A080937 Number of Catalan paths (nonnegative, starting and ending at 0, step +/-1) of 2*n steps with all values <= 5.

1, 1, 2, 5, 14, 42, 131, 417, 1341, 4334, 14041, 45542, 147798, 479779, 1557649, 5057369, 16420730, 53317085, 173118414, 562110290, 1825158051, 5926246929, 19242396629, 62479659622, 202870165265, 658715265222, 2138834994142, 6944753544643, 22549473023585

Offset: 0

Author

Henry Bottomley, Feb 25 2003

Keywords

• nonn
• easy

Comments

With interpolated zeros (1,0,1,0,2,...), counts closed walks of length n at start or end node of P_6. The sequence (0,1,0,2,...) counts walks of length n between the start and second node. - Paul Barry, Jan 26 2005

HANKEL transform of sequence and the sequence omitting a(0) is the sequence A130716. This is the unique sequence with that property. - Michael Somos, May 04 2012

From Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 30 2020: (Start)

a(n) is also the upper left entry of the n-th power of the 3 X 3 tridiagonal matrix M_3 = Matrix([1,1,0], [1,2,1], [0,1,2]) from A332602: a(n) = ((M_3)^n)[1,1].

Proof: (M_3)^n = b(n-2)*(M_3)^2 - (6*b(n-3) - b(n-4))*M_3 + b(n-3)*1_3, for n >= 0, with b(n) = A005021(n), for n >= -4. For the proof of this see a comment in A005021. Hence (M_3)^n[1,1] = 2*b(n-2) - 5*b(n-3) + b(n-4), for n >= 0. This proves the 3 X 3 part of the conjecture in A332602 by Gary W. Adamson.

The formula for a(n) given below in terms of r = rho(7) = A160389 proves that a(n)/a(n-1) converges to rho(7)^2 = A116425 = 3.2469796..., because r - 2/r = 0.6920... < 1, and r^2 - 3 = 0.2469... < 1. This limit was conjectured in A332602 by Gary W. Adamson.

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Examples

			G.f. = 1 + x + 2*x^2 + 5*x^3 + 14*x^4 + 42*x^5 + 131*x^6 + 417*x^7 + 1341*x^8 + ...
		

Links

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• Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (5,-6,1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A000007, A000012, A001519, A007051, A011782, A024175, A080937, A080938.

Cf. A033191 which essentially provide the same sequence for different limits and tend to A000108.

Cf. A005021, A094790, A094789.

Cf. A211216, A005021, A160389, A116425, A332602.

Programs

Magma

I:=[1,1,2]; [n le 3 select I[n] else 5*Self(n-1)-6*Self(n-2)+Self(n-3): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 09 2016

Maple

a:= n-> (<<0|1|0>, <0|0|1>, <1|-6|5>>^n. <<1, 1, 2>>)[1, 1]:
seq(a(n), n=0..35);  # Alois P. Heinz, Nov 09 2012

Mathematica

nn=56;Select[CoefficientList[Series[(1-4x^2+3x^4)/(1-5x^2+6x^4-x^6), {x,0,nn}], x],#>0 &] (* Geoffrey Critzer, Jan 26 2014 *)
LinearRecurrence[{5,-6,1},{1,1,2},30] (* Jean-François Alcover, Jan 09 2016 *)

PARI

a=vector(99); a[1]=1; a[2]=2;a[3]=5; for(n=4,#a,a[n]=5*a[n-1]-6*a[n-2] +a[n-3]); a \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 10 2011

PARI

{a(n) = if( n<0, n = -n; polcoeff( (1 - 3*x + x^2) / (1 - 6*x + 5*x^2 - x^3) + x * O(x^n), n), polcoeff( (1 - 4*x + 3*x^2) / (1 - 5*x + 6*x^2 - x^3) + x * O(x^n), n))} /* Michael Somos, May 04 2012 */

Formula

a(n) = A080934(n,5).

G.f.: (1-4*x+3*x^2)/(1-5*x+6*x^2-x^3). - Ralf Stephan, May 13 2003

a(n) = 5*a(n-1) - 6*a(n-2) + a(n-3). - Herbert Kociemba, Jun 11 2004

a(n) = A096976(2*n). - Floor van Lamoen, Nov 02 2005

a(n) = (4/7-4/7*cos(1/7*Pi)^2)*(4*(cos(Pi/7))^2)^n + (1/7-2/7*cos(1/7*Pi) + 4/7*cos(1/7*Pi)^2)*(4*(cos(2*Pi/7))^2)^n + (2/7+2/7*cos(1/7*Pi))*(4*(cos(3*Pi/7))^2)^n for n>=0. - Richard Choulet, Apr 19 2010

G.f.: 1 / (1 - x / (1 - x / (1 - x / (1 - x / (1 - x))))). - Michael Somos, May 04 2012

a(-n) = A038213(n). a(n + 2) * a(n) - a(n + 1)^2 = a(1 - n). Convolution inverse is A123183 with A123183(0)=1. - Michael Somos, May 04 2012

From Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 30 2020: (Start)

In terms of the algebraic number r = rho(7) = A160389 of degree 3 the formula given by Richard Choulet becomes a(n) = (1/7)*(r)^(2*n)*(C1(r) + C2(r)*(r - 2/r)^(2*n) + C3(r)*(r^2 - 3)^(2*n)), with C1(r) = 4 - r^2, C2(r) = 1 - r + r^2, and C3 = 2 + r.

a(n) = ((M_3)^n)[1,1] = 2*b(n-2) - 5*b(n-3) + b(n-4), for n >= 0, with the 3 X 3 tridiagonal matrix M_3 = Matrix([1,1,0], [1,2,1], [0,1,2]) from A332602, and b(n) = A005021(n) (with offset n >= -4). (End)