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This sequence consists of the numbers in A363267 arranged in nondecreasing order, including duplicates, which are given by A008844 = (1, 25, 841, 28561, ...).

a(18) = 1978, a(20) = 4596, a(21) = 304153, a(22) = 137903, a(24) = 2628. - Chai Wah Wu, Feb 13 2018

For some authors, the terms "natural numbers" and "counting numbers" include 0, i.e., refer to the nonnegative integers A001477; the term "whole numbers" frequently also designates the whole set of (signed) integers A001057.

a(n) is smallest positive integer which is consistent with sequence being monotonically increasing and satisfying a(a(n)) = n (cf. A007378).

Inverse Euler transform of A000219.

The rectangular array having A000027 as antidiagonals is the dispersion of the complement of the triangular numbers, A000217 (which triangularly form column 1 of this array). The array is also the transpose of A038722. - Clark Kimberling, Apr 05 2003

For nonzero x, define f(n) = floor(nx) - floor(n/x). Then f=A000027 if and only if x=tau or x=-tau. - Clark Kimberling, Jan 09 2005

Numbers of form (2^i)*k for odd k (i.e., n = A006519(n)*A000265(n)); thus n corresponds uniquely to an ordered pair (i,k) where i=A007814, k=A000265 (with A007814(2n)=A001511(n), A007814(2n+1)=0). - Lekraj Beedassy, Apr 22 2006

If the offset were changed to 0, we would have the following pattern: a(n)=binomial(n,0) + binomial(n,1) for the present sequence (number of regions in 1-space defined by n points), A000124 (number of regions in 2-space defined by n straight lines), A000125 (number of regions in 3-space defined by n planes), A000127 (number of regions in 4-space defined by n hyperplanes), A006261, A008859, A008860, A008861, A008862 and A008863, where the last six sequences are interpreted analogously and in each "... by n ..." clause an offset of 0 has been assumed, resulting in a(0)=1 for all of them, which corresponds to the case of not cutting with a hyperplane at all and therefore having one region. - Peter C. Heinig (algorithms(AT)gmx.de), Oct 19 2006

Define a number of points on a straight line to be in general arrangement when no two points coincide. Then these are the numbers of regions defined by n points in general arrangement on a straight line, when an offset of 0 is assumed. For instance, a(0)=1, since using no point at all leaves one region. The sequence satisfies the recursion a(n) = a(n-1) + 1. This has the following geometrical interpretation: Suppose there are already n-1 points in general arrangement, thus defining the maximal number of regions on a straight line obtainable by n-1 points, and now one more point is added in general arrangement. Then it will coincide with no other point and act as a dividing wall thereby creating one new region in addition to the a(n-1)=(n-1)+1=n regions already there, hence a(n)=a(n-1)+1. Cf. the comments on A000124 for an analogous interpretation. - Peter C. Heinig (algorithms(AT)gmx.de), Oct 19 2006

The sequence a(n)=n (for n=1,2,3) and a(n)=n+1 (for n=4,5,...) gives to the rank (minimal cardinality of a generating set) for the semigroup I_n\S_n, where I_n and S_n denote the symmetric inverse semigroup and symmetric group on [n]. - James East, May 03 2007

The sequence a(n)=n (for n=1,2), a(n)=n+1 (for n=3) and a(n)=n+2 (for n=4,5,...) gives the rank (minimal cardinality of a generating set) for the semigroup PT_n\T_n, where PT_n and T_n denote the partial transformation semigroup and transformation semigroup on [n]. - James East, May 03 2007

"God made the integers; all else is the work of man." This famous quotation is a translation of "Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gott gemacht, alles andere ist Menschenwerk," spoken by Leopold Kronecker in a lecture at the Berliner Naturforscher-Versammlung in 1886. Possibly the first publication of the statement is in Heinrich Weber's "Leopold Kronecker," Jahresberichte D.M.V. 2 (1893) 5-31. - Clark Kimberling, Jul 07 2007

Binomial transform of A019590, inverse binomial transform of A001792. - Philippe Deléham, Oct 24 2007

Writing A000027 as N, perhaps the simplest one-to-one correspondence between N X N and N is this: f(m,n) = ((m+n)^2 - m - 3n + 2)/2. Its inverse is given by I(k)=(g,h), where g = k - J(J-1)/2, h = J + 1 - g, J = floor((1 + sqrt(8k - 7))/2). Thus I(1)=(1,1), I(2)=(1,2), I(3)=(2,1) and so on; the mapping I fills the first-quadrant lattice by successive antidiagonals. - Clark Kimberling, Sep 11 2008

a(n) is also the mean of the first n odd integers. - Ian Kent, Dec 23 2008

Equals INVERTi transform of A001906, the even-indexed Fibonacci numbers starting (1, 3, 8, 21, 55, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Jun 05 2009

These are also the 2-rough numbers: positive integers that have no prime factors less than 2. - Michael B. Porter, Oct 08 2009

