A007318 Pascal's triangle read by rows: C(n,k) = binomial(n,k) = n!/(k!*(n-k)!), 0 <= k <= n.
1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 4, 6, 4, 1, 1, 5, 10, 10, 5, 1, 1, 6, 15, 20, 15, 6, 1, 1, 7, 21, 35, 35, 21, 7, 1, 1, 8, 28, 56, 70, 56, 28, 8, 1, 1, 9, 36, 84, 126, 126, 84, 36, 9, 1, 1, 10, 45, 120, 210, 252, 210, 120, 45, 10, 1, 1, 11, 55, 165, 330, 462, 462, 330, 165, 55, 11, 1
Offset: 0
Examples
Triangle T(n,k) begins: n\k 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 3 1 4 1 4 6 4 1 5 1 5 10 10 5 1 6 1 6 15 20 15 6 1 7 1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1 8 1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1 9 1 9 36 84 126 126 84 36 9 1 10 1 10 45 120 210 252 210 120 45 10 1 11 1 11 55 165 330 462 462 330 165 55 11 1 ... There are C(4,2)=6 ways to distribute 5 balls BBBBB, among 3 different urns, < > ( ) [ ], so that each urn gets at least one ball, namely, <BBB>(B)[B], <B>(BBB)[B], <B>(B)[BBB], <BB>(BB)[B], <BB>(B)[BB], and <B>(BB)[BB]. There are C(4,2)=6 increasing functions from {1,2} to {1,2,3,4}, namely, {(1,1),(2,2)},{(1,1),(2,3)}, {(1,1),(2,4)}, {(1,2),(2,3)}, {(1,2),(2,4)}, and {(1,3),(2,4)}. - _Dennis P. Walsh_, Apr 07 2011 There are C(4,2)=6 subsets of {1,2,3,4,5} with median element 3, namely, {3}, {1,3,4}, {1,3,5}, {2,3,4}, {2,3,5}, and {1,2,3,4,5}. - _Dennis P. Walsh_, Dec 15 2011 The successive k-iterations of {A(0)} = E are E;E;E;...; the corresponding number of elements are 1,1,1,... The successive k-iterations of {A(1)} = {a} are (omitting brackets) a;a,E; a,E,E;...; the corresponding number of elements are 1,2,3,... The successive k-iterations of {A(2)} = {a,a} are aa; aa,a,E; aa, a, E and a,E and E;...; the corresponding number of elements are 1,3,6,... - _Gregory L. Simay_, Aug 06 2018 Boas-Buck type recurrence for column k = 4: T(8, 4) = (5/4)*(1 + 5 + 15 + 35) = 70. See the Boas-Buck comment above. - _Wolfdieter Lang_, Nov 12 2018
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Crossrefs
Equals differences between consecutive terms of A102363. - David G. Williams (davidwilliams(AT)Paxway.com), Jan 23 2006
Row sums give A000079 (powers of 2).
Partial sums of rows give triangle A008949.
The triangle of the antidiagonals is A011973.
Another version: A108044.
Cf. A008277, A132311, A132312, A052216, A052217, A052218, A052219, A052220, A052221, A052222, A052223, A144225, A202750, A211226, A047999, A026729, A052553, A051920, A193242.
Triangle sums (see the comments): A000079 (Row1); A000007 (Row2); A000045 (Kn11 & Kn21); A000071 (Kn12 & Kn22); A001924 (Kn13 & Kn23); A014162 (Kn14 & Kn24); A014166 (Kn15 & Kn25); A053739 (Kn16 & Kn26); A053295 (Kn17 & Kn27); A053296 (Kn18 & Kn28); A053308 (Kn19 & Kn29); A053309 (Kn110 & Kn210); A001519 (Kn3 & Kn4); A011782 (Fi1 & Fi2); A000930 (Ca1 & Ca2); A052544 (Ca3 & Ca4); A003269 (Gi1 & Gi2); A055988 (Gi3 & Gi4); A034943 (Ze1 & Ze2); A005251 (Ze3 & Ze4). - Johannes W. Meijer, Sep 22 2010
Fibonacci-Pascal triangles: A027926, A036355, A037027, A074829, A105809, A109906, A111006, A114197, A162741, A228074, A228196, A228576.
Cf. A115940 (pandigital binomial coefficients C(m,k) with k>1).
Programs
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Axiom
-- (start) )set expose add constructor OutputForm pascal(0,n) == 1 pascal(n,n) == 1 pascal(i,j | 0 < i and i < j) == pascal(i-1,j-1) + pascal(i,j-1) pascalRow(n) == [pascal(i,n) for i in 0..n] displayRow(n) == output center blankSeparate pascalRow(n) for i in 0..20 repeat displayRow i -- (end)
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GAP
Flat(List([0..12],n->List([0..n],k->Binomial(n,k)))); # Stefano Spezia, Dec 22 2018
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Haskell
a007318 n k = a007318_tabl !! n !! k a007318_row n = a007318_tabl !! n a007318_list = concat a007318_tabl a007318_tabl = iterate (\row -> zipWith (+) ([0] ++ row) (row ++ [0])) [1] -- Cf. http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Blow_your_mind#Mathematical_sequences -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 09 2011, Oct 22 2010
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Magma
/* As triangle: */ [[Binomial(n, k): k in [0..n]]: n in [0.. 10]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 29 2015
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Maple
A007318 := (n,k)->binomial(n,k);
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Mathematica
Flatten[Table[Binomial[n, k], {n, 0, 11}, {k, 0, n}]] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jan 19 2004 *) Flatten[CoefficientList[CoefficientList[Series[1/(1 - x - x*y), {x, 0, 12}], x], y]] (* Mats Granvik, Jul 08 2014 *)
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Maxima
create_list(binomial(n,k),n,0,12,k,0,n); /* Emanuele Munarini, Mar 11 2011 */
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PARI
C(n,k)=binomial(n,k) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 08 2011
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Python
# See Hobson link. Further programs: from math import prod,factorial def C(n,k): return prod(range(n,n-k,-1))//factorial(k) # M. F. Hasler, Dec 13 2019, updated Apr 29 2022, Feb 17 2023
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Python
from math import comb, isqrt def A007318(n): return comb(r:=(m:=isqrt(k:=n+1<<1))-(k<=m*(m+1)),n-comb(r+1,2)) # Chai Wah Wu, Nov 11 2024
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Sage
def C(n,k): return Subsets(range(n), k).cardinality() # Ralf Stephan, Jan 21 2014
Formula
a(n, k) = C(n,k) = binomial(n, k).
C(n, k) = C(n-1, k) + C(n-1, k-1).
The triangle is symmetric: C(n,k) = C(n,n-k).
a(n+1, m) = a(n, m) + a(n, m-1), a(n, -1) := 0, a(n, m) := 0, n
C(n, k) = n!/(k!(n-k)!) if 0<=k<=n, otherwise 0.
C(n, k) = ((n-k+1)/k) * C(n, k-1) with C(n, 0) = 1. - Michael B. Porter, Mar 23 2025
G.f.: 1/(1-y-x*y) = Sum_(C(n, k)*x^k*y^n, n, k>=0)
G.f.: 1/(1-x-y) = Sum_(C(n+k, k)*x^k*y^n, n, k>=0).
G.f. for row n: (1+x)^n = Sum_{k=0..n} C(n, k)*x^k.
