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a(n) is the number of the partitions of an n-set where each block is endowed with a nonempty subset. - Emanuele Munarini, Sep 15 2016

In triangles of analogs to Stirling numbers of the second kind, the multipliers of T(n-1,k) in the recurrence are terms in arithmetic sequences: in Pascal's triangle A007318, the multiplier = 1. In triangle A008277, the Stirling numbers of the second kind, the multipliers are in the set (1,2,3...). For this sequence here, the multipliers are from A016777.

Riordan array [exp(x), (exp(3x)-1)/3]. - Paul Barry, Nov 26 2008

From Peter Bala, Jan 27 2015: (Start)

Working with an offset of 0, this is the triangle of connection constants between the polynomial basis sequences {x^n}, n>=0 and {n!*3^n*binomial((x - 1)/3,n)}, n>=0. An example is given below.

Call this array M and let P denote Pascal's triangle A007318, then P * M = A225468, P^2 * M = A075498. Also P^(-1) * M is a shifted version of A075498.

This triangle is the particular case a = 3, b = 0, c = 1 of the triangle of generalized Stirling numbers of the second kind S(a,b,c) defined in the Bala link. (End)

Named after the English scientist Francis Galton (1822-1911). - Amiram Eldar, Jun 13 2021

This is the array of (r, β)-Stirling numbers for r = 1 and β = 3. See Corcino. - Peter Bala, Feb 26 2025

Inverse of number triangle A105793. Row sums are the generalized Bell numbers A000296.

T(n,k)*(-1)^(n-k) gives the inverse Sheffer matrix of A094645. In the umbral notation (cf. Roman, p. 17, quoted in A094645) this is Sheffer for (1-t,-log(1-t)). - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 20 2011

From Peter Bala, Jul 10 2013: (Start)

For a graph G and a positive integer k, the graphical Stirling number S(G;k) is the number of partitions of the vertex set of G into k nonempty independent sets (an independent set in G is a subset of the vertices, no two elements of which are adjacent). Omitting the first two rows and columns of this triangle produces the triangle of graphical Stirling numbers of cycles on n vertices (interpreting a 2-cycle as a single edge). In comparison, the classical Stirling numbers of the second kind, A008277, are the graphical Stirling numbers of path graphs on n vertices. See Galvin and Than. See also A227341.

This is the triangle of connection constants for expressing the polynomial sequence (x-1)^n in terms of the falling factorial polynomials, that is, (x-1)^n = Sum_{k = 0..n} T(n,k)*x_(k), where x_(k) = x*(x-1)*...*(x-k+1) denotes the falling factorial.

The row polynomials are a particular case of the Actuarial polynomials - see Roman 4.3.4. (End)

This is a generalization of the unsigned Stirling1 triangle A132393.

In general the lower triangular Sheffer matrix ((1 - d*x)^(-a/d), (-1/d)*log(1 - d*x)) is called here |S1hat[d,a]|. The signed matrix S1hat[d,a] with elements (-1)^(n-k)*|S1hat[d,a]|(n, k) is the inverse of the generalized Stirling2 Sheffer matrix S2hat[d,a] with elements S2[d,a](n, k)/d^k, where S2[d,a] is Sheffer (exp(a*x), exp(d*x) - 1).

In the Bala link the signed S1hat[d,a] (with row scaled elements S1[d,a](n,k)/d^n where S1[d,a] is the inverse matrix of S2[d,a]) is denoted by s_{(d,0,a)}, and there the notion exponential Riordan array is used for Sheffer array.

In the Luschny link the elements of |S1hat[m,m-1]| are called Stirling-Frobenius cycle numbers SF-C with parameter m.

From Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 09 2017: (Start)

The general row polynomials R(d,a;n,x) = Sum_{k=0..n} T(d,a;n,k)*x^k of the Sheffer triangle |S1hat[d,a]| satisfy, as special polynomials of the Boas-Buck class (see the reference), the identity (we use the notation of Rainville, Theorem 50, p. 141, adapted to an exponential generating function)

(E_x - n*1)*R(d,a;n,x) = -n!*Sum_{k=0..n-1} d^k*(a*1 + d*beta(k)*E_x)*R(d,a;n-1-k,x)/(n-1-k)!, for n >= 0, with E_x = x*d/dx (Euler operator), and beta(k) = A002208(k+1)/A002209(k+1).