Totally multiplicative sequence with a(p) = p for prime p. Totally multiplicative sequence with a(p) = a(p-1) + 1 for prime p. - Jaroslav Krizek, Oct 18 2009

Triangle T(k,j) of natural numbers, read by rows, with T(k,j) = binomial(k,2) + j = (k^2-k)/2 + j where 1 <= j <= k. In other words, a(n) = n = binomial(k,2) + j where k is the largest integer such that binomial(k,2) < n and j = n - binomial(k,2). For example, T(4,1)=7, T(4,2)=8, T(4,3)=9, and T(4,4)=10. Note that T(n,n)=A000217(n), the n-th triangular number. - Dennis P. Walsh, Nov 19 2009

Hofstadter-Conway-like sequence (see A004001): a(n) = a(a(n-1)) + a(n-a(n-1)) with a(1) = 1, a(2) = 2. - Jaroslav Krizek, Dec 11 2009

a(n) is also the dimension of the irreducible representations of the Lie algebra sl(2). - Leonid Bedratyuk, Jan 04 2010

Floyd's triangle read by rows. - Paul Muljadi, Jan 25 2010

Number of numbers between k and 2k where k is an integer. - Giovanni Teofilatto, Mar 26 2010

Generated from a(2n) = r*a(n), a(2n+1) = a(n) + a(n+1), r = 2; in an infinite set, row 2 of the array shown in A178568. - Gary W. Adamson, May 29 2010

1/n = continued fraction [n]. Let barover[n] = [n,n,n,...] = 1/k. Then k - 1/k = n. Example: [2,2,2,...] = (sqrt(2) - 1) = 1/k, with k = (sqrt(2) + 1). Then 2 = k - 1/k. - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 15 2010

Number of n-digit numbers the binary expansion of which contains one run of 1's. - Vladimir Shevelev, Jul 30 2010

From Clark Kimberling, Jan 29 2011: (Start)

Let T denote the "natural number array A000027":

1 2 4 7 ...

3 5 8 12 ...

6 9 13 18 ...

10 14 19 25 ...

T(n,k) = n+(n+k-2)*(n+k-1)/2. See A185787 for a list of sequences based on T, such as rows, columns, diagonals, and sub-arrays. (End)

The Stern polynomial B(n,x) evaluated at x=2. See A125184. - T. D. Noe, Feb 28 2011

The denominator in the Maclaurin series of log(2), which is 1 - 1/2 + 1/3 - 1/4 + .... - Mohammad K. Azarian, Oct 13 2011

As a function of Bernoulli numbers B_n (cf. A027641: (1, -1/2, 1/6, 0, -1/30, 0, 1/42, ...)): let V = a variant of B_n changing the (-1/2) to (1/2). Then triangle A074909 (the beheaded Pascal's triangle) * [1, 1/2, 1/6, 0, -1/30, ...] = the vector [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...]. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 05 2012

Number of partitions of 2n+1 into exactly two parts. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jul 15 2013

Integers n dividing u(n) = 2u(n-1) - u(n-2); u(0)=0, u(1)=1 (Lucas sequence A001477). - Thomas M. Bridge, Nov 03 2013

For this sequence, the generalized continued fraction a(1)+a(1)/(a(2)+a(2)/(a(3)+a(3)/(a(4)+...))), evaluates to 1/(e-2) = A194807. - Stanislav Sykora, Jan 20 2014

Engel expansion of e-1 (A091131 = 1.71828...). - Jaroslav Krizek, Jan 23 2014

a(n) is the number of permutations of length n simultaneously avoiding 213, 231 and 321 in the classical sense which are breadth-first search reading words of increasing unary-binary trees. For more details, see the entry for permutations avoiding 231 at A245898. - Manda Riehl, Aug 05 2014

a(n) is also the number of permutations simultaneously avoiding 213, 231 and 321 in the classical sense which can be realized as labels on an increasing strict binary tree with 2n-1 nodes. See A245904 for more information on increasing strict binary trees. - Manda Riehl, Aug 07 2014

a(n) = least k such that 2*Pi - Sum_{h=1..k} 1/(h^2 - h + 3/16) < 1/n. - Clark Kimberling, Sep 28 2014

a(n) = least k such that Pi^2/6 - Sum_{h=1..k} 1/h^2 < 1/n. - Clark Kimberling, Oct 02 2014

Determinants of the spiral knots S(2,k,(1)). a(k) = det(S(2,k,(1))). These knots are also the torus knots T(2,k). - Ryan Stees, Dec 15 2014

As a function, the restriction of the identity map on the nonnegative integers {0,1,2,3...}, A001477, to the positive integers {1,2,3,...}. - M. F. Hasler, Jan 18 2015

See also A131685(k) = smallest positive number m such that c(i) = m (i^1 + 1) (i^2 + 2) ... (i^k+ k) / k! takes integral values for all i>=0: For k=1, A131685(k)=1, which implies that this is a well defined integer sequence. - Alexander R. Povolotsky, Apr 24 2015

a(n) is the number of compositions of n+2 into n parts avoiding the part 2. - Milan Janjic, Jan 07 2016

