 2009

Formula

a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} A000041(k-1)*a(n-k). - Vladeta Jovovic, Apr 07 2003
O.g.f.: 1/(1-x*P(x)), P(x) - o.g.f. for number of partitions (A000041). - Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 10 2010
a(n) ~ c / r^n, where r = A347968 = 0.419600352598356478498775753566700025318... is the root of the equation QPochhammer(r) = r and c = 0.3777957165566422058901624844315414446044096308877617181754... = Log[r]/(Log[(1 - r)*r] + QPolyGamma[1, r] - Log[r]*Derivative[0, 1][QPochhammer][r, r]). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Feb 16 2017, updated Mar 31 2018

Extensions

More terms from Vladeta Jovovic, Apr 07 2003
More terms and better definition from Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Mar 14 2006
New name (using g.f. by Vladimir Kruchinin), Joerg Arndt, Feb 19 2014

A095660 Pascal (1,3) triangle.

Original entry on oeis.org

3, 1, 3, 1, 4, 3, 1, 5, 7, 3, 1, 6, 12, 10, 3, 1, 7, 18, 22, 13, 3, 1, 8, 25, 40, 35, 16, 3, 1, 9, 33, 65, 75, 51, 19, 3, 1, 10, 42, 98, 140, 126, 70, 22, 3, 1, 11, 52, 140, 238, 266, 196, 92, 25, 3, 1, 12, 63, 192, 378, 504, 462, 288, 117, 28, 3, 1, 13, 75, 255, 570, 882, 966, 750, 405, 145, 31, 3
Offset: 0

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Author

Wolfdieter Lang, May 21 2004

Keywords

Comments

This is the third member, q=3, in the family of (1,q) Pascal triangles: A007318 (Pascal (q=1)), A029635 (q=2) (but with T(0,0)=2, not 1).
This is an example of a Riordan triangle (see A053121 for a comment and the 1991 Shapiro et al. reference on the Riordan group) with o.g.f. of column no. m of the type g(x)*(x*f(x))^m with f(0)=1. Therefore the o.g.f. for the row polynomials p(n,x) = Sum_{m=0..n} T(n,m)*x^m is G(z,x) = g(z)/(1-x*z*f(z)). Here: g(x) = (3-2*x)/(1-x), f(x) = 1/(1-x), hence G(z,x) = (3-2*z)/(1-(1+x)*z).
The SW-NE diagonals give Sum_{k=0..ceiling((n-1)/2)} T(n-1-k,k) = A000285(n-2), n>=2, with n=1 value 3. Observation by Paul Barry, Apr 29 2004. Proof via recursion relations and comparison of inputs.
Central terms: T(2*n,n) = A028329(n) = A100320(n) for n > 0, A028329 are the central terms of triangle A028326. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 08 2012
Let P be Pascal's triangle, A007318 and R the Riordan array, A097805. Then Pascal triangle (1,q) = ((q-1) * R) + P. Example: Pascal triangle (1,3) = (2 * R) + P. - Gary W. Adamson, Sep 12 2015

Examples

			Triangle starts:
  3;
  1,  3;
  1,  4,  3;
  1,  5,  7,   3;
  1,  6, 12,  10,   3;
  1,  7, 18,  22,  13,   3;
  1,  8, 25,  40,  35,  16,   3;
  1,  9, 33,  65,  75,  51,  19,   3;
  1, 10, 42,  98, 140, 126,  70,  22,   3;
  1, 11, 52, 140, 238, 266, 196,  92,  25,   3;
  1, 12, 63, 192, 378, 504, 462, 288, 117,  28,  3;
  1, 13, 75, 255, 570, 882, 966, 750, 405, 145, 31, 3;

Links

Crossrefs

Row sums: A000079(n+1), n>=1, 3 if n=0. Alternating row sums are [3, -2, followed by 0's].
Column sequences (without leading zeros) give for m=1..9 with n>=0: A000027(n+3), A055998(n+1), A006503(n+1), A095661, A000574, A095662, A095663, A095664, A095665.
Cf. A097805.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a095660 n k = a095660_tabl !! n !! k
a095660_row n = a095660_tabl !! n
a095660_tabl = [3] : iterate
   (\row -> zipWith (+) ([0] ++ row) (row ++ [0])) [1,3]
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 08 2012
  • Magma
    A095660:= func< n,k | n eq 0 select 3 else (1+2*k/n)*Binomial(n,k) >;
[A095660(n,k): k in [0..n], n in [1..12]]; // G. C. Greubel, May 02 2021
  • Maple
    T(n,k):=piecewise(n=0,3,0Mircea Merca, Apr 08 2012
  • Mathematica
    {3}~Join~Table[(1 + 2 k/n) Binomial[n, k], {n, 11}, {k, 0, n}] // Flatten (* Michael De Vlieger, Sep 14 2015 *)
  • Sage
    def A095660(n,k): return 3 if n==0 else (1+2*k/n)*binomial(n,k)
flatten([[A095660(n,k) for k in (0..n)] for n in (0..12)]) # G. C. Greubel, May 02 2021

