A028296 Expansion of e.g.f. Gudermannian(x) = 2*arctan(exp(x)) - Pi/2.

1, -1, 5, -61, 1385, -50521, 2702765, -199360981, 19391512145, -2404879675441, 370371188237525, -69348874393137901, 15514534163557086905, -4087072509293123892361, 1252259641403629865468285, -441543893249023104553682821, 177519391579539289436664789665

Offset: 0

Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Keywords

• sign
• easy
• nice

Comments

The Euler numbers A000364 with alternating signs.

The first column of the inverse to the matrix with entries C(2*i,2*j), i,j >=0. The full matrix is lower triangular with the i-th subdiagonal having entries a(i)*C(2*j,2*i) j>=i. - Nolan Wallach (nwallach(AT)ucsd.edu), Dec 26 2005

This sequence is also EulerE(2*n). - Paul Abbott (paul(AT)physics.uwa.edu.au), Apr 14 2006

Consider the sequence defined by a(0)=1; thereafter a(n) = c*Sum_{k=1..n} binomial(2n,2k)*a(n-k). For c = -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3, 4 this is A210676, A210657, A028296, A094088, A210672, A210674, A249939.

To avoid possible confusion: these are the odd e.g.f. coefficients of Gudermannian(x) with the offset shifted by -1 (even coefficients are zero). They are identical to the even e.g.f. coefficients for 1/cosh(x) = -Gudermannian'(x) (see the Example). Since the complex root of cosh(z) with the smallest absolute value is z0 = i*Pi/2, the radius of convergence for the Taylor series of all these functions is Pi/2 = A019669. - Stanislav Sykora, Oct 07 2016

Examples

			Gudermannian(x) = x - (1/6)*x^3 + (1/24)*x^5 - (61/5040)*x^7 + (277/72576)*x^9 + ....
Gudermannian'(x) = 1/cosh(x) = (1/1!)*x^0 - (1/2!)*x^2 + (5/4!)*x^4 - (61/6!)*x^6 + (1385/8!)*x^8 + .... - _Stanislav Sykora_, Oct 07 2016
		

References

• Gradshteyn and Ryzhik, Tables, 5th ed., Section 1.490, pp. 51-52.
• R. K. Guy, Unsolved Problems in Number Theory, Springer, 1st edition, 1981. See section B45.

Links

• T. D. Noe, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..100
• Beáta Bényi and Toshiki Matsusaka, Extensions of the combinatorics of poly-Bernoulli numbers, arXiv:2106.05585 [math.CO], 2021.
• Filippo Callegaro and Giovanni Gaiffi, On models of the braid arrangement and their hidden symmetries, arXiv preprint arXiv:1406.1304 [math.AT], 2014.
• Karl Dilcher and Christophe Vignat, Euler and the Strong Law of Small Numbers, Amer. Math. Mnthly, 123 (May 2016), 486-490.
• Allan L. Edmonds and Steven Klee, The combinatorics of hyperbolized manifolds, arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.7396 [math.CO], 2012. - From _N. J. A. Sloane_, Jan 02 2013
• Guodong Liu, On congruences of Euler numbers modulo powers of two, Journal of Number Theory, Volume 128, Issue 12, December 2008, Pages 3063-3071.
• Emanuele Munarini, Two-Parameter Identities for q-Appell Polynomials, Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 26 (2023), Article 23.3.1.
• Niels Erik Nørlund, Vorlesungen über Differenzenrechnung, Springer 1924, p. 25.
• Joe Santmyer, Derivative Polynomials for Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Functions, Arhimede Math. J. (2023) Vol. 10, No. 2, 152-158.
• Jan W. H. Swanepoel, A Short Simple Probabilistic Proof of a Well Known Identity and the Derivation of Related New Identities Involving the Bernoulli Numbers and the Euler Numbers, Integers (2025) Vol. 25, Art. No. A50. See p. 4.
• Zhi-Hong Sun, On the further properties of {U_n}, arXiv:1203.5977v1 [math.NT], Mar 27 2012.

Crossrefs

Absolute values are the Euler numbers A000364.

Cf. A019669.

Programs

Maple

A028296 := proc(n) a :=0 ; for k from 1 to 2*n+1 by 2 do a := a+(-1)^((k-1)/2)/2^k/k *add( (-1)^i *(k-2*i)^(2*n+1) *binomial(k,i), i=0..k) ; end do: a ; end proc:
seq(A028296(n),n=0..10) ; # R. J. Mathar, Apr 20 2011

Mathematica

Table[EulerE[2*n], {n, 0, 30}] (* Paul Abbott, Apr 14 2006 *)
Table[(CoefficientList[Series[1/Cosh[x],{x,0,40}],x]*Range[0,40]!)[[2*n+1]],{n,0,20}] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Aug 04 2014*)
With[{nn=40},Take[CoefficientList[Series[Gudermannian[x],{x,0,nn}],x] Range[ 0,nn-1]!,{2,-1,2}]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 24 2018 *)
{1, Table[2*(-I)*PolyLog[-2*n, I], {n, 1, 12}]} // Flatten (* Peter Luschny, Aug 12 2021 *)
a[0] := 1; a[n_] := a[n] = -Sum[Binomial[2 n, 2 k] a[k], {k, 0, n - 1}]; Map[a, Range[0, 16]] (* Oliver Seipel, May 19 2024 *)