G.f. for column k: x^k/(1-x)^(k+1); [corrected by Werner Schulte, Jun 15 2022].
E.g.f.: A(x, y) = exp(x+x*y).
E.g.f. for column n: x^n*exp(x)/n!.
In general the m-th power of A007318 is given by: T(0, 0) = 1, T(n, k) = T(n-1, k-1) + m*T(n-1, k), where n is the row-index and k is the column; also T(n, k) = m^(n-k)*C(n, k).
Triangle T(n, k) read by rows; given by A000007 DELTA A000007, where DELTA is Deléham's operator defined in A084938.
Let P(n+1) = the number of integer partitions of (n+1); let p(i) = the number of parts of the i-th partition of (n+1); let d(i) = the number of different parts of the i-th partition of (n+1); let m(i, j) = multiplicity of the j-th part of the i-th partition of (n+1). Define the operator Sum_{i=1..P(n+1), p(i)=k+1} as the sum running from i=1 to i=P(n+1) but taking only partitions with p(i)=(k+1) parts into account. Define the operator Product_{j=1..d(i)} = product running from j=1 to j=d(i). Then C(n, k) = Sum_{p(i)=(k+1), i=1..P(n+1)} p(i)! / [Product_{j=1..d(i)} m(i, j)!]. E.g., C(5, 3) = 10 because n=6 has the following partitions with m=3 parts: (114), (123), (222). For their multiplicities one has: (114): 3!/(2!*1!) = 3; (123): 3!/(1!*1!*1!) = 6; (222): 3!/3! = 1. The sum is 3 + 6 + 1 = 10 = C(5, 3). - Thomas Wieder, Jun 03 2005
C(n, k) = Sum_{j=0..k} (-1)^j*C(n+1+j, k-j)*A000108(j). - Philippe Deléham, Oct 10 2005
G.f.: 1 + x*(1 + x) + x^3*(1 + x)^2 + x^6*(1 + x)^3 + ... . - Michael Somos, Sep 16 2006
Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} x^(n-k)*T(n-k,k) = A000007(n), A000045(n+1), A002605(n), A030195(n+1), A057087(n), A057088(n), A057089(n), A057090(n), A057091(n), A057092(n), A057093(n) for x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, respectively. Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} (-1)^k*x^(n-k)*T(n-k,k) = A000007(n), A010892(n), A009545(n+1), A057083(n), A001787(n+1), A030191(n), A030192(n), A030240(n), A057084(n), A057085(n+1), A057086(n), A084329(n+1) for x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, respectively. - Philippe Deléham, Sep 16 2006
C(n,k) <= A062758(n) for n > 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 04 2008
C(t+p-1, t) = Sum_{i=0..t} C(i+p-2, i) = Sum_{i=1..p} C(i+t-2, t-1). A binomial number is the sum of its left parent and all its right ancestors, which equals the sum of its right parent and all its left ancestors. - Lee Naish (lee(AT)cs.mu.oz.au), Mar 07 2008
From Paul D. Hanna, Mar 24 2011: (Start)
Let A(x) = Sum_{n>=0} x^(n*(n+1)/2)*(1+x)^n be the g.f. of the flattened triangle:
A(x) = 1 + (x + x^2) + (x^3 + 2*x^4 + x^5) + (x^6 + 3*x^7 + 3*x^8 + x^9) + ...
then A(x) equals the series Sum_{n>=0} (1+x)^n*x^n*Product_{k=1..n} (1-(1+x)*x^(2*k-1))/(1-(1+x)*x^(2*k));
also, A(x) equals the continued fraction 1/(1- x*(1+x)/(1+ x*(1-x)*(1+x)/(1- x^3*(1+x)/(1+ x^2*(1-x^2)*(1+x)/(1- x^5*(1+x)/(1+ x^3*(1-x^3)*(1+x)/(1- x^7*(1+x)/(1+ x^4*(1-x^4)*(1+x)/(1- ...))))))))).
These formulas are due to (1) a q-series identity and (2) a partial elliptic theta function expression. (End)
Row n of the triangle is the result of applying the ConvOffs transform to the first n terms of the natural numbers (1, 2, 3, ..., n). See A001263 or A214281 for a definition of this transformation. - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 12 2012
From L. Edson Jeffery, Aug 02 2012: (Start)
Row n (n >= 0) of the triangle is given by the n-th antidiagonal of the infinite matrix P^n, where P = (p_{i,j}), i,j >= 0, is the production matrix
0, 1,
1, 0, 1,
0, 1, 0, 1,
0, 0, 1, 0, 1,
0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1,
0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1,
... (End)
Row n of the triangle is also given by the n+1 coefficients of the polynomial P_n(x) defined by the recurrence P_0(x) = 1, P_1(x) = x + 1, P_n(x) = x*P_{n-1}(x) + P_{n-2}(x), n > 1. - L. Edson Jeffery, Aug 12 2013
For a closed-form formula for arbitrary left and right borders of Pascal-like triangles see A228196. - Boris Putievskiy, Aug 18 2013
For a closed-form formula for generalized Pascal's triangle see A228576. - Boris Putievskiy, Sep 04 2013
(1+x)^n = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^(n-k)*binomial(n,k)*Sum_{i=0..k} k^(n-i)*binomial(k,i)*x^(n-i)/(n-i)!. - Vladimir Kruchinin, Oct 21 2013
E.g.f.: A(x,y) = exp(x+x*y) = 1 + (x+y*x)/( E(0)-(x+y*x)), where E(k) = 1 + (x+y*x)/(1 + (k+1)/E(k+1) ); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Nov 08 2013
E.g.f.: E(0) -1, where E(k) = 2 + x*(1+y)/(2*k+1 - x*(1+y)/E(k+1) ); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Dec 24 2013
G.f.: 1 + x*(1+x)*(1+x^2*(1+x)/(W(0)-x^2-x^3)), where W(k) = 1 + (1+x)*x^(k+2) - (1+x)*x^(k+3)/W(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Dec 24 2013
Sum_{n>=0} C(n,k)/n! = e/k!, where e = exp(1), while allowing n < k where C(n,k) = 0. Also Sum_{n>=0} C(n+k-1,k)/n! = e * A000262(k)/k!, and for k>=1 equals e * A067764(k)/A067653(k). - Richard R. Forberg, Jan 01 2014
Sum_{n>=k} 1/C(n,k) = k/(k-1) for k>=1. - Richard R. Forberg, Feb 10 2014
From Tom Copeland, Apr 26 2014: (Start)
Multiply each n-th diagonal of the Pascal lower triangular matrix by x^n and designate the result by A007318(x) = P(x). Then with :xD:^n = x^n*(d/dx)^n and B(n,x), the Bell polynomials (A008277),
A) P(x)= exp(x*dP) = exp[x*(e^M-I)] = exp[M*B(.,x)] = (I+dP)^B(.,x)
B) P(:xD:) = exp(dP:xD:) = exp[(e^M-I):xD:] = exp[M*B(.,:xD:)] = exp[M*xD] = (I+dP)^(xD) with action P(:xD:)g(x) = exp(dP:xD:)g(x) = g[(I+dP)*x] (cf. also A238363).
C) P(x)^y = P(y*x). P(2x) = A038207(x) = exp[M*B(.,2x)], the face vectors of the n-dim hypercubes.
