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A099960 An interleaving of the Genocchi numbers of the first and second kind, A110501 and A005439.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 8, 17, 56, 155, 608, 2073, 9440, 38227, 198272, 929569, 5410688, 28820619, 186043904, 1109652905, 7867739648, 51943281731, 401293838336, 2905151042481, 24290513745920, 191329672483963, 1721379917619200, 14655626154768697, 141174819474169856
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Author

N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 13 2004

Keywords

Comments

First column (also row sums) of triangle in A099959.
Number of ascent sequences of length n without level steps and with alternating ascents and descents. a(6) = 8: 010101, 010102, 010103, 010201, 010202, 010203, 010212, 010213. - Alois P. Heinz, Oct 27 2017

References

  • Donald E. Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming, Vol. 4, fascicle 1, section 7.1.4, p. 220, answer to exercise 174, Addison-Wesley, 2009.

Crossrefs

Programs

  • Maple
    with(linalg):rev:=proc(a) local n, p; n:=vectdim(a): p:=i->a[n+1-i]: vector(n,p) end: ps:=proc(a) local n, q; n:=vectdim(a): q:=i->sum(a[j],j=1..i): vector(n,q) end: pss:=proc(a) local n, q; n:=vectdim(a): q:=proc(i) if i<=n then sum(a[j],j=1..i) else sum(a[j],j=1..n) fi end: vector(n+1,q) end: R[0]:=vector(1,1): for n from 1 to 30 do if n mod 2 = 1 then R[n]:=ps(rev(R[n-1])) else R[n]:=pss(rev(R[n-1])) fi od: seq(R[n][1],n=0..30); # Emeric Deutsch
  • Mathematica
    g1 = Table[2*(4^n-1)*BernoulliB[2*n] // Abs, {n, 0, 13}]; g2 = Table[2*(-1)^(n-2)*Sum[Binomial[n, k]*(1-2^(n+k+1))*BernoulliB[n+k+1], {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 13}]; Riffle[g1, g2] // Rest (* Jean-François Alcover, May 23 2013 *)
  • Sage
    # Algorithm of L. Seidel (1877)
    def A099960_list(n) :
        D = [0]*(n//2+3); D[1] = 1
        R = []; b = True; h = 1
        for i in (1..n) :
            if b :
                for k in range(h,0,-1) : D[k] += D[k+1]
                R.append(D[1]); h += 1
            else :
                for k in range(1,h, 1) : D[k] += D[k-1]
                R.append(D[h-1])
            b = not b
        return R
    A099960_list(27)  # Peter Luschny, Apr 30 2012

Formula

a(n) ~ 2^(5/2) * n^(n+3/2) / (Pi^(n+1/2) * exp(n)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Sep 10 2014

Extensions

More terms from Emeric Deutsch, Nov 16 2004

A225825 a(2n)=A001896(n). a(2n+1)=(-1)^n*A110501(n+1).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, -1, -1, 7, 3, -31, -17, 127, 155, -2555, -2073, 1414477, 38227, -57337, -929569, 118518239, 28820619, -5749691557, -1109652905, 91546277357, 51943281731, -1792042792463, -2905151042481, 1982765468311237, 191329672483963, -286994504449393, -14655626154768697, 3187598676787461083, 1291885088448017715, -4625594554880206790555
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Paul Curtz, Jul 30 2013

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Comments

a(n) is the numerators of numbers derived from Bernoulli and Genocchi numbers. The denominators b(n) are the Clausen numbers A141056.
The numbers are
BERGEN(n) = 1, 1/2, -1/6, -1/2, 7/30, 3/2, -31/42, -17/2, 127/30, 155/2,..
Difference table:
1, 1/2, -1/6, -1/2, 7/30, 3/2, -31/42,...
-1/2, -2/3, -1/3, 11/15, 19/15, -47/21, -163/21,...
-1/6, 1/3, 16/15, 8/15, -368/105, -116/21, 2152/105,...
1/2, 11/15, -8/15, -424/105, -212/105, 2732/105, 4204/105,...
7/30, -19/15, -368/195, 212/105, 2944/105, 1472/105,...
-3/2, -47/21, 116/21, 2732/105, -1472/105, -70240/231, -35120/231,... .
a(n) is an autosequence. Its inverse binomial transform is the sequence signed. Its main diagonal is the double of the first upper diagonal.
a(n) is divisible by A051716(n+1).
Denominators of the main diagonal: A181131(n). Checked by Jean-François Alcover for the first 25 terms.
The numerators of the main diagonal:
1, -2, 16, -424, 2944, -70240, 70873856, -212648576, 98650550272,...
(thanks to Jean-François Alcover) are divisible by 2^n.

Crossrefs

Cf. A083420.

Programs

  • Maple
    A225825 := proc(n)
        local nhalf ;
        nhalf := floor(n/2) ;
        if type(n,'even') then
            A001896(nhalf) ;
        else
            (-1)^nhalf*A110501(nhalf+1) ;
        end if;
    end proc; # R. J. Mathar, Oct 28 2013
  • Mathematica
    a[0] = 1; a[n_] := Numerator[BernoulliB[n, 1/2] - (n+1)*EulerE[n, 0]]; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 30}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Aug 01 2013 *)

Formula

c(n)=(0 followed by -A036968(n+1)) = 0, 1, 0, -1, 0, 3,... .
a(n) = A157779(n) + c(n).

Extensions

More terms from Jean-François Alcover, Aug 01 2013
Definition corrected by R. J. Mathar, Oct 28 2013

A362112 a(0)=1; thereafter a(n) = 2*A110501(n+1) - A005439(n).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 4, 26, 254, 3538, 67014, 1660866, 52230550, 2033261906, 96018823814, 5409008246626, 358368831222006, 27589872391918194, 2442595357421865574, 246430234111929035906, 28106918525950072081622, 3598669462582938225587602, 513978991104098010878849094
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Author

N. J. A. Sloane, Apr 14 2023

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Programs

  • Python
    from math import comb
    from sympy import bernoulli
    def A362112(n): return ((4<<(m:=n+1<<1))-4)*abs(bernoulli(m))-abs(sum(comb(n,k)*(2-(2<Chai Wah Wu, Apr 14 2023

Extensions

More terms from Chai Wah Wu, Apr 14 2023

A000111 Euler or up/down numbers: e.g.f. sec(x) + tan(x). Also for n >= 2, half the number of alternating permutations on n letters (A001250).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 1, 2, 5, 16, 61, 272, 1385, 7936, 50521, 353792, 2702765, 22368256, 199360981, 1903757312, 19391512145, 209865342976, 2404879675441, 29088885112832, 370371188237525, 4951498053124096, 69348874393137901, 1015423886506852352, 15514534163557086905, 246921480190207983616, 4087072509293123892361
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Number of linear extensions of the "zig-zag" poset. See ch. 3, prob. 23 of Stanley. - Mitch Harris, Dec 27 2005
Number of increasing 0-1-2 trees on n vertices. - David Callan, Dec 22 2006
Also the number of refinements of partitions. - Heinz-Richard Halder (halder.bichl(AT)t-online.de), Mar 07 2008
The ratio a(n)/n! is also the probability that n numbers x1,x2,...,xn randomly chosen uniformly and independently in [0,1] satisfy x1 > x2 < x3 > x4 < ... xn. - Pietro Majer, Jul 13 2009
For n >= 2, a(n-2) = number of permutations w of an ordered n-set {x_1 < ... x_n} with the following properties: w(1) = x_n, w(n) = x_{n-1}, w(2) > w(n-1), and neither any subword of w, nor its reversal, has the first three properties. The count is unchanged if the third condition is replaced with w(2) < w(n-1). - Jeremy L. Martin, Mar 26 2010
A partition of zigzag permutations of order n+1 by the smallest or the largest, whichever is behind. This partition has the same recurrent relation as increasing 1-2 trees of order n, by induction the bijection follows. - Wenjin Woan, May 06 2011
As can be seen from the asymptotics given in the FORMULA section, one has lim_{n->oo} 2*n*a(n-1)/a(n) = Pi; see A132049/A132050 for the simplified fractions. - M. F. Hasler, Apr 03 2013
a(n+1) is the sum of row n in triangle A008280. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 05 2013
M. Josuat-Verges, J.-C. Novelli and J.-Y. Thibon (2011) give a far-reaching generalization of the bijection between Euler numbers and alternating permutations. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jul 09 2015
Number of treeshelves avoiding pattern T321. Treeshelves are ordered binary (0-1-2) increasing trees where every child is connected to its parent by a left or a right link, see A278678 for more definitions and examples. - Sergey Kirgizov, Dec 24 2016
Number of sequences (e(1), ..., e(n-1)), 0 <= e(i) < i, such that no three terms are equal. [Theorem 7 of Corteel, Martinez, Savage, and Weselcouch] - Eric M. Schmidt, Jul 17 2017
Number of self-dual edge-labeled trees with n vertices under "mind-body" duality. Also number of self-dual rooted edge-labeled trees with n vertices. See my paper linked below. - Nikos Apostolakis, Aug 01 2018
The ratio a(n)/n! is the volume of the convex polyhedron defined as the set of (x_1,...,x_n) in [0,1]^n such that x_i + x_{i+1} <= 1 for every 1 <= i <= n-1; see the solutions by Macdonald and Nelsen to the Amer. Math. Monthly problem referenced below. - Sanjay Ramassamy, Nov 02 2018
Number of total cyclic orders on {0,1,...,n} such that the triple (i-1,i,i+1) is positively oriented for every 1 <= i <= n-1; see my paper on cyclic orders linked below. - Sanjay Ramassamy, Nov 02 2018
The number of binary, rooted, unlabeled histories with n+1 leaves (following the definition of Rosenberg 2006). Also termed Tajima trees, Tajima genealogies, or binary, rooted, unlabeled ranked trees (Palacios et al. 2015). See Disanto & Wiehe (2013) for a proof. - Noah A Rosenberg, Mar 10 2019
From Gus Wiseman, Dec 31 2019: (Start)
Also the number of non-isomorphic balanced reduced multisystems with n + 1 distinct atoms and maximum depth. A balanced reduced multisystem is either a finite multiset, or a multiset partition with at least two parts, not all of which are singletons, of a balanced reduced multisystem. The labeled version is A006472. For example, non-isomorphic representatives of the a(0) = 1 through a(4) = 5 multisystems are (commas elided):
{1} {12} {{1}{23}} {{{1}}{{2}{34}}} {{{{1}}}{{{2}}{{3}{45}}}}
{{{12}}{{3}{4}}} {{{{1}}}{{{23}}{{4}{5}}}}
{{{{1}{2}}}{{{3}}{{45}}}}
{{{{1}{23}}}{{{4}}{{5}}}}
{{{{12}}}{{{3}}{{4}{5}}}}
Also the number of balanced reduced multisystems with n + 1 equal atoms and maximum depth. This is possibly the meaning of Heinz-Richard Halder's comment (see also A002846, A213427, A265947). The non-maximum-depth version is A318813. For example, the a(0) = 1 through a(4) = 5 multisystems are (commas elided):
{1} {11} {{1}{11}} {{{1}}{{1}{11}}} {{{{1}}}{{{1}}{{1}{11}}}}
{{{11}}{{1}{1}}} {{{{1}}}{{{11}}{{1}{1}}}}
{{{{1}{1}}}{{{1}}{{11}}}}
{{{{1}{11}}}{{{1}}{{1}}}}
{{{{11}}}{{{1}}{{1}{1}}}}
(End)
With s_n denoting the sum of n independent uniformly random numbers chosen from [-1/2,1/2], the probability that the closest integer to s_n is even is exactly 1/2 + a(n)/(2*n!). (See Hambardzumyan et al. 2023, Appendix B.) - Suhail Sherif, Mar 31 2024
The number of permutations of size n+1 that require exactly n passes through a stack (i.e. have reverse-tier n-1) with an algorithm that prioritizes outputting the maximum possible prefix of the identity in a given pass and reverses the remainder of the permutation for prior to the next pass. - Rebecca Smith, Jun 05 2024

Examples

			G.f. = 1 + x + x^2 + 2*x^3 + 5*x^4 + 16*x^5 + 61*x^6 + 272*x^7 + 1385*x^8 + ...
Sequence starts 1,1,2,5,16,... since possibilities are {}, {A}, {AB}, {ACB, BCA}, {ACBD, ADBC, BCAD, BDAC, CDAB}, {ACBED, ADBEC, ADCEB, AEBDC, AECDB, BCAED, BDAEC, BDCEA, BEADC, BECDA, CDAEB, CDBEA, CEADB, CEBDA, DEACB, DEBCA}, etc. - _Henry Bottomley_, Jan 17 2001
		

References

  • M. D. Atkinson: Partial orders and comparison problems, Sixteenth Southeastern Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing, (Boca Raton, Feb 1985), Congressus Numerantium 47, 77-88.
  • Miklos Bona, editor, Handbook of Enumerative Combinatorics, CRC Press, 2015, pages 34, 932.
  • L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, pp. 258-260, section #11.
  • John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996. See p. 110.
  • F. N. David, M. G. Kendall and D. E. Barton, Symmetric Function and Allied Tables, Cambridge, 1966, p. 262.
  • H. Doerrie, 100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics, Dover, NY, 1965, p. 66.
  • O. Heimo and A. Karttunen, Series help-mates in 8, 9 and 10 moves (Problems 2901, 2974-2976), Suomen Tehtavaniekat (Proceedings of the Finnish Chess Problem Society) vol. 60, no. 2/2006, pp. 75, 77.
  • L. B. W. Jolley, Summation of Series. 2nd ed., Dover, NY, 1961, p. 238.
  • S. Mukai, An Introduction to Invariants and Moduli, Cambridge, 2003; see p. 444.
  • E. Netto, Lehrbuch der Combinatorik. 2nd ed., Teubner, Leipzig, 1927, p. 110.
  • C. A. Pickover, The Math Book, Sterling, NY, 2009; see p. 184.
  • 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).
  • R. P. Stanley, Enumerative Combinatorics, Cambridge, Vol. 1, 1997 and Vol. 2, 1999; see Problem 5.7.