Does not satisfy Benford's law [Berger-Hill, 2017] - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 07 2017

Parametrization for the finite multisubsets of the positive integers, where, for p_j the j-th prime, n = Product_{j} p_j^(e_j) corresponds to the multiset containing e_j copies of j ('Heinz encoding' -- see A056239, A003963, A289506, A289507, A289508, A289509). - Christopher J. Smyth, Jul 31 2017

The arithmetic function v_1(n,1) as defined in A289197. - Robert Price, Aug 22 2017

For n >= 3, a(n)=n is the least area that can be obtained for an irregular octagon drawn in a square of n units side, whose sides are parallel to the axes, with 4 vertices that coincide with the 4 vertices of the square, and the 4 remaining vertices having integer coordinates. See Affaire de Logique link. - Michel Marcus, Apr 28 2018

a(n+1) is the order of rowmotion on a poset defined by a disjoint union of chains of length n. - Nick Mayers, Jun 08 2018

Number of 1's in n-th generation of 1-D Cellular Automata using Rules 50, 58, 114, 122, 178, 186, 206, 220, 238, 242, 250 or 252 in the Wolfram numbering scheme, started with a single 1. - Frank Hollstein, Mar 25 2019

(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...) is the fourth INVERT transform of (1, -2, 3, -4, 5, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Jul 15 2019

Number of edges in the join of two complete graphs, each of order n, K_n * K_n. - Roberto E. Martinez II, Jan 07 2002

The power series expansion of the entropy function H(x) = (1+x)log(1+x) + (1-x)log(1-x) has 1/a_i as the coefficient of x^(2i) (the odd terms being zero). - Tommaso Toffoli (tt(AT)bu.edu), May 06 2002

Partial sums of A016813 (4n+1). Also with offset = 0, a(n) = (2n+1)(n+1) = A005408 * A000027 = 2n^2 + 3n + 1, i.e., a(0) = 1. - Jeremy Gardiner, Sep 29 2002

Sequence also gives the greatest semiperimeter of primitive Pythagorean triangles having inradius n-1. Such a triangle has consecutive longer sides, with short leg 2n-1, hypotenuse a(n) - (n-1) = A001844(n), and area (n-1)*a(n) = 6*A000330(n-1). - Lekraj Beedassy, Apr 23 2003

Number of divisors of 12^(n-1), i.e., A000005(A001021(n-1)). - Henry Bottomley, Oct 22 2001

More generally, if p1 and p2 are two arbitrarily chosen distinct primes then a(n) is the number of divisors of (p1^2*p2)^(n-1) or equivalently of any member of A054753^(n-1). - Ant King, Aug 29 2011

Number of standard tableaux of shape (2n-1,1,1) (n>=1). - Emeric Deutsch, May 30 2004

It is well known that for n>0, A014105(n) [0,3,10,21,...] is the first of 2n+1 consecutive integers such that the sum of the squares of the first n+1 such integers is equal to the sum of the squares of the last n; e.g., 10^2 + 11^2 + 12^2 = 13^2 + 14^2.

Less well known is that for n>1, a(n) [0,1,6,15,28,...] is the first of 2n consecutive integers such that sum of the squares of the first n such integers is equal to the sum of the squares of the last n-1 plus n^2; e.g., 15^2 + 16^2 + 17^2 = 19^2 + 20^2 + 3^2. - Charlie Marion, Dec 16 2006

a(n) is also a perfect number A000396 when n is an even superperfect number A061652. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 05 2008

Sequence found by reading the line from 0, in the direction 0, 6, ... and the line from 1, in the direction 1, 15, ..., in the square spiral whose vertices are the generalized hexagonal numbers A000217. - Omar E. Pol, Jan 09 2009

For n>=1, 1/a(n) = Sum_{k=0..2*n-1} ((-1)^(k+1)*binomial(2*n-1,k)*binomial(2*n-1+k,k)*H(k)/(k+1)) with H(k) harmonic number of order k.

The number of possible distinct colorings of any 2 colors chosen from n colors of a square divided into quadrants. - Paul Cleary, Dec 21 2010

Central terms of the triangle in A051173. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 23 2011

For n>0, a(n-1) is the number of triples (w,x,y) with all terms in {0,...,n} and max(|w-x|,|x-y|) = |w-y|. - Clark Kimberling, Jun 12 2012

a(n) is the number of positions of one domino in an even pyramidal board with base 2n. - César Eliud Lozada, Sep 26 2012

Partial sums give A002412. - Omar E. Pol, Jan 12 2013

Let a triangle have T(0,0) = 0 and T(r,c) = |r^2 - c^2|. The sum of the differences of the terms in row(n) and row(n-1) is a(n). - J. M. Bergot, Jun 17 2013

