A210676 a(0)=1; thereafter a(n) = -3*Sum_{k=1..n} binomial(2n,2k)*a(n-k).

1, -3, 51, -2163, 171231, -21785223, 4065116811, -1045879150683, 354837765112791, -153492920593758543, 82453488412268175171, -53850296379425229208803, 42020794900180632536559951, -38611325264740403135096141463, 41264215393801752999038147563131, -50749285521783354479522581233836523

Offset: 0

Author

N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 28 2012

Keywords

• sign
• easy

Comments

Consider the sequence defined by a(0) = 1; thereafter a(n) = c*Sum_{k=1..n} binomial(2n,2k)*a(n-k). For c = -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3, 4 this is A210676, A210657, A028296, A094088, A210672, A210674, A249939.

Exp( Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^n/n) is the o.g.f. for A255926. - Peter Bala, Mar 13 2015

In general, for c<>0 is e.g.f. = 1/(c+1-c*cosh(x)) (even coefficients). For c > 0 is a(n) ~ 2 * (2*n)! / (sqrt(2*c+1) * (arccosh((c+1)/c))^(2*n+1)). For c < 0 is a(n) ~ (-1)^n * (2*n)! / (sqrt(-2*c-1) * 2^(2*n) * arccos(sqrt((2*c + 1) / (2*c)))^(2*n+1)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Mar 14 2015

Links

• Seiichi Manyama, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..200

Crossrefs

Cf. A028296, A094088, A210657, A210672, A210674, A249939, A255926.

Programs

Maple

f:=proc(n,k) option remember;  local i;
if n=0 then 1
else k*add(binomial(2*n,2*i)*f(n-i,k),i=1..floor(n)); fi; end;
g:=k->[seq(f(n,k),n=0..40)];
g(-3);

Mathematica

nmax=20; Table[(CoefficientList[Series[1/(3*Cosh[x]-2), {x, 0, 2*nmax}], x] * Range[0, 2*nmax]!)[[2*n+1]], {n,0,nmax}] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Mar 14 2015 *)

Formula

E.g.f.: 1/(3*cosh(x)-2) (even coefficients). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Mar 14 2015

a(n) ~ (-1)^n * (2*n)! / (sqrt(5) * 2^(2*n) * (arccos(sqrt(5/6)))^(2*n+1)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Mar 14 2015