Formula

Recursion: T(n, m)=0 if m>n, T(0, 0)= 3; T(n, 0)=1 if n>=1; T(n, m) = T(n-1, m) + T(n-1, m-1).
G.f. column m (without leading zeros): (3-2*x)/(1-x)^(m+1), m>=0.
T(n,k) = (1+2*k/n) * binomial(n,k), for n>0. - Mircea Merca, Apr 08 2012
Closed-form formula for arbitrary left and right borders of Pascal like triangle see A228196. - Boris Putievskiy, Aug 19 2013

A095661 Fifth column (m=4) of (1,3)-Pascal triangle A095660.

Original entry on oeis.org

3, 13, 35, 75, 140, 238, 378, 570, 825, 1155, 1573, 2093, 2730, 3500, 4420, 5508, 6783, 8265, 9975, 11935, 14168, 16698, 19550, 22750, 26325, 30303, 34713, 39585, 44950, 50840, 57288, 64328, 71995, 80325, 89355, 99123, 109668, 121030, 133250, 146370
Offset: 0

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Author

Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 11 2004

Keywords

Comments

If Y is a 3-subset of an n-set X then, for n>=6, a(n-6) is the number of 4-subsets of X having at most one element in common with Y. - Milan Janjic, Nov 23 2007
Row 3 of the convolution array A213550. - Clark Kimberling, Jun 20 2012

Crossrefs

Partial sums of A006503.
Cf. A213550.

Programs

Formula

G.f.: (3-2*x)/(1-x)^5.
a(n) = (n+12)*binomial(n+3, 3)/4 = 3*b(n)-2*b(n-1), with b(n) := binomial(n+4, 4); cf. A000332.
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} Sum_{i=1..k} i*(n-k+3), with offset 1. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Sep 25 2013

A123027 Triangle of coefficients of (1 - x)^n*U(n,-(3*x - 2)/(2*x - 2)), where U(n,x) is the n-th Chebyshev polynomial of the second kind.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, -2, 3, 3, -10, 8, -4, 22, -38, 21, 5, -40, 111, -130, 55, -6, 65, -256, 474, -420, 144, 7, -98, 511, -1324, 1836, -1308, 377, -8, 140, -924, 3130, -6020, 6666, -3970, 987, 9, -192, 1554, -6588, 16435, -25088, 23109, -11822, 2584, -10, 255, -2472, 12720, -39430, 77645, -98160, 77378, -34690, 6765
Offset: 0

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Author

Roger L. Bagula and Gary W. Adamson, Sep 24 2006

Keywords

Comments

The n-th row consists of the coefficients in the expansion of Sum_{j=0..n} A053122(n,j)*x^j*(1 - x)^(n - j).

Examples

			Triangle begins:
     1;
    -2,    3;
     3,  -10,    8;
    -4,   22,   38,    21;
     5,  -40,  111,  -130,    55;
    -6,   65, -256,   474,  -420,    144;
     7,  -98,  511, -1324,  1836,  -1308,   377;
    -8,  140, -924,  3130, -6020,   6666, -3970,    987;
     9, -192, 1554, -6588, 16435, -25088, 23109, -11822, 2584;
     ... reformatted and extended. _Franck Maminirina Ramaharo_, Oct 10 2018

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A008310, A049310, A053122, A111006.
Cf. A122753, A123018, A123019, A123021, A123199, A123202, A123217, A123221.

Programs

  • Mathematica
    b0 = Table[CoefficientList[ChebyshevU[n, x/2 -1], x], {n, 0, 10}];
Table[CoefficientList[Sum[b0[[m+1]][[n+1]]*x^n*(1-x)^(m-n), {n,0,m}], x], {m,0,10}]//Flatten
(* Alternative Adamson Matrix method *)
t[n_, m_] = If[n==m, 2, If[n==m-1 || n==m+1, 1, 0]];
M[d_] := Table[t[n, m], {n, d}, {m, d}];
a = Join[{{1}}, Table[CoefficientList[Det[M[d] - x*IdentityMatrix[d]], x], {d, 1, 10}]];
Table[CoefficientList[Sum[a[[m+1]][[n+1]]*x^n*(1-x)^(m-n), {n, 0, m}], x], {m, 0, 10}]//Flatten
  • Maxima
    A053122(n, k) := if n < k then 0 else ((-1)^(n - k))*binomial(n + k + 1,  2*k + 1)$
P(x, n) := expand(sum(A053122(n, j)*x^j*(1 - x)^(n - j), j, 0, n))$
T(n, k) := ratcoef(P(x, n), x, k)$
tabl(nn) := for n:0 thru nn do print(makelist(T(n, k), k, 0, hipow(P(x, n), x)))$ /* Franck Maminirina Ramaharo, Oct 10 2018 */
  • Sage
    def A053122(n, k): return 0 if (nA053122(n, j)*x^j*(1-x)^(n-j) for j in (0..n) )
def T(n): return ( p(n,x) ).full_simplify().coefficients(sparse=False)
flatten([T(n) for n in (0..12)]) # G. C. Greubel, Jul 15 2021

