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The indexing used here follows that given in the classic books by Riordan and Comtet. For two other versions see A173018 and A123125. - N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 21 2010

Coefficients of Eulerian polynomials. Number of permutations of n objects with k-1 rises. Number of increasing rooted trees with n+1 nodes and k leaves.

T(n,k) = number of permutations of [n] with k runs. T(n,k) = number of permutations of [n] requiring k readings (see the Knuth reference). T(n,k) = number of permutations of [n] having k distinct entries in its inversion table. - Emeric Deutsch, Jun 09 2004

T(n,k) = number of ways to write the Coxeter element s_{e1}s_{e1-e2}s_{e2-e3}s_{e3-e4}...s_{e_{n-1}-e_n} of the reflection group of type B_n, using s_{e_k} and as few reflections of the form s_{e_i+e_j}, where i = 1, 2, ..., n and j is not equal to i, as possible. - Pramook Khungurn (pramook(AT)mit.edu), Jul 07 2004

Subtriangle for k>=1 and n>=1 of triangle A123125. - Philippe Deléham, Oct 22 2006

T(n,k)/n! also represents the n-dimensional volume of the portion of the n-dimensional hypercube cut by the (n-1)-dimensional hyperplanes x_1 + x_2 + ... x_n = k, x_1 + x_2 + ... x_n = k-1; or, equivalently, it represents the probability that the sum of n independent random variables with uniform distribution between 0 and 1 is between k-1 and k. - Stefano Zunino, Oct 25 2006

[E(.,t)/(1-t)]^n = n!*Lag[n,-P(.,t)/(1-t)] and [-P(.,t)/(1-t)]^n = n!*Lag[n, E(.,t)/(1-t)] umbrally comprise a combinatorial Laguerre transform pair, where E(n,t) are the Eulerian polynomials and P(n,t) are the polynomials in A131758. - Tom Copeland, Sep 30 2007

From Tom Copeland, Oct 07 2008: (Start)

G(x,t) = 1/(1 + (1-exp(x*t))/t) = 1 + 1*x + (2+t)*x^2/2! + (6+6*t+t^2)*x^3/3! + ... gives row polynomials for A090582, the reverse f-polynomials for the permutohedra (see A019538).

G(x,t-1) = 1 + 1*x + (1+t)*x^2/2! + (1+4*t+t^2)*x^3/3! + ... gives row polynomials for A008292, the h-polynomials for permutohedra (Postnikov et al.).

G((t+1)*x, -1/(t+1)) = 1 + (1+t)*x + (1+3*t+2*t^2)*x^2/2! + ... gives row polynomials for A028246.

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A subexceedant function f on [n] is a map f:[n] -> [n] such that 1 <= f(i) <= i for all i, 1 <= i <= n. T(n,k) equals the number of subexceedant functions f of [n] such that the image of f has cardinality k [Mantaci & Rakotondrajao]. Example T(3,2) = 4: if we identify a subexceedant function f with the word f(1)f(2)...f(n) then the subexceedant functions on [3] are 111, 112, 113, 121, 122 and 123 and four of these functions have an image set of cardinality 2. - Peter Bala, Oct 21 2008

Further to the comments of Tom Copeland above, the n-th row of this triangle is the h-vector of the simplicial complex dual to a permutohedron of type A_(n-1). The corresponding f-vectors are the rows of A019538. For example, 1 + 4*x + x^2 = y^2 + 6*y + 6 and 1 + 11*x + 11*x^2 + x^3 = y^3 + 14*y^2 + 36*y + 24, where x = y + 1, give [1,6,6] and [1,14,36,24] as the third and fourth rows of A019538. The Hilbert transform of this triangle (see A145905 for the definition) is A047969. See A060187 for the triangle of Eulerian numbers of type B (the h-vectors of the simplicial complexes dual to permutohedra of type B). See A066094 for the array of h-vectors of type D. For tables of restricted Eulerian numbers see A144696 - A144699. - Peter Bala, Oct 26 2008

For a natural refinement of A008292 with connections to compositional inversion and iterated derivatives, see A145271. - Tom Copeland, Nov 06 2008

The polynomials E(z,n) = numerator(Sum_{k>=1} (-1)^(n+1)*k^n*z^(k-1)) for n >=1 lead directly to the triangle of Eulerian numbers. - Johannes W. Meijer, May 24 2009

From Walther Janous (walther.janous(AT)tirol.com), Nov 01 2009: (Start)

The (Eulerian) polynomials e(n,x) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} T(n,k+1)*x^k turn out to be also the numerators of the closed-form expressions of the infinite sums:

S(p,x) = Sum_{j>=0} (j+1)^p*x^j, that is

S(p,x) = e(p,x)/(1-x)^(p+1), whenever |x| < 1 and p is a positive integer.

