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A193044 Constant term of the reduction by x^2->x+1 of the polynomial p(n,x) defined at Comments.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 0, 2, 5, 13, 28, 56, 105, 189, 330, 564, 949, 1579, 2606, 4276, 6987, 11383, 18506, 30042, 48719, 78951, 127880, 207062, 335195, 542533, 878028, 1420886, 2299265, 3720529, 6020200, 9741164, 15761829, 25503489, 41265846, 66769896
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Author

Clark Kimberling, Jul 15 2011

Keywords

Comments

The titular polynomials are defined recursively: p(n,x)=x*p(n-1,x)+n(-1+n^2)/6, with p(0,x)=1. For an introduction to reductions of polynomials by substitutions such as x^2->x+1, see A192232 and A192744.

Crossrefs

Cf. A192232, A192744, A192951, A193045, A179991 (first differences).

Programs

  • Mathematica
    q = x^2; s = x + 1; z = 40;
    p[0, x] := 1;
    p[n_, x_] := x*p[n - 1, x] + n (n^2 - 1)/6;
    Table[Expand[p[n, x]], {n, 0, 7}]
    reduce[{p1_, q_, s_, x_}] :=
    FixedPoint[(s PolynomialQuotient @@ #1 +
           PolynomialRemainder @@ #1 &)[{#1, q, x}] &, p1]
    t = Table[reduce[{p[n, x], q, s, x}], {n, 0, z}];
    u1 = Table[Coefficient[Part[t, n], x, 0], {n, 1, z}]
      (* A193044 *)
    u2 = Table[Coefficient[Part[t, n], x, 1], {n, 1, z}]
      (* A193045 *)

Formula

a(n)=4*a(n-1)-5*a(n-2)+a(n-3)+2*a(n-4)-a(n-5).
G.f.: ( 1+7*x^2-4*x^3+x^4-4*x ) / ( (x^2+x-1)*(x-1)^3 ). - R. J. Mathar, May 04 2014
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