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The k-th column sequence, k >= 0, without leading zeros, enumerates the ways to distribute n beads, n >= 1, labeled differently from 1 to n, over a set of (unordered) necklaces, excluding necklaces with exactly one bead, and k+1 indistinguishable, ordered, fixed cords, each allowed to have any number of beads. Beadless necklaces as well as beadless cords each contribute a factor 1, hence for n=0 one has 1. See A000255 for the description of a fixed cord with beads. This comment derives from a family of recurrences found by Malin Sjodahl for a combinatorial problem for certain quark and gluon diagrams (Feb 27 2010). - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 02 2010

Row sums of A086764. - Philippe Deléham, Apr 27 2004

a(n+2m) == a(n) (mod m) for all n and m. - Robert Israel, Dec 06 2016

Definition of the Hilbert transform of a triangular array:

For many square arrays in the database the entries in a row are polynomial in the column index, of degree d say and hence the row generating function has the form P(x)/(1-x)^(d+1), where P is some polynomial function. Often the array whose rows are formed from the coefficients of these P polynomials is of independent interest. This suggests the following definition.

Let [L(n,k)]n,k>=0 be a lower triangular array and let R(n,x) := sum {k = 0 .. n} L(n,k)*x^k, denote the n-th row generating polynomial of L. Then we define the Hilbert transform of L, denoted Hilb(L), to be the square array whose n-th row, n >= 0, has the generating function R(n,x)/(1-x)^(n+1).

In this particular case, L is the array A060187, the array of Eulerian numbers of type B, whose row polynomials are the h-polynomials for permutohedra of type B. The Hilbert transform is an infinite Vandermonde matrix V(1,3,5,...).

We illustrate the Hilbert transform with a few examples:

(1) The Delannoy number array A008288 is the Hilbert transform of Pascal's triangle A007318 (view as the array of coefficients of h-polynomials of n-dimensional cross polytopes).

(2) The transpose of the array of nexus numbers A047969 is the Hilbert transform of the triangle of Eulerian numbers A008292 (best viewed in this context as the coefficients of h-polynomials of n-dimensional permutohedra of type A).

(3) The sequence of Eulerian polynomials begins [1, x, x + x^2, x + 4*x^2 + x^3, ...]. The coefficients of these polynomials are recorded in triangle A123125, whose Hilbert transform is A004248 read as square array.

(4) A108625, the array of crystal ball sequences for the A_n lattices, is the Hilbert transform of A008459 (viewed as the triangle of coefficients of h-polynomials of n-dimensional associahedra of type B).

(5) A142992, the array of crystal ball sequences for the C_n lattices, is the Hilbert transform of A086645, the array of h-vectors for type C root polytopes.

(6) A108553, the array of crystal ball sequences for the D_n lattices, is the Hilbert transform of A108558, the array of h-vectors for type D root polytopes.

(7) A086764, read as a square array, is the Hilbert transform of the rencontres numbers A008290.

(8) A143409 is the Hilbert transform of triangle A073107.

This is the Sheffer (aka exponential Riordan) matrix T = P*L = A007318*A271703 = (exp(x), x/(1-x)). Note that P = A007318 is Sheffer (exp(t), t) (of the Appell type). The Sheffer a-sequence is [1,1,repeat(0)] and the z-sequence has e.g.f. (x/(1+x))*(1 - exp(-x/(1+x)) given in A288869 / A000027. Because the column k=0 has only entries 1, the z-sequence gives fractional representations of 1. See A288869. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 20 2017

This table is closely connected to the constant 1/sqrt(e). The row, column and diagonal entries of this table occur in series acceleration formulas for 1/sqrt(e). For a similar table based on the differences of the sequence {2^k*k!} and related to the constant sqrt(e), see A143410. For other arrays similarly related to constants see A086764 (for e), A143409 (for 1/e), A008288 (for log(2)), A108625 (for zeta(2)) and A143007 (for zeta(3)).

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This table is closely connected to the constant sqrt(e). The row, column and diagonal entries of this table occur in series acceleration formulas for sqrt(e). For a similar table based on the Euler-Seidel matrix of the sequence {2^k*k!} and related to the constant 1/sqrt(e), see A143411. For other arrays similarly related to constants see A086764 (for e), A143409 (for 1/e), A008288 (for log(2)), A108625 (for zeta(2)) and A143007 (for zeta(3)).