Maxima

a(n):=sum((-1+(-1)^(k))*(-1)^((k+1)/2)/(2^(k+1)*k)*sum((-1)^i*(k-2*i)^n*binomial(k,i),i,0,k),k,1,n); /* with interpolated zeros, Vladimir Kruchinin, Apr 20 2011 */

PARI

a(n) = 2*imag(polylog(-2*n, I)); \\ Michel Marcus, May 30 2018

PARI

a(n)=eulerfrac(2*n) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Mar 23 2022

Python

from sympy import euler
def A028296(n): return euler(n<<1) # Chai Wah Wu, Apr 16 2023

Sage

def A028296_list(len):
    f = lambda k: x*(k+1)^2
    g = 1
    for k in range(len-2,-1,-1):
        g = (1-f(k)/(f(k)+1/g)).simplify_rational()
    return taylor(g, x, 0, len-1).list()
print(A028296_list(17))

Sage

def A028296(n):
    shapes = ([x*2 for x in p] for p in Partitions(n))
    return sum((-1)^len(s)*factorial(len(s))*SetPartitions(sum(s), s).cardinality() for s in shapes)
print([A028296(n) for n in (0..16)]) # Peter Luschny, Aug 10 2015

Formula

E.g.f.: sech(x) = 1/cosh(x) (even terms), or Gudermannian(x) (odd terms).

Recurrence: a(n) = -Sum_{i=0..n-1} a(i)*binomial(2*n, 2*i). - Ralf Stephan, Feb 24 2005

a(n) = Sum_{k=1,3,5,..,2n+1} ((-1)^((k-1)/2) /(2^k*k)) * Sum_{i=0..k} (-1)^i*(k-2*i)^(2n+1) * binomial(k,i). - Vladimir Kruchinin, Apr 20 2011

a(n) = 2^(4*n+1)*(zeta(-2*n,1/4) - zeta(-2*n,3/4)). - Gerry Martens, May 27 2011

From Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Dec 15 2011 - Oct 09 2013: (Start)

Continued fractions:

G.f.: A(x) = 1 - x/(S(0)+x), S(k) = euler(2*k) + x*euler(2*k+2) - x*euler(2*k)* euler(2*k+4)/S(k+1).

E.g.f.: E(x) = 1 - x/(S(0)+x); S(k) = (k+1)*euler(2*k) + x*euler(2*k+2) - x*(k+1)* euler(2*k)*euler(2*k+4)/S(k+1).

2*arctan(exp(z)) - Pi/2 = z*(1 - z^2/(G(0) + z^2)), G(k) = 2*(k+1)*(2*k+3)*euler(2*k) + z^2*euler(2*k+2) - 2*z^2*(k+1)*(2*k+3)*euler(2*k)*euler(2*k+4)/G(k+1).

G.f.: A(x) = 1/S(0) where S(k) = 1 + x*(k+1)^2/S(k+1).

G.f.: 1/Q(0) where Q(k) = 1 - x*k*(3*k-1) - x*(k+1)*(2*k+1)*(x*k^2-1)/Q(k+1).

E.g.f.:(2 - x^4/( (x^2+2)*Q(0) + 2))/(2+x^2) where Q(k) = 4*k + 4 + 1/( 1 - x^2/( 2 + x^2 + (2*k+3)*(2*k+4)/Q(k+1))).

E.g.f.: 1/cosh(x) = 8*(1-x^2)/(8 - 4*x^2 - x^4*U(0)) where U(k) = 1 + 4*(k+1)*(k+2)/(2*k+3 - x^2*(2*k+3)/(x^2 + 8*(k+1)*(k+2)*(k+3)/U(k+1)));

G.f.: 1/U(0) where U(k) = 1 - x + x*(2*k+1)*(2*k+2)/(1 + x*(2*k+1)*(2*k+2)/U(k+1));

G.f.: 1 - x/G(0) where G(k) = 1 - x + x*(2*k+2)*(2*k+3)/(1 + x*(2*k+2)*(2*k+3)/G(k+1));

G.f.: 1/Q(0), where Q(k) = 1 - sqrt(x) + sqrt(x)*(k+1)/(1-sqrt(x)*(k+1)/Q(k+1));

G.f.: (1/Q(0) + 1)/(1-sqrt(x)), where Q(k) = 1 - 1/sqrt(x) + (k+1)*(k+2)/Q(k+1);

G.f.: Q(0), where Q(k) = 1 - x*(k+1)^2/( x*(k+1)^2 + 1/Q(k+1)). (End)

a(n) ~ (-1)^n * (2*n)! * 2^(2*n+2) / Pi^(2*n+1). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Aug 04 2014

a(n) = 2*Im(Li_{-2n}(i)), where Li_n(x) is polylogarithm, i=sqrt(-1). - Vladimir Reshetnikov, Oct 22 2015