This entails a recurrence for the sequence of column k, for n > k >= 0: T(d,a;n,k) = (n!/(n - k))*Sum_{p=k..n-1} d^(n-1-p)*(a + d*k*beta(n-1-p))*T(d,a;p,k)/p!, with input T(d,a;k,k) = 1. For the present [d,a] = [3,1] case see the formula and example sections below. (End)

The inverse of the Sheffer triangular matrix S2[3,1] = A282629 is the Sheffer matrix S1[3,1] = (1/(1 + x)^(1/3), log(1 + x)/3) with rational elements S1[3,1](n, k) = (-1)^(n-m)*T(n, k)/3^n. - Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 15 2018

The Stirling-Frobenius subset numbers S_{m}(n,k), for m >= 1 fixed, regarded as an infinite lower triangular matrix, can be inverted by Sum_{k} S_{m}(n,k)*s_{m}(k,j)*(-1)^(n-k) = [j = n]. The inverse numbers s_{m}(k,j), which are unsigned, are the Stirling-Frobenius cycle numbers. For m = 1 this gives the classical Stirling cycle numbers A132393. The Stirling-Frobenius subset numbers are defined in A225468.

Triangle T(n,k), read by rows, given by (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, ... (A007494)) DELTA (1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, ...) where DELTA is the operator defined in A084938. - Philippe Deléham, May 14 2015

The definition of the Stirling-Frobenius subset numbers: S_m(n, k) = (Sum_{j=0..n} binomial(j, n-k)*A_m(n, j)) / (m^k*k!) where A_m(n, j) are the generalized Eulerian numbers. For m = 1 this gives the classical Stirling set numbers A048993. (See the links for details.)

From Peter Bala, Jan 27 2015: (Start)

Exponential Riordan array [ exp(2*z), 1/3*(exp(3*z) - 1)].

Triangle equals P * A111577 = P^(-1) * A075498, where P is Pascal's triangle A007318.

Triangle of connection constants between the polynomial basis sequences {x^n}n>=0 and { n!*3^n*binomial((x - 2)/3,n) }n>=0. An example is given below.

This triangle is the particular case a = 3, b = 0, c = 2 of the triangle of generalized Stirling numbers of the second kind S(a,b,c) defined in the Bala link. (End)

The definition of the Stirling-Frobenius subset numbers: S_m(n, k) = (sum_{j=0..n} binomial(j, n-k)*A_m(n, j)) / (m^k*k!) where A_m(n, j) are the generalized Eulerian numbers (see the links for details).

This is the Sheffer triangle (exp(3*x),(1/4)*(exp(4*x -1))). See the P. Bala link where this is called exponential Riordan array S_{(4,0,3)}. - Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 13 2017

The Stirling-Frobenius cycle numbers are defined in A225470.

Triangle T(n,k), read by rows, given by (3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, ... (A014601)) DELTA (1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, ...) where DELTA is the operator defined in A084938. - Philippe Deléham, May 14 2015

From Peter Bala, Jan 27 2015: (Start)

Working with an offset of 0, this is the exponential Riordan array [exp(z), (exp(4*z) - 1)/4].

This is the triangle of connection constants between the polynomial basis sequences {x^n}n>=0 and { n!*4^n * binomial((x - 1)/4,n) }n>=0. An example is given below.

Call this array M and let P denote Pascal's triangle A007318 then P^2 * M = A225469; P^(-1) * M is a shifted version of A075499.

This triangle is the particular case a = 4, b = 0, c = 1 of the triangle of generalized Stirling numbers of the second kind S(a,b,c) defined in the Bala link. (End)

These generalized unsigned Lah numbers are the instance L[2,1] of the Sheffer triangles called L[d,a], with integers d >= 1 and integers 0 <= a < d with gcd(d,a) = 1. The standard unsigned Lah numbers are L[1,0] = A271703.

The Sheffer structure of L[d,a] is ((1 - d*t)^(-2*a/d), t/(1 - d*t)). This follows from the defining property

risefac[d,a](x, n) = Sum_{m=0..n} L[d,a](n, m)*fallfac[d,a](x, m), where risefac[d,a](x, n):= Product_{0..n-1} (x + (a+d*j)) for n >= 1 and risefac[d,a](x, 0) := 1, and fallfac[d,a](x, n):= Product_{0..n-1} (x - (a+d*j)) = for n >= 1 and fallfac[d,a](x, 0) := 1. Such rising and falling factorials arise in the generalization of Stirling numbers of both kinds S2[d,a] and S1[d,a]. See the Peter Bala link under A143395 for these falling factorials called there [t;a,b,c]_n with t=x, a=d, b=0, c=a.

