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%I A371153 #30 Mar 14 2024 09:03:13 %S A371153 1,-3,185,-55307,49980969,-106782742099,462446644072153, %T A371153 -3649813053096346875,48540310969531346254217, %U A371153 -1024268653171975469599364291,32694499032613728282606987622521,-1518591968826504411972243578217645163,99392870823564324693001427592486103515625 %N A371153 a(n) is the permanent of the 2n+1 X 2n+1 matrix P(2n+1) defined by P[1,j] = 1, P[i,j] = i-1 if i<=j, and P[i,i] = i-n-1 otherwise with 1 <= i,j <= 2n+1. %C A371153 The matrices P(2n) have permanent equal to zero. %e A371153 a(3) = -55307: %e A371153 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1; %e A371153 -6, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1; %e A371153 -5, -5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2; %e A371153 -4, -4, -4, 3, 3, 3, 3; %e A371153 -3, -3, -3, -3, 4, 4, 4; %e A371153 -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, 5, 5; %e A371153 -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 6. %t A371153 b[n_]:=Permanent[Table[If[i==1, 1, If[i<=j, i-1, i-n-1]], {i, n}, {j, n}]]; a[n_]:=b[2n+1]; Array[a, 10,0] %Y A371153 Cf. A000169, A005408, A084849 (trace), A085530 (determinant). %K A371153 sign %O A371153 0,2 %A A371153 _Stefano Spezia_, Mar 13 2024