A220997 Number of n X 2 arrays of occupancy after each element stays put or moves to some horizontal or vertical neighbor.
3, 31, 306, 2989, 29135, 283872, 2765627, 26943707, 262494146, 2557299561, 24914003827, 242719929760, 2364652602239, 23037176752223, 224435298485050, 2186518067974709, 21301735038155095, 207528088736659200
Offset: 1
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Examples
Some solutions for n=3: ..2..1....3..0....1..1....0..2....0..2....0..1....1..1....3..0....0..1....0..1 ..1..2....0..1....1..1....1..1....1..3....2..0....3..0....0..1....1..3....3..1 ..0..0....1..1....0..2....1..1....0..0....1..2....1..0....2..0....0..1....1..0
Links
- R. H. Hardin, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..210
Crossrefs
Cf. A221001.
Formula
Empirical: a(n) = 11*a(n-1) - 11*a(n-2) - 12*a(n-3) - 2*a(n-4).
Empirical g.f.: x*(3 - 2*x - 2*x^2) / (1 - 11*x + 11*x^2 + 12*x^3 + 2*x^4). - Colin Barker, Feb 23 2018
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