a(n) = Sum_{k=0..2n} T(n, k)^2, where T(n, k) are trinomial coefficients (
A027907).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(2*n-k, k)*binomial(2*n, k). -
Benoit Cloitre, Jul 30 2003
G.f.: (1/sqrt(1+2*x-3*x^2) + 1/sqrt(1-2*x-3*x^2))/2 (with interpolated zeros). -
Paul Barry, Jan 04 2005
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(2*n,2*k)*binomial(2*k,k) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n+k,2k)*binomial(2*n,n+k). -
Paul Barry, Dec 16 2008
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k)^2*binomial(2*n,n)/ binomial(2*k,k). -
Paul D. Hanna, Sep 29 2012
Recurrence: n*(2*n-1)*a(n) = (14*n^2+n-12)*a(n-1) + 3*(14*n^2-71*n+78)*a(n-2) - 27*(n-2)*(2*n-5)*a(n-3). -
Vaclav Kotesovec, Oct 14 2012
a(n) = GegenbauerC(2*n, -2*n, -1/2). -
Peter Luschny, May 07 2016
a(n) = ((9-9*n)*(4*n-1)*(2*n-3)*a(n-2)+(4*n-3)*(20*n^2-30*n+7)*a(n-1))/(n*(2*n-1)*(4*n-5)) for n>=2.
a(n) = hypergeom([1/2-n, -n], [1], 4). (End)
a(n) = sqrt(-3)^(2*n)*P(2*n,-1/sqrt(-3)), where P(n,x) is the Legendre polynomial of degree n.
a(n) = 1/C(2*n,n)*Sum_{k = 0..n} C(n,k)*C(n+k,k)*C(2*n+2*k,n+k)*(-3)^(n-k). Cf.
A273055. (End)
a(n) = (2/Pi)*Integral_{phi=0..Pi/2} (sin(3*phi)/sin(phi))^(2*n) [Comtet, p. 77, q=3, n=k -> 2*n] = (2/Pi)*Integral_{x=0..2} (x^2 - 1)^(2*n)/sqrt(4-x^2) (with x = 2*cos(phi)). See also the integral of the above comment.
a(n) = 3^(2*n)*Sum_{k=0..2*n} binomial(2*n, k)*binomial(2*k, k)*(-1/3)^k = 3^(2*n)*hypergeometric([-2*n, 1/2], [1], 4/3) = (-3)^n*LegendreP(2*n, 1/sqrt(-3)). (End)
Conjecture: a(n) = [x^n] ( (1 + x + x^3 + x^4)/(1 - x)^2 )^n.
If the conjecture is true then the Gauss congruences a(n*p^k) == a(n*p^(k-1)) (mod p^k) hold for all primes p and positive integers n and k. [added Aug 29 2025: The conjecture is true. The conjecture leads to the double sum representation a(n) = Sum_{j, k} binomial(n, k)*binomial(n, j)*binomial(3*n-3*j-k-1, n-3*j-k), which satisfies the second-order recurrence given above by
Peter Luschny, as can be verified using the MulZeil procedure in Doron Zeilberger's MultiZeilberger Maple package.]
Calculation suggests that the supercongruence a(n*p^k) == a(n*p^(k-1)) (mod p^(2*k)) holds for primes p >= 5 and positive integers n and k.
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