Formula

From Franck Maminirina Ramaharo, Oct 10 2018: (Start)
Row n = coefficients in the expansion of (1/sqrt((5*x - 4)*x))*(((3*x - 2 + sqrt((5*x - 4)*x))/2)^(n + 1) - ((3*x - 2 - sqrt((5*x - 4)*x))/2)^(n + 1)).
G.f.: 1/(1 + (2 - 3*x)*t + (1 - x)^2*t^2).
E.g.f.: exp(t*(3*x - 2)/2)*(sqrt((5*x - 4)*x)*cosh(t*sqrt((5*x - 4)*x)/2) + (3*x - 2)*sinh(t*sqrt((5*x - 4)*x)/2))/sqrt((5*x - 4)*x).
T(n,1) = (-1)^(n+1)*A006503(n).
T(n,n) = A001906(n+1). (End)

Extensions

Edited, new name, and offset corrected by Franck Maminirina Ramaharo, Oct 10 2018

A080421 a(n) = (n+1)*(n+2)*(n+9)*3^n/18.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 10, 66, 360, 1755, 7938, 34020, 139968, 557685, 2165130, 8227494, 30705480, 112842639, 409209570, 1466777160, 5203870272, 18294856425, 63795240522, 220829678730, 759344158440, 2595329855811, 8821564534530, 29832927334956, 100419390748800, 336561864306525
Offset: 0

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Author

Paul Barry, Feb 19 2003

Keywords

Links

Crossrefs

T(n,3) in triangle A080419.
Cf. A036068, A136158.

Programs

  • Magma
    [(n+1)*(n+2)*(n+9)*3^n/18: n in [0..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 05 2013
  • Mathematica
    Table[((n+1)(n+2)(n+9)3^n)/18,{n,0,30}] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[ {12,-54,108,-81},{1,10,66,360},30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 21 2012 *)
CoefficientList[Series[(1 - 2 x) / (1 - 3 x)^4, {x, 0, 30}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 05 2013 *)
  • SageMath
    [(n+1)*(n+2)*(n+9)*3^(n-2)/2 for n in range(31)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2023

Formula

G.f.: (1-2*x)/(1-3*x)^4.
a(n) = A006503(n+1)*3^(n-1).
a(n) = 12*a(n-1)-54*a(n-2)+108*a(n-3)-81*a(n-4). - Harvey P. Dale, Mar 21 2012
From G. C. Greubel, Dec 22 2023: (Start)
a(n) = (n+9)*A036068(n-1).
a(n) = A136158(n+3, 3).
E.g.f.: (1/2)*(2 + 14*x + 15*x^2 + 3*x^3)*exp(3*x). (End)
From Amiram Eldar, Jan 11 2024: (Start)
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n) = 44172*log(3/2)/7 - 20050659/7840.
Sum_{n>=0} (-1)^n/a(n) = 44496*log(4/3)/7 - 14329629/7840. (End)

A006504 Coefficient of x^4 in (1-x-x^2)^(-n).

Original entry on oeis.org

5, 20, 51, 105, 190, 315, 490, 726, 1035, 1430, 1925, 2535, 3276, 4165, 5220, 6460, 7905, 9576, 11495, 13685, 16170, 18975, 22126, 25650, 29575, 33930, 38745, 44051, 49880, 56265, 63240, 70840, 79101, 88060, 97755, 108225, 119510, 131651, 144690, 158670
Offset: 1

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Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Keywords

References

  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

Links

Crossrefs

Row n=4 of A144064.

Programs

Formula

The coefficient of x^4 in (1-x-x^2)^(-n) is the coefficient of x^4 in (1 + x + 2x^2 + 3x^3 + 5x^4)^n. Using the multinomial theorem one then finds that a(n) = 7n/4 + 59*n^2/24 + 3*n^3/4 + n^4/24. - Pieter Moree (moree(AT)mpim-bonn.mpg.de), Sep 03 2003
a(n) = n*(n+1)*(n+3)*(n+14)/4!. - Alois P. Heinz, Jan 21 2017
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