With T_(i+1,i)=a(i+1) and all other elements of the lower triangular matrix T zero, T is the infinitesimal generator for A176230, analogous to A132440 for the Pascal matrix. - Tom Copeland, Dec 11 2013

a(n) is the number of length 2n binary sequences that have exactly two 1's. a(2) = 6 because we have: {0,0,1,1}, {0,1,0,1}, {0,1,1,0}, {1,0,0,1}, {1,0,1,0}, {1,1,0,0}. The ordinary generating function with interpolated zeros is: (x^2 + 3*x^4)/(1-x^2)^3. - Geoffrey Critzer, Jan 02 2014

For n > 0, a(n) is the largest integer k such that k^2 + n^2 is a multiple of k + n. More generally, for m > 0 and n > 0, the largest integer k such that k^(2*m) + n^(2*m) is a multiple of k + n is given by k = 2*n^(2*m) - n. - Derek Orr, Sep 04 2014

Binomial transform of (0, 1, 4, 0, 0, 0, ...) and second partial sum of (0, 1, 4, 4, 4, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Oct 05 2015

a(n) also gives the dimension of the simple Lie algebras D_n, for n >= 4. - Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 21 2015

For n > 0, a(n) equals the number of compositions of n+11 into n parts avoiding parts 2, 3, 4. - Milan Janjic, Jan 07 2016

Also the number of minimum dominating sets and maximal irredundant sets in the n-cocktail party graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Jun 29 and Aug 17 2017

As Beedassy's formula shows, this Hexagonal number sequence is the odd bisection of the Triangle number sequence. Both of these sequences are figurative number sequences. For A000384, a(n) can be found by multiplying its triangle number by its hexagonal number. For example let's use the number 153. 153 is said to be the 17th triangle number but is also said to be the 9th hexagonal number. Triangle(17) Hexagonal(9). 17*9=153. Because the Hexagonal number sequence is a subset of the Triangle number sequence, the Hexagonal number sequence will always have both a triangle number and a hexagonal number. n* (2*n-1) because (2*n-1) renders the triangle number. - Bruce J. Nicholson, Nov 05 2017

Also numbers k with the property that in the symmetric representation of sigma(k) the smallest Dyck path has a central valley and the largest Dyck path has a central peak, n >= 1. Thus all hexagonal numbers > 0 have middle divisors. (Cf. A237593.) - Omar E. Pol, Aug 28 2018

k^a(n-1) mod n = 1 for prime n and k=2..n-1. - Joseph M. Shunia, Feb 10 2019

Consider all Pythagorean triples (X, Y, Z=Y+1) ordered by increasing Z: a(n+1) gives the semiperimeter of related triangles; A005408, A046092 and A001844 give the X, Y and Z values. - Ralf Steiner, Feb 25 2020

See A002939(n) = 2*a(n) for the corresponding perimeters. - M. F. Hasler, Mar 09 2020

It appears that these are the numbers k with the property that the smallest subpart in the symmetric representation of sigma(k) is 1. - Omar E. Pol, Aug 28 2021

The above conjecture is true. See A280851 for a proof. - Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Feb 02 2022

The n-th hexagonal number equals the sum of the n consecutive integers with the same parity starting at n; for example, 1, 2+4, 3+5+7, 4+6+8+10, etc. In general, the n-th 2k-gonal number is the sum of the n consecutive integers with the same parity starting at (k-2)*n - (k-3). When k = 1 and 2, this result generates the positive integers, A000027, and the squares, A000290, respectively. - Charlie Marion, Mar 02 2022

Conjecture: For n>0, min{k such that there exist subsets A,B of {0,1,2,...,a(n)} such that |A|=|B|=k and A+B={0,1,2,...,2*a(n)}} = 2*n. - Michael Chu, Mar 09 2022

These are Hogben's central polygonal numbers denoted by the symbol

...2....

....P...

...2.n..

(P with three attachments).

Also the maximal number of 1's that an n X n invertible {0,1} matrix can have. (See Halmos for proof.) - Felix Goldberg (felixg(AT)tx.technion.ac.il), Jul 07 2001

Maximal number of interior regions formed by n intersecting circles, for n >= 1. - Amarnath Murthy, Jul 07 2001

The terms are the smallest of n consecutive odd numbers whose sum is n^3: 1, 3 + 5 = 8 = 2^3, 7 + 9 + 11 = 27 = 3^3, etc. - Amarnath Murthy, May 19 2001

(n*a(n+1)+1)/(n^2+1) is the smallest integer of the form (n*k+1)/(n^2+1). - Benoit Cloitre, May 02 2002

For n >= 3, a(n) is also the number of cycles in the wheel graph W(n) of order n. - Sharon Sela (sharonsela(AT)hotmail.com), May 17 2002

Let b(k) be defined as follows: b(1) = 1 and b(k+1) > b(k) is the smallest integer such that Sum_{i=b(k)..b(k+1)} 1/sqrt(i) > 2; then b(n) = a(n) for n > 0. - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 23 2002

