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A187120 Triangle, read by rows, where row n equals the coefficients of y^k in R_{n-1}(y+y^2) for k=3..n, where R_n(y) is the n-th row polynomial in y for n>=3 with R_3(y)=y^3.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 3, 1, 6, 15, 1, 9, 42, 112, 1, 12, 81, 377, 1128, 1, 15, 132, 855, 4248, 14373, 1, 18, 195, 1606, 10758, 58269, 221952, 1, 21, 270, 2690, 22416, 159633, 947117, 4029915, 1, 24, 357, 4167, 41340, 359616, 2750067, 17848872, 84135510, 1, 27, 456, 6097
Offset: 3

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Paul D. Hanna, Mar 08 2011

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Examples

			Triangle begins:
1;
1, 3;
1, 6, 15;
1, 9, 42, 112;
1, 12, 81, 377, 1128;
1, 15, 132, 855, 4248, 14373;
1, 18, 195, 1606, 10758, 58269, 221952;
1, 21, 270, 2690, 22416, 159633, 947117, 4029915;
1, 24, 357, 4167, 41340, 359616, 2750067, 17848872, 84135510;
1, 27, 456, 6097, 70008, 715095, 6580260, 54178485, 383237040, 1985740905;
1, 30, 567, 8540, 111258, 1301193, 13895408, 135965676, 1204443432, 9243654925, 52277994396; ...
in which rows can be generated as illustrated below.
Row polynomials R_n(y), n>=3, begin:
R_3(y) = y^3;
R_4(y) = y^3 + 3*y^4;
R_5(y) = y^3 + 6*y^4 + 15*y^5;
R_6(y) = y^3 + 9*y^4 + 42*y^5 + 112*y^6;
R_7(y) = y^3 + 12*y^4 + 81*y^5 + 377*y^6 + 1128*y^7; ...
where row n = coefficients of y^k in R_{n-1}(y+y^2) for k=3..n;
this method is illustrated by:
n=4: R_3(y+y^2) = (y^3 + 3*y^4) + 3*y^5 + y^6;
n=5: R_4(y+y^2) = (y^3 + 6*y^4 + 15*y^5) + 19*y^6 + 12*y^7 + 3*y^8;
n=6: R_5(y+y^2) = (y^3 + 9*y^4 + 42*y^5 + 112*y^6) + 174*y^7 + 156*y^8 + 75*y^9 + 15*y^10; ...
where the n-th row polynomial R_n(y) equals R_{n-1}(y+y^2) truncated to the initial n-2 nonzero terms.
...
ALTERNATE GENERATING METHOD.
Let F^n(x) denote the n-th iteration of x+x^2 with F^0(x) = x.
Then row n of this triangle may be generated by the coefficients of x^k in G(F^[n-2](x)), k=3..n, n>=3, where G(x) is the g.f. of A187124:
G(x) = x^3 - 3*x^4 + 6*x^5 - 18*x^6 + 48*x^7 - 195*x^8 + 549*x^9 - 3465*x^10 + 7452*x^11 - 112707*x^12 - 5994*x^13 - 6866904*x^14 +...
and satisfies: [x^(n+2)] G(F^n(x)) = 0 for n>0.
The table of coefficients in G(F^n(x)) begins:
G(x+x^2) : [1, 0, -3, -5, -12, -72, -333, -2568, -16782, ...];
G(F^2(x)): [1, 3, 0, -19, -72, -261, -1276, -8079, -58932, ...];
G(F^3(x)): [1, 6, 15, 0, -174, -1047, -5256, -29676, -202908, ...];
G(F^4(x)): [1, 9, 42, 112, 0, -2109, -17211, -112371, -753606, ...];
G(F^5(x)): [1, 12, 81, 377, 1128, 0, -31633, -324600, -2614344, ...];
G(F^6(x)): [1, 15, 132, 855, 4248, 14373, 0, -564081, -6957390, ...];
G(F^7(x)): [1, 18, 195, 1606, 10758, 58269, 221952, 0, -11639502,..];
G(F^8(x)): [1, 21, 270, 2690, 22416, 159633, 947117, 4029915, 0,...]; ...
of which this triangle forms the lower triangular portion.
...
TRANSFORMATIONS OF SHIFTED DIAGONALS BY TRIANGLE A135080.
Given main diagonal = A135083 = [0,0,1,3,15,112,1128,14373,...],
the diagonals can be generated from each other as illustrated by:
_ A135080 * A135083 = A187121 = [0,0,1,6,42,377,4248,58269,...];
_ A135080 * A187121 = A187122 = [0,0,1,9,81,855,10758,159633,...];
_ A135080 * A187122 = [0,0,1,12,132,1606,22416,359616,...],
where two leading zeros are included in forming the vectors.
Related triangle A135080 begins:
1;
1, 1;
2, 2, 1;
8, 7, 3, 1;
50, 40, 15, 4, 1;
436, 326, 112, 26, 5, 1;
4912, 3492, 1128, 240, 40, 6, 1; ...
where column 2 of A135080 is the main diagonal in this triangle.
		

Crossrefs

Cf. diagonals: A135083, A187121, A187122; row sums: A187123.
Cf. related triangles: A135080, A187005, A187115.
Cf. A187124.

Programs

  • PARI
    {T(n,k)=local(Rn=y^3);for(m=3,n-1,Rn=subst(truncate(Rn),y,y+y^2+O(y^m)));polcoeff(Rn,k,y)}
    
  • PARI
    {T(n,k)=if(k>n||k<3,0,if(n==3,1,sum(j=k\2,k,binomial(j,k-j)*T(n-1,j))))}
    /* Print the triangle: */
    {for(n=3,13,for(k=3,n,print1(T(n,k),","));print(""))}

Formula

T(n,k) = Sum_{j=[k/2],k} C(j,k-j)*T(n-1,j) for n>=3, k=3..n, with T(n,3)=1 and T(n,k)=0 when k>n or k<3.
Main diagonal equals column 2 of triangle A135080, which transforms diagonals in the table of coefficients of the iterations of x+x^2.
Triangle A135080 also transforms diagonals in this triangle into each other.
Diagonal m of this triangle equals column 2 of the m-th power of triangle A135080, with diagonal m=1 being the main diagonal.