Crossrefs

Cf. A000364 (secant numbers), A000182 (tangent numbers).
Cf. A181937 for n-alternating permutations.
Cf. A109449 for an extension to an exponential Riordan array.
Column k=2 of A250261.
For 0-1-2 trees with n nodes and k leaves, see A301344.
Matula-Goebel numbers of 0-1-2 trees are A292050.
An overview over generalized Euler numbers gives A349264.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a000111 0 = 1
    a000111 n = sum $ a008280_row (n - 1)
    -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 01 2013
    
  • Maple
    A000111 := n-> n!*coeff(series(sec(x)+tan(x),x,n+1), x, n);
    s := series(sec(x)+tan(x), x, 100): A000111 := n-> n!*coeff(s, x, n);
    A000111:=n->piecewise(n mod 2=1,(-1)^((n-1)/2)*2^(n+1)*(2^(n+1)-1)*bernoulli(n+1)/(n+1),(-1)^(n/2)*euler(n)):seq(A000111(n),n=0..30); A000111:=proc(n) local k: k:=floor((n+1)/2): if n mod 2=1 then RETURN((-1)^(k-1)*2^(2*k)*(2^(2*k)-1)*bernoulli(2*k)/(2*k)) else RETURN((-1)^k*euler(2*k)) fi: end:seq(A000111(n),n=0..30); (C. Ronaldo)
    T := n -> 2^n*abs(euler(n,1/2)+euler(n,1)): # Peter Luschny, Jan 25 2009
    S := proc(n,k) option remember; if k=0 then RETURN(`if`(n=0,1,0)) fi; S(n,k-1)+S(n-1,n-k) end:
    A000364 := n -> S(2*n,2*n);
    A000182 := n -> S(2*n+1,2*n+1);
    A000111 := n -> S(n,n); # Peter Luschny, Jul 29 2009
    a := n -> 2^(n+2)*n!*(sum(1/(4*k+1)^(n+1), k = -infinity..infinity))/Pi^(n+1):
    1, seq(a(n), n = 1..22); # Emeric Deutsch, Aug 17 2009
    # alternative Maple program:
    b:= proc(u, o) option remember;
          `if`(u+o=0, 1, add(b(o-1+j, u-j), j=1..u))
        end:
    a:= n-> b(n, 0):
    seq(a(n), n=0..30);  # Alois P. Heinz, Nov 29 2015
  • Mathematica
    n=22; CoefficientList[Series[(1+Sin[x])/Cos[x], {x, 0, n}], x] * Table[k!, {k, 0, n}] (* Jean-François Alcover, May 18 2011, after Michael Somos *)
    a[n_] := If[EvenQ[n], Abs[EulerE[n]], Abs[(2^(n+1)*(2^(n+1)-1)*BernoulliB[n+1])/(n+1)]]; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 26}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Oct 09 2012, after C. Ronaldo *)
    ee = Table[ 2^n*EulerE[n, 1] + EulerE[n] - 1, {n, 0, 26}]; Table[ Differences[ee, n] // First // Abs, {n, 0, 26}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Mar 21 2013, after Paul Curtz *)
    a[ n_] := If[ n < 0, 0, (2 I)^n If[ EvenQ[n], EulerE[n, 1/2], EulerE[n, 0] I]]; (* Michael Somos, Aug 15 2015 *)
    a[ n_] := If[ n < 1, Boole[n == 0], With[{m = n - 1}, m! SeriesCoefficient[ 1 / (1 - Sin[x]), {x, 0, m}]]]; (* Michael Somos, Aug 15 2015 *)
    s[0] = 1; s[] = 0; t[n, 0] := s[n]; t[n_, k_] := t[n, k] = t[n, k-1] + t[n-1, n-k]; a[n_] := t[n, n]; Array[a, 30, 0](* Jean-François Alcover, Feb 12 2016 *)
    a[n_] := If[n == 0, 1, 2*Abs[PolyLog[-n, I]]]; (* Jean-François Alcover, Dec 02 2023, after M. F. Hasler *)
    a[0] := 1; a[1] := 1; a[n_] := a[n] = Sum[Binomial[n - 2, k] a[k] a[n - 1 - k], {k, 0, n - 2}]; Map[a, Range[0, 26]] (* Oliver Seipel, May 24 2024 after Peter Bala *)
    a[0] := 1; a[1] := 1; a[n_] := a[n] = 1/(n (n-1)) Sum[a[n-1-k] a[k] k, {k, 1, n-1}]; Map[#! a[#]&, Range[0, 26]] (* Oliver Seipel, May 27 2024 *)
  • Maxima
    a(n):=sum((if evenp(n+k) then (-1)^((n+k)/2)*sum(j!*stirling2(n,j)*2^(1-j)*(-1)^(n+j-k)*binomial(j-1,k-1),j,k,n) else 0),k,1,n); /* Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 19 2010 */
    
  • Maxima
    a(n):=if n<2 then 1 else 2*sum(4^m*(sum((i-(n-1)/2)^(n-1)*binomial(n-2*m-1,i-m)*(-1)^(n-i-1),i,m,(n-1)/2)),m,0,(n-2)/2); /* Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 09 2011 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = if( n<1, n==0, n--; n! * polcoeff( 1 / (1 - sin(x + x * O(x^n))), n))}; \\ Michael Somos, Feb 03 2004
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = local(v=[1], t); if( n<0, 0, for(k=2, n+2, t=0; v = vector(k, i, if( i>1, t+= v[k+1-i]))); v[2])}; \\ Michael Somos, Feb 03 2004
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = local(an); if( n<1, n>=0, an = vector(n+1, m, 1); for( m=2, n, an[m+1] = sum( k=0, m-1, binomial(m-1, k) * an[k+1] * an[m-k]) / 2); an[n+1])}; \\ Michael Somos, Feb 03 2004
    
  • PARI
    z='z+O('z^66); egf = (1+sin(z))/cos(z); Vec(serlaplace(egf)) \\ Joerg Arndt, Apr 30 2011
    
  • PARI
    A000111(n)={my(k);sum(m=0,n\2,(-1)^m*sum(j=0,k=n+1-2*m,binomial(k,j)*(-1)^j*(k-2*j)^(n+1))/k>>k)}  \\ M. F. Hasler, May 19 2012
    
  • PARI
    A000111(n)=if(n,2*abs(polylog(-n,I)),1)  \\ M. F. Hasler, May 20 2012
    
  • Python
    # requires python 3.2 or higher
    from itertools import accumulate
    A000111_list, blist = [1,1], [1]
    for n in range(10**2):
        blist = list(reversed(list(accumulate(reversed(blist))))) + [0] if n % 2 else [0]+list(accumulate(blist))
        A000111_list.append(sum(blist)) # Chai Wah Wu, Jan 29 2015
    
  • Python
    from mpmath import *
    mp.dps = 150
    l = chop(taylor(lambda x: sec(x) + tan(x), 0, 26))
    [int(fac(i) * li) for i, li in enumerate(l)]  # Indranil Ghosh, Jul 06 2017
    
  • Python
    from sympy import bernoulli, euler
    def A000111(n): return abs(((1<Chai Wah Wu, Nov 13 2024
  • Sage
    # Algorithm of L. Seidel (1877)
    def A000111_list(n) :
        R = []; A = {-1:0, 0:1}; k = 0; e = 1
        for i in (0..n) :
            Am = 0; A[k + e] = 0; e = -e
            for j in (0..i) : Am += A[k]; A[k] = Am; k += e
            R.append(Am)
        return R
    A000111_list(22) # Peter Luschny, Mar 31 2012 (revised Apr 24 2016)
    

Formula

E.g.f.: (1+sin(x))/cos(x) = tan(x) + sec(x).
E.g.f. for a(n+1) is 1/(cos(x/2) - sin(x/2))^2 = 1/(1-sin(x)) = d/dx(sec(x) + tan(x)).
E.g.f. A(x) = -log(1-sin(x)), for a(n+1). - Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 09 2010
O.g.f.: A(x) = 1+x/(1-x-x^2/(1-2*x-3*x^2/(1-3*x-6*x^2/(1-4*x-10*x^2/(1-... -n*x-(n*(n+1)/2)*x^2/(1- ...)))))) (continued fraction). - Paul D. Hanna, Jan 17 2006
E.g.f. A(x) = y satisfies 2y' = 1 + y^2. - Michael Somos, Feb 03 2004
a(n) = P_n(0) + Q_n(0) (see A155100 and A104035), defining Q_{-1} = 0. Cf. A156142.
2*a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n, k)*a(k)*a(n-k).
Asymptotics: a(n) ~ 2^(n+2)*n!/Pi^(n+1). For a proof, see for example Flajolet and Sedgewick.
a(n) = (n-1)*a(n-1) - Sum_{i=2..n-2} (i-1)*E(n-2, n-1-i), where E are the Entringer numbers A008281. - Jon Perry, Jun 09 2003
a(2*k) = (-1)^k euler(2k) and a(2k-1) = (-1)^(k-1)2^(2k)(2^(2k)-1) Bernoulli(2k)/(2k). - C. Ronaldo (aga_new_ac(AT)hotmail.com), Jan 17 2005
|a(n+1) - 2*a(n)| = A000708(n). - Philippe Deléham, Jan 13 2007
a(n) = 2^n|E(n,1/2) + E(n,1)| where E(n,x) are the Euler polynomials. - Peter Luschny, Jan 25 2009
a(n) = 2^(n+2)*n!*S(n+1)/(Pi)^(n+1), where S(n) = Sum_{k = -inf..inf} 1/(4k+1)^n (see the Elkies reference). - Emeric Deutsch, Aug 17 2009
a(n) = i^(n+1) Sum_{k=1..n+1} Sum_{j=0..k} binomial(k,j)(-1)^j (k-2j)^(n+1) (2i)^(-k) k^{-1}. - Ross Tang (ph.tchaa(AT)gmail.com), Jul 28 2010
a(n) = sum((if evenp(n+k) then (-1)^((n+k)/2)*sum(j!*Stirling2(n,j)*2^(1-j)*(-1)^(n+j-k)*binomial(j-1,k-1),j,k,n) else 0),k,1,n), n>0. - Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 19 2010
If n==1(mod 4) is prime, then a(n)==1(mod n); if n==3(mod 4) is prime, then a(n)==-1(mod n). - Vladimir Shevelev, Aug 31 2010
For m>=0, a(2^m)==1(mod 2^m); If p is prime, then a(2*p)==1(mod 2*p). - Vladimir Shevelev, Sep 03 2010
From Peter Bala, Jan 26 2011: (Start)
a(n) = A(n,i)/(1+i)^(n-1), where i = sqrt(-1) and {A(n,x)}n>=1 = [1,1+x,1+4*x+x^2,1+11*x+11*x^2+x^3,...] denotes the sequence of Eulerian polynomials.
Equivalently, a(n) = i^(n+1)*Sum_{k=1..n} (-1)^k*k!*Stirling2(n,k) * ((1+i)/2)^(k-1) = i^(n+1)*Sum_{k = 1..n} (-1)^k*((1+i)/2)^(k-1)* Sum_{j = 0..k} (-1)^(k-j)*binomial(k,j)*j^n.
This explicit formula for a(n) can be used to obtain congruence results. For example, for odd prime p, a(p) = (-1)^((p-1)/2) (mod p), as noted by Vladimir Shevelev above.
For the corresponding type B results see A001586. For the corresponding results for plane increasing 0-1-2 trees see A080635.
For generalized Eulerian, Stirling and Bernoulli numbers associated with the zigzag numbers see A145876, A147315 and A185424, respectively. For a recursive triangle to calculate a(n) see A185414.
(End)
a(n) = I^(n+1)*2*Li_{-n}(-I) for n > 0. Li_{s}(z) is the polylogarithm. - Peter Luschny, Jul 29 2011
a(n) = 2*Sum_{m=0..(n-2)/2} 4^m*(Sum_{i=m..(n-1)/2} (i-(n-1)/2)^(n-1)*binomial(n-2*m-1,i-m)*(-1)^(n-i-1)), n > 1, a(0)=1, a(1)=1. - Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 09 2011
a(n) = D^(n-1)(1/(1-x)) evaluated at x = 0, where D is the operator sqrt(1-x^2)*d/dx. Cf. A006154. a(n) equals the alternating sum of the nonzero elements of row n-1 of A196776. This leads to a combinatorial interpretation for a(n); for example, a(4*n+2) gives the number of ordered set partitions of 4*n+1 into k odd-sized blocks, k = 1 (mod 4), minus the number of ordered set partitions of 4*n+1 into k odd-sized blocks, k = 3 (mod 4). Cf A002017. - Peter Bala, Dec 06 2011
From Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Nov 14 2011 - Dec 23 2013: (Start)
Continued fractions:
E.g.f.: tan(x) + sec(x) = 1 + x/U(0); U(k) = 4k+1-x/(2-x/(4k+3+x/(2+x/U(k+1)))).
E.g.f.: for a(n+1) is E(x) = 1/(1-sin(x)) = 1 + x/(1 - x + x^2/G(0)); G(k) = (2*k+2)*(2*k+3)-x^2+(2*k+2)*(2*k+3)*x^2/G(k+1).
E.g.f.: for a(n+1) is E(x) = 1/(1-sin(x)) = 1/(1 - x/(1 + x^2/G(0))) ; G(k) = 8*k+6-x^2/(1 + (2*k+2)*(2*k+3)/G(k+1)).
E.g.f.: for a(n+1) is E(x) = 1/(1 - sin(x)) = 1/(1 - x*G(0)); G(k) = 1 - x^2/(2*(2*k+1)*(4*k+3) - 2*x^2*(2*k+1)*(4*k+3)/(x^2 - 4*(k+1)*(4*k+5)/G(k+1))).
E.g.f.: for a(n+1) is E(x) = 1/(1 - sin(x)) = 1/(1 - x*G(0)) where G(k)= 1 - x^2/( (2*k+1)*(2*k+3) - (2*k+1)*(2*k+3)^2/(2*k+3 - (2*k+2)/G(k+1))).
E.g.f.: tan(x) + sec(x) = 1 + 2*x/(U(0)-x) where U(k) = 4k+2 - x^2/U(k+1).
E.g.f.: tan(x) + sec(x) = 1 + 2*x/(2*U(0)-x) where U(k) = 4*k+1 - x^2/(16*k+12 - x^2/U(k+1)).
E.g.f.: tan(x) + sec(x) = 4/(2-x*G(0))-1 where G(k) = 1 - x^2/(x^2 - 4*(2*k+1)*(2*k+3)/G(k+1)).
G.f.: 1 + x/Q(0), m=+4, u=x/2, where Q(k) = 1 - 2*u*(2*k+1) - m*u^2*(k+1)*(2*k+1)/(1 - 2*u*(2*k+2) - m*u^2*(k+1)*(2*k+3)/Q(k+1)).
G.f.: conjecture: 1 + T(0)*x/(1-x), where T(k) = 1 - x^2*(k+1)*(k+2)/(x^2*(k+1)*(k+2) - 2*(1-x*(k+1))*(1-x*(k+2))/T(k+1)).
E.g.f.: 1+ 4*x/(T(0) - 2*x), where T(k) = 4*(2*k+1) - 4*x^2/T(k+1):
E.g.f.: T(0)-1, where T(k) = 2 + x/(4*k+1 - x/(2 - x/( 4*k+3 + x/T(k+1)))). (End)
E.g.f.: tan(x/2 + Pi/4). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Nov 08 2013
Asymptotic expansion: 4*(2*n/(Pi*e))^(n+1/2)*exp(1/2+1/(12*n) -1/(360*n^3) + 1/(1260*n^5) - ...). (See the Luschny link.) - Peter Luschny, Jul 14 2015
From Peter Bala, Sep 10 2015: (Start)
The e.g.f. A(x) = tan(x) + sec(x) satisfies A''(x) = A(x)*A'(x), hence the recurrence a(0) = 1, a(1) = 1, else a(n) = Sum_{i = 0..n-2} binomial(n-2,i)*a(i)*a(n-1-i).
Note, the same recurrence, but with the initial conditions a(0) = 0 and a(1) = 1, produces the sequence [0,1,0,1,0,4,0,34,0,496,...], an aerated version of A002105. (End)
a(n) = A186365(n)/n for n >= 1. - Anton Zakharov, Aug 23 2016
From Peter Luschny, Oct 27 2017: (Start)
a(n) = abs(2*4^n*(H(((-1)^n - 3)/8, -n) - H(((-1)^n - 7)/8, -n))) where H(z, r) are the generalized harmonic numbers.
a(n) = (-1)^binomial(n + 1, 2)*2^(2*n + 1)*(zeta(-n, 1 + (1/8)*(-7 + (-1)^n)) - zeta(-n, 1 + (1/8)*(-3 + (-1)^n))). (End)
a(n) = i*(i^n*Li_{-n}(-i) - (-i)^n*Li_{-n}(i)), where i is the imaginary unit and Li_{s}(z) is the polylogarithm. - Peter Luschny, Aug 28 2020
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n) = A340315. - Amiram Eldar, May 29 2021
a(n) = n!*Re([x^n](1 + I^(n^2 - n)*(2 - 2*I)/(exp(x) + I))). - Peter Luschny, Aug 09 2021