D) P(x) = [St2]*exp(x*M)*[St1] = [St2]*(I+dP)^x*[St1]
E) = [St1]^(-1)*(I+dP)^x*[St1] = [St2]*(I+dP)^x*[St2]^(-1)
where [St1]=padded A008275 just as [St2]=A048993=padded A008277 and exp(x*M) = (I+dP)^x = Sum_{k>=0} C(x,k) dP^k. (End)
From Peter Bala, Dec 21 2014: (Start)
Recurrence equation: T(n,k) = T(n-1,k)*(n + k)/(n - k) - T(n-1,k-1) for n >= 2 and 1 <= k < n, with boundary conditions T(n,0) = T(n,n) = 1. Note, changing the minus sign in the recurrence to a plus sign gives a recurrence for the square of the binomial coefficients - see A008459.
There is a relation between the e.g.f.'s of the rows and the diagonals of the triangle, namely, exp(x) * e.g.f. for row n = e.g.f. for diagonal n. For example, for n = 3 we have exp(x)*(1 + 3*x + 3*x^2/2! + x^3/3!) = 1 + 4*x + 10*x^2/2! + 20*x^3/3! + 35*x^4/4! + .... This property holds more generally for the Riordan arrays of the form ( f(x), x/(1 - x) ), where f(x) is an o.g.f. of the form 1 + f_1*x + f_2*x^2 + .... See, for example, A055248 and A106516.
Let P denote the present triangle. For k = 0,1,2,... define P(k) to be the lower unit triangular block array
/I_k 0\
\ 0 P/ having the k X k identity matrix I_k as the upper left block; in particular, P(0) = P. The infinite product P(0)*P(1)*P(2)*..., which is clearly well-defined, is equal to the triangle of Stirling numbers of the second kind A008277. The infinite product in the reverse order, that is, ...*P(2)*P(1)*P(0), is equal to the triangle of Stirling cycle numbers A130534. (End)
C(a+b,c) = Sum_{k=0..a} C(a,k)*C(b,b-c+k). This is a generalization of equation 1 from section 4.2.5 of the Prudnikov et al. reference, for a=b=c=n: C(2*n,n) = Sum_{k=0..n} C(n,k)^2. See Links section for animation of new formula. - Hermann Stamm-Wilbrandt, Aug 26 2015
The row polynomials of the Pascal matrix P(n,x) = (1+x)^n are related to the Bernoulli polynomials Br(n,x) and their umbral compositional inverses Bv(n,x) by the umbral relation P(n,x) = (-Br(.,-Bv(.,x)))^n = (-1)^n Br(n,-Bv(.,x)), which translates into the matrix relation P = M * Br * M * Bv, where P is the Pascal matrix, M is the diagonal matrix diag(1,-1,1,-1,...), Br is the matrix for the coefficients of the Bernoulli polynomials, and Bv that for the umbral inverse polynomials defined umbrally by Br(n,Bv(.,x)) = x^n = Bv(n,Br(.,x)). Note M = M^(-1). - Tom Copeland, Sep 05 2015
1/(1-x)^k = (r(x) * r(x^2) * r(x^4) * ...) where r(x) = (1+x)^k. - Gary W. Adamson, Oct 17 2016
Boas-Buck type recurrence for column k for Riordan arrays (see the Aug 10 2017 remark in A046521, also for the reference) with the Boas-Buck sequence b(n) = {repeat(1)}. T(n, k) = ((k+1)/(n-k))*Sum_{j=k..n-1} T(j, k), for n >= 1, with T(n, n) = 1. This reduces, with T(n, k) = binomial(n, k), to a known binomial identity (e.g, Graham et al. p. 161). - Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 12 2018
C((p-1)/a, b) == (-1)^b * fact_a(a*b-a+1)/fact_a(a*b) (mod p), where fact_n denotes the n-th multifactorial, a divides p-1, and the denominator of the fraction on the right side of the equation represents the modular inverse. - Isaac Saffold, Jan 07 2019
C(n,k-1) = A325002(n,k) - [k==n+1] = (A325002(n,k) + A325003(n,k)) / 2 = [k==n+1] + A325003(n,k). - Robert A. Russell, Oct 20 2020
From Hermann Stamm-Wilbrandt, May 13 2021: (Start)
Binomial sums are Fibonacci numbers A000045:
Sum_{k=0..n} C(n + k, 2*k + 1) = F(2*n).
Sum_{k=0..n} C(n + k, 2*k) = F(2*n + 1). (End)
C(n,k) = Sum_{i=0..k} A000108(i) * C(n-2i-1, k-i), for 0 <= k <= floor(n/2)-1. - Tushar Bansal, May 17 2025
Extensions
Checked all links, deleted 8 that seemed lost forever and were probably not of great importance. - N. J. A. Sloane, May 08 2018
A001834 a(0) = 1, a(1) = 5, a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - a(n-2).
1, 5, 19, 71, 265, 989, 3691, 13775, 51409, 191861, 716035, 2672279, 9973081, 37220045, 138907099, 518408351, 1934726305, 7220496869, 26947261171, 100568547815, 375326930089, 1400739172541, 5227629760075, 19509779867759, 72811489710961, 271736178976085
Offset: 0
Comments
Sequence also gives values of x satisfying 3*y^2 - x^2 = 2, the corresponding y being given by A001835(n+1). Moreover, quadruples(p, q, r, s) satisfying p^2 + q^2 + r^2 = s^2, where p = q and r is either p+1 or p-1, are termed nearly isosceles Pythagorean and are given by p = {x + (-1)^n}/3, r = p-(-1)^n, s = y for n > 1. - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 19 2002
a(n)= A002531(1+2*n). - Anton Vrba (antonvrba(AT)yahoo.com), Feb 14 2007
361 written in base A001835(n+1) - 1 is the square of a(n). E.g., a(12) = 2672279, A001835(13) - 1 = 1542840. We have 361_(1542840) = 3*1542840 + 6*1542840 + 1 = 2672279^2. - Richard Choulet, Oct 04 2007
The lower principal convergents to 3^(1/2), beginning with 1/1, 5/3, 19/11, 71/41, comprise a strictly increasing sequence; numerators=A001834, denominators=A001835. - Clark Kimberling, Aug 27 2008
General recurrence is a(n) = (a(1) - 1)*a(n-1) - a(n-2), a(1) >= 4, lim_{n->infinity} a(n) = x*(k*x + 1)^n, k = (a(1) - 3), x = (1 + sqrt((a(1) + 1)/(a(1) - 3)))/2. Examples in OEIS: a(1) = 4 gives A002878, primes in it A121534. a(1) = 5 gives A001834, primes in it A086386. a(1) = 6 gives A030221, primes in it A299109. a(1) = 7 gives A002315, primes in it A088165. a(1) = 8 gives A033890, primes in it not in OEIS (do there exist any?). a(1) = 9 gives A057080, primes in {71, 34649, 16908641, ...}. a(1) = 10 gives A057081, primes in it {389806471, 192097408520951, ...}. - Ctibor O. Zizka, Sep 02 2008
Inverse binomial transform of A030192. - Philippe Deléham, Nov 19 2009
For positive n, a(n) equals the permanent of the (2*n) X (2*n) tridiagonal matrix with sqrt(6)'s along the main diagonal, and i's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal (i is the imaginary unit). - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
x-values in the solution to 3x^2 + 6 = y^2 (see A082841 for the y-values). - Sture Sjöstedt, Nov 25 2011
Pisano period lengths: 1, 1, 2, 4, 3, 2, 8, 4, 6, 3, 10, 4, 12, 8, 6, 8, 18, 6, 5, 12, ... - R. J. Mathar, Aug 10 2012
The aerated sequence (b(n))A100047%20for%20a%20connection%20with%20Chebyshev%20polynomials.%20-%20_Peter%20Bala">{n>=1} = [1, 0, 5, 0, 19, 0, 71, 0, ...] is a fourth-order linear divisibility sequence; that is, if n | m then b(n) | b(m). It is the case P1 = 0, P2 = -2, Q = -1 of the 3-parameter family of divisibility sequences found by Williams and Guy. See A100047 for a connection with Chebyshev polynomials. - _Peter Bala, Mar 22 2015
Yong Hao Ng has shown that for any n, a(n) is coprime with any member of A001835 and with any member of A001075. - René Gy, Feb 26 2018
From Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 15 2020: (Start)
((-1)^n)*a(n) = X(n) = (-1)^n*(S(n, 4) + S(n-1, 4)) and Y(n) = X(n-1) gives all integer solutions (modulo sign flip between X and Y) of X^2 + Y^2 + 4*X*Y = +6, for n = -oo..+oo, with Chebyshev S polynomials (see A049310), with S(-1, x) = 0, and S(-|n|, x) = - S(|n|-2, x), for |n| >= 2.
