A077596 Central coefficients of Moebius polynomials (A074586): coefficient of x^(n/2-1/2) if n is odd; coefficient of x^(n/2-1) if n is even and >4. The n-th Moebius polynomial, M(n,x), satisfies M(n,-1)=mu(n) the Moebius function of n.
1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 57, 108, 206, 393, 752, 1439, 2772, 5334, 10327, 19967, 38808, 75319, 146844, 285862, 558723, 1090370, 2135551, 4176224, 8193490, 16050930, 31537017, 61872863, 121721157, 239115024, 470918888, 926141652, 1825708221
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These are the largest coefficients of the Moebius polynomials, which begin: M(1,x) = 1; M(2,x) = 1 + 2x; M(3,x) = 1 + 4x + 2x^2; M(4,x) = 1 + 7x + 8x^2 + 2x^3; M(5,x) = 1 + 9x +15x^2 +10x^3 + 2x^4; M(6,x) = 1 +13x +30x^2 +27x^3 +12x^4 + 2x^5; M(7,x) = 1 +15x +43x^2 +57x^3 +39x^4 +14x^5 + 2x^6; M(8,x) = 1 +19x +67x^2+108x^3 +98x^4 +53x^5 +16x^6 + 2x^7; ...
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m[n_, 1] = 1; m[n_, k_] := m[n, k] = Sum[Floor[n/j]*m[j, k - 1], {j, 1, n - 1}]; a[n_ /; n <= 4] := 2^(n - 1); a[n_?OddQ] := m[n, (n + 1)/2]; a[n_?EvenQ] := m[n, n/2]; Table[a[n], {n, 1, 33}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Jun 18 2013 *)
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