A221689 Number of n X 3 arrays of occupancy after each element stays put or moves to some horizontal or antidiagonal neighbor, without consecutive moves in the same direction.
6, 152, 3112, 63676, 1302720, 26650988, 545221260, 11154026300, 228186749552, 4668196767064, 95500991265668, 1953739262283024, 39969188300499044, 817681276128120100, 16727952148700884996, 342216938625170086928
Offset: 1
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Examples
Some solutions for n=3: ..0..4..0....0..3..0....0..2..1....0..2..2....0..3..1....1..1..1....1..2..0 ..1..0..0....1..1..0....0..1..0....0..1..0....0..1..0....1..1..0....1..2..1 ..1..1..2....2..2..0....2..1..2....1..1..2....2..1..1....0..4..0....0..2..0
Links
- R. H. Hardin, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..210
Crossrefs
Cf. A221693.
Formula
Empirical: a(n) = 24*a(n-1) - 69*a(n-2) - 71*a(n-3) + 2*a(n-4) for n>5.
Empirical g.f.: 2*x*(3 + 4*x - 61*x^2 - 49*x^3 + 2*x^4) / (1 - 24*x + 69*x^2 + 71*x^3 - 2*x^4). - Colin Barker, Aug 10 2018
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