(Note the inconsistent use of T(n,k) in the section listing the formula section. I adhere tacitly to the first one.) (End)

If n is an odd prime, then all numbers of the (n-2)-th and (n-1)-th rows are in the progression k*n+1. - Vladimir Shevelev, Jul 01 2011

The Eulerian triangle is an element of the formula for the r-th successive summation of Sum_{k=1..n} k^j which appears to be Sum_{k=1..n} T(j,k-1) * binomial(j-k+n+r, j+r). - Gary Detlefs, Nov 11 2011

Li and Wong show that T(n,k) counts the combinatorially inequivalent star polygons with n+1 vertices and sum of angles (2*k-n-1)*Pi. An equivalent formulation is: define the total sign change S(p) of a permutation p in the symmetric group S_n to be equal to Sum_{i=1..n} sign(p(i)-p(i+1)), where we take p(n+1) = p(1). T(n,k) gives the number of permutations q in S_(n+1) with q(1) = 1 and S(q) = 2*k-n-1. For example, T(3,2) = 4 since in S_4 the permutations (1243), (1324), (1342) and (1423) have total sign change 0. - Peter Bala, Dec 27 2011

Xiong, Hall and Tsao refer to Riordan and mention that a traditional Eulerian number A(n,k) is the number of permutations of (1,2...n) with k weak exceedances. - Susanne Wienand, Aug 25 2014

Connections to algebraic geometry/topology and characteristic classes are discussed in the Buchstaber and Bunkova, the Copeland, the Hirzebruch, the Lenart and Zainoulline, the Losev and Manin, and the Sheppeard links; to the Grassmannian, in the Copeland, the Farber and Postnikov, the Sheppeard, and the Williams links; and to compositional inversion and differential operators, in the Copeland and the Parker links. - Tom Copeland, Oct 20 2015

The bivariate e.g.f. noted in the formulas is related to multiplying edges in certain graphs discussed in the Aluffi-Marcolli link. See p. 42. - Tom Copeland, Dec 18 2016

Distribution of left children in treeshelves is given by a shift of the Eulerian numbers. 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 A278677, A278678 or A278679 for more definitions and examples. - Sergey Kirgizov, Dec 24 2016

The row polynomial P(n, x) = Sum_{k=1..n} T(n, k)*x^k appears in the numerator of the o.g.f. G(n, x) = Sum_{m>=0} S(n, m)*x^m with S(n, m) = Sum_{j=0..m} j^n for n >= 1 as G(n, x) = Sum_{k=1..n} P(n, x)/(1 - x)^(n+2) for n >= 0 (with 0^0=1). See also triangle A131689 with a Mar 31 2017 comment for a rewritten form. For the e.g.f see A028246 with a Mar 13 2017 comment. - Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 31 2017

For relations to Ehrhart polynomials, volumes of polytopes, polylogarithms, the Todd operator, and other special functions, polynomials, and sequences, see A131758 and the references therein. - Tom Copeland, Jun 20 2017

For relations to values of the Riemann zeta function at integral arguments, see A131758 and the Dupont reference. - Tom Copeland, Mar 19 2018

Normalized volumes of the hypersimplices, attributed to Laplace. (Cf. the De Loera et al. reference, p. 327.) - Tom Copeland, Jun 25 2018

For a refinement of these numbers see A185896.

A signed permutation is a sequence (x_1,x_2,...,x_n) of integers such that {|x_1|,|x_2|,...|x_n|} = {1,2...,n}. Let x_1,...,x_n be a signed permutation. Then we say 0,x_1,...,x_n,0 is a snake of type S(n;0,0) when 0 < x_1 > x_2 < ... 0. For example, 0 4 -3 -1 -2 0 is a snake of type S(4;0,0). Then a(n) equals the cardinality of S(n;0,0) [Verges]. An example is given below. - Peter Bala, Sep 02 2011

Original name was: E.g.f. cos(x)*(cos(x)+sin(x)) /cos(2*x). - Arkadiusz Wesolowski, Jul 25 2012

Number of plane (that is, ordered) increasing 0-1-2 trees on n vertices where the vertices of outdegree 1 or 2 come in two colors. An example is given below. - Peter Bala, Oct 10 2012

From Petros Hadjicostas, Aug 06 2019: (Start)

André (1895) first defined these numbers. In his notation, T(n, k) = Q(n+1, 2*(k+1)) for n >= 1 and 0 <= k <= ceiling(n/2)-1.

His triangle is as follows (p. 148):

Q_{2,2}

Q_{3,2}

Q_{4,2} Q_{4,4}

Q_{5,2} Q_{5,4}

Q_{6,2} Q_{6,4} Q_{6,6}

Q_{7,2} Q_{7,4} Q_{7,6}

...