Extensions

Edited by M. F. Hasler, Apr 04 2013
Title corrected by Geoffrey Critzer, May 18 2013

A000364 Euler (or secant or "Zig") numbers: e.g.f. (even powers only) sec(x) = 1/cos(x).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 5, 61, 1385, 50521, 2702765, 199360981, 19391512145, 2404879675441, 370371188237525, 69348874393137901, 15514534163557086905, 4087072509293123892361, 1252259641403629865468285, 441543893249023104553682821, 177519391579539289436664789665
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Inverse Gudermannian gd^(-1)(x) = log(sec(x) + tan(x)) = log(tan(Pi/4 + x/2)) = arctanh(sin(x)) = 2 * arctanh(tan(x/2)) = 2 * arctanh(csc(x) - cot(x)). - Michael Somos, Mar 19 2011
a(n) is the number of downup permutations of [2n]. Example: a(2)=5 counts 4231, 4132, 3241, 3142, 2143. - David Callan, Nov 21 2011
a(n) is the number of increasing full binary trees on vertices {0,1,2,...,2n} for which the leftmost leaf is labeled 2n. - David Callan, Nov 21 2011
a(n) is the number of unordered increasing trees of size 2n+1 with only even degrees allowed and degree-weight generating function given by cosh(t). - Markus Kuba, Sep 13 2014
a(n) is the number of standard Young tableaux of skew shape (n+1,n,n-1,...,3,2)/(n-1,n-2,...2,1). - Ran Pan, Apr 10 2015
Since cos(z) has a root at z = Pi/2 and no other root in C with a smaller |z|, the radius of convergence of the e.g.f. (intended complex-valued) is Pi/2 = A019669 (see also A028296). - Stanislav Sykora, Oct 07 2016
All terms are odd. - Alois P. Heinz, Jul 22 2018
The sequence starting with a(1) is periodic modulo any odd prime p. The minimal period is (p-1)/2 if p == 1 mod 4 and p-1 if p == 3 mod 4 [Knuth & Buckholtz, 1967, Theorem 2]. - Allen Stenger, Aug 03 2020
Conjecture: taking the sequence [a(n) : n >= 1] modulo an integer k gives a purely periodic sequence with period dividing phi(k). For example, the sequence taken modulo 21 begins [1, 5, 19, 20, 16, 2, 1, 5, 19, 20, 16, 2, 1, 5, 19, 20, 16, 2, 1, 5, 19, ...] with an apparent period of 6 = phi(21)/2. - Peter Bala, May 08 2023

Examples

			G.f. = 1 + x + 5*x^2 + 61*x^3 + 1385*x^4 + 50521*x^5 + 2702765*x^6 + 199360981*x^7 + ...
sec(x) = 1 + 1/2*x^2 + 5/24*x^4 + 61/720*x^6 + ...
From _Gary W. Adamson_, Jul 18 2011: (Start)
The first few rows of matrix M are:
   1,  1,  0,  0,  0, ...
   4,  4,  4,  0,  0, ...
   9,  9,  9,  9,  0, ...
  16, 16, 16, 16, 16, ... (End)
		

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. 810; gives a version with signs: E_{2n} = (-1)^n*a(n) (this is A028296).
  • Miklos Bona, editor, Handbook of Enumerative Combinatorics, CRC Press, 2015, page 932.
  • J. M. Borwein and D. M. Bailey, Mathematics by Experiment, Peters, Boston, 2004; p. 49
  • J. M. Borwein, D. H. Bailey, and R. Girgensohn, Experimentation in Mathematics, A K Peters, Ltd., Natick, MA, 2004. x+357 pp. See p. 141.
  • Florian Cajori, A History of Mathematical Notations, Dover edition (2012), par. 420.
  • G. Chrystal, Algebra, Vol. II, p. 342.
  • L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, p. 49.
  • John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996. See p. 110.
  • H. Doerrie, 100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics, Dover, NY, 1965, p. 69.
  • L. Euler, Inst. Calc. Diff., Section 224.
  • S. Mukai, An Introduction to Invariants and Moduli, Cambridge, 2003; see p. 444.
  • L. Seidel, Über eine einfache Entstehungsweise der Bernoulli'schen Zahlen und einiger verwandten Reihen, Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-physikalischen Classe der königlich bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München, volume 7 (1877), 157-187.
  • 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).
  • Jerome Spanier and Keith B. Oldham, "Atlas of Functions", Hemisphere Publishing Corp., 1987, chapters 5 and 33, pages 41, 314.
  • J. V. Uspensky and M. A. Heaslet, Elementary Number Theory, McGraw-Hill, NY, 1939, p. 269.

Crossrefs

Essentially same as A028296 and A122045.
First column of triangle A060074.
Two main diagonals of triangle A060058 (as iterated sums of squares).
Absolute values of row sums of A160485. - Johannes W. Meijer, Jul 06 2009
Left edge of triangle A210108, see also A125053, A076552. Cf. A255881.
Bisection (even part) of A317139.
The sequences [(-k^2)^n*Euler(2*n, 1/k), n = 0, 1, ...] are: A000007 (k=1), A000364 (k=2), |A210657| (k=3), A000281 (k=4), A272158 (k=5), A002438 (k=6), A273031 (k=7).

Programs

  • Maple
    series(sec(x),x,40): SERIESTOSERIESMULT(%): subs(x=sqrt(y),%): seriestolist(%);
    # end of program
    A000364_list := proc(n) local S,k,j; S[0] := 1;
    for k from 1 to n do S[k] := k*S[k-1] od;
    for k from  1 to n do
        for j from k to n do
            S[j] := (j-k)*S[j-1]+(j-k+1)*S[j] od od;
    seq(S[j], j=1..n)  end:
    A000364_list(16);  # Peter Luschny, Apr 02 2012
    A000364 := proc(n)
        abs(euler(2*n)) ;
    end proc: # R. J. Mathar, Mar 14 2013
  • Mathematica
    Take[ Range[0, 32]! * CoefficientList[ Series[ Sec[x], {x, 0, 32}], x], {1, 32, 2}] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Apr 23 2006 *)
    Table[Abs[EulerE[2n]], {n, 0, 30}] (* Ray Chandler, Mar 20 2007 *)
    a[ n_] := If[ n < 0, 0, With[{m = 2 n}, m! SeriesCoefficient[ Sec[ x], {x, 0, m}]]]; (* Michael Somos, Nov 22 2013 *)
    a[ n_] := If[ n < 0, 0, With[{m = 2 n + 1}, m! SeriesCoefficient[ InverseGudermannian[ x], {x, 0, m}]]]; (* Michael Somos, Nov 22 2013 *)
    a[n_] := Sum[Sum[Binomial[k, m] (-1)^(n+k)/(2^(m-1)) Sum[Binomial[m, j]* (2j-m)^(2n), {j, 0, m/2}] (-1)^(k-m), {m, 0, k}], {k, 1, 2n}]; Table[ a[n], {n, 0, 16}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Jun 26 2019, after Vladimir Kruchinin *)
    a[0] := 1; a[n_] := a[n] = -Sum[a[n - k]/(2 k)!, {k, 1, n}]; Map[(-1)^# (2 #)! a[#] &, Range[0, 16]] (* Oliver Seipel, May 18 2024 *)
  • Maxima
    a(n):=sum(sum(binomial(k,m)*(-1)^(n+k)/(2^(m-1))*sum(binomial(m,j)*(2*j-m)^(2*n),j,0,m/2)*(-1)^(k-m),m,0,k),k,1,2*n); /* Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 05 2010 */
    
  • Maxima
    a[n]:=if n=0 then 1 else sum(sum((i-k)^(2*n)*binomial(2*k, i)*(-1)^(i+k+n), i, 0, k-1)/ (2^(k-1)), k, 1, 2*n); makelist(a[n], n, 0, 16); /* Vladimir Kruchinin, Oct 05 2012 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n)=local(CF=1+x*O(x^n));if(n<0,return(0), for(k=1,n,CF=1/(1-(n-k+1)^2*x*CF));return(Vec(CF)[n+1]))} \\ Paul D. Hanna Oct 07 2005
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = if( n<0, 0, (2*n)! * polcoeff( 1 / cos(x + O(x^(2*n + 1))), 2*n))}; /* Michael Somos, Jun 18 2002 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = my(A); if( n<0, 0, n = 2*n+1 ; A = x * O(x^n); n! * polcoeff( log(1 / cos(x + A) + tan(x + A)), n))}; /* Michael Somos, Aug 15 2007 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n)=polcoeff(sum(m=0, n, (2*m)!/2^m * x^m/prod(k=1, m, 1+k^2*x+x*O(x^n))), n)} \\ Paul D. Hanna, Sep 20 2012
    
  • PARI
    list(n)=my(v=Vec(1/cos(x+O(x^(2*n+1)))));vector(n,i,v[2*i-1]*(2*i-2)!) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Oct 16 2012
    
  • PARI
    a(n)=subst(bernpol(2*n+1),'x,1/4)*4^(2*n+1)*(-1)^(n+1)/(2*n+1) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Dec 10 2014
    
  • PARI
    a(n)=abs(eulerfrac(2*n)) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Mar 23 2022
    
  • PARI
    \\ Based on an algorithm of Peter Bala, cf. link in A110501.
    upto(n) = my(v1, v2, v3); v1 = vector(n+1, i, 0); v1[1] = 1; v2 = vector(n, i, i^2); v3 = v1; for(i=2, n+1, for(j=2, i-1, v1[j] += v2[i-j+1]*v1[j-1]); v1[i] = v1[i-1]; v3[i] = v1[i]); v3 \\ Mikhail Kurkov, Aug 30 2025
    
  • Python
    from functools import lru_cache
    from math import comb
    @lru_cache(maxsize=None)
    def A000364(n): return 1 if n == 0 else (1 if n % 2 else -1)*sum((-1 if i % 2 else 1)*A000364(i)*comb(2*n,2*i) for i in range(n)) # Chai Wah Wu, Jan 14 2022
    
  • Python
    # after Mikhail Kurkov, based on an algorithm of Peter Bala, cf. link in A110501.
    def euler_list(len: int) -> list[int]:
        if len == 0: return []
        v1 = [1] + [0] * (len - 1)
        v2 = [i**2 for i in range(1, len + 1)]
        result = [0] * len
        result[0] = 1
        for i in range(1, len):
            for j in range(1, i):
                v1[j] += v2[i - j] * v1[j - 1]
            v1[i] = v1[i - 1]
            result[i] = v1[i]
        return result
    print(euler_list(1000))  # Peter Luschny, Aug 30 2025
  • Sage
    # Algorithm of L. Seidel (1877)
    # n -> [a(0), a(1), ..., a(n-1)] for n > 0.
    def A000364_list(len) :
        R = []; A = {-1:0, 0:1}; k = 0; e = 1
        for i in (0..2*len-1) :
            Am = 0; A[k + e] = 0; e = -e
            for j in (0..i) : Am += A[k]; A[k] = Am; k += e
            if e < 0 : R.append(A[-i//2])
        return R
    A000364_list(17) # Peter Luschny, Mar 31 2012
    

