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The values for n>28 were produced by a set of programs, the most difficult of which is attached. There is no guarantee that the values are correct, although presumably Shirakawa has calculated them through a(45). The attached program can be altered to count only achiral polyominoes, and those results match those of A142886, which uses a very different method. The difficulties lie in determining each inner loop (A324408 and A324409) and in determining connections within the inner loop (bad_connection subroutine). The last bug I found in the program affected only polyominoes with 72 or more cells. - Robert A. Russell, May 23 2020

These are polyominoes of the regular tiling with Schläfli symbol {4,4}. In late August, 2021, John Mason informed me that there were errors for a(44) and higher. My error in a(44) was a copying error, but later entries were wrong because of my programming errors. After making corrections (see attached C++ program), our values now match. John uses a unique calculation of his own devising. Since it is quite different from Redelmeier's inner rings, the match gives us some confidence in the current values. - Robert A. Russell, Nov 01 2021

Polyominoes with precisely 90-degree symmetry centered about square centers and vertices are enumerated by A351142 and A234007 respectively. - John Mason, Feb 17 2022

Redelmeier uses these rings to enumerate polyominoes of the regular tiling {4,4} with fourfold rotational symmetry (A144553) and an even number of cells. Each cell of a polyomino ring is adjacent to (shares an edge with) exactly two other cells. For unoriented rings, a chiral ring and its congruent reflection are counted as one.

For n odd, the center of the ring is a vertex of the tiling; for n even, the center is the center of a tile.

Corrected; see A324408. - Robert A. Russell, Sep 30 2021

Redelmeier uses these rings to enumerate polyominoes of the regular tiling {4,4} with fourfold rotational symmetry (A144553) and an even number of cells. Each cell of a polyomino ring is adjacent to (shares an edge with) exactly two other cells. Each chiral ring is congruent to but different from its reflection; the two form a chiral pair.

These chiral rings have fourfold symmetry.

For n odd, the center of the ring is a vertex of the tiling; for n even, the center is the center of a tile.

In early September, 2021, John Mason informed me that a(16) should be 6696 instead of 6695. He supplied me with representations of all of the rings, and I slowly discovered that my program had missed one and had serious errors. After I corrected it, we did match new values for a(16), a(18), a(20), and a(22). We are reasonably confident that the values shown are now correct. - Robert A. Russell, Sep 30 2021

Redelmeier uses these rings to enumerate polyominoes of the regular tiling {4,4} with fourfold rotational symmetry (A144553) and an even number of cells. Each cell of a polyomino ring is adjacent to (shares an edge with) exactly two other cells. For oriented rings, chiral pairs (though congruent) are counted as two.

For n odd, the center of the ring is a vertex of the tiling; for n even, the center is the center of a tile.

Corrected; see A324408. - Robert A. Russell, Sep 30 2021

This sequence and its chiral and achiral versions correspond to Robert A. Russell's similar sequences for rings of fourfold rotational symmetry. The sequence does not count the mononimo or domino, referred to by Redelmeier as degenerate rings, as they are not in fact rings.

The sequence refers to rings with at least twofold (180-degree) rotational symmetry, and so includes those with (i) fourfold (90-degree) rotational symmetry, and (ii) all symmetries. - John Mason, Jan 19 2023

These are polyominoes of the regular tiling with Schläfli symbol {4,4}. For oriented polyominoes, chiral pairs are counted as two. This is one of the five sequences, along with A001168, needed to calculate the number of oriented polyominoes, A000988. It is the C90(n/4) sequence in the Shirakawa link. The calculation follows Redelmeier's method of inner rings.

These are polyominoes of the regular tiling with Schläfli symbol {4,4}. Chiral pairs are counted as two. This is one of the five sequences, along with A001168, needed to calculate the number of oriented polyominoes, A000988. It is the F90 sequence in the Shirakawa link. The calculation follows Redelmeier's method of determining inner rings.