This binary indefinite quadratic form of discriminant 12, representing 6, has only this family of proper solutions (modulo sign flip), and no improper ones.
This comment is inspired by a paper by Robert K. Moniot (private communication). See his Oct 04 2020 comment in A027941 related to the case of x^2 + y^2 - 3*x*y = -1 (special Markov solutions). (End)
Floretion Algebra Multiplication Program, FAMP Code: A001834 = (4/3)vesseq[ - .25'i + 1.25'j - .25'k - .25i' + 1.25j' - .25k' + 1.25'ii' + .25'jj' - .75'kk' + .75'ij' + .25'ik' + .75'ji' - .25'jk' + .25'ki' - .25'kj' + .25e], apart from initial term
Examples
G.f. = 1 + 5*x + 19*x^2 + 71*x^3 + 265*x^4 + 989*x^5 + 3691*x^6 + ...
References
- Bastida, Julio R. Quadratic properties of a linearly recurrent sequence. Proceedings of the Tenth Southeastern Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing (Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, Fla., 1979), pp. 163--166, Congress. Numer., XXIII-XXIV, Utilitas Math., Winnipeg, Man., 1979. MR0561042 (81e:10009)
- Leonhard Euler, (E388) Vollstaendige Anleitung zur Algebra, Zweiter Theil, reprinted in: Opera Omnia. Teubner, Leipzig, 1911, Series (1), Vol. 1, p. 375.
- Serge Lang, Introduction to Diophantine Approximations, Addison-Wesley, New York, 1966.
- 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).
- P.-F. Teilhet, Reply to Query 2094, L'Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens, 10 (1903), 235-238.
Links
- T. D. Noe, Table of n, a(n) for n=0..200
- Marco Abrate, Stefano Barbero, Umberto Cerruti, and Nadir Murru, Polynomial sequences on quadratic curves, Integers, Vol. 15, 2015, #A38.
- K. Andersen, L. Carbone, and D. Penta, Kac-Moody Fibonacci sequences, hyperbolic golden ratios, and real quadratic fields, Journal of Number Theory and Combinatorics, Vol 2, No. 3 pp 245-278, 2011. See Section 9.
- J. B. Cosgrave and K. Dilcher, A role for generalized Fermat numbers, Math. Comp. 86 (2017), 899-933; see also Paper #10.
- Bruno Deschamps, Sur les bonnes valeurs initiales de la suite de Lucas-Lehmer, Journal of Number Theory, Volume 130, Issue 12, December 2010, Pages 2658-2670.
- Leonhard Euler, Vollstaendige Anleitung zur Algebra, Zweiter Teil.
- Alex Fink, Richard K. Guy, and Mark Krusemeyer, Partitions with parts occurring at most thrice, Contributions to Discrete Mathematics, Vol 3, No 2 (2008), pp. 76-114. See Section 13.
- Taras Goy and Mark Shattuck, Determinants of Toeplitz-Hessenberg Matrices with Generalized Leonardo Number Entries, Ann. Math. Silesianae (2023). See p. 17.
- Christian Kassel and Christophe Reutenauer, Pairs of intertwined integer sequences, arXiv:2507.15780 [math.NT], 2025. See p. 13.
- Tanya Khovanova, Recursive Sequences
- Seong Ju Kim, R. Stees, and L. Taalman, Sequences of Spiral Knot Determinants, Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 19 (2016), # 16.1.4
- Clark Kimberling, Best lower and upper approximates to irrational numbers, Elemente der Mathematik, 52 (1997) 122-126.
- Wolfdieter Lang, On polynomials related to powers of the generating function of Catalan's numbers, Fib. Quart. 38 (2000) 408-419. Eq. (44) rhs, m=6.
- Ioana-Claudia Lazăr, Lucas sequences in t-uniform simplicial complexes, arXiv:1904.06555 [math.GR], 2019.
- Donatella Merlini and Renzo Sprugnoli, Arithmetic into geometric progressions through Riordan arrays, Discrete Mathematics 340.2 (2017): 160-174.
- Yong Hao Ng, A partition in three classes of the set of all prime numbers?, Math StackExchange.
- S. Northshield, An Analogue of Stern's Sequence for Z[sqrt(2)], Journal of Integer Sequences, 18 (2015), #15.11.6.
- Simon Plouffe, Approximations de séries génératrices et quelques conjectures, Dissertation, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1992; arXiv:0911.4975 [math.NT], 2009.
- Simon Plouffe, 1031 Generating Functions and Conjectures, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, 1992.
- Ryan Stees, Sequences of Spiral Knot Determinants, Senior Honors Projects, Paper 84, James Madison Univ., May 2016.
- F. V. Waugh and M. W. Maxfield, Side-and-diagonal numbers, Math. Mag., 40 (1967), 74-83.
- H. C. Williams and R. K. Guy, Some fourth-order linear divisibility sequences, Intl. J. Number Theory 7 (5) (2011) 1255-1277.
- H. C. Williams and R. K. Guy, Some Monoapparitic Fourth Order Linear Divisibility Sequences, Integers, Volume 12A (2012) The John Selfridge Memorial Volume.
- Index entries for sequences related to Chebyshev polynomials.
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4,-1).