Formula

E.g.f.: Sum_{n >= 0} a(n) * x^(2*n) / (2*n)! = sec(x). - Michael Somos, Aug 15 2007
E.g.f.: Sum_{n >= 0} a(n) * x^(2*n+1) / (2*n+1)! = gd^(-1)(x). - Michael Somos, Aug 15 2007
E.g.f.: Sum_{n >= 0} a(n)*x^(2*n+1)/(2*n+1)! = 2*arctanh(cosec(x)-cotan(x)). - Ralf Stephan, Dec 16 2004
Pi/4 - [Sum_{k=0..n-1} (-1)^k/(2*k+1)] ~ (1/2)*[Sum_{k>=0} (-1)^k*E(k)/(2*n)^(2k+1)] for positive even n. [Borwein, Borwein, and Dilcher]
Also, for positive odd n, log(2) - Sum_{k = 1..(n-1)/2} (-1)^(k-1)/k ~ (-1)^((n-1)/2) * Sum_{k >= 0} (-1)^k*E(k)/n^(2*k+1), where E(k) is the k-th Euler number, by Borwein, Borwein, and Dilcher, Lemma 2 with f(x) := 1/(x + 1/2), h := 1/2 and then replace x with (n-1)/2. - Peter Bala, Oct 29 2016
Let M_n be the n X n matrix M_n(i, j) = binomial(2*i, 2*(j-1)) = A086645(i, j-1); then for n>0, a(n) = det(M_n); example: det([1, 1, 0, 0; 1, 6, 1, 0; 1, 15, 15, 1; 1, 28, 70, 28 ]) = 1385. - Philippe Deléham, Sep 04 2005
This sequence is also (-1)^n*EulerE(2*n) or abs(EulerE(2*n)). - Paul Abbott (paul(AT)physics.uwa.edu.au), Apr 14 2006
a(n) = 2^n * E_n(1/2), where E_n(x) is an Euler polynomial.
a(k) = a(j) (mod 2^n) if and only if k == j (mod 2^n) (k and j are even). [Stern; see also Wagstaff and Sun]
E_k(3^(k+1)+1)/4 = (3^k/2)*Sum_{j=0..2^n-1} (-1)^(j-1)*(2j+1)^k*[(3j+1)/2^n] (mod 2^n) where k is even and [x] is the greatest integer function. [Sun]
a(n) ~ 2^(2*n+2)*(2*n)!/Pi^(2*n+1) as n -> infinity. [corrected by Vaclav Kotesovec, Jul 10 2021]
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A094665(n, k)*2^(n-k). - Philippe Deléham, Jun 10 2004
Recurrence: a(n) = -(-1)^n*Sum_{i=0..n-1} (-1)^i*a(i)*binomial(2*n, 2*i). - Ralf Stephan, Feb 24 2005
O.g.f.: 1/(1-x/(1-4*x/(1-9*x/(1-16*x/(...-n^2*x/(1-...)))))) (continued fraction due to T. J. Stieltjes). - Paul D. Hanna, Oct 07 2005
a(n) = (Integral_{t=0..Pi} log(tan(t/2)^2)^(2n)dt)/Pi^(2n+1). - Logan Kleinwaks (kleinwaks(AT)alumni.princeton.edu), Mar 15 2007
From Peter Bala, Mar 24 2009: (Start)
Basic hypergeometric generating function: 2*exp(-t)*Sum {n >= 0} Product_{k = 1..n} (1-exp(-(4*k-2)*t))*exp(-2*n*t)/Product_{k = 1..n+1} (1+exp(-(4*k-2)*t)) = 1 + t + 5*t^2/2! + 61*t^3/3! + .... For other sequences with generating functions of a similar type see A000464, A002105, A002439, A079144 and A158690.
a(n) = 2*(-1)^n*L(-2*n), where L(s) is the Dirichlet L-function L(s) = 1 - 1/3^s + 1/5^s - + .... (End)
Sum_{n>=0} a(n)*z^(2*n)/(4*n)!! = Beta(1/2-z/(2*Pi),1/2+z/(2*Pi))/Beta(1/2,1/2) with Beta(z,w) the Beta function. - Johannes W. Meijer, Jul 06 2009
a(n) = Sum_(Sum_(binomial(k,m)*(-1)^(n+k)/(2^(m-1))*Sum_(binomial(m,j)*(2*j-m)^(2*n),j,0,m/2)*(-1)^(k-m),m,0,k),k,1,2*n), n>0. - Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 05 2010
If n is prime, then a(n)==1 (mod 2*n). - Vladimir Shevelev, Sep 04 2010
From Peter Bala, Jan 21 2011: (Start)
(1)... a(n) = (-1/4)^n*B(2*n,-1),
where {B(n,x)}n>=1 = [1, 1+x, 1+6*x+x^2, 1+23*x+23*x^2+x^3, ...] is the sequence of Eulerian polynomials of type B - see A060187. Equivalently,
(2)... a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..2*n} Sum_{j = 0..k} (-1)^(n-j) *binomial(2*n+1,k-j)*(j+1/2)^(2*n).
We also have
(3)... a(n) = 2*A(2*n,i)/(1+i)^(2*n+1),
where i = sqrt(-1) and where {A(n,x)}n>=1 = [x, x + x^2, x + 4*x^2 + x^3, ...] denotes the sequence of Eulerian polynomials - see A008292. Equivalently,
(4)... a(n) = i*Sum_{k = 1..2*n} (-1)^(n+k)*k!*Stirling2(2*n,k) *((1+i)/2)^(k-1)
= i*Sum_{k = 1..2*n} (-1)^(n+k)*((1+i)/2)^(k-1) Sum_{j = 0..k} (-1)^(k-j)*binomial(k,j)*j^(2*n).
Either this explicit formula for a(n) or (2) above may be used to obtain congruence results for a(n). For example, for prime p
(5a)... a(p) = 1 (mod p)
(5b)... a(2*p) = 5 (mod p)
and for odd prime p
(6a)... a((p+1)/2) = (-1)^((p-1)/2) (mod p)
(6b)... a((p-1)/2) = -1 + (-1)^((p-1)/2) (mod p).
(End)
a(n) = (-1)^n*2^(4*n+1)*(zeta(-2*n,1/4) - zeta(-2*n,3/4)). - Gerry Martens, May 27 2011
a(n) may be expressed as a sum of multinomials taken over all compositions of 2*n into even parts (Vella 2008): a(n) = Sum_{compositions 2*i_1 + ... + 2*i_k = 2*n} (-1)^(n+k)* multinomial(2*n, 2*i_1, ..., 2*i_k). For example, there are 4 compositions of the number 6 into even parts, namely 6, 4+2, 2+4 and 2+2+2, and hence a(3) = 6!/6! - 6!/(4!*2!) - 6!/(2!*4!) + 6!/(2!*2!*2!) = 61. A companion formula expressing a(n) as a sum of multinomials taken over the compositions of 2*n-1 into odd parts has been given by Malenfant 2011. - Peter Bala, Jul 07 2011
a(n) = the upper left term in M^n, where M is an infinite square production matrix; M[i,j] = A000290(i) = i^2, i >= 1 and 1 <= j <= i+1, and M[i,j] = 0, i >= 1 and j >= i+2 (see examples). - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 18 2011
E.g.f. A'(x) satisfies the differential equation A'(x)=cos(A(x)). - Vladimir Kruchinin, Nov 03 2011
From Peter Bala, Nov 28 2011: (Start)
a(n) = D^(2*n)(cosh(x)) evaluated at x = 0, where D is the operator cosh(x)*d/dx. a(n) = D^(2*n-1)(f(x)) evaluated at x = 0, where f(x) = 1+x+x^2/2! and D is the operator f(x)*d/dx.
Other generating functions: cosh(Integral_{t = 0..x} 1/cos(t)) dt = 1 + x^2/2! + 5*x^4/4! + 61*x^6/6! + 1385*x^8/8! + .... Cf. A012131.
A(x) := arcsinh(tan(x)) = log( sec(x) + tan(x) ) = x + x^3/3! + 5*x^5/5! + 61*x^7/7! + 1385*x^9/9! + .... A(x) satisfies A'(x) = cosh(A(x)).
B(x) := Series reversion( log(sec(x) + tan(x)) ) = x - x^3/3! + 5*x^5/5! - 61*x^7/7! + 1385*x^9/9! - ... = arctan(sinh(x)). B(x) satisfies B'(x) = cos(B(x)). (End)
HANKEL transform is A097476. PSUM transform is A173226. - Michael Somos, May 12 2012
a(n+1) - a(n) = A006212(2*n). - Michael Somos, May 12 2012
a(0) = 1 and, for n > 0, a(n) = (-1)^n*((4*n+1)/(2*n+1) - Sum_{k = 1..n} (4^(2*k)/2*k)*binomial(2*n,2*k-1)*A000367(k)/A002445(k)); see the Bucur et al. link. - L. Edson Jeffery, Sep 17 2012
O.g.f.: Sum_{n>=0} (2*n)!/2^n * x^n / Product_{k=1..n} (1 + k^2*x). - Paul D. Hanna, Sep 20 2012
From Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Oct 31 2011 to Oct 11 2013: (Start)
Continued fractions:
E.g.f.: (sec(x)) = 1+x^2/T(0), T(k) = 2(k+1)(2k+1) - x^2 + x^2*(2k+1)(2k+2)/T(k+1).
E.g.f.: 2/Q(0) where Q(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x^2/(x^2 - 2*(k+1)*(2*k+1)/Q(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^2 + 2*U(0))/(2 + (2 - x^2)*U(0)) where U(k)= 4*k + 4 + 1/( 1 + x^2/(2 - x^2 + (2*k+3)*(2*k+4)/U(k+1))).
E.g.f.: 1/cos(x) = 8*(x^2+1)/(4*x^2 + 8 - 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)).
Let F(x) = sec(x^(1/2)) = Sum_{n>=0} a(n)*x^n/(2*n)!, then F(x)=2/(Q(0) + 1) where Q(k)= 1 - x/(2*k+1)/(2*k+2)/(1 - 1/(1 + 1/Q(k+1))).
G.f.: Q(0), where Q(k) = 1 - x*(k+1)^2/( x*(k+1)^2 - 1/Q(k+1)).
E.g.f.: 1/cos(x) = 1 + x^2/(2-x^2)*Q(0), where Q(k) = 1 - 2*x^2*(k+1)*(2*k+1)/( 2*x^2*(k+1)*(2*k+1)+ (12-x^2 + 14*k + 4*k^2)*(2-x^2 + 6*k + 4*k^2)/Q(k+1)). (End)
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..2*n} (Sum_{i=0..k-1} (i-k)^(2*n)*binomial(2*k,i)*(-1)^(i+k+n)) / 2^(k-1) for n>0, a(0)=1. - Vladimir Kruchinin, Oct 05 2012
It appears that a(n) = 3*A076552(n -1) + 2*(-1)^n for n >= 1. Conjectural congruences: a(2*n) == 5 (mod 60) for n >= 1 and a(2*n+1) == 1 (mod 60) for n >= 0. - Peter Bala, Jul 26 2013
From Peter Bala, Mar 09 2015: (Start)
O.g.f.: Sum_{n >= 0} 1/2^n * Sum_{k = 0..n} (-1)^k*binomial(n,k)/(1 - sqrt(-x)*(2*k + 1)) = Sum_{n >= 0} 1/2^n * Sum_{k = 0..n} (-1)^k*binomial(n,k)/(1 + x*(2*k + 1)^2).
O.g.f. is 1 + x*d/dx(log(F(x))), where F(x) = 1 + x + 3*x^2 + 23*x^3 + 371*x^4 + ... is the o.g.f. for A255881. (End)
Sum_(n >= 1, A034947(n)/n^(2d+1)) = a(d)*Pi^(2d+1)/(2^(2d+2)-2)(2d)! for d >= 0; see Allouche and Sondow, 2015. - Jonathan Sondow, Mar 21 2015
Asymptotic expansion: 4*(4*n/(Pi*e))^(2*n+1/2)*exp(1/2+1/(24*n)-1/(2880*n^3) +1/(40320*n^5)-...). (See the Luschny link.) - Peter Luschny, Jul 14 2015
a(n) = 2*(-1)^n*Im(Li_{-2n}(i)), where Li_n(x) is polylogarithm, i=sqrt(-1). - Vladimir Reshetnikov, Oct 22 2015
Limit_{n->infinity} ((2*n)!/a(n))^(1/(2*n)) = Pi/2. - Stanislav Sykora, Oct 07 2016
O.g.f.: 1/(1 + x - 2*x/(1 - 2*x/(1 + x - 12*x/(1 - 12*x/(1 + x - 30*x/(1 - 30*x/(1 + x - ... - (2*n - 1)*(2*n)*x/(1 - (2*n - 1)*(2*n)*x/(1 + x - ... ))))))))). - Peter Bala, Nov 09 2017
For n>0, a(n) = (-PolyGamma(2*n, 1/4) / 2^(2*n - 1) - (2^(2*n + 2) - 2) * Gamma(2*n + 1) * zeta(2*n + 1)) / Pi^(2*n + 1). - Vaclav Kotesovec, May 04 2020
a(n) ~ 2^(4*n + 3) * n^(2*n + 1/2) / (Pi^(2*n + 1/2) * exp(2*n)) * exp(Sum_{k>=1} bernoulli(k+1) / (k*(k+1)*2^k*n^k)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Mar 05 2021
Peter Bala's conjectured congruences, a(2n) == 5 (mod 60) for n >= 1 and a(2n + 1) == 1 (mod 60), hold due to the results of Stern (mod 4) and Knuth & Buckholtz (mod 3 and 5). - Charles R Greathouse IV, Mar 23 2022

Extensions

Typo in name corrected by Anders Claesson, Dec 01 2015

A000182 Tangent (or "Zag") numbers: e.g.f. tan(x), also (up to signs) e.g.f. tanh(x).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 2, 16, 272, 7936, 353792, 22368256, 1903757312, 209865342976, 29088885112832, 4951498053124096, 1015423886506852352, 246921480190207983616, 70251601603943959887872, 23119184187809597841473536, 8713962757125169296170811392, 3729407703720529571097509625856
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Number of Joyce trees with 2n-1 nodes. Number of tremolo permutations of {0,1,...,2n}. - Ralf Stephan, Mar 28 2003
The Hankel transform of this sequence is A000178(n) for n odd = 1, 12, 34560, ...; example: det([1, 2, 16; 2, 16, 272, 16, 272, 7936]) = 34560. - Philippe Deléham, Mar 07 2004
a(n) is the number of increasing labeled full binary trees with 2n-1 vertices. Full binary means every non-leaf vertex has two children, distinguished as left and right; labeled means the vertices are labeled 1,2,...,2n-1; increasing means every child has a label greater than its parent. - David Callan, Nov 29 2007
From Micha Hofri (hofri(AT)wpi.edu), May 27 2009: (Start)
a(n) was found to be the number of permutations of [2n] which when inserted in order, to form a binary search tree, yield the maximally full possible tree (with only one single-child node).
The e.g.f. is sec^2(x)=1+tan^2(x), and the same coefficients can be manufactured from the tan(x) itself, which is the e.g.f. for the number of trees as above for odd number of nodes. (End)
a(n) is the number of increasing strict binary trees with 2n-1 nodes. For more information about increasing strict binary trees with an associated permutation, see A245894. - Manda Riehl, Aug 07 2014
For relations to alternating permutations, Euler and Bernoulli polynomials, zigzag numbers, trigonometric functions, Fourier transform of a square wave, quantum algebras, and integrals over and in n-dimensional hypercubes and over Green functions, see Hodges and Sukumar. For further discussion on the quantum algebra, see the later Hodges and Sukumar reference and the paper by Hetyei presenting connections to the general combinatorial theory of Viennot on orthogonal polynomials, inverse polynomials, tridiagonal matrices, and lattice paths (thereby related to continued fractions and cumulants). - Tom Copeland, Nov 30 2014
The Zigzag Hankel transform is A000178. That is, A000178(2*n - k) = det( [a(i+j - k)]{i,j = 1..n} ) for n>0 and k=0,1. - _Michael Somos, Mar 12 2015
a(n) is the number of standard Young tableaux of skew shape (n,n,n-1,n-2,...,3,2)/(n-1,n-2,n-3,...,2,1). - Ran Pan, Apr 10 2015
For relations to the Sheffer Appell operator calculus and a Riccati differential equation for generating the Meixner-Pollaczek and Krawtchouk orthogonal polynomials, see page 45 of the Feinsilver link and Rzadkowski. - Tom Copeland, Sep 28 2015
For relations to an elliptic curve, a Weierstrass elliptic function, the Lorentz formal group law, a Lie infinitesimal generator, and the Eulerian numbers A008292, see A155585. - Tom Copeland, Sep 30 2015
Absolute values of the alternating sums of the odd-numbered rows (where the single 1 at the apex of the triangle is counted as row #1) of the Eulerian triangle, A008292. The actual alternating sums alternate in sign, e.g., 1, -2, 16, -272, etc. (Even-numbered rows have alternating sums always 0.) - Gregory Gerard Wojnar, Sep 28 2018
The sequence is periodic modulo any odd prime p. The minimal period is (p-1)/2 if p == 1 mod 4 and p-1 if p == 3 mod 4 [Knuth & Buckholtz, 1967, Theorem 1]. - Allen Stenger, Aug 03 2020
From Peter Bala, Dec 24 2021: (Start)
Conjectures:
1) The sequence taken modulo any integer k eventually becomes periodic with period dividing phi(k).
2) The Gauss congruences a(n*p^k) == a(n*p^(k-1)) ( mod p^k ) hold for all prime p and positive integers n and k, except when p = 2, n = 1 and k = 1 or 2.
3) For i >= 1 define a_i(n) = a(n+i). The Gauss congruences a_i(n*p^k) == a_i(n*p^(k-1)) ( mod p^k ) hold for all prime p and positive integers n and k. If true, then for each i >= 1 the expansion of exp(Sum_{n >= 1} a_i(n)*x^n/n) has integer coefficients. For an example, see A262145.(End)

Examples

			tan(x) = x + 2*x^3/3! + 16*x^5/5! + 272*x^7/7! + ... = x + 1/3*x^3 + 2/15*x^5 + 17/315*x^7 + 62/2835*x^9 + O(x^11).
tanh(x) = x - 1/3*x^3 + 2/15*x^5 - 17/315*x^7 + 62/2835*x^9 - 1382/155925*x^11 + ...
(sec x)^2 = 1 + x^2 + 2/3*x^4 + 17/45*x^6 + ...
a(3)=16 because we have: {1, 3, 2, 5, 4}, {1, 4, 2, 5, 3}, {1, 4, 3, 5, 2},
  {1, 5, 2, 4, 3}, {1, 5, 3, 4, 2}, {2, 3, 1, 5, 4}, {2, 4, 1, 5, 3},
  {2, 4, 3, 5, 1}, {2, 5, 1, 4, 3}, {2, 5, 3, 4, 1}, {3, 4, 1, 5, 2},
  {3, 4, 2, 5, 1}, {3, 5, 1, 4, 2}, {3, 5, 2, 4, 1}, {4, 5, 1, 3, 2},
  {4, 5, 2, 3, 1}. - _Geoffrey Critzer_, May 19 2013
		

References

  • Miklos Bona, editor, Handbook of Enumerative Combinatorics, CRC Press, 2015, page 932.
  • L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, p. 88.
  • John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996. See p. 111.
  • H. Doerrie, 100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics, Dover, NY, 1965, p. 69.
  • L. M. Milne-Thompson, Calculus of Finite Differences, 1951, p. 148 (the numbers |C^{2n-1}|).
  • J. W. Milnor and J. D. Stasheff, Characteristic Classes, Princeton, 1974, p. 282.
  • S. Mukai, An Introduction to Invariants and Moduli, Cambridge, 2003; see p. 444.
  • H. Rademacher, Topics in Analytic Number Theory, Springer, 1973, Chap. 1, p. 20.
  • L. Seidel, Über eine einfache Entstehungsweise der Bernoullischen Zahlen und einiger verwandten Reihen, Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-physikalischen Classe der königlich bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München, volume 7 (1877), 157-187.
  • 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).
  • E. van Fossen Conrad, Some continued fraction expansions of elliptic functions, PhD thesis, The Ohio State University, 2002, p. 28.
  • J. V. Uspensky and M. A. Heaslet, Elementary Number Theory, McGraw-Hill, NY, 1939, pp. 267-268.

