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Let E(t) = sec(t)+tan(t) denote the generating function for the zigzag numbers A000111. The zigzag Bernoulli numbers, denoted ZB(n), are defined by means of the generating function log E(t)/(E(t)-1) = Sum_{n>=0} ZB(n)*t^n/n!. See formula (1).

The present sequence lists the numerators of ZB(2*n) for n>=0.

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}}}}

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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

Row sums are the factorials (A000142).

T(n,1) = T(n,n) = A000111(n) (Euler or up-down numbers).

Sum(k*T(n,k), k=1..n) = (n+1)!/2 = A001710(n+1).

From Peter Bala, Jun 11 2011: (Start)

Koutras has defined generalized Eulerian numbers associated with a sequence of polynomials - the ordinary Eulerian numbers A008292 being associated with the sequence of monomials x^n. The present array is the triangle of Eulerian numbers associated with the sequence of zigzag polynomials Z(n,x) defined in A147309.

See A109449, A147315 and A185424 for the respective analogs of the Pascal triangle, the Stirling numbers of the second kind and the Bernoulli numbers, associated with the sequence of zigzag polynomials. (End)

From Vaclav Kotesovec, Apr 29 2018: (Start)

In general, for fixed k>=1, T(n,k) ~ (4-Pi)^(k-1) * 2^(n+2) * n^(k-1) * n! / ((k-1)! * Pi^(n + k)).

Equivalently, for fixed k>=1, T(n,k) ~ (4-Pi)^(k-1) * 2^(n + 5/2) * n^(n + k - 1/2) / ((k-1)! * Pi^(n + k - 1/2) * exp(n)). (End)

Production array is [cosh(x),x] beheaded. Inverse is A147308. Row sums are A000111(n+1).

Unsigned version of A147308. - N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 07 2008

From Peter Bala, Jan 26 2011: (Start)

Define a polynomial sequence {Z(n,x)} n >= 0 by means of the recursion

(1)... Z(n+1,x) = 1/2*x*{Z(n,x-1)+Z(n,x+1)}

with starting condition Z(0,x) = 1. We call Z(n,x) the zigzag polynomial of degree n. This table lists the coefficients of these polynomials (for n >= 1) in ascending powers of x, row indices shifted by 1. The first few polynomials are

... Z(1,x) = x

... Z(2,x) = x^2

... Z(3,x) = x + x^3

... Z(4,x) = 4*x^2 + x^4

... Z(5,x) = 5*x + 10*x^3 + x^5.

The value Z(n,1) equals the zigzag number A000111(n). The polynomials Z(n,x) occur in formulas for the enumeration of permutations by alternating descents A145876 and in the enumeration of forests of non-plane unary binary labeled trees A147315.

{Z(n,x)}n>=0 is a polynomial sequence of binomial type and so is analogous to the sequence of monomials x^n. Denoting Z(n,x) by x^[n] to emphasize this analogy, we have, for example, the following analog of Bernoulli's formula for the sum of integer powers:

(2)... 1^[m]+...+(n-1)^[m] = (1/(m+1))*Sum_{k=0..m} (-1)^floor(k/2)*binomial(m+1,k)*B_k*n^[m+1-k],

where {B_k} k >= 0 = [1, -1/2, 1/6, 0, -1/30, ...] is the sequence of Bernoulli numbers.

For similarly defined polynomial sequences to Z(n,x) see A185415, A185417 and A185419. See also A185424.

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[gd(x)^(-1)]^m = Sum_{n>=m} Tg(n,m)*(m!/n!)*x^n, where gd(x) is Gudermannian function, Tg(n+1,m+1)=T(n,m). - Vladimir Kruchinin, Dec 18 2011

The Bell transform of abs(E(n)), E(n) the Euler numbers. For the definition of the Bell transform see A264428. - Peter Luschny, Jan 18 2016

This is the inverse of the coefficient array for the orthogonal polynomials p(n,x) defined by: p(n,x)=if(n=-1,0,if(n=0,1,(x-n)p(n-1,x)-C(n,2)p(n-2,x))).

The Hankel array H for A000111(n+1) satisfies H=L*D*U with U the transpose of L.

Row sums are A000772(n+1) with e.g.f. dif(exp(-1)exp(sec(x)+tan(x)),x).

From Peter Bala, Jan 31 2011: (Start)

The following comments refer to the table with an offset of 1: i.e., both the row and column indexing starts at 1.

An increasing tree is a labeled rooted tree with the property that the sequence of labels along any path starting from the root is increasing. A000111(n) for n>=1 enumerates the number of increasing unordered trees on the vertex set {1,2,...,n}, rooted at 1, in which all outdegrees are <=2 (plane unary-binary trees in the notation of [Bergeron et al.])

The entry T(n,k) of the present table gives the number of forests of k increasing unordered trees on the vertex set {1,2,...,n} in which all outdegrees are <=2. See below for some examples.

For ordered forests of such trees see A185421. For forests of increasing ordered trees on the vertex set {1,2,...,n}, rooted at 1, in which all outdegrees are <=2, see A185422.

The Stirling number of the second kind Stirling2(n,k) is the number of partitions of the set [n] into k blocks. Arranging the elements in each block in ascending numerical order provides an alternative combinatorial interpretation for Stirling2(n,k) as counting forests of k increasing unary trees on n nodes. Thus we may view the present array, which counts increasing unary-binary trees, as generalized Stirling numbers of the second kind associated with A000111 or with the zigzag polynomials Z(n,x) of A147309 - see especially formulas (2) and (3) below.

See A145876 for generalized Eulerian numbers associated with A000111. (End)

The Bell transform of A000111(n+1). For the definition of the Bell transform see A264428. - Peter Luschny, Jan 18 2016