Crossrefs
Programs
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Haskell
a001834 n = a001834_list !! (n-1) a001834_list = 1 : 5 : zipWith (-) (map (* 4) $ tail a001834_list) a001834_list -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 23 2012
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Magma
I:=[1,5]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 4*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 22 2015
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Maple
f:=n->((1+sqrt(3))^(2*n+1)+(1-sqrt(3))^(2*n+1))/2^(n+1); # N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 10 2009
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Mathematica
a[0] = 1; a[1] = 5; a[n_] := a[n] = 4a[n - 1] - a[n - 2]; Table[ a[n], {n, 0, 25}] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Apr 24 2004 *) Table[Expand[((1+Sqrt[3])^(2*n+1)+(1+Sqrt[3])^(2*n+1))/2^(n+1)],{n, 0, 20}] (* Anton Vrba, Feb 14 2007 *) LinearRecurrence[{4, -1}, {1, 5}, 50] (* Sture Sjöstedt, Nov 27 2011 *) a[c_, n_] := Module[{}, p := Length[ContinuedFraction[ Sqrt[ c]][[2]]]; d := Numerator[Convergents[Sqrt[c], n p]]; t := Table[d[[1 + i]], {i, 0, Length[d] - 1, p}]; Return[t]; ] (* Complement of A002531 *) a[3, 20] (* Gerry Martens, Jun 07 2015 *) Round@Table[LucasL[2n+1, Sqrt[2]]/Sqrt[2], {n, 0, 20}] (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Sep 15 2016 *)
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PARI
{a(n) = real( (2 + quadgen(12))^n * (1 + quadgen(12)) )}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 19 2008 */
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PARI
{a(n) = subst( polchebyshev(n-1, 2) + polchebyshev(n, 2), x, 2)}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 19 2008 */
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SageMath
[(lucas_number2(n,4,1)-lucas_number2(n-1,4,1))/2 for n in range(1, 27)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Nov 10 2009
Formula
a(n) = ((1 + sqrt(3))^(2*n + 1) + (1 - sqrt(3))^(2*n + 1))/2^(n + 1). - N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 10 2009
a(n) = (1/2) * ((1 + sqrt(3))*(2 + sqrt(3))^n + (1 - sqrt(3))*(2 - sqrt(3))^n). - Dean Hickerson, Dec 01 2002
From Mario Catalani, Apr 11 2003: (Start)
With a = 2 + sqrt(3), b = 2 - sqrt(3): a(n) = (1/sqrt(2))(a^(n + 1/2) - b^(n + 1/2)).
a(n) - a(n-1) = A003500(n).
a(n) = ((1 + sqrt(3))^(2*n + 1) + (1 - sqrt(3))^(2*n + 1))/2^(n + 1). - Anton Vrba, Feb 14 2007
G.f.: (1 + x)/((1 - 4*x + x^2)). Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation.
a(n) = S(2*n, sqrt(6)) = S(n, 4) + S(n-1, 4); S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev polynomials of 2nd kind, A049310. S(n, 4) = A001353(n).
For all members x of the sequence, 3*x^2 + 6 is a square. Limit_{n->infinity} a(n)/a(n-1) = 2 + sqrt(3). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 10 2002
a(n) = 2*A001571(n) + 1. - Bruce Corrigan (scentman(AT)myfamily.com), Nov 04 2002
Let q(n, x) = Sum_{i=0..n} x^(n - i)*binomial(2*n - i, i); then (-1)^n*q(n, -6) = a(n). - Benoit Cloitre, Nov 10 2002
a(n) = 2^(-n)*Sum_{k>=0} binomial(2*n + 1, 2*k)*3^k; see A091042. - Philippe Deléham, Mar 01 2004
a(n) = floor(sqrt(3)*A001835(n+1)). - Philippe Deléham, Mar 03 2004
a(n+1) - 2*a(n) = 3*A001835(n+1). Using the known relation A001835(n+1) = sqrt((a(n)^2 + 2)/3) it follows that a(n+1) - 2*a(n) = sqrt(3*(a(n)^2 + 2)). Therefore a(n+1)^2 + a(n)^2 - 4*a(n+1)*a(n) - 6 = 0. - Creighton Dement, Apr 18 2005
a(n) = L(n,-4)*(-1)^n, where L is defined as in A108299; see also A001835 for L(n,+4). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
a(n) = Jacobi_P(n, 1/2, -1/2, 2)/Jacobi_P(n, -1/2, 1/2, 1). - Paul Barry, Feb 03 2006
Equals binomial transform of A026150 starting (1, 4, 10, 28, 76, ...) and double binomial transform of (1, 3, 3, 9, 9, 27, 27, 81, 81, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 30 2007
Sequence satisfies 6 = f(a(n), a(n+1)) where f(u, v) = u^2 + v^2 - 4*u*v. - Michael Somos, Sep 19 2008
a(-1-n) = -a(n). - Michael Somos, Sep 19 2008
From Franck Maminirina Ramaharo, Nov 11 2018: (Start)
E.g.f.: exp(2*x)*(cosh(sqrt(3)*x) + sqrt(3)*sinh(sqrt(3)*x)). (End)
From Peter Bala, May 09 2025: (Start)
a(n) = Dir(n, 2), where Dir(n, x) denotes the n-th row polynomial of the triangle A244419.
a(n) - 2*a(n-1) = 3 * A001835(n) for n >= 1.
For arbitrary x, a(n+x)^2 - 4*a(n+x)*a(n+x+1) + a(n+x+1)^2 = 6 with a(n) := (1/2) * ((1 + sqrt(3))*(2 + sqrt(3))^n + (1 - sqrt(3))*(2 - sqrt(3))^n) as above. The particular case x = 0 is noted above,
a(n+1/2) = sqrt(6) * A001353(n+1).
a(n+3/4) + a(n+1/4) = sqrt(6*sqrt(6) + 12) * A001353(n+1).
a(n+3/4) - a(n+1/4) = sqrt(2*sqrt(6) - 4) * A001075(n+1).
Sum_{n >= 1} (-1)^(n+1)/(a(n) - 1/a(n)) = 1/6 (telescoping series: for n >= 1, 1/(a(n) - 1/a(n)) = 1/A001352(n) + 1/A001352(n+1)).
Product_{n >= 1} (a(n) + 1)/(a(n) - 1) = sqrt(3) (telescoping product: Product_{n = 1..k} ((a(n) + 1)/(a(n) - 1))^2 = 3*(1 - 2/A102206(k))). (End)
A109466 Riordan array (1, x(1-x)).
1, 0, 1, 0, -1, 1, 0, 0, -2, 1, 0, 0, 1, -3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 3, -4, 1, 0, 0, 0, -1, 6, -5, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -4, 10, -6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, -10, 15, -7, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, -20, 21, -8, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1, 15, -35, 28, -9, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -6, 35, -56, 36, -10, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, -21, 70, -84, 45, -11, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0
Offset: 0
Comments
Inverse is Riordan array (1, xc(x)) (A106566).
Triangle T(n,k), 0 <= k <= n, read by rows, given by [0, -1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ...] DELTA [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ...] where DELTA is the operator defined in A084938.
Modulo 2, this sequence gives A106344. - Philippe Deléham, Dec 18 2008
Coefficient array of the polynomials Chebyshev_U(n, sqrt(x)/2)*(sqrt(x))^n. - Paul Barry, Sep 28 2009
Examples
Rows begin: 1; 0, 1; 0, -1, 1; 0, 0, -2, 1; 0, 0, 1, -3, 1; 0, 0, 0, 3, -4, 1; 0, 0, 0, -1, 6, -5, 1; 0, 0, 0, 0, -4, 10, -6, 1; 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, -10, 15, -7, 1; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, -20, 21, -8, 1; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1, 15, -35, 28, -9, 1; From _Paul Barry_, Sep 28 2009: (Start) Production array is 0, 1, 0, -1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 1, 0, -2, -1, -1, 1, 0, -5, -2, -1, -1, 1, 0, -14, -5, -2, -1, -1, 1, 0, -42, -14, -5, -2, -1, -1, 1, 0, -132, -42, -14, -5, -2, -1, -1, 1, 0, -429, -132, -42, -14, -5, -2, -1, -1, 1 (End)
Links
- Paul Barry, Embedding structures associated with Riordan arrays and moment matrices, arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.0583 [math.CO], 2013.
