A189436 Number of 4 X n array permutations with each element not moving, or moving one space N, SW or SE.
1, 9, 31, 140, 571, 2413, 10069, 42205, 176624, 739573, 3096173, 12962845, 54270579, 227212636, 951259751, 3982596009, 16673747193, 69807202249, 292258553696, 1223585260409, 5122727328297, 21447083573633, 89791504401207
Offset: 1
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Examples
Some solutions for 4 X 3: ..0..1..5....0..1..2....0..4..5....3..4..2....0..4..5....0..4..5....0..4..5 ..6..2..8....3..4..5....3..2..1....1..0..5....3..2..1....6..2..1....1..2..8 ..4..3.11....9.10..8....9.10..8....6..7..8....6.10.11....9..3..8....6..3.11 ..9.10..7....7..6.11....7..6.11....9.10.11....9..8..7....7.10.11....9.10..7
Links
- R. H. Hardin, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..200
Crossrefs
Cf. A189435.
Formula
Empirical: a(n) = 4*a(n-1) +2*a(n-2) -6*a(n-3) +4*a(n-4) -a(n-5).
Empirical g.f.: x*(1 + 5*x - 7*x^2 + 4*x^3 - x^4) / (1 - 4*x - 2*x^2 + 6*x^3 - 4*x^4 + x^5). - Colin Barker, May 02 2018
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