Crossrefs

A350972 is essentially the same sequence.
a(n)=2^(n-1)*A002105(n). Apart from signs, 2^(2n-2)*A001469(n) = n*a(n).
Cf. A001469, A002430, A036279, A000364 (secant numbers), A000111 (secant-tangent numbers), A024283, A009764. First diagonal of A059419 and of A064190.
Equals A002425(n) * 2^A101921(n).
Equals leftmost column of A162005. - Johannes W. Meijer, Jun 27 2009

Programs

  • Maple
    series(tan(x),x,40);
    with(numtheory): a := n-> abs(2^(2*n)*(2^(2*n)-1)*bernoulli(2*n)/(2*n));
    A000182_list := proc(n) local T,k,j; T[1] := 1;
    for k from 2 to n do T[k] := (k-1)*T[k-1] od;
       for k from 2 to n do
           for j from k to n do
               T[j] := (j-k)*T[j-1]+(j-k+2)*T[j] od od;
    seq(T[j], j=1..n)  end:
    A000182_list(15);  # Peter Luschny, Apr 02 2012
  • Mathematica
    Table[ Sum[2^(2*n + 1 - k)*(-1)^(n + k + 1)*k!*StirlingS2[2*n + 1, k], {k, 1, 2*n + 1}], {n, 0, 7}] (* Victor Adamchik, Oct 05 2005 *)
    v[1] = 2; v[n_] /; n >= 2 := v[n] = Sum[ Binomial[2 n - 3, 2 k - 2] v[k] v[n - k], {k, n - 1}]; Table[ v[n]/2, {n, 15}] (* Zerinvary Lajos, Jul 08 2009 *)
    Rest@ Union[ Range[0, 29]! CoefficientList[ Series[ Tan[x], {x, 0, 30}], x]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 19 2011; modified by Robert G. Wilson v, Apr 02 2012 *)
    t[1, 1] = 1; t[1, 0] = 0; t[n_ /; n > 1, m_] := t[n, m] = m*(m+1)*Sum[t[n-1, k], {k, m-1, n-1}]; a[n_] := t[n, 1]; Table[a[n], {n, 1, 15}]  (* Jean-François Alcover, Jan 02 2013, after A064190 *)
    a[ n_] := If[ n < 1, 0, With[{m = 2 n - 1}, m! SeriesCoefficient[ Tan[x], {x, 0, m}]]]; (* Michael Somos, Mar 12 2015 *)
    a[ n_] := If[ n < 1, 0, ((-16)^n - (-4)^n) Zeta[1 - 2 n]]; (* Michael Somos, Mar 12 2015 *)
    Table[2 PolyGamma[2n - 1, 1/2]/Pi^(2n), {n, 1, 10}] (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Oct 18 2015 *)
    a[ n_] := a[n] = If[ n < 2, Boole[n == 1], Sum[Binomial[2 n - 2, 2 k - 1] a[k] a[n - k], {k, n - 1}]]; (* Michael Somos, Aug 02 2018 *)
    a[n_] := (2^(2*n)*(2^(2*n) - 1)*Abs[BernoulliB[2*n]])/(2*n); a /@  Range[20]  (* Stan Wagon, Nov 21 2022 *)
  • Maxima
    a(n):=sum(sum(binomial(k,r)*sum(sum(binomial(l,j)/2^(j-1)*sum((-1)^(n)*binomial(j,i)*(j-2*i)^(2*n),i,0,floor((j-1)/2))*(-1)^(l-j),j,1,l)*(-1)^l*binomial(r+l-1,r-1),l,1,2*n)*(-1)^(1-r),r,1,k)/k,k,1,2*n); /* Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 23 2010 */
    
  • Maxima
    a[n]:=if n=1 then 1 else 2*sum(sum(binomial(2*j,j+k)*(-4*k^2)^(n-1)*(-1)^k/(4^j),k,1,j),j,1,n-1);
    makelist(a[n],n,1,30); /* Tani Akinari, Sep 20 2023 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = if( n<1, 0, ((-4)^n - (-16)^n) * bernfrac(2*n) / (2*n))};
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = my(an); if( n<2, n==1, an = vector(n, m, 1); for( m=2, n, an[m] = sum( k=1, m-1, binomial(2*m - 2, 2*k - 1) * an[k] * an[m-k])); an[n])}; /* Michael Somos */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = if( n<1, 0, (2*n - 1)! * polcoeff( tan(x + O(x^(2*n + 2))), 2*n - 1))}; /* Michael Somos */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = my(X=x+x*O(x^n),Egf); Egf = x*sum(m=0,n, prod(k=1,m, tanh(2*k*X))); (n-1)!*polcoeff(Egf,n)} /* Paul D. Hanna, May 11 2010 */
    
  • PARI
    /* Continued Fraction for the e.g.f. tan(x), from Paul D. Hanna: */
    {a(n)=local(CF=1+O(x)); for(i=1, n, CF=1/(2*(n-i+1)-1-x^2*CF)); (2*n-1)!*polcoeff(x*CF, 2*n-1)}
    
  • PARI
    /* O.g.f. Sum_{n>=1} a(n)*x^n, from Paul D. Hanna Feb 05 2013: */
    {a(n)=polcoeff( x+2*x*sum(m=1, n, x^m*prod(k=1, m, (2*k-1)^2/(1+(2*k-1)^2*x +x*O(x^n))) ), n)}
    
  • Python
    # The objective of this implementation is efficiency.
    # n -> [0, a(1), a(2), ..., a(n)] for n > 0.
    def A000182_list(n):
        T = [0 for i in range(1, n+2)]
        T[1] = 1
        for k in range(2, n+1):
            T[k] = (k-1)*T[k-1]
        for k in range(2, n+1):
            for j in range(k, n+1):
                T[j] = (j-k)*T[j-1]+(j-k+2)*T[j]
        return T
    print(A000182_list(100)) # Peter Luschny, Aug 07 2011
    
  • Python
    from sympy import bernoulli
    def A000182(n): return abs(((2-(2<<(m:=n<<1)))*bernoulli(m)<Chai Wah Wu, Apr 14 2023
    
  • Sage
    # Algorithm of L. Seidel (1877)
    # n -> [a(1), ..., a(n)] for n >= 1.
    def A000182_list(len) :
        R = []; A = {-1:0, 0:1}; k = 0; e = 1
        for i in (0..2*len-1) :
            Am = 0; A[k + e] = 0; e = -e
            for j in (0..i) : Am += A[k]; A[k] = Am; k += e
            if e > 0 : R.append(A[i//2])
        return R
    A000182_list(15) # Peter Luschny, Mar 31 2012

Formula

E.g.f.: log(sec x) = Sum_{n > 0} a(n)*x^(2*n)/(2*n)!.
E.g.f.: tan x = Sum_{n >= 0} a(n+1)*x^(2*n+1)/(2*n+1)!.
E.g.f.: (sec x)^2 = Sum_{n >= 0} a(n+1)*x^(2*n)/(2*n)!.
2/(exp(2x)+1) = 1 + Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1) a(n) x^(2n-1)/(2n-1)! = 1 - x + x^3/3 - 2*x^5/15 + 17*x^7/315 - 62*x^9/2835 + ...
a(n) = 2^(2*n) (2^(2*n) - 1) |B_(2*n)| / (2*n) where B_n are the Bernoulli numbers (A000367/A002445 or A027641/A027642).
Asymptotics: a(n) ~ 2^(2*n+1)*(2*n-1)!/Pi^(2*n).
Sum[2^(2*n + 1 - k)*(-1)^(n + k + 1)*k!*StirlingS2[2*n + 1, k], {k, 1, 2*n + 1}]. - Victor Adamchik, Oct 05 2005
a(n) = abs[c(2*n-1)] where c(n)= 2^(n+1) * (1-2^(n+1)) * Ber(n+1)/(n+1) = 2^(n+1) * (1-2^(n+1)) * (-1)^n * Zeta(-n) = [ -(1+EN(.))]^n = 2^n * GN(n+1)/(n+1) = 2^n * EP(n,0) = (-1)^n * E(n,-1) = (-2)^n * n! * Lag[n,-P(.,-1)/2] umbrally = (-2)^n * n! * C{T[.,P(.,-1)/2] + n, n} umbrally for the signed Euler numbers EN(n), the Bernoulli numbers Ber(n), the Genocchi numbers GN(n), the Euler polynomials EP(n,t), the Eulerian polynomials E(n,t), the Touchard / Bell polynomials T(n,t), the binomial function C(x,y) = x!/[(x-y)!*y! ] and the polynomials P(j,t) of A131758. - Tom Copeland, Oct 05 2007
a(1) = A094665(0,0)*A156919(0,0) and a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n-1} 2^(n-k-1)*A094665(n-1, k)*A156919(k,0) for n = 2, 3, .., see A162005. - Johannes W. Meijer, Jun 27 2009
G.f.: 1/(1-1*2*x/(1-2*3*x/(1-3*4*x/(1-4*5*x/(1-5*6*x/(1-... (continued fraction). - Paul Barry, Feb 24 2010
From Paul Barry, Mar 29 2010: (Start)
G.f.: 1/(1-2x-12x^2/(1-18x-240x^2/(1-50x-1260x^2/(1-98x-4032x^2/(1-162x-9900x^2/(1-... (continued fraction);
coefficient sequences given by 4*(n+1)^2*(2n+1)*(2n+3) and 2(2n+1)^2 (see Van Fossen Conrad reference). (End)
E.g.f.: x*Sum_{n>=0} Product_{k=1..n} tanh(2*k*x) = Sum_{n>=1} a(n)*x^n/(n-1)!. - Paul D. Hanna, May 11 2010 [corrected by Paul D. Hanna, Sep 28 2023]
a(n) = (-1)^(n+1)*Sum_{j=1..2*n+1} j!*Stirling2(2*n+1,j)*2^(2*n+1-j)*(-1)^j for n >= 0. Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 23 2010: (Start)
If n is odd such that 2*n-1 is prime, then a(n) == 1 (mod (2*n-1)); if n is even such that 2*n-1 is prime, then a(n) == -1 (mod (2*n-1)). - Vladimir Shevelev, Sep 01 2010
Recursion: a(n) = (-1)^(n-1) + Sum_{i=1..n-1} (-1)^(n-i+1)*C(2*n-1,2*i-1)* a(i). - Vladimir Shevelev, Aug 08 2011
E.g.f.: tan(x) = Sum_{n>=1} a(n)*x^(2*n-1)/(2*n-1)! = x/(1 - x^2/(3 - x^2/(5 - x^2/(7 - x^2/(9 - x^2/(11 - x^2/(13 -...))))))) (continued fraction from J. H. Lambert - 1761). - Paul D. Hanna, Sep 21 2011
From Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Oct 31 2011 to Oct 09 2013: (Start)
Continued fractions:
E.g.f.: (sec(x))^2 = 1+x^2/(x^2+U(0)) where U(k) = (k+1)*(2k+1) - 2x^2 + 2x^2*(k+1)*(2k+1)/U(k+1).
E.g.f.: tan(x) = x*T(0) where T(k) = 1-x^2/(x^2-(2k+1)*(2k+3)/T(k+1)).
E.g.f.: tan(x) = x/(G(0)+x) where G(k) = 2*k+1 - 2*x + x/(1 + x/G(k+1)).
E.g.f.: tanh(x) = x/(G(0)-x) where G(k) = k+1 + 2*x - 2*x*(k+1)/G(k+1).
E.g.f.: tan(x) = 2*x - x/W(0) where W(k) = 1 + x^2*(4*k+5)/((4*k+1)*(4*k+3)*(4*k+5) - 4*x^2*(4*k+3) + x^2*(4*k+1)/W(k+1)).
E.g.f.: tan(x) = x/T(0) where T(k) = 1 - 4*k^2 + x^2*(1 - 4*k^2)/T(k+1).
E.g.f.: tan(x) = -3*x/(T(0)+3*x^2) where T(k)= 64*k^3 + 48*k^2 - 4*k*(2*x^2 + 1) - 2*x^2 - 3 - x^4*(4*k -1)*(4*k+7)/T(k+1).
G.f.: 1/G(0) where G(k) = 1 - 2*x*(2*k+1)^2 - x^2*(2*k+1)*(2*k+2)^2*(2*k+3)/G(k+1).
G.f.: 2*Q(0) - 1 where Q(k) = 1 + x^2*(4*k + 1)^2/(x + x^2*(4*k + 1)^2 - x^2*(4*k + 3)^2*(x + x^2*(4*k + 1)^2)/(x^2*(4*k + 3)^2 + (x + x^2*(4*k + 3)^2)/Q(k+1) )).
G.f.: (1 - 1/G(0))*sqrt(-x), where G(k) = 1 + sqrt(-x) - x*(k+1)^2/G(k+1).
G.f.: Q(0), where Q(k) = 1 - x*(k+1)*(k+2)/( x*(k+1)*(k+2) - 1/Q(k+1)). (End)
O.g.f.: x + 2*x*Sum_{n>=1} x^n * Product_{k=1..n} (2*k-1)^2 / (1 + (2*k-1)^2*x). - Paul D. Hanna, Feb 05 2013
a(n) = (-4)^n*Li_{1-2*n}(-1). - Peter Luschny, Jun 28 2012
a(n) = (-4)^n*(4^n-1)*Zeta(1-2*n). - Jean-François Alcover, Dec 05 2013
Asymptotic expansion: 4*((2*(2*n-1))/(Pi*e))^(2*n-1/2)*exp(1/2+1/(12*(2*n-1))-1/(360*(2*n-1)^3)+1/(1260*(2*n-1)^5)-...). (See Luschny link.) - Peter Luschny, Jul 14 2015
From Peter Bala, Sep 11 2015: (Start)
The e.g.f. A(x) = tan(x) satisfies the differential equation A''(x) = 2*A(x)*A'(x) with A(0) = 0 and A'(0) = 1, leading to the recurrence a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1, else a(n) = 2*Sum_{i = 0..n-2} binomial(n-2,i)*a(i)*a(n-1-i) for the aerated sequence [0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 16, 0, 272, ...].
Note, the same recurrence, but with the initial conditions a(0) = 1 and a(1) = 1, produces the sequence n! and with a(0) = 1/2 and a(1) = 1 produces A080635. Cf. A002105, A234797. (End)
a(n) = 2*polygamma(2*n-1, 1/2)/Pi^(2*n). - Vladimir Reshetnikov, Oct 18 2015
a(n) = 2^(2n-2)*|p(2n-1,-1/2)|, where p_n(x) are the shifted row polynomials of A019538. E.g., a(2) = 2 = 2^2 * |1 + 6(-1/2) + 6(-1/2)^2|. - Tom Copeland, Oct 19 2016
From Peter Bala, May 05 2017: (Start)
With offset 0, the o.g.f. A(x) = 1 + 2*x + 16*x^2 + 272*x^3 + ... has the property that its 4th binomial transform 1/(1 - 4*x) A(x/(1 - 4*x)) has the S-fraction representation 1/(1 - 6*x/(1 - 2*x/(1 - 20*x/(1 - 12*x/(1 - 42*x/(1 - 30*x/(1 - ...))))))), where the coefficients [6, 2, 20, 12, 42, 30, ...] in the partial numerators of the continued fraction are obtained from the sequence [2, 6, 12, 20, ..., n*(n + 1), ...] by swapping adjacent terms. Compare with the S-fraction associated with A(x) given above by Paul Barry.
A(x) = 1/(1 + x - 3*x/(1 - 4*x/(1 + x - 15*x/(1 - 16*x/(1 + x - 35*x/(1 - 36*x/(1 + x - ...))))))), where the unsigned coefficients in the partial numerators [3, 4, 15, 16, 35, 36,...] come in pairs of the form 4*n^2 - 1, 4*n^2 for n = 1,2,.... (End)
a(n) = Sum_{k = 1..n-1} binomial(2*n-2, 2*k-1) * a(k) * a(n-k), with a(1) = 1. - Michael Somos, Aug 02 2018
a(n) = 2^(2*n-1) * |Euler(2*n-1, 0)|, where Euler(n,x) are the Euler polynomials. - Daniel Suteu, Nov 21 2018 (restatement of one of Copeland's 2007 formulas.)
x - Sum_{n >= 1} (-1)^n*a(n)*x^(2*n)/(2*n)! = x - log(cosh(x)). The series reversion of x - log(cosh(x)) is (1/2)*x - (1/2)*log(2 - exp(x)) = Sum_{n >= 0} A000670(n)*x^(n+1)/(n+1)!. - Peter Bala, Jul 11 2022
For n > 1, a(n) = 2*Sum_{j=1..n-1} Sum_{k=1..j} binomial(2*j,j+k)*(-4*k^2)^(n-1)*(-1)^k/(4^j). - Tani Akinari, Sep 20 2023
a(n) = A110501(n) * 4^(n-1) / n (Han and Liu, 2018). - Amiram Eldar, May 17 2024