He has Q(n, s) = 0 when either s is odd, or n <= 1, or s > n. Also, Q_{n,2} = 2^(n-2) for n >= 2.

His recurrence is Q(n, s) = s * Q(n-1, s) + (n - s + 1) * Q(n-1, s-2) for n >= 3 and s >= 2. (Obviously, for s odd, we get Q(n, s) = 0 + 0 = 0.)

In terms of the current array, André's (1895) recurrence becomes T(n, k) = (2*k + 2) * T(n-1, k) + (n - 2*k) * T(n-1, k-1) for n >= 2 and 1 <= k <= n with T(n, 0) = 2^(n-1) for n >= 1. In this recurrence, we assume T(n, k) = 0 for k >= ceiling(n/2) or k < 0. (End)

From Petros Hadjicostas, Aug 07 2019: (Start)

We clarify further the quantity Q(n, s) defined by André (1895). In his paper, André considers circular permutations of [n] and deals with maxima, minima, and so-called "séquences" in a permutation.

The term "séquence" in a permutation, as used by André in several of his papers in the 19th century, means a list of consecutive numbers in the permutation that go from a maximum to a minimum, or vice versa, and do not contain any interior minima or maxima. This terminology is also repeated in Ex. 13 (pp. 260-261) by Comtet (even though he refers to the corresponding indices rather than the numbers in the permutation itself).

Some authors call these so-called "séquences" (defined by André and Comtet) "alternate runs" (or just "runs"). Here we are actually dealing with "circular runs" if we read these so-called "séquences" in ascending order in one of the two directions on a circle.

Q(n, s) is the number of circular permutations of [n] (out of the (n-1)! in total) that have exactly s of these so-called "séquences" ("alternate runs").

André (1895) proves that, in a circular permutation of [n], the number of maxima equals the number of minima and that the number of his so-called "séquences" ("alternate runs") is always even (i.e., Q(n, s) = 0 for s odd).

He also shows that, if v = floor(n/2), then the only possible values for the length of a so-called "séquence" ("alternate run") in a circular permutation of [n] are 2, 4, ..., 2*v. That is why Q(n, s) = 0 when either s is odd, or n <= 1, or s > n.

Note that Sum_{t = 1..floor(n/2)} Q_{n, 2*t} = Sum_{t = 1..floor(n/2)} T(n-1, t-1) = (n-1)! = total number of circular permutations of [n].

Since T(n, k) = Q(n+1, 2*(k+1)) for n >= 1 and 0 <= k <= ceiling(n/2)-1, we conclude that the number of (linear) permutations of [n] with k peaks equals the number of circular permutations of [n+1] with exactly 2*(k+1) of these so-called "séquences" ("alternate runs"). (End)

From Petros Hadjicostas, Aug 08 2019: (Start)

The author of this array indirectly assumes that a "peak" of a (linear) permutation of [n] is an interior maximum of the permutation; i.e., we ignore maxima at the endpoints of a permutation.

Similarly, a "valley" of a (linear) permutation of [n] is an interior minimum of the permutation; i.e., we ignore minima at the endpoints of the permutation.

Since the complement of a permutation a_1 a_2 ... a_n (using one-line notation, not cycle notation) is (n+1-a_1) (n+1-a_2) ... (n+1-a_n), it follows that, for n >= 2 and 0 <= k <= ceiling(n/2) - 1, T(n, k) is also the number of (linear) permutations of [n] with exactly k valleys. (End)

Or, triangle of coefficients (with exponents in increasing order) in polynomials Q_n(u) defined by d^n sec x / dx^n = Q_n(tan x)*sec x.

Interpolates between factorials and Euler (or secant) numbers. Related to Springer numbers.

Companion triangles are A155100 (derivative polynomials of tangent function) and A185896 (derivative polynomials of squared secant function).

A combinatorial interpretation for the polynomial Q_n(u) as the generating function for a sign change statistic on certain types of signed permutation can be found in [Verges]. A signed permutation is a sequence (x_1,x_2,...,x_n) of integers such that {|x_1|,|x_2|,...,|x_n|} = {1,2,...,n}. They form a group, the hyperoctahedral group of order 2^n*n! = A000165(n), isomorphic to the group of symmetries of the n dimensional cube.

Let x_1,...,x_n be a signed permutation. Adjoin x_0 = 0 to the front of the permutation and x_(n+1) = (-1)^n*(n+1) to the end to form x_0,x_1,...,x_n,x_(n+1). Then x_0,x_1,...,x_n,x_(n+1) is a snake of type S(n;0) when x_0 < x_1 > x_2 < ... x_(n+1). For example, 0 3 -1 2 -4 is a snake of type S(3;0).