In matrix notation: L[d,a] = S1phat[d,a].S2hat[d,a] with the unsigned scaled Stirling1 and the scaled Stirling2 generalizations with Sheffer structures S1phat[d,a] = ((1 - d*t)^(-a/d), -(1/d)*(log(1 - d*t))) and S2hat[d,a] = (exp(a*t), (1/d)*(exp(d*t) - 1). See, e.g., S1phat[2,1] = A028338 and S2hat[2,1] = A039755.

The a- and z-sequences for these Sheffer matrices have e.g.f.s 1 + d*t and ((1 + d*t)/t)*(1 - (1 + d*t)^(-2*a/d)), respectively. See a W. Lang link under A006232 for these types of sequences.

E.g.f. of row polynomials R[d,a](n, x) := Sum_{m=0..n} L[d,a](n, m)*x^m

(1 - d*x)^(-2*a/d)*exp(t*x/(1 - d*x)) (this is the e.g.f. for the triangle).

E.g.f. of column m: (1 - d*t)^(-2*a/d)*(t/(1 - d*t))^m/m, m >= 0.

Meixner type identity for (monic) row polynomials: (D_x/(1 + d*D_x)) * R[d,a](n, x) = n*R[d,a](n-1, x), n >= 1, with R[d,a](0, x) = 1. The series in the differentiations D_x = d/dx terminates.

General Sheffer recurrence for row polynomials (see the Roman reference, p. 50, Corollary 3.7.2, rewritten for the present Sheffer notation):

R[d,a](n, x) = [(2*a+x)*1 + 2*d*(a + x)*D_x + d^2*x*(D_x)^2]*R[d,a](n-1, x), n >= 1, with R[d,a](0, x) = 1.

The inverse matrix L^(-1)[d,a] is Sheffer (g[d,a](-t), -f[d,a](-t)) with L[d,a] Sheffer (g[d,a](t), f[d,a](t)) from above. This means (see the column e.g.f. of Sheffer matrices) that L^(-1)[d,a](n, m) = (-1)^(n-m)*L[d,a](n, m). Therefore, the recurrence relations can easily be rewritten for L^(-1)[d,a] by replacing a -> -a and d -> -d.

fallfac[d,a](x, n) = Sum_{m=0..n} L^(-1)[d,a](n, m)*risefac[d,a](x, m), n >= 0.

From Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 12 2017: (Start)

The Sheffer row polynomials R[d,a](n, x) belong to the Boas-Buck class and satisfy therefore the Boas-Buck identity (see the reference, and we use the notation of Rainville, Theorem 50, p. 141, adapted to an exponential generating function) (E_x - n*1)*R[d,a](n, x) = - n*(2*a*1 + d*E_x) * Sum_{k=0..n-1} d^k*R(d,a;n-1-k,x)/(n-1-k)!, with E_x = x*d/dx (Euler operator).

This implies a recurrence for the sequence of column m: L[d,a](n, m) = (n!*(2*a + d*m)/(n-m))*Sum_{p=0..n-1-m} d^p*L[d,a](n-1-p, m)/(n-1-p)!, for n > m>=0, and input L[d,a](m, m) = 1. For the present [d,a] = [2,1] instance see the formula and example sections. (End)

From Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 14 2017: (Start)

The diagonal sequences are 2^D*D!*(binomial(m+D, m))^2, m >= 0, for D >= 0 (main diagonal D = 0). From the o.g.f.s obtained via Lagrange's theorem. See the second W. Lang link below for the general Sheffer case.

The o.g.f. of the diagonal D sequence is 2^D*D!*Sum_{m=0..D} A008459(D, m)*x^m /(1- x)^(2*D + 1), D >= 0. (End)

It appears that this is also the matrix square of unsigned triangle of coefficients of Laguerre polynomials n!*L_n(x), abs(A021009(n, k)). - Ali Pourzand, Mar 10 2025 [This observation is correct. - Peter Luschny, Mar 10 2025]