- Tom Copeland, Addendum to Elliptic Lie Triad
Programs
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Magma
/* As triangle */ [[(-1)^(n-k)*Binomial(k, n-k): k in [0..n]]: n in [0.. 15]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 14 2016
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Mathematica
(* The function RiordanArray is defined in A256893. *) RiordanArray[1&, #(1-#)&, 13] // Flatten (* Jean-François Alcover, Jul 16 2019 *)
Formula
Number triangle T(n, k) = (-1)^(n-k)*binomial(k, n-k).
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*A000108(k)=1. - Philippe Deléham, Jun 11 2007
From Philippe Deléham, Oct 30 2008: (Start)
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*x^(n-k) = A053404(n), A015447(n), A015446(n), A015445(n), A015443(n), A015442(n), A015441(n), A015440(n), A006131(n), A006130(n), A001045(n+1), A000045(n+1), A000012(n), A010892(n), A107920(n+1), A106852(n), A106853(n), A106854(n), A145934(n), A145976(n), A145978(n), A146078(n), A146080(n), A146083(n), A146084(n) for x = -12,-11,-10,-9,-8,-7,-6,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 respectively. - Philippe Deléham, Oct 27 2008
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*x^k = A000007(n), A010892(n), A099087(n), A057083(n), A001787(n+1), A030191(n), A030192(n), A030240(n), A057084(n), A057085(n+1), A057086(n) for x = 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 respectively. - Philippe Deléham, Oct 28 2008
G.f.: 1/(1-y*x+y*x^2). - Philippe Deléham, Dec 15 2011
T(n,k) = T(n-1,k-1) - T(n-2,k-1), T(n,0) = 0^n. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 15 2012
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*x^(n-k) = F(n+1,-x) where F(n,x)is the n-th Fibonacci polynomial in x defined in A011973. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 22 2013
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)^2 = A051286(n). - Philippe Deléham, Feb 26 2013
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*T(n+1,k) = -A110320(n). - Philippe Deléham, Feb 26 2013
For T(0,0) = 0, the signed triangle below has the o.g.f. G(x,t) = [t*x(1-x)]/[1-t*x(1-x)] = L[t*Cinv(x)] where L(x) = x/(1-x) and Cinv(x)=x(1-x) with the inverses Linv(x) = x/(1+x) and C(x)= [1-sqrt(1-4*x)]/2, an o.g.f. for the shifted Catalan numbers A000108, so the inverse o.g.f. is Ginv(x,t) = C[Linv(x)/t] = [1-sqrt[1-4*x/(t(1+x))]]/2 (cf. A124644 and A030528). - Tom Copeland, Jan 19 2016
A190958 a(n) = 2*a(n-1) - 10*a(n-2), with a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1.
0, 1, 2, -6, -32, -4, 312, 664, -1792, -10224, -2528, 97184, 219648, -532544, -3261568, -1197696, 30220288, 72417536, -157367808, -1038910976, -504143872, 9380822016, 23803082752, -46202054656, -330434936832, -198849327104, 2906650714112, 7801794699264
Offset: 0
Comments
For the difference equation a(n) = c*a(n-1) - d*a(n-2), with a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1, the solution is a(n) = d^((n-1)/2) * ChebyshevU(n-1, c/(2*sqrt(d))) and has the alternate form a(n) = ( ((c + sqrt(c^2 - 4*d))/2)^n - ((c - sqrt(c^2 - 4*d))/2)^n )/sqrt(c^2 - 4*d). In the case c^2 = 4*d then the solution is a(n) = n*d^((n-1)/2). The generating function is x/(1 - c*x + d^2) and the exponential generating function takes the form (2/sqrt(c^2 - 4*d))*exp(c*x/2)*sinh(sqrt(c^2 - 4*d)*x/2) for c^2 > 4*d, (2/sqrt(4*d - c^2))*exp(c*x/2)*sin(sqrt(4*d - c^2)*x/2) for 4*d > c^2, and x*exp(sqrt(d)*x) if c^2 = 4*d. - G. C. Greubel, Jun 10 2022
Links
- Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..190
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2,-10).
Crossrefs
Sequences of the form a(n) = c*a(n-1) - d*a(n-2), with a(0)=0, a(1)=1:
c/d...1.......2.......3.......4.......5.......6.......7.......8.......9......10
Programs
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Magma
I:=[0,1]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 2*Self(n-1)-10*Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Sep 17 2011
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Mathematica
LinearRecurrence[{2,-10}, {0,1}, 50]
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PARI
a(n)=([0,1; -10,2]^n*[0;1])[1,1] \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 08 2016
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SageMath
[lucas_number1(n,2,10) for n in (0..50)] # G. C. Greubel, Jun 10 2022
Formula
G.f.: x / ( 1 - 2*x + 10*x^2 ). - R. J. Mathar, Jun 01 2011
E.g.f.: (1/3)*exp(x)*sin(3*x). - Franck Maminirina Ramaharo, Nov 13 2018
a(n) = 10^((n-1)/2) * ChebyshevU(n-1, 1/sqrt(10)). - G. C. Greubel, Jun 10 2022
a(n) = (1/3)*10^(n/2)*sin(n*arctan(3)) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} (-1)^k*3^(2*k)*binomial(n,2*k+1). - Gerry Martens, Oct 15 2022
A063967 Triangle read by rows, T(n,k) = T(n-1,k) + T(n-2,k) + T(n-1,k-1) + T(n-2,k-1) and T(0,0) = 1.
1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 7, 5, 1, 5, 15, 16, 7, 1, 8, 30, 43, 29, 9, 1, 13, 58, 104, 95, 46, 11, 1, 21, 109, 235, 271, 179, 67, 13, 1, 34, 201, 506, 705, 591, 303, 92, 15, 1, 55, 365, 1051, 1717, 1746, 1140, 475, 121, 17, 1, 89, 655, 2123, 3979, 4759, 3780, 2010, 703, 154, 19, 1
Offset: 0
Examples
T(3,1) = T(2,1) + T(1,1) + T(2,0) + T(1,0) = 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 7. Triangle begins: 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 7, 5, 1, 5, 15, 16, 7, 1, 8, 30, 43, 29, 9, 1, 13, 58, 104, 95, 46, 11, 1, 21, 109, 235, 271, 179, 67, 13, 1, 34, 201, 506, 705, 591, 303, 92, 15, 1
Links
- Reinhard Zumkeller, Rows n = 0..120 of triangle, flattened
- E. Deutsch, L. Ferrari and S. Rinaldi, Production Matrices, Advances in Mathematics, 34 (2005) pp. 101-122.
- Emanuele Munarini, A generalization of André-Jeannin's symmetric identity, Pure Mathematics and Applications (2018) Vol. 27, No. 1, 98-118.
Crossrefs
Row sums are A002605.
Cf. A321620.