Drop the first three terms. Then n*a(n) + 1 = (n+1)^3. E.g., 7*1 + 1 = 8 = 2^3, 13*2 + 1 = 27 = 3^3, 21*3 + 1 = 64 = 4^3, etc. - Amarnath Murthy, Oct 20 2002

Arithmetic mean of next 2n - 1 numbers. - Amarnath Murthy, Feb 16 2004

The n-th term of an arithmetic progression with first term 1 and common difference n: a(1) = 1 -> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...; a(2) = 3 -> 1, 3, ...; a(3) = 7 -> 1, 4, 7, ...; a(4) = 13 -> 1, 5, 9, 13, ... - Amarnath Murthy, Mar 25 2004

Number of walks of length 3 between any two distinct vertices of the complete graph K_{n+1} (n >= 1). Example: a(2) = 3 because in the complete graph ABC we have the following walks of length 3 between A and B: ABAB, ACAB and ABCB. - Emeric Deutsch, Apr 01 2004

Narayana transform of [1, 2, 0, 0, 0, ...] = [1, 3, 7, 13, 21, ...]. Let M = the infinite lower triangular matrix of A001263 and let V = the Vector [1, 2, 0, 0, 0, ...]. Then A002061 starting (1, 3, 7, ...) = M * V. - Gary W. Adamson, Apr 25 2006

The sequence 3, 7, 13, 21, 31, 43, 57, 73, 91, 111, ... is the trajectory of 3 under repeated application of the map n -> n + 2 * square excess of n, cf. A094765.

Also n^3 mod (n^2+1). - Zak Seidov, Aug 31 2006

Also, omitting the first 1, the main diagonal of A081344. - Zak Seidov, Oct 05 2006

Ignoring the first ones, these are rectangular parallelepipeds with integer dimensions that have integer interior diagonals. Using Pythagoras: sqrt(a^2 + b^2 + c^2) = d, an integer; then this sequence: sqrt(n^2 + (n+1)^2 + (n(n+1))^2) = 2T_n + 1 is the first and most simple example. Problem: Are there any integer diagonals which do not satisfy the following general formula? sqrt((k*n)^2 + (k*(n+(2*m+1)))^2 + (k*(n*(n+(2*m+1)) + 4*T_m))^2) = k*d where m >= 0, k >= 1, and T is a triangular number. - Marco Matosic, Nov 10 2006

Numbers n such that a(n) is prime are listed in A055494. Prime a(n) are listed in A002383. All terms are odd. Prime factors of a(n) are listed in A007645. 3 divides a(3*k-1), 7 divides a(7*k-4) and a(7*k-2), 7^2 divides a(7^2*k-18) and a(7^2*k+19), 7^3 divides a(7^3*k-18) and a(7^3*k+19), 7^4 divides a(7^4*k+1048) and a(7^4*k-1047), 7^5 divides a(7^5*k+1354) and a(7^5*k-1353), 13 divides a(13*k-9) and a(13*k-3), 13^2 divides a(13^2*k+23) and a(13^2*k-22), 13^3 divides a(13^3*k+1037) and a(13^3*k-1036). - Alexander Adamchuk, Jan 25 2007

Complement of A135668. - Kieren MacMillan, Dec 16 2007

From William A. Tedeschi, Feb 29 2008: (Start)

Numbers (sorted) on the main diagonal of a 2n X 2n spiral. For example, when n=2:

.

7---8---9--10

| |

6 1---2 11

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5---4---3 12

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16--15--14--13

.

Cf. A137928. (End)

a(n) = AlexanderPolynomial[n] defined as Det[Transpose[S]-n S] where S is Seifert matrix {{-1, 1}, {0, -1}}. - Artur Jasinski, Mar 31 2008

Starting (1, 3, 7, 13, 21, ...) = binomial transform of [1, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0]; example: a(4) = 13 = (1, 3, 3, 1) dot (1, 2, 2, 0) = (1 + 6 + 6 + 0). - Gary W. Adamson, May 10 2008

Starting (1, 3, 7, 13, ...) = triangle A158821 * [1, 2, 3, ...]. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 28 2009

Starting with offset 1 = triangle A128229 * [1,2,3,...]. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 26 2009

a(n) = k such that floor((1/2)*(1 + sqrt(4*k-3))) + k = (n^2+1), that is A000037(a(n)) = A002522(n) = n^2 + 1, for n >= 1. - Jaroslav Krizek, Jun 21 2009

For n > 0: a(n) = A170950(A002522(n-1)), A170950(a(n)) = A174114(n), A170949(a(n)) = A002522(n-1). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 08 2010

From Emeric Deutsch, Sep 23 2010: (Start)

a(n) is also the Wiener index of the fan graph F(n). The fan graph F(n) is defined as the graph obtained by joining each node of an n-node path graph with an additional node. The Wiener index of a connected graph is the sum of the distances between all unordered pairs of vertices in the graph. The Wiener polynomial of the graph F(n) is (1/2)t[(n-1)(n-2)t + 2(2n-1)]. Example: a(2)=3 because the corresponding fan graph is a cycle on 3 nodes (a triangle), having distances 1, 1, and 1.

