A239455 Number of Look-and-Say partitions of n; see Comments.

0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 21, 28, 33, 45, 55, 65, 83, 105, 121, 155, 180, 217, 259, 318, 362, 445, 512, 614, 707, 850, 958, 1155, 1309, 1543, 1754, 2079, 2327, 2740, 3085, 3592, 4042, 4699, 5253, 6093, 6815, 7839, 8751, 10069, 11208, 12832, 14266, 16270

Offset: 0

Author

Clark Kimberling and Peter J. C. Moses, Mar 19 2014

Keywords

• nonn

Comments

Suppose that p = x(1) >= x(2) >= ... >= x(k) is a partition of n. Let y(1) > y(2) > ... > y(h) be the distinct parts of p, and let m(i) be the multiplicity of y(i) for 1 <= i <= h. Then we can "look" at p as "m(1) y(1)'s and m(2) y(2)'s and ... m(h) y(h)'s". Reversing the m's and y's, we can then "say" the Look-and-Say partition of p, denoted by LS(p). The name "Look-and-Say" follows the example of Look-and-Say integer sequences (e.g., A005150). As p ranges through the partitions of n, LS(p) ranges through all the Look-and-Say partitions of n. The number of these is A239455(n).

The Look-and-Say array is distinct from the Wilf array, described at A098859; for example, the number of Look-and-Say partitions of 9 is A239455(9) = 16, whereas the number of Wilf partitions of 9 is A098859(9) = 15. The Look-and-Say partition of 9 which is not a Wilf partition of 9 is [2,2,2,1,1,1].

Conjecture: a partition is Look-and-Say iff it has a permutation with all distinct run-lengths. For example, the partition y = (2,2,2,1,1,1) has the permutation (2,2,1,1,1,2), with run-lengths (2,3,1), which are all distinct, so y is counted under a(9). - Gus Wiseman, Aug 11 2025

Also the number of integer partitions y of n such that there is a pairwise disjoint way to choose a strict integer partition of each multiplicity (or run-length) of y. - Gus Wiseman, Aug 11 2025

Examples

			The 11 partitions of 6 generate 7 Look-and-Say partitions as follows:
6 -> 111111
51 -> 111111
42 -> 111111
411 -> 21111
33 -> 222
321 -> 111111
3111 -> 3111
222 -> 33
2211 -> 222
21111 -> 411
111111 -> 6,
so that a(6) counts these 7 partitions: 111111, 21111, 222, 3111, 33, 411, 6.
		

Crossrefs

These include all Wilf partitions, counted by A098859, ranked by A130091.

These partitions are listed by A239454 in graded reverse-lex order.

Non-Wilf partitions are counted by A336866, ranked by A130092.

A variant for runs is A351204, complement A351203.

The complement is counted by A351293, apparently ranked by A351295, conjugate A381433.

These partitions appear to be ranked by A351294, conjugate A381432.

The non-Wilf case is counted by A351592.

For normal multisets we appear to have A386580, complement A386581.

A000110 counts set partitions, ordered A000670.

A000569 = graphical partitions, complement A339617.

A003242 and A335452 count anti-runs, ranks A333489, patterns A005649.

A181819 = Heinz number of the prime signature of n (prime shadow).

A279790 counts disjoint families on strongly normal multisets.

A329738 = compositions with all equal run-lengths.

A386583 counts separable partitions, sums A325534, ranks A335433.

A386584 counts inseparable partitions, sums A325535, ranks A335448.

A386585 counts separable type partitions, sums A336106, ranks A335127.

A386586 counts inseparable type partitions, sums A386638 or A025065, ranks A335126.

Counting words with all distinct run-lengths:

- A032020 = binary expansions, for runs A351018, ranked by A044813.

- A329739 = compositions, for runs A351013, ranked by A351596.

- A351017 = binary words, for runs A351016.

- A351292 = patterns, for runs A351200.

Cf. A000041, A008284, A047966, A182857, A225485, A297770, A304660, A305563, A329746, A351201, A351202, A351291.

Programs

Mathematica

LS[part_List] := Reverse[Sort[Flatten[Map[Table[#[[2]], {#[[1]]}] &, Tally[part]]]]]; LS[n_Integer] := #[[Reverse[Ordering[PadRight[#]]]]] &[DeleteDuplicates[Map[LS, IntegerPartitions[n]]]]; TableForm[t = Map[LS[#] &, Range[10]]](*A239454,array*)
Flatten[t](*A239454,sequence*)
Map[Length[LS[#]] &, Range[25]](*A239455*)
(* Peter J. C. Moses, Mar 18 2014 *)
disjointFamilies[y_]:=Select[Tuples[IntegerPartitions/@Length/@Split[y]],UnsameQ@@Join@@#&];
Table[Length[Select[IntegerPartitions[n],Length[disjointFamilies[#]]>0&]],{n,0,10}] (* Gus Wiseman, Aug 11 2025 *)