A001469 Genocchi numbers (of first kind); unsigned coefficients give expansion of x*tan(x/2).

Original entry on oeis.org

-1, 1, -3, 17, -155, 2073, -38227, 929569, -28820619, 1109652905, -51943281731, 2905151042481, -191329672483963, 14655626154768697, -1291885088448017715, 129848163681107301953, -14761446733784164001387, 1884515541728818675112649, -268463531464165471482681379
Offset: 1

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The Genocchi numbers satisfy Seidel's recurrence: for n>1, 0 = Sum_{j=0..[n/2]} C(n,2j)*a(n-j). - Ralf Stephan, Apr 17 2004
The (n+1)st Genocchi number is the number of Dumont permutations of the first kind on 2n letters. In a Dumont permutation of the first kind, each even integer must be followed by a smaller integer and each odd integer is either followed by a larger integer or is the last element. - Ralf Stephan, Apr 26 2004
According to Hetyei [2017], "alternation acyclic tournaments in which at least one ascent begins at each vertex, except for the largest one, are counted by the Genocchi numbers of the first kind." - Danny Rorabaugh, Apr 25 2017

References

  • L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, p. 49.
  • L. Euler, Institutionum Calculi Differentialis, volume 2 (1755), para. 181.
  • A. Fletcher, J. C. P. Miller, L. Rosenhead and L. J. Comrie, An Index of Mathematical Tables. Vols. 1 and 2, 2nd ed., Blackwell, Oxford and Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1962, Vol. 1, p. 73.
  • A. Genocchi, Intorno all'espressione generale de'numeri Bernulliani, Ann. Sci. Mat. Fis., 3 (1852), 395-405.
  • R. L. Graham, D. E. Knuth and O. Patashnik, Concrete Mathematics. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1990, p. 528.
  • 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).
  • R. P. Stanley, Enumerative Combinatorics, Cambridge, Vol. 2, 1999; see Problem 5.8.

Crossrefs

a(n) = -A065547(n, 1) and A065547(n+1, 2) for n >= 1.

Programs

  • Magma
    [2*(1 - 4^n) * Bernoulli(2*n): n in [1..25]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Oct 15 2018
    
  • Maple
    A001469 := proc(n::integer) (2*n)!*coeftayl( 2*x/(exp(x)+1), x=0,2*n) end proc:
    for n from 1 to 20 do print(A001469(n)) od : # R. J. Mathar, Jun 22 2006
  • Mathematica
    a[n_] := 2*(1-4^n)*BernoulliB[2n]; Table[a[n], {n, 17}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Nov 24 2011 *)
    a[n_] := 2*n*EulerE[2*n-1, 0]; Table[a[n], {n, 17}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Jul 02 2013 *)
    Table[4 n PolyLog[1 - 2 n, -1], {n, 1, 19}] (* Peter Luschny, Aug 17 2021 *)
  • PARI
    a(n)=if(n<1,0,n*=2; 2*(1-2^n)*bernfrac(n))
    
  • PARI
    {a(n)=polcoeff(sum(m=0, n, m!^2*(-x)^(m+1)/prod(k=1, m, 1-k^2*x+x*O(x^n))), n)} /* Paul D. Hanna, Jul 21 2011 */
    
  • Python
    from sympy import bernoulli
    def A001469(n): return (2-(2<<(m:=n<<1)))*bernoulli(m) # Chai Wah Wu, Apr 14 2023
  • Sage
    # Algorithm of L. Seidel (1877)
    # n -> [a(1), ..., a(n)] for n >= 1.
    def A001469_list(n) :
        D = [0]*(n+2); D[1] = -1
        R = []; b = False
        for i in(0..2*n-1) :
            h = i//2 + 1
            if b :
                for k in range(h-1, 0, -1) : D[k] -= D[k+1]
            else :
                for k in range(1, h+1, 1) :  D[k] -= D[k-1]
            b = not b
            if not b : R.append(D[h])
        return R
    A001469_list(17) # Peter Luschny, Jun 29 2012
    

Formula

a(n) = 2*(1-4^n)*B_{2n} (B = Bernoulli numbers).
x*tan(x/2) = Sum_{n>=1} x^(2*n)*abs(a(n))/(2*n)! = x^2/2 + x^4/24 + x^6/240 + 17*x^8/40320 + 31*x^10/725760 + O(x^11).
E.g.f.: 2*x/(1 + exp(x)) = x + Sum_{n>=1} a(2*n)*x^(2*n)/(2*n)! = -x^2/2! + x^4/4! - 3 x^6/6! + 17 x^8/8! + ...
O.g.f.: Sum_{n>=0} n!^2*(-x)^(n+1) / Product_{k=1..n} (1-k^2*x). - Paul D. Hanna, Jul 21 2011
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..2n-1} 2^k*B(k)*binomial(2*n,k) where B(k) is the k-th Bernoulli number. - Benoit Cloitre, May 31 2003
abs(a(n)) = Sum_{k=0..2n} (-1)^(n-k+1)*Stirling2(2n, k)*A059371(k). - Vladeta Jovovic, Feb 07 2004
G.f.: -x/(1+x/(1+2x/(1+4x/(1+6x/(1+9x/(1+12x/(1+16x/(1+20x/(1+25x/(1+...(continued fraction). - Philippe Deléham, Nov 22 2011
E.g.f.: E(x) = 2*x/(exp(x)+1) = x*(1-(x^3+2*x^2)/(2*G(0)-x^3-2*x^2)); G(k) = 8*k^3 + (12+4*x)*k^2 + (4+6*x+2*x^2)*k + x^3 + 2*x^2 + 2*x - 2*(x^2)*(k+1)*(2*k+1)*(x+2*k)*(x+2*k+4)/G(k+1); (continued fraction, Euler's kind, 1-step). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jan 18 2012
a(n) = (-1)^n*(2*n)!*Pi^(-2*n)*4*(1-4^(-n))*Li{2*n}(1). - Peter Luschny, Jun 29 2012
Asymptotic: abs(a(n)) ~ 8*Pi*(2^(2*n)-1)*(n/(Pi*exp(1)))^(2*n+1/2)*exp(1/2+(1/24)/n-(1/2880)/n^3+(1/40320)/n^5+...). - Peter Luschny, Jul 24 2013
G.f.: x/(T(0)-x) -1, where T(k) = 2*x*k^2 + 4*x*k + 2*x - 1 - x*(-1+x+2*x*k+x*k^2)*(k+2)^2/T(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Nov 17 2013
G.f.: -1 + x/(T(0)+x), where T(k) = 1 + (k+1)*(k+2)*x/(1+x*(k+2)^2/T(k+1)); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Nov 17 2013
a(n) = 4*n*PolyLog(1 - 2*n, -1). - Peter Luschny, Aug 17 2021

A002105 Reduced tangent numbers: 2^n*(2^{2n} - 1)*|B_{2n}|/n, where B_n = Bernoulli numbers.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 4, 34, 496, 11056, 349504, 14873104, 819786496, 56814228736, 4835447317504, 495812444583424, 60283564499562496, 8575634961418940416, 1411083019275488149504, 265929039218907754399744, 56906245479134057176170496, 13722623393637762299131396096, 3704005473270641755597685653504
Offset: 1

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Comments from R. L. Graham, Apr 25 2006 and Jun 08 2006: "This sequence also gives the number of ways of arranging 2n tokens in a row, with 2 copies of each token from 1 through n, such that the first token is a 1 and between every pair of tokens labeled i (i=1..n-1) there is exactly one token labeled i+1.
"For example, for n=3, there are 4 possibilities: 123123, 121323, 132312 and 132132 and indeed a(3) = 4. This is the work of my Ph. D. student Nan Zang. See also A117513, A117514, A117515.
"Develin and Sullivant give another occurrence of this sequence and show that their numbers have the same generating function, although they were unable to find a 1-1-mapping between their problem and Poupard's."
The sequence 1,0,1,0,4,0,34,0,496,0,11056, ... counts increasing complete binary trees with e.g.f. sec^2(x/sqrt 2). - Wenjin Woan, Oct 03 2007
a(n) = number of increasing full binary trees on vertex set [2n-1] with the left-largest property: the largest descendant of each non-leaf vertex occurs in its left subtree (Poupard). The first Mathematica recurrence below counts these trees by number 2k-1 of vertices in the left subtree of the root: the root is necessarily labeled 1 and n necessarily occurs in the left subtree and so there are Binomial[2n-3,2k-2] ways to choose the remaining labels for the left subtree. - David Callan, Nov 29 2007
Number of bilabeled unordered increasing trees with 2n labels. - Markus Kuba, Nov 18 2014
Conjecture: taking the sequence modulo an integer k gives an eventually purely periodic sequence with period dividing phi(k). For example, the sequence taken modulo 10 begins [1, 1, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, ...] with an apparent period [4, 4, 6, 6] of length 4 = phi(10) beginning at a(3). - Peter Bala, May 08 2023
Let c(1), c(2), c(3), ... be a geometric progression and s = (2*c(1)/c(2))^(1/2). Then c(1)*s*tan(x/s) = Sum_{n>0} a(n) * c(n) * x^(2*n-1) / (2*n-1)!. - Michael Somos, Jan 15 2025

Examples

			G.f. = x + x^2 + 4*x^3 + 34*x^4 + 496*x^5 + 11056*x^6 + 349504*x^7 + ...
		

References

  • 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).

Crossrefs

Row sums of A008301.
Left edge of triangle A210108.

Programs

  • Magma
    A002105:= func< n | (-1)^(n+1)*2^n*(4^n - 1)*Bernoulli(2*n)/n >;
    [A002105(n): n in [1..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Sep 20 2024
  • Maple
    S := proc(n, k) option remember; if k=0 then `if`(n=0, 1, 0) else S(n, k-1) + S(n-1, n-k) fi end: A002105 := n -> S(2*n-1, 2*n-1)/2^(n-1): seq(A002105(i),i=1..16); # Peter Luschny, Jul 08 2012
    # The above function written as a formula: a(n) = A008281(2*n-1, 2*n-1)/2^(n-1).
    # Alternatively, based on the triangular numbers A000217:
    T := proc(n, k) option remember; if k = 0 then 1 else if k = n then T(n, k-1) else
    A000217(n - k + 1) * T(n, k - 1) + T(n - 1, k) fi fi end:
    a := n -> T(n, n): seq(a(n), n = 0..18);  # Peter Luschny, Sep 30 2023
  • Mathematica
    u[1] = 1; u[n_]/;n>=2 := u[n] = Sum[Binomial[2n-3,2k-2]u[k]u[n-k],{k,n-1}]; Table[u[n],{n,8}] (* Poupard and also Develin and Sullivant, give a different recurrence that involves a symmetric sum: v[1] = 1; v[n_]/;n>=2 := v[n] = 1/2 Sum[Binomial[2n-2,2k-1]v[k]v[n-k],{k,n-1}] *) (*David Callan, Nov 29 2007 *)
    a[n_] := (-1)^n 2^(n+1) PolyLog[1-2n, -1]; Array[a, 10] (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Jan 23 2011 *)
    Table[(-1)^(n+1)*2^n*(2^(2n)-1)*BernoulliB[2n]/n,{n,1,20}] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Nov 03 2014 *)
    eulerCF[f_, len_] := Module[{g}, g[len-1]=1; g[k_]:=g[k]=1-f[k]/(f[k]-1/g[k+1]); CoefficientList[g[0] + O[x]^len, x]]; A002105List[len_] := eulerCF[(1/2) x (#+1) (#+2)&, len]; A002105List[19] (* Peter Luschny, Aug 08 2015 after Sergei N. Gladkovskii *)
    Table[PolyGamma[2n-1, 1/2] 2^(2-n)/Pi^(2n), {n, 1, 10}] (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Oct 18 2015 *)
    Table[EulerE[2n-1, 0] (-2)^n, {n, 1, 10}] (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Oct 21 2015 *)
  • PARI
    {a(n) = if( n<1, 0, ((-2)^n - (-8)^n) * bernfrac(2*n) / n)}; /* Michael Somos, Jun 22 2002 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = if( n<0, 0, (2*n)! * polcoeff( -2 * log( cos(x / quadgen(8) + O(x^(2*n + 1)))), 2*n))}; /* Michael Somos, Jul 17 2003 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n) = if( n<0, 0, -(-2)^(n+1) * sum(i=1, 2*n, 2^-i * sum(j=1, i, (-1)^j * binomial( i-1, j-1) * j^(2*n - 1))))}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 07 2013 */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n)=local(CF=1+x*O(x^n));if(n<1,return(0), for(k=1,n,CF=1/(1-(n-k+1)*(n-k+2)/2*x*CF));return(Vec(CF)[n]))}  /* Paul D. Hanna */
    