(End)

For all elements k = n^2 - n + 1 of the sequence, sqrt(4*(k-1)+1) is an integer because 4*(k-1) + 1 = (2*n-1)^2 is a perfect square. Building the intersection of this sequence with A000225, k may in addition be of the form k = 2^x - 1, which happens only for k = 1, 3, 7, 31, and 8191. [Proof: Still 4*(k-1)+1 = 2^(x+2) - 7 must be a perfect square, which has the finite number of solutions provided by A060728: x = 1, 2, 3, 5, or 13.] In other words, the sequence A038198 defines all elements of the form 2^x - 1 in this sequence. For example k = 31 = 6*6 - 6 + 1; sqrt((31-1)*4+1) = sqrt(121) = 11 = A038198(4). - Alzhekeyev Ascar M, Jun 01 2011

a(n) such that A002522(n-1) * A002522(n) = A002522(a(n)) where A002522(n) = n^2 + 1. - Michel Lagneau, Feb 10 2012

Left edge of the triangle in A214661: a(n) = A214661(n, 1), for n > 0. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 25 2012

a(n) = A215630(n, 1), for n > 0; a(n) = A215631(n-1, 1), for n > 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 11 2012

Sum_{n > 0} arccot(a(n)) = Pi/2. - Franz Vrabec, Dec 02 2012

If you draw a triangle with one side of unit length and one side of length n, with an angle of Pi/3 radians between them, then the length of the third side of the triangle will be the square root of a(n). - Elliott Line, Jan 24 2013

a(n+1) is the number j such that j^2 = j + m + sqrt(j*m), with corresponding number m given by A100019(n). Also: sqrt(j*m) = A027444(n) = n * a(n+1). - Richard R. Forberg, Sep 03 2013

Let p(x) the interpolating polynomial of degree n-1 passing through the n points (n,n) and (1,1), (2,1), ..., (n-1,1). Then p(n+1) = a(n). - Giovanni Resta, Feb 09 2014

The number of square roots >= sqrt(n) and < n+1 (n >= 0) gives essentially the same sequence, 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 31, 43, 57, 73, 91, 111, 133, 157, 183, 211, ... . - Michael G. Kaarhus, May 21 2014

For n > 1: a(n) is the maximum total number of queens that can coexist without attacking each other on an [n+1] X [n+1] chessboard. Specifically, this will be a lone queen of one color placed in any position on the perimeter of the board, facing an opponent's "army" of size a(n)-1 == A002378(n-1). - Bob Selcoe, Feb 07 2015

a(n+1) is, for n >= 1, the number of points as well as the number of lines of a finite projective plane of order n (cf. Hughes and Piper, 1973, Theorem 3.5., pp. 79-80). For n = 3, a(4) = 13, see the 'Finite example' in the Wikipedia link, section 2.3, for the point-line matrix. - Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 20 2015

Denominators of the solution to the generalization of the Feynman triangle problem. If each vertex of a triangle is joined to the point (1/p) along the opposite side (measured say clockwise), then the area of the inner triangle formed by these lines is equal to (p - 2)^2/(p^2 - p + 1) times the area of the original triangle, p > 2. For example, when p = 3, the ratio of the areas is 1/7. The numerators of the ratio of the areas is given by A000290 with an offset of 2. [Cook & Wood, 2004.] - Joe Marasco, Feb 20 2017

n^2 equal triangular tiles with side lengths 1 X 1 X 1 may be put together to form an n X n X n triangle. For n>=2 a(n-1) is the number of different 2 X 2 X 2 triangles being contained. - Heinrich Ludwig, Mar 13 2017

For n >= 0, the continued fraction [n, n+1, n+2] = (n^3 + 3n^2 + 4n + 2)/(n^2 + 3n + 3) = A034262(n+1)/a(n+2) = n + (n+2)/a(n+2); e.g., [2, 3, 4] = A034262(3)/a(4) = 30/13 = 2 + 4/13. - Rick L. Shepherd, Apr 06 2017

Starting with b(1) = 1 and not allowing the digit 0, let b(n) = smallest nonnegative integer not yet in the sequence such that the last digit of b(n-1) plus the first digit of b(n) is equal to k for k = 1, ..., 9. This defines 9 finite sequences, each of length equal to a(k), k = 1, ..., 9. (See A289283-A289287 for the cases k = 5..9.) For k = 10, the sequence is infinite (A289288). For example, for k = 4, b(n) = 1,3,11,31,32,2,21,33,12,22,23,13,14. These terms can be ordered in the following array of size k*(k-1)+1:

1 2 3

21 22 23

31 32 33

11 12 13 14

.