Let sc be the number of sign changes through a snake ... sc = #{i, 0 <= i <= n, x_i*x_(i+1) < 0}. For example, the snake 0 3 -1 2 -4 has sc = 3. The polynomial Q_n(u) is the generating function for the sign change statistic on snakes of type S(n;0): ... Q_n(u) = sum {snakes in S(n;0)} u^sc. See the example section below for the cases n = 2 and n = 3.

PRODUCTION MATRIX

Let D = subdiag(1,2,3,...) be the array with the indicated sequence on the first subdiagonal and zeros elsewhere and let C = transpose(D). The production matrix for this triangle is C+D: the first row of (C+D)^n is the n-th row of this triangle. D represents the derivative operator d/dx and C represents the operator p(x) -> x*d/dx(x*p(x)) acting on the basis monomials {x^n}n>=0. See Formula (1) below.

The definition is d^(n-1) tan x / dx^n = P_n(tan x) for n>=1 and 1 for n=0.

Interpolates between factorials and tangent numbers.

From Peter Bala, Mar 02 2011: (Start)

Companion triangles are A104035 and A185896.

A combinatorial interpretation for the polynomial P_n(t) as the generating function for a sign change statistic on certain types of signed permutation can be found in [Verges].

A signed permutation is a sequence (x_1,x_2,...,x_n) of integers such that {|x_1|,|x_2|,...,|x_n|} = {1,2,...,n}.

They form a group, the hyperoctahedral group of order 2^n*n! = A000165(n), isomorphic to the group of symmetries of the n dimensional cube.

Let x_1,...,x_n be a signed permutation and put x_0 = -(n+1) and x_(n+1) = (-1)^n*(n+1). Then x_0,x_1,...,x_n,x_(n+1) is a snake of type S(n) when x_0 < x_1 > x_2 < ... x_(n+1). For example, -5 4 -3 -1 -2 5 is a snake of type S(4).

Let sc be the number of sign changes through a snake sc = #{i, 0 <= i <= n, x_i*x_(i+1) < 0}. For example, the snake -5 4 -3 -1 -2 5 has sc = 3.

The polynomial P_(n+1)(t) is the generating function for the sign change statistic on snakes of type S(n): P_(n+1)(t) = sum {snakes in S(n)} t^sc.

See the example section below for the cases n=1 and n=2.

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Equals A107729 when the first column is removed. - Georg Fischer, Jul 26 2023

The second-order Eulerian numbers A008517 count Stirling permutations by ascents. A Stirling permutation of order n is a permutation of the multiset {1,1,2,2,...,n,n} such that for each i, 1 <= i <= n, the elements lying between the two occurrences of i are larger than i.

We define a signed Stirling permutation of order n to be a vector (x_0, x_1, ..., x_(2*n)) such that x_0 = 0 and (|x_1|, ... ,|x_(2*n)|) is a Stirling permutation of order n. We say that a signed Stirling permutation (x_0, x_1, ... , x_(2*n)) has an ascent at position j, 0 <= j <= 2*n-1, if |x_j| < |x_(j+1)|. We define T(n,k), the second-order Eulerian numbers of type B, as the number of signed Stirling permutations of order n having k ascents. An example is given below.

A minimax tree is (i) rooted, (ii) binary (i.e., each node has at most two sons), (iii) topological (i.e., the left son is different from the right son), (iv) labeled (i.e., there is a bijection between the nodes and a finite totally ordered set). Moreover it has the following property: (v) the label of each node x is the minimum or the maximum of all the labels of the nodes of the subtree whose root is x.

The row polynomials R(n,x) of A019538 satisfy the recurrence relation R(n+1,x) = x*d/dx((1+x)*R(n,x)), and have the expansion R(n,x) = Sum_{k = 1..n} k!*Stirling2(n,k)*x^k.

Here we consider a sequence of polynomials P(n,x) (n>=1) defined by means of the similar recursion P(n+1,x) = x*d/dx((1+x^2)*P(n,x)), with starting value P(1,x) = x.

The first few polynomials are P(1,x) = x, P(2,x) = x + 3*x^3, P(3,x) = x + 12*x^3 + 15*x^5, and P(4,x) = x + 39*x^3 + 135*x^5 + 105*x^7.

Clearly, the P(n,x) are odd polynomials of the form P(n,x) = Sum_{k = 1..n} T(n,k)*x^(2*k-1).

This triangle lists the coefficients T(n,k). They are related to A039755, the type B Stirling numbers of Suter, by T(n,k) = (2*k-1)!!*A039755(n-1,k-1).