A202330 Number of (n+1) X 4 binary arrays with consecutive windows of two bits considered as a binary number nondecreasing in every row and column.
36, 82, 162, 289, 478, 746, 1112, 1597, 2224, 3018, 4006, 5217, 6682, 8434, 10508, 12941, 15772, 19042, 22794, 27073, 31926, 37402, 43552, 50429, 58088, 66586, 75982, 86337, 97714, 110178, 123796, 138637, 154772, 172274, 191218, 211681, 233742
Offset: 1
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Examples
Some solutions for n=5: ..0..0..0..1....0..0..0..0....0..0..0..1....0..0..1..0....0..0..1..0 ..0..0..0..1....0..0..1..0....0..0..0..1....0..0..1..0....0..0..1..1 ..0..0..0..1....0..0..1..0....0..0..0..1....0..0..1..0....0..0..1..1 ..0..0..0..1....0..0..1..0....0..1..1..1....0..0..1..0....0..1..1..1 ..0..0..1..1....0..0..1..0....1..1..1..1....0..0..1..1....0..1..1..1 ..0..1..1..1....0..1..1..1....0..1..1..1....0..0..1..0....1..1..1..1
Links
- R. H. Hardin, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..210
Crossrefs
Cf. A202335.
Formula
Empirical: a(n) = (1/12)*n^4 + (4/3)*n^3 + (83/12)*n^2 + (44/3)*n + 13.
Conjectures from Colin Barker, May 27 2018: (Start)
G.f.: x*(36 - 98*x + 112*x^2 - 61*x^3 + 13*x^4) / (1 - x)^5.
a(n) = 5*a(n-1) - 10*a(n-2) + 10*a(n-3) - 5*a(n-4) + a(n-5).
(End)
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