Sum_{k=0..n} x^k*T(n,k) is (-1)^n*A057086(n) (x=-11), (-1)^n*A057085(n+1) (x=-10), (-1)^n*A057084(n) (x=-9), (-1)^n*A030240(n) (x=-8), (-1)^n*A030192(n) (x=-7), (-1)^n*A030191(n) (x=-6), (-1)^n*A001787(n+1) (x=-5), A000748(n) (x=-4), A108520(n) (x=-3), A049347(n) (x=-2), A000007(n) (x=-1), A000045(n) (x=0), A002605(n) (x=1), A030195(n+1) (x=2), A057087(n) (x=3), A057088(n) (x=4), A057089(n) (x=5), A057090(n) (x=6), A057091(n) (x=7), A057092(n) (x=8), A057093(n) (x=9). - Philippe Deléham, Nov 03 2006
Programs
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Haskell
a063967_tabl = [1] : [1,1] : f [1] [1,1] where f us vs = ws : f vs ws where ws = zipWith (+) ([0] ++ us ++ [0]) $ zipWith (+) (us ++ [0,0]) $ zipWith (+) ([0] ++ vs) (vs ++ [0]) -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 17 2013
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Mathematica
T[n_, k_] := Sum[Binomial[j, n - j]*Binomial[j, k], {j, 0, n}]; Table[T[n, k], {n, 0, 10}, {k, 0, n}] // Flatten (* Jean-François Alcover, Oct 11 2017, after Paul Barry *) (* Function RiordanSquare defined in A321620. *) RiordanSquare[1/(1 - x - x^2), 11] // Flatten (* Peter Luschny, Nov 27 2018 *)
Formula
G.f.: 1/(1-x*(1+x)*(1+y)). - Vladeta Jovovic, Oct 11 2003
Riordan array (1/(1-x-x^2), x(1+x)/(1-x-x^2)). The inverse of the signed version (1/(1+x-x^2),x(1-x)/(1+x-x^2)) is abs(A091698). - Paul Barry, Jun 10 2005
T(n, k) = Sum_{j=0..n} C(j, n-j)C(j, k). - Paul Barry, Nov 09 2005
Diagonal sums are A002478. - Paul Barry, Nov 09 2005
Central coefficients T(2*n,n) are A137644. - Paul Barry, Apr 15 2010
Product of Riordan arrays (1, x(1+x))*(1/(1-x), x/(1-x)), that is, A026729*A007318. - Paul Barry, Mar 14 2011
Triangle T(n,k), read by rows, given by (1,1,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,...) DELTA (1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,...) where DELTA is the operator defined in A084938. - Philippe Deléham, Nov 12 2011
A162436 a(n) = 3*a(n-2) for n > 2; a(1) = 1, a(2) = 3.
1, 3, 3, 9, 9, 27, 27, 81, 81, 243, 243, 729, 729, 2187, 2187, 6561, 6561, 19683, 19683, 59049, 59049, 177147, 177147, 531441, 531441, 1594323, 1594323, 4782969, 4782969, 14348907, 14348907, 43046721, 43046721, 129140163, 129140163, 387420489, 387420489, 1162261467
Offset: 1
Links
- Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (0,3).
Crossrefs
Programs
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Magma
[ n le 2 select 2*n-1 else 3*Self(n-2): n in [1..35] ];
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Mathematica
CoefficientList[Series[(-3*x - 1)/(3*x^2 - 1), {x, 0, 200}], x] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Jun 10 2011 *) Transpose[NestList[{Last[#],3*First[#]}&,{1,3},40]][[1]] (* or *) With[{c= 3^Range[20]},Join[{1},Riffle[c,c]]](* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 17 2012 *)
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PARI
a(n)=3^(n>>1) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jul 15 2011
Formula
a(n) = 3^((1/4)*(2*n - 1 + (-1)^n)).
G.f.: x*(1 + 3*x)/(1 - 3*x^2).
a(n+3) = a(n+2)*a(n+1)/a(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 04 2011
E.g.f.: cosh(sqrt(3)*x) - 1 + sinh(sqrt(3)*x)/sqrt(3). - Stefano Spezia, Dec 31 2022
Extensions
G.f. corrected, formula simplified, comments added by Klaus Brockhaus, Sep 18 2009
A057086 Scaled Chebyshev U-polynomials evaluated at sqrt(10)/2.
1, 10, 90, 800, 7100, 63000, 559000, 4960000, 44010000, 390500000, 3464900000, 30744000000, 272791000000, 2420470000000, 21476790000000, 190563200000000, 1690864100000000, 15003009000000000, 133121449000000000, 1181184400000000000, 10480629510000000000
Offset: 0
Comments
This is the m=10 member of the m-family of sequences S(n,sqrt(m))*(sqrt(m))^n; for S(n,x) see Formula. The m=4..9 instances are A001787, A030191, A030192, A030240, A057084-5 and the m=1..3 signed sequences are A010892, A009545, A057083.
The characteristic roots are rp(m) := (m + sqrt(m*(m-4)))/2 and rm(m) := (m-sqrt(m*(m-4)))/2 and a(n,m)= (rp(m)^(n+1) - rm(m)^(n+1))/(rp(m) - rm(m)) is the Binet form of these m-sequences.
Links
- Colin Barker, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
- A. F. Horadam, Special properties of the sequence W_n(a,b; p,q), Fib. Quart., 5.5 (1967), 424-434. Case n->n+1, a=0,b=1; p=10, q=-10.
- Wolfdieter Lang, On polynomials related to powers of the generating function of Catalan's numbers, Fib. Quart. 38 (2000) 408-419. Eqs.(38) and (45),lhs, m=10.
- Index entries for sequences related to Chebyshev polynomials.
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (10,-10).
Crossrefs
Programs
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Magma
[(10)^n*Evaluate(DicksonSecond(n, 1/10), 1): n in [0..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, May 02 2022
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Mathematica
Join[{a=1,b=10},Table[c=10*b-10*a;a=b;b=c,{n,60}]] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Jan 20 2011 *)
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PARI
Vec(1/(1-10*x+10*x^2) + O(x^30)) \\ Colin Barker, Jun 14 2015
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Sage
[lucas_number1(n,10,10) for n in range(1, 20)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 26 2009
Formula
a(n) = 10*(a(n-1) - a(n-2)), a(-1)=0, a(0)=1.
a(n) = S(n, sqrt(10))*(sqrt(10))^n with S(n, x) := U(n, x/2), Chebyshev's polynomials of the 2nd kind, A049310.
G.f.: 1/(1-10*x+10*x^2).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A109466(n,k)*10^k. - Philippe Deléham, Oct 28 2008
A083881 a(n) = 6*a(n-1) - 6*a(n-2), with a(0)=1, a(1)=3.
1, 3, 12, 54, 252, 1188, 5616, 26568, 125712, 594864, 2814912, 13320288, 63032256, 298271808, 1411437312, 6678993024, 31605334272, 149558047488, 707716279296, 3348949390848, 15847398669312, 74990695670784, 354859782008832
Offset: 0
Comments
Binomial transform of A001075.
Links
- G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (6,-6).