The sequence ends with the term 1k, which lies outside the rectangular array and gives the term +1 (see link).- Enrique Navarrete, Jul 02 2017

The central polygonal numbers are the delimiters (in parenthesis below) when you write the natural numbers in groups of odd size 2*n+1 starting with the group {2} of size 1: (1) 2 (3) 4,5,6 (7) 8,9,10,11,12 (13) 14,15,16,17,18,19,20 (21) 22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30 (31) 32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42 (43) ... - Enrique Navarrete, Jul 11 2017

Also the number of (non-null) connected induced subgraphs in the n-cycle graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Aug 09 2017

Since (n+1)^2 - (n+1) + 1 = n^2 + n + 1 then from 7 onwards these are also exactly the numbers that are represented as 111 in all number bases: 111(2)=7, 111(3)=13, ... - Ron Knott, Nov 14 2017

Number of binary 2 X (n-1) matrices such that each row and column has at most one 1. - Dmitry Kamenetsky, Jan 20 2018

Observed to be the squares visited by bishop moves on a spirally numbered board and moving to the lowest available unvisited square at each step, beginning at the second term (cf. A316667). It should be noted that the bishop will only travel to squares along the first diagonal of the spiral. - Benjamin Knight, Jan 30 2019

From Ed Pegg Jr, May 16 2019: (Start)

Bound for n-subset coverings. Values in A138077 covered by difference sets.

C(7,3,2), {1,2,4}

C(13,4,2), {0,1,3,9}

C(21,5,2), {3,6,7,12,14}

C(31,6,2), {1,5,11,24,25,27}

C(43,7,2), existence unresolved

C(57,8,2), {0,1,6,15,22,26,45,55}

Next unresolved cases are C(111,11,2) and C(157,13,2). (End)

"In the range we explored carefully, the optimal packings were substantially irregular only for n of the form n = k(k+1)+1, k = 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, i.e., for n = 13, 21, 31, 43, and 57." (cited from Lubachevsky, Graham link, Introduction). - Rainer Rosenthal, May 27 2020

From Bernard Schott, Dec 31 2020: (Start)

For n >= 1, a(n) is the number of solutions x in the interval 1 <= x <= n of the equation x^2 - [x^2] = (x - [x])^2, where [x] = floor(x). For n = 3, the a(3) = 7 solutions in the interval [1, 3] are 1, 3/2, 2, 9/4, 5/2, 11/4 and 3.

This sequence is the answer to the 4th problem proposed during the 20th British Mathematical Olympiad in 1984 (see link B.M.O 1984. and Gardiner reference). (End)

Called "Hogben numbers" after the British zoologist, statistician and writer Lancelot Thomas Hogben (1895-1975). - Amiram Eldar, Jun 24 2021

Minimum Wiener index of 2-degenerate graphs with n+1 vertices (n>0). A maximal 2-degenerate graph can be constructed from a 2-clique by iteratively adding a new 2-leaf (vertex of degree 2) adjacent to two existing vertices. The extremal graphs are maximal 2-degenerate graphs with diameter at most 2. - Allan Bickle, Oct 14 2022

a(n) is the number of parking functions of size n avoiding the patterns 123, 213, and 312. - Lara Pudwell, Apr 10 2023

Repeated iteration of a(k) starting with k=2 produces Sylvester's sequence, i.e., A000058(n) = a^n(2), where a^n is the n-th iterate of a(k). - Curtis Bechtel, Apr 04 2024

a(n) is the maximum number of triangles that can be traversed by starting from a triangle and moving to adjacent triangles via an edge, without revisiting any triangle, in an n X n X n equilateral triangular grid made up of n^2 unit equilateral triangles. - Kiran Ananthpur Bacche, Jan 16 2025

The brown rat (rattus norwegicus) breeds very quickly. It can give birth to other rats 7 times a year, starting at the age of three months. The average number of pups is 8. The present sequence gives the total number of rats, when the intervals are 12/7 of a year and a young rat starts having offspring at 24/7 of a year. - Hans Isdahl, Jan 26 2008

Numbers n such that tau(n) is odd where tau(x) denotes the Ramanujan tau function (A000594). - Benoit Cloitre, May 01 2003

If Y is a fixed 2-subset of a (2n+1)-set X then a(n-1) is the number of 3-subsets of X intersecting Y. - Milan Janjic, Oct 21 2007

Binomial transform of [1, 8, 8, 0, 0, 0, ...]; Narayana transform (A001263) of [1, 8, 0, 0, 0, ...]. - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 29 2007

All terms of this sequence are of the form 8k+1. For numbers 8k+1 which aren't squares see A138393. Numbers 8k+1 are squares iff k is a triangular number from A000217. And squares have form 4n(n+1)+1. - Artur Jasinski, Mar 27 2008

Sequence arises from reading the line from 1, in the direction 1, 25, ... and the line from 9, in the direction 9, 49, ..., in the square spiral whose vertices are the squares A000290. - Omar E. Pol, May 24 2008