  • PARI
    {a(n)=local(X=x+x*O(x^n),Egf);Egf=sum(m=0,n,prod(k=1,m,tanh(k*X)));n!*polcoeff(Egf,n)} /* Paul D. Hanna, May 11 2010 */
    
  • Python
    from sympy import bernoulli
    def A002105(n): return abs(((2-(2<<(m:=n<<1)))*bernoulli(m)<Chai Wah Wu, Apr 14 2023
    
  • Sage
    # Algorithm of L. Seidel (1877)
    # n -> [a(1), ..., a(n)] for n >= 1.
    def A002105_list(n) :
        D = [0]*(n+2); D[1] = 1
        R = []; z = 1/2; b = True
        for i in(0..2*n-1) :
            h = i//2 + 1
            if b :
                for k in range(h-1, 0, -1) : D[k] += D[k+1]
                z *= 2
            else :
                for k in range(1, h+1, 1) :  D[k] += D[k-1]
            b = not b
            if b : R.append(D[h]*z/h)
        return R
    A002105_list(16) # Peter Luschny, Jun 29 2012
    
  • SageMath
    def A002105(n): return (-1)^(n+1)*2^n*(4^n -1)*bernoulli(2*n)/n
    [A002105(n) for n in range(1,31)] # G. C. Greubel, Sep 20 2024
    

Formula

E.g.f.: 2*log(sec(x / sqrt(2))) = Sum_{n>0} a(n) * x^(2*n) / (2*n)!. - Michael Somos, Jun 22 2002
A000182(n) = 2^(n-1) * a(n). - Michael Somos, Jun 22 2002
a(n) = 2^(n-1)/n * A110501(n). - Don Knuth, Jan 16 2007
a(n+1) = Sum_{k = 0..n} A094665(n, k). - Philippe Deléham, Jun 11 2004
O.g.f.: A(x) = x/(1-x/(1-3*x/(1-6*x/(1-10*x/(1-15*x/(... -n*(n+1)/2*x/(1 - ...))))))) (continued fraction). - Paul D. Hanna, Oct 07 2005
sqrt(2) tan( x/sqrt(2)) = Sum_(n>=0) (x^(2n+1)/(2n+1)!) a_n. - Dominique Foata and Guo-Niu Han, Oct 24 2008
Basic hypergeometric generating function: Sum_{n>=0} Product {k = 1..n} (1-exp(-2*k*t))/Product {k = 1..n} (1+exp(-2*k*t)) = 1 + t + 4*t^2/2! + 34*t^3/3! + 496*t^4/4! + ... [Andrews et al., Theorem 4]. For other sequences with generating functions of a similar type see A000364, A000464, A002439, A079144 and A158690. - Peter Bala, Mar 24 2009
E.g.f.: Sum_{n>=0} Product_{k=1..n} tanh(k*x) = Sum_{n>=0} a(n)*x^n/n!. - Paul D. Hanna, May 11 2010
a(n) = (-1)^(n+1)*sum(j!*stirling2(2*n+1,j)*2^(n+1-j)*(-1)^(j),j,1,2*n+1), n>=0. - Vladimir Kruchinin, Aug 23 2010
From Gary W. Adamson, Jul 14 2011: (Start)
a(n) = upper left term in M^n, a(n+1) = sum of top row terms in M^n; where M = the infinite square production matrix:
1, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ...
1, 3, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, ...
1, 3, 6, 10, 0, 0, 0, ...
1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 0, 0, ... (End)
E.g.f. A(x) satisfies differential equation A''(x)=exp(A(x)). - Vladimir Kruchinin, Nov 18 2011
E.g.f.: For E(x)=sqrt(2)* tan( x/sqrt(2))=x/G(0); G(k)= 4*k + 1 - x^2/(8*k + 6 - x^2/G(k+1)); (from continued fraction Lambert's, 2-step). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jan 14 2012
a(n) = (-1)^n*2^(n+1)*Li_{1-2*n}(-1). (See also the Mathematica prog. by Vladimir Reshetnikov.) - Peter Luschny, Jun 28 2012
G.f.: 1/G(0) where G(k) = 1 - x*( 4*k^2 + 4*k + 1 ) - x^2*(k+1)^2*( 4*k^2 + 8*k + 3)/G(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jan 14 2013
G.f.: 1/Q(0), where Q(k) = 1 - (k+1)*(k+2)/2*x/Q(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, May 03 2013
G.f.: (1/G(0))/sqrt(x) - 1/sqrt(x), where G(k) = 1 - sqrt(x)*(2*k+1)/(1 + sqrt(x)*(2*k+1)/(1 + sqrt(x)*(k+1)/(1 - sqrt(x)*(k+1)/G(k+1) ))); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jul 07 2013
log(2) - 1/1 + 1/2 - 1/3 + ... + (-1)^n / n = (-1)^n / 2 * (1/n - 1 / (2*n^2) + 1 / (2*n^2)^2 - 4 / (2*n^2)^3 + ... + (-1)^k * a(k) / (2*n^2)^k + ...) asymptotic expansion. - Michael Somos, Sep 07 2013
G.f.: T(0), where T(k) = 1-x*(k+1)*(k+2)/(x*(k+1)*(k+2)-2/T(k+1) ); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Oct 24 2013
a(n) ~ 2^(3*n+2) * n^(2*n-1/2) / (exp(2*n) * Pi^(2*n-1/2)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Nov 03 2014
From Peter Bala, Sep 10 2015: (Start)
The e.g.f. A(x) = sqrt(2)*tan(x/sqrt(2)) satisfies A''(x) = A(x)*A'(x), hence the recurrence a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1, else a(n) = Sum_{i = 0..n-2} binomial(n-2,i)*a(i)*a(n-1-i) for the aerated sequence [0,1,0,1,0,4,0,34,0,496,...].
Note that the same recurrence, but with the initial conditions a(0) = 1 and a(1) = 1, produces the sequence [1,1,1,2,5,16,61,272,...] = A000111. (End)
a(n) = polygamma(2*n-1, 1/2)*2^(2-n)/Pi^(2*n). - Vladimir Reshetnikov, Oct 18 2015
E.g.f.: sqrt(2)*tan(x/sqrt(2)) = Sum_{n>0} a(n) * x^(2*n-1) / (2*n-1)!. - Michael Somos, Mar 05 2017
From Peter Bala, May 05 2017: (Start)
Let B(x) = A(x)/x = 1 + x + 4*x^2 + 34*x^3 + ... denote the shifted o.g.f. Then B(x) = 1/(1 + 2*x - 3*x/(1 - x/(1 + 2*x - 10*x/(1 - 6*x/(1 + 2*x - 21*x/(1 - 15*x/(1 + 2*x - 36*x/(1 - 28*x/(1 + 2*x - ...))))))))), where the coefficient sequence [3, 1, 10, 6, 21, 15, 36, 28, ...] in the partial numerators of the continued fraction is obtained by swapping adjacent triangular numbers. Cf. A079144.
It follows (by means of an equivalence transformation) that the second binomial transform of B(x), with g.f. equal to 1/(1 - 2*x)*B(x/(1 - 2*x)), has the S-fraction representation 1/(1 - 3*x/(1 - x/(1 - 10*x/(1 - 6*x/(1 - 21*x/(1 - 15*x/(1 - 36*x/(1 - 28*x/(1 - ...))))))))). Compare with the S-fraction representation of the g.f. A(x) given above by Hanna, dated Oct 07 2005. (End)
The computation can be based on the triangular numbers, a(n) = T(n, n) where T(n, k) = A000217(n - k + 1) * T(n, k - 1) + T(n - 1, k) for 0 < k < n, and T(n, 0) = 1, T(n, n) = T(n, k-1) if k > 0. This is equivalent to Paul D. Hanna's continued fraction 2005. - Peter Luschny, Sep 30 2023

Extensions

Additional comments from Michael Somos, Jun 25 2002

A329369 Number of permutations of {1,2,...,m} with excedance set constructed by taking m-i (0 < i < m) if b(i-1) = 1 where b(k)b(k-1)...b(1)b(0) (0 <= k < m-1) is the binary expansion of n.

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1, 1, 3, 1, 7, 3, 7, 1, 15, 7, 17, 3, 31, 7, 15, 1, 31, 15, 37, 7, 69, 17, 37, 3, 115, 31, 69, 7, 115, 15, 31, 1, 63, 31, 77, 15, 145, 37, 81, 7, 245, 69, 155, 17, 261, 37, 77, 3, 391, 115, 261, 31, 445, 69, 145, 7, 675, 115, 245, 15, 391, 31, 63, 1, 127, 63
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Mikhail Kurkov, Nov 12 2019

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Another version of A152884.
The excedance set of a permutation p of {1,2,...,m} is the set of indices i such that p(i) > i; it is a subset of {1,2,...,m-1}.
Great work on this subject was done by R. Ehrenborg and E. Steingrimsson, so most of the formulas given below are just their results translated into the language of the sequences which are related to the binary expansion of n.
Conjecture 1: equivalently, number of open tours by a biased rook on a specific f(n) X 1 board, which ends on a white cell, where f(n) = A070941(n) = floor(log_2(2n)) + 1 and cells are colored white or black according to the binary representation of 2n. A cell is colored white if the binary digit is 0 and a cell is colored black if the binary digit is 1. A biased rook on a white cell moves only to the left and otherwise moves only to the right. - Mikhail Kurkov, May 18 2021
Conjecture 2: this sequence is an inverse modulo 2 binomial transform of A284005. - Mikhail Kurkov, Dec 15 2021

Examples

			a(1) = 1 because the 1st excedance set is {m-1} and the permutations of {1,2,...,m} with such excedance set are 21, 132, 1243, 12354 and so on, i.e., for a given m we always have 1 permutation.
a(2) = 3 because the 2nd excedance set is {m-2} and the permutations of {1,2,...,m} with such excedance set are 213, 312, 321, 1324, 1423, 1432, 12435, 12534, 12543 and so on, i.e., for a given m we always have 3 permutations.
a(3) = 1 because the 3rd excedance set is {m-2, m-1} and the permutations of {1,2,...,m} with such excedance set are 231, 1342, 12453 and so on, i.e., for a given m we always have 1 permutation.
		

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Programs

  • Maple
    g:= proc(n) option remember;  2^padic[ordp](n, 2) end:
    a:= proc(n) option remember; `if`(n=0, 1, (h-> a(h)+
         `if`(n::odd, 0, (t-> a(h-t)+a(n-t))(g(h))))(iquo(n, 2)))
        end:
    seq(a(n), n=0..100);  # Alois P. Heinz, Jan 30 2023
  • Mathematica
    a[n_] := a[n] = Which[n == 0, 1, OddQ[n], a[(n-1)/2], True, a[n/2] + a[n/2 - 2^IntegerExponent[n/2, 2]] + a[n - 2^IntegerExponent[n/2, 2]]];
    a /@ Range[0, 65] (* Jean-François Alcover, Feb 13 2020 *)
  • PARI
    upto(n) = my(A, v1); v1 = vector(n+1, i, 0); v1[1] = 1; for(i=1, n, v1[i+1] = v1[i\2+1] + if(i%2, 0, A = 1 << valuation(i/2, 2); v1[i/2-A+1] + v1[i-A+1])); v1 \\ Mikhail Kurkov, Jun 06 2024