Programs
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GAP
a:=[1,3];; for n in [3..30] do a[n]:=6*a[n-1]-6*a[n-2]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Aug 01 2019
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Magma
I:=[1,3]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 6*Self(n-1) -6*Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Aug 01 2019
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Mathematica
f[n_]:= Simplify[(3 + Sqrt@3)^n + (3 - Sqrt@3)^n]/2; Array[f, 30, 0] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Oct 31 2010 *) LinearRecurrence[{6,-6}, {1,3}, 30] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 01 2019 *)
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PARI
my(x='x+O('x^30)); Vec((1-3*x)/(1-6*x+6*x^2)) \\ G. C. Greubel, Aug 01 2019
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Sage
((1-3*x)/(1-6*x+6*x^2)).series(x, 30).coefficients(x, sparse=False) # G. C. Greubel, Aug 01 2019
Formula
a(n) = ((3-sqrt(3))^n + (3+sqrt(3))^n)/2.
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} binomial(n, 2*k)*3^(n-k).
G.f.: (1-3*x)/(1-6*x+6*x^2).
E.g.f.: exp(3*x) * cosh(x*sqrt(3)).
a(n) = right and left terms in M^n * [1 1 1] where M = the 3X3 matrix [1 1 1 / 1 4 1 / 1 1 1]. M^n * [1 1 1] = [a(n) A030192(n) a(n)]. E.g. a(3) = 54 since M^3 * [1 1 1] = [54 144 54] = [a(3) A030192(3) a(3)]. - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 18 2004
a(n) = Sum_{k, 0<=k<=n}3^k*A098158(n,k). - Philippe Deléham, Dec 04 2006
G.f.: A(x) = G(0) where G(k) = 1 + 3*x/((1-3*x) - x*(1-3*x)/(x + (1-3*x)/G(k+1) )); (recursively defined continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Dec 29 2012.
A090018 a(n) = 6*a(n-1) + 3*a(n-2) for n > 2, a(0)=1, a(1)=6.
1, 6, 39, 252, 1629, 10530, 68067, 439992, 2844153, 18384894, 118841823, 768205620, 4965759189, 32099171994, 207492309531, 1341251373168, 8669985167601, 56043665125110, 362271946253463, 2341762672896108, 15137391876137037, 97849639275510546, 632510011281474387
Offset: 0
Comments
From Johannes W. Meijer, Aug 09 2010: (Start)
a(n) represents the number of n-move routes of a fairy chess piece starting in a given corner or side square on a 3 X 3 chessboard. This fairy chess piece behaves like a white queen on the eight side and corner squares but on the central square the queen explodes with fury and turns into a red queen, see A180032. The central square leads to A180028. (End)
Links
- Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..200
- Index entries for sequences related to Chebyshev polynomials.
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (6,3).
Crossrefs
Sequences with g.f. of the form 1/(1 - 6*x - k*x^2): A106392 (k=-10), A027471 (k=-9), A006516 (k=-8), A081179 (k=-7), A030192 (k=-6), A003463 (k=-5), A084326 (k=-4), A138395 (k=-3), A154244 (k=-2), A001109 (k=-1), A000400 (k=0), A005668 (k=1), A135030 (k=2), this sequence (k=3), A135032 (k=4), A015551 (k=5), A057089 (k=6), A015552 (k=7), A189800 (k=8), A189801 (k=9), A190005 (k=10), A015553 (k=11).
Programs
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Magma
[n le 2 select 6^(n-1) else 6*Self(n-1)+3*Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 15 2011
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Maple
a:= n-> (<<0|1>, <3|6>>^n. <<1,6>>)[1,1]: seq(a(n), n=0..30); # Alois P. Heinz, Jan 17 2011
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Mathematica
Join[{a=1,b=6},Table[c=6*b+3*a;a=b;b=c,{n,100}]] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Jan 16 2011 *) LinearRecurrence[{6,3}, {1,6}, 41] (* G. C. Greubel, Oct 10 2022 *)
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PARI
my(x='x+O('x^30)); Vec(1/(1-6*x-3*x^2)) \\ G. C. Greubel, Jan 24 2018
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Sage
[lucas_number1(n,6,-3) for n in range(1, 31)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 24 2009
Formula
a(n) = (3+2*sqrt(3))^n*(sqrt(3)/4+1/2) + (1/2-sqrt(3)/4)*(3-2*sqrt(3))^n.
a(n) = (-i*sqrt(3))^n * ChebyshevU(n, isqrt(3)), i^2=-1.
From Johannes W. Meijer, Aug 09 2010: (Start)
G.f.: 1/(1 - 6*x - 3*x^2).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A099089(n,k)*3^k. - Philippe Deléham, Nov 21 2011
E.g.f.: exp(3*x)*(2*cosh(2*sqrt(3)*x) + sqrt(3)*sinh(2*sqrt(3)*x))/2. - Stefano Spezia, Apr 23 2025
Extensions
Typo in Mathematica program corrected by Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 15 2011
A180028 Eight white queens and one red queen on a 3 X 3 chessboard. G.f.: (1 + 3*x)/(1 - 6*x - 3*x^2).
1, 9, 57, 369, 2385, 15417, 99657, 644193, 4164129, 26917353, 173996505, 1124731089, 7270376049, 46996449561, 303789825513, 1963728301761, 12693739287105, 82053620627913, 530402941628793, 3428578511656497
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The a(n) represent the number of n-move routes of a fairy chess piece starting in the center square (m = 5) on a 3 X 3 chessboard. This fairy chess piece behaves like a white queen on the eight side and corner squares but on the central square the queen explodes with fury and turns into a red queen.
On a 3 X 3 chessboard there are 2^9 = 512 ways to explode with fury on the center square (off the center square the piece behaves like a normal queen). The red queen is represented by the A[5] vector in the fifth row of the adjacency matrix A, see the Maple program and A180140. For the center square the 512 red queens lead to 17 red queen sequences, see the overview of red queen sequences and the crossreferences.
The sequence above corresponds to just one red queen vector, i.e., A[5] = [111 111 111] vector. The other squares lead for this vector to A090018.
This sequence belongs to a family of sequences with g.f. (1+k*x)/(1 - 6*x - k*x^2). The members of this family that are red queen sequences are A180028 (k=3; this sequence), A180029 (k=2), A015451 (k=1), A000400 (k=0), A001653 (k=-1), A180034 (k=-2), A084120 (k=-3), A154626 (k=-4) and A000012 (k=-5). Other members of this family are A123362 (k=5), 6*A030192(k=-6).
Inverse binomial transform of A107903.
References
- Gary Chartrand, Introductory Graph Theory, pp. 217-221, 1984.
Links
- Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..200
- Johannes W. Meijer, The red queen sequences.
- Wikipedia, Alice in Wonderland (2010 film).
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (6, 3).
Programs
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Magma
I:=[1,9]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 6*Self(n-1)+3*Self(n-2): n in [1..20]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 15 2011
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Maple
nmax:=19; m:=5; A[1]:=[0,1,1,1,1,0,1,0,1]: A[2]:=[1,0,1,1,1,1,0,1,0]: A[3]:=[1,1,0,0,1,1,1,0,1]: A[4]:=[1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,0]: A[5]:=[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]: A[6]:=[0,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1]: A[7]:=[1,0,1,1,1,0,0,1,1]: A[8]:=[0,1,0,1,1,1,1,0,1]: A[9]:=[1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,0]: A:=Matrix([A[1], A[2], A[3], A[4], A[5], A[6], A[7], A[8], A[9]]): for n from 0 to nmax do B(n):=A^n: a(n):= add(B(n)[m,k],k=1..9): od: seq(a(n), n=0..nmax);
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Mathematica
LinearRecurrence[{6,3},{1,9},50] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 15 2011 *)
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