Equals the triangular numbers convolved with [1, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, ...]. - Gary W. Adamson & Alexander R. Povolotsky, May 29 2009

First differences: A008590(n) = a(n) - a(n-1) for n>0. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 08 2009

Central terms of the triangle in A176271; cf. A000466, A053755. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 13 2010

Odd numbers with odd abundance. Odd numbers with even abundance are in A088828. Even numbers with odd abundance are in A088827. Even numbers with even abundance are in A088829. - Jaroslav Krizek, May 07 2011

Appear as numerators in the non-simple continued fraction expansion of Pi-3: Pi-3 = K_{k>=1} (1-2*k)^2/6 = 1/(6+9/(6+25/(6+49/(6+...)))), see also the comment in A007509. - Alexander R. Povolotsky, Oct 12 2011

Ulam's spiral (SE spoke). - Robert G. Wilson v, Oct 31 2011

All terms end in 1, 5 or 9. Modulo 100, all terms are among { 1, 9, 21, 25, 29, 41, 49, 61, 69, 81, 89 }. - M. F. Hasler, Mar 19 2012

Right edge of both triangles A214604 and A214661: a(n) = A214604(n+1,n+1) = A214661(n+1,n+1). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 25 2012

Also: Odd numbers which have an odd sum of divisors (= sigma = A000203). - M. F. Hasler, Feb 23 2013

Consider primitive Pythagorean triangles (a^2 + b^2 = c^2, gcd(a, b) = 1) with hypotenuse c (A020882) and respective even leg b (A231100); sequence gives values c-b, sorted with duplicates removed. - K. G. Stier, Nov 04 2013

For n>1 a(n) is twice the area of the irregular quadrilateral created by the points ((n-2)*(n-1),(n-1)*n/2), ((n-1)*n/2,n*(n+1)/2), ((n+1)*(n+2)/2,n*(n+1)/2), and ((n+2)*(n+3)/2,(n+1)*(n+2)/2). - J. M. Bergot, May 27 2014

Number of pairs (x, y) of Z^2, such that max(abs(x), abs(y)) <= n. - Michel Marcus, Nov 28 2014

Except for a(1)=4, the number of active (ON, black) cells in n-th stage of growth of two-dimensional cellular automaton defined by "Rule 737", based on the 5-celled von Neumann neighborhood. - Robert Price, May 23 2016

a(n) is the sum of 2n+1 consecutive numbers, the first of which is n+1. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Dec 21 2016

a(n) is the number of 2 X 2 matrices with all elements in {0..n} with determinant = 2*permanent. - Indranil Ghosh, Dec 25 2016

Engel expansion of Pi*StruveL_0(1)/2 where StruveL_0(1) is A197037. - Benedict W. J. Irwin, Jun 21 2018

Consider all Pythagorean triples (X,Y,Z=Y+1) ordered by increasing Z; the segments on the hypotenuse {p = a(n)/A001844(n), q = A060300(n)/A001844(n) = A001844(n) - p} and their ratio p/q = a(n)/A060300(n) are irreducible fractions in Q\Z. X values are A005408, Y values are A046092, Z values are A001844. - Ralf Steiner, Feb 25 2020

a(n) is the number of large or small squares that are used to tile primitive squares of type 2 (A344332). - Bernard Schott, Jun 03 2021

Also, positive odd integers with an odd number of odd divisors (for similar sequence with 'even', see A348005). - Bernard Schott, Nov 21 2021

a(n) is the least odd number k = x + y, with 0 < x < y, such that there are n distinct pairs (x,y) for which x*y/k is an integer; for example, a(2) = 25 and the two corresponding pairs are (5,20) and (10,15). The similar sequence with 'even' is A016742 (see Comment of Jan 26 2018). - Bernard Schott, Feb 24 2023

From Peter Bala, Jan 03 2024: (Start)

The sequence terms are the exponents of q in the series expansions of the following infinite products:

1) q*Product_{n >= 1} (1 - q^(16*n))*(1 + q^(8*n)) = q + q^9 + q^25 + q^49 + q^81 + q^121 + q^169 + ....

2) q*Product_{n >= 1} (1 + q^(16*n))*(1 - q^(8*n)) = q - q^9 - q^25 + q^49 + q^81 - q^121 - q^169 + + - - ....

3) q*Product_{n >= 1} (1 - q^(8*n))^3 = q - 3*q^9 + 5*q^25 - 7*q^49 + 9*q^81 - 11*q^121 + 13*q^169 - + ....

4) q*Product_{n >= 1} ( (1 + q^(8*n))*(1 - q^(16*n))/(1 + q^(16*n)) )^3 = q + 3*q^9 - 5*q^25 - 7*q^49 + 9*q^81 + 11*q^121 - 13*q^169 - 15*q^225 + + - - .... (End)

For the little Schröder numbers (or little Schroeder numbers, or small Schroeder numbers) see