A198976 Number of n X 2 0..5 arrays with values 0..5 introduced in row major order and no element equal to any horizontal or vertical neighbor.
1, 4, 34, 481, 8731, 174454, 3603244, 75251971, 1577395861, 33105096904, 695065679254, 14595390246661, 306496273473391, 6436373295247354, 135163500079092064, 2838431127851480551, 59607037068329713321
Offset: 1
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Examples
Some solutions with all values from 0 to 5 for n=4: ..0..1....0..1....0..1....0..1....0..1....0..1....0..1....0..1....0..1....0..1 ..2..3....2..3....2..3....2..3....2..3....2..3....2..3....2..0....2..0....2..0 ..4..5....4..2....1..4....0..4....4..5....4..0....4..5....3..1....3..4....3..4 ..2..0....0..5....0..5....2..5....1..2....0..5....0..4....4..5....5..2....0..5
Links
- R. H. Hardin, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..200
Crossrefs
Cf. A198982.
Formula
Empirical: a(n) = 32*a(n-1) - 262*a(n-2) + 672*a(n-3) - 441*a(n-4).
Conjectures from Colin Barker, Feb 22 2018: (Start)
G.f.: x*(1 - 28*x + 168*x^2 - 231*x^3) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 3*x)*(1 - 7*x)*(1 - 21*x)).
a(n) = (189 + 56*3^n + 18*7^n + 21^n) / 504.
(End)
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