Formula

a(2n+1) = a(n) for n >= 0.
a(2n) = a(n) + a(n - 2^f(n)) + a(2n - 2^f(n)) for n > 0 with a(0) = 1 where f(n) = A007814(n) (equivalent to proposition 2.1 at the page 286, see R. Ehrenborg and E. Steingrimsson link).
a(2^m*(2n+1)) = Sum_{k=0..m} binomial(m+1,k) a(2^k*n) = a(2^m*n) + a(2^(m-1)*(2n+1)) + a(2^(m-1)*(4n+1)) for m > 0, n >= 0 (equivalent to proposition 2.5 at the page 287, see R. Ehrenborg and E. Steingrimsson link).
a(2n) = a(2*g(n)) + a(2n - 2^h(n)) + a(2*g(n) + 2^h(n)) for n > 0 with a(0) = 1 where g(n) = A053645(n), h(n) = A063250(n) (equivalent to proposition 2.1 at the page 286, see R. Ehrenborg and E. Steingrimsson link).
a(2n) = 2*a(n + g(n)) + a(2*g(n)) for n > 0, floor(n/3) < 2^(floor(log_2(n))-1) (in other words, for 2^m + k where 0 <= k < 2^(m-1), m > 0) with a(0) = 1 (just a special case of the previous formula, because for 2^m + k where 0 <= k < 2^(m-1), m > 0 we have 2^h(n) = n - g(n)).
a(2n) = a(f(n,-1)) + a(f(n,0)) + a(f(n,1)) for n > 0 with a(0) = 1 where f(n,k) = 2*(f(floor(n/2),k) + n mod 2) + k*A036987(n) for n > 1 with f(1,k) = abs(k) (equivalent to a(2n) = a(2*g(n)) + a(2n - 2^h(n)) + a(2*g(n) + 2^h(n))).
a(n) = Sum_{j=0..2^wt(n) - 1} (-1)^(wt(n) - wt(j)) Product_{k=0..wt(n) - 1} (1 + wt(floor(j/2^k)))^T(n,k) for n > 0 with a(0) = 1 where wt(n) = A000120(n), T(n,k) = T(floor(n/2), k - n mod 2) for k > 0 with T(n,0) = A001511(n) (equivalent to theorem 6.3 at page 296, see R. Ehrenborg and E. Steingrimsson link). Here T(n, k) - 1 for k > 0 is the length of the run of zeros between k-th pair of ones from the right side in the binary expansion of n. Conjecture 1: this formula is equivalent to inverse modulo 2 binomial transform of A284005.
Sum_{k=0..2^n-1} a(k) = (n+1)! for n >= 0.
a((4^n-1)/3) = A110501(n+1) for n >= 0.
a(2^2*(2^n-1)) = A091344(n+1),
a(2^3*(2^n-1)) = A091347(n+1),
a(2^4*(2^n-1)) = A091348(n+1).
More generally, a(2^m*(2^n-1)) = a(2^n*(2^m-1)) = S(n+1,m) for n >= 0, m >= 0 where S(n,m) = Sum_{k=1..n} k!*k^m*Stirling2(n,k)*(-1)^(n-k) (equivalent to proposition 6.5 at the page 297, see R. Ehrenborg and E. Steingrimsson link).
Conjecture 2: a(n) = (1 + A023416(n))*a(g(n)) + Sum_{k=0..floor(log_2(n))-1} (1-R(n,k))*a(g(n) + 2^k*(1 - R(n,k))) for n > 1 with a(0) = 1, a(1) = 1, where g(n) = A053645(n) and where R(n,k) = floor(n/2^k) mod 2 (at this moment this is the only formula here, which is not related to R. Ehrenborg's and E. Steingrimsson's work and arises from another definition given above, exactly conjectured definition with a biased rook). Here R(n,k) is the (k+1)-th bit from the right side in the binary expansion of n. - Mikhail Kurkov, Jun 23 2021
From Mikhail Kurkov, Jan 23 2023: (Start)
The formulas below are not related to R. Ehrenborg's and E. Steingrimsson's work.
Conjecture 3: a(n) = A357990(n, 1) for n >= 0.
Conjecture 4: a(2^m*(2k+1)) = Sum_{i=1..wt(k) + 2} i!*i^m*A358612(k, i)*(-1)^(wt(k) - i) for m >= 0, k >= 0 where wt(n) = A000120(n).
Conjecture 5: a(2^m*(2^n - 2^p - 1)) = Sum_{i=1..n} i!*i^m*(-1)^(n - i)*((i - p + 1)*Stirling2(n, i) - Stirling2(n - p, i - p) + Sum_{j=0..p-2} (p - j - 1)*Stirling2(n - p, i - j)/j! Sum_{k=0..j} (i - k)^p*binomial(j, k)*(-1)^k) for n > 2, m >= 0, 0 < p < n - 1. Here we consider that Stirling2(n, k) = 0 for n >= 0, k < 0. (End)
Conjecture 6: a(2^m*n + q) = Sum_{i=A001511(n+1)..A000120(n)+1} A373183(n, i)*a(2^m*(2^(i-1)-1) + q) for n >= 0, m >= 0, q >= 0. Note that this formula is recursive for n != 2^k - 1. Also, it is not related to R. Ehrenborg's and E. Steingrimsson's work. - Mikhail Kurkov, Jun 05 2024
From Mikhail Kurkov, Jul 10 2024: (Start)
a(2^m*(2^n*(2k+1) - 1)) = Sum_{i=1..m+1} a(2^i*k)*(-1)^(m-i+1)*Sum_{j=i..m+1} j^n*Stirling1(j, i)*Stirling2(m+1, j) for m >= 0, n >= 0, k >= 0 with a(0) = 1.
Proof: start with a(2^m*(2n+1)) = Sum_{k=0..m} binomial(m+1,k) a(2^k*n) given above and rewrite it as a(2^m*(2^n*(2k+1) - 1)) = Sum_{i=0..m} binomial(m+1, i) a(2^i*(2^(n-1)*(2k+1) - 1)).
Then conjecture that a(2^m*(2^n*(2k+1) - 1)) = Sum_{i=1..m+1} a(2^i*k)*f(n, m, i). From that it is obvious that f(0, m, i) = [i = (m+1)].
After that use a(2^m*(2^n*(2k+1) - 1)) = Sum_{i=0..m} binomial(m+1, i) Sum_{j=1..i+1} a(2^j*k)*f(n-1, i, j) = Sum_{i=1..m+1} a(2^i*k) Sum_{j=i-1..m} binomial(m+1, j)*f(n-1, j, i). From that it is obvious that f(n, m, i) = Sum_{j=i-1..m} binomial(m+1, j)*f(n-1, j, i).
Finally, all we need is to show that basic conditions and recurrence for f(n, m, i) gives f(n, m, i) = (-1)^(m-i+1)*Sum_{j=i..m+1} j^n*Stirling1(j, i)*Stirling2(m+1, j) (see Max Alekseyev link).
a(2^m*(2k+1)) = a(2^(m-1)*k) + (m+1)*a(2^m*k) + Sum_{i=1..m-1} a(2^m*k + 2^i) for m > 0, k >= 0.
Proof: start with a(2^(m+1)*(2k+1)) = a(2^m*k) + (m+2)*a(2^(m+1)*k) + Sum_{i=1..m} a(2^(m+1)*k + 2^i).
Then use a(2^m*(4k+1)) = a(2^m*k) + (m+1)*a(2^(m+1)*k) + Sum_{i=1..m-1} a(2^(m+1)*k + 2^i).
From that we get a(2^(m+1)*(2k+1)) - a(2^m*k) - (m+2)*a(2^(m+1)*k) - a(2^(m+1)*k + 2^m) = a(2^m*(4k+1)) - a(2^m*k) - (m+1)*a(2^(m+1)*k).
Finally, a(2^(m+1)*(2k+1)) = a(2^(m+1)*k) + a(2^m*(2*k+1)) + a(2^m*(4k+1)) which agrees with the a(2^m*(2n+1)) = a(2^m*n) + a(2^(m-1)*(2n+1)) + a(2^(m-1)*(4n+1)) given above.
This formula can be considered as an alternative to a(2^m*(2n+1)) = Sum_{k=0..m} binomial(m+1,k) a(2^k*n). There are algorithms for both these formulas that allow you to calculate them without recursion. However, even though it is necessary to calculate binomial coefficients in the mentioned formula, the triple-looped algorithm for it still works faster (see Peter J. Taylor link).
It looks like you can also change v2 in the mentioned algorithm to vector with elements a(2^m*(2^(i+A007814(n+1)-1)-1) + q) to get a(2^m*n + q) instead of a(n). This may have common causes with formula that uses A373183 given above. (End)
From Mikhail Kurkov, Jan 27 2025: (Start)
The formulas below are not related to R. Ehrenborg's and E. Steingrimsson's work.
Conjecture 7: A008292(n+1,k+1) = Sum_{i=0..2^n-1} [A000120(i) = k]*a(i) for n >= 0, k >= 0.
Conjecture 8: a(2^m*(2^n*(2k+1)-1)) = Sum_{i=0..m} Sum_{j=0..m-i} Sum_{q=0..i} binomial(m-i,j)*(m-j+1)^n*a(2^(q+1)*k)*L(m,i,q)*(-1)^j for m >= 0, n > 0, k >= 0 where L(n,k,m) = W(n-m,k-m,m+1) for n > 0, 0 <= k < n, 0 <= m <= k and where W(n,k,m) = (k+m)*W(n-1,k,m) + (n-k)*W(n-1,k-1,m) + [m > 1]*W(n,k,m-1) for 0 <= k < n, m > 0 with W(0,0,m) = 1, W(n,k,m) = 0 for n < 0 or k < 0.
In particular, W(n, k, 1) = A173018(n, k), W(n, k, 2) = A062253(n, k), W(n, k, 3) = A062254(n, k) and W(n, k, 4) = A062255(n, k).
Conjecture 9: a(n) = b(n,wt(n)) for n >= 0 where b(2n+1,k) = b(n,k) + (wt(n)-k+2)*b(n,k-1), b(2n,k) = (wt(n)-k+1)*b(2n+1,k) for n > 0, k > 0 with b(n,0) = A341392(n) for n >= 0, b(0,k) = 0 for k > 0 and where wt(n) = A000120(n) (see A379817).
More generally, a(2^m*(2k+1)) = ((m+1)!)^2*b(k,wt(k)-m) - Sum_{j=1..m} Stirling1(m+2,j+1)*a(2^(j-1)*(2k+1)) for m >= 0, k >= 0. Here we also consider that b(n,k) = 0 for k < 0. (End)
Conjecture 10: if we change b(n,0) = A341392(n) given above to b(n,0) = A341392(n)*x^n, then nonzero terms of the resulting polynomials for b(n,wt(n)) form c(n,k) such that a(n) = Sum_{k=0..A080791(n)} c(n,k) for n >= 0 where c(n,k) = (Product_{i=0..k-1} (1 + 1/A000120(floor(n/2^(A000523(n)-i))))) * Sum_{j=max{0,k-A080791(n)+A080791(A053645(n))}..A080791(A053645(n))} c(A053645(n),j) for n > 0, k >= 0 with c(0,0) = 1, c(0,k) = 0 for k > 0. - Mikhail Kurkov, Jun 19 2025

A005439 Genocchi medians (or Genocchi numbers of second kind).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 2, 8, 56, 608, 9440, 198272, 5410688, 186043904, 7867739648, 401293838336, 24290513745920, 1721379917619200, 141174819474169856, 13266093250285568000, 1415974941618255921152, 170361620874699124637696, 22948071824232932086513664, 3439933090471867097102680064
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a(n) is the number of Boolean functions of n variables whose ROBDD (reduced ordered binary decision diagram) contains exactly n branch nodes, one for each variable. - Don Knuth, Jul 11 2007
The earliest known reference for these numbers is Seidel (1877, pages 185 and 186). - Don Knuth, Jul 13 2007
Hankel transform of 1,1,2,8,... is A168488. - Paul Barry, Nov 27 2009
According to Hetyei [2017], alternation acyclic tournaments "are counted by the median Genocchi numbers"; an alternation acyclic tournament "does not contain a cycle in which descents and ascents alternate." - Danny Rorabaugh, Apr 25 2017
The n-th Genocchi number of the second kind is also the number of collapsed permutations in (2n) letters. A permutation pi of size 2n is said to be collapsed if 1+floor(k/2) <= pi^{-1}(k) <= n + floor(k/2). There are 2 collapsed permutations of size 4, namely 1234 and 1324. - Arvind Ayyer, Oct 23 2020
For any positive integer n, a(n) is (-1)^n times the permanent of the 2n X 2n matrix M with M(j, k) = floor((2*j-k-1)/(2*n)). This former conjecture of Luschny, inspired by a conjecture of Zhi-Wei Sun in A036968, was proven by Fu, Lin and Sun (see link). - Peter Luschny, Sep 07 2021 [updated Sep 24 2021]

References

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

Crossrefs

Programs

  • GAP
    List([1..20],n->2*(-1)^n*Sum([0..n],k->Binomial(n,k)*(1-2^(n+k+1))*Bernoulli(n+k+1))); # Muniru A Asiru, Nov 29 2018
    
  • Magma
    [2*(-1)^n*(&+[Binomial(n, k)*(1-2^(n+k+1))*Bernoulli(n+k+1): k in [0..n]]): n in [1..20]]; // G. C. Greubel, Nov 28 2018
    
  • Maple
    seq(2*(-1)^n*add(binomial(n,k)*(1 - 2^(n+k+1))*bernoulli(n+k+1), k=0..n), n=0..20); # G. C. Greubel, Oct 18 2019
  • Mathematica
    a[n_]:= 2*(-1)^(n-2)*Sum[Binomial[n, k]*(1 -2^(n+k+1))*BernoulliB[n+k+1], {k, 0, n}]; Table[a[n], {n,16}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Jul 18 2011, after PARI prog. *)
  • PARI
    a(n)=2*(-1)^n*sum(k=0,n,binomial(n,k)*(1-2^(n+k+1))* bernfrac(n+k+1))
    
  • PARI
    a(n)=local(CF=1+x*O(x^(n+2)));if(n<0,return(0), for(k=1,n+1,CF=1/(1-((n-k+1)\2+1)^2*x*CF));return(Vec(CF)[n+2])) \\ Paul D. Hanna
    
  • Python
    from math import comb
    from sympy import bernoulli
    def A005439(n): return (-2 if n&1 else 2)*sum(comb(n,k)*(1-(1<Chai Wah Wu, Apr 14 2023
  • Sage
    # Algorithm of L. Seidel (1877)
    # n -> [a(1), ..., a(n)] for n >= 1.
    def A005439_list(n) :
        D = []; [D.append(0) for i in (0..n+2)]; D[1] = 1
        R = [] ; b = True
        for i in(0..2*n-1) :
            h = i//2 + 1
            if b :
                for k in range(h-1,0,-1) : D[k] += D[k+1]
            else :
                for k in range(1,h+1,1) :  D[k] += D[k-1]
            if b : R.append(D[1])
            b = not b
        return R
    A005439_list(18) # Peter Luschny, Apr 01 2012
    
  • Sage
    [2*(-1)^n*sum(binomial(n,k)*(1-2^(n+k+1))*bernoulli(n+k+1) for k in (0..n)) for n in (1..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Oct 18 2019
    

Formula

a(n) = T(n, 1) where T(1, x) = 1; T(n, x) = (x+1)*((x+1)*T(n-1, x+1)-x*T(n-1, x)); see A058942.
a(n) = A000366(n)*2^(n-1).
a(n) = 2 * (-1)^n * Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n, k)*(1-2^(n+k+1))*B(n+k+1), with B(n) the Bernoulli numbers. - Ralf Stephan, Apr 17 2004
O.g.f.: 1 + x*A(x) = 1/(1-x/(1-x/(1-4*x/(1-4*x/(1-9*x/(1-9*x/(... -[(n+1)/2]^2*x/(1-...)))))))) (continued fraction). - Paul D. Hanna, Oct 07 2005
G.f.: (of 1,1,2,8,...) 1/(1-x-x^2/(1-5*x-16*x^2/(1-13*x-81*x^2/(1-25*x-256*x^2/(1-41*x-625*x^2/(1-... (continued fraction). - Paul Barry, Nov 27 2009
O.g.f.: Sum_{n>=0} n!*(n+1)! * x^(n+1) / Product_{k=1..n} (1 + k*(k+1)*x). - Paul D. Hanna, May 10 2012
From Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Dec 14 2011, Dec 27 2012, May 29 2013, Oct 09 2013, Oct 24 2013, Oct 27 2013: (Start)
Continued fractions:
G.f.: A(x) = 1/S(0), S(k) = 1 - x*(k+1)*(k+2)/(1 - x*(k+1)*(k+2)/S(k+1)).
G.f.: A(x) = -1/S(0), S(k) = 2*x*(k+1)^2 - 1 - x^2*(k+1)^2*(k+2)^2/S(k+1).
G.f.: A(x) = 1/G(0) where G(k) = 1 - x*(k+1)^2/(1 - x*(k+1)^2/G(k+1)).
G.f.: 2/G(0), where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - 1/(1 - 1/(4*x*(k+1)) + 1/G(k+1))).
G.f.: Q(0)/x - 1/x, where Q(k) = 1 - x*(k+1)^2/( x*(k+1)^2 - 1/(1 - x*(k+1)^2/( x*(k+1)^2 - 1/Q(k+1)))).
G.f.: T(0)/(1-2*x), where T(k) = 1 - x^2*((k + 2)*(k+1))^2/(x^2*((k + 2)*(k+1))^2 - (1 - 2*x*k^2 - 4*x*k - 2*x)*(1 - 2*x*k^2 - 8*x*k - 8*x)/T(k+1)).
G.f.: R(0), where R(k) = 1 - x*(k+1)*(k+2)/( x*(k+1)*(k+2) - 1/(1 - x*(k+1)*(k+2)/( x*(k+1)*(k+2) - 1/R(k+1) ))). (End)
a(n) ~ 2^(2*n+4) * n^(2*n+3/2) / (exp(2*n) * Pi^(2*n+1/2)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Oct 28 2014
Rewriting the above: a(n) ~ 4*(2*n+1)! / Pi^(2*n+1). Compare to Genocchi numbers A110501(n) = g_n ~ 4*(2*n)! / Pi^(2*n). So these are indeed like "Genocchi medians" g_{n + 1/2}. - Alan Sokal, May 13 2022
Asymptotic expansion: a(n) ~ 4*(2*n+1)! * Pi^(-(2*n+1)) * (1 + (Pi^2/16)/n + (Pi^2 (Pi^2 - 16)/512)/n^2 + (Pi^2 (Pi^4 + 384)/24576)/n^3 + (Pi^2 (Pi^6 + 96*Pi^4 + 768*Pi^2 - 12288)/1572864)/n^4 + (Pi^2 (Pi^8 + 320*Pi^6 + 12800*Pi^4 + 491520)/125829120)/n^5 + ...) --- Proof uses binomial sum for Genocchi medians in terms of Genocchi or Bernoulli numbers, combined with leading term of convergent sum (with exponentially small corrections) for the latter. Can also check against the 10000 term a-file. - Alan Sokal, May 23 2022.
a(n) = n!^2 * [x^n*y^n] exp(x)*f(x-y), where f(x) is the derivative of the Genocchi number generating function 2*x/(exp(x)+1). - Ira M. Gessel, Jul 23 2024

Extensions

More terms and additional comments from David W. Wilson, Jan 11 2001
a(0)=1 prepended by Peter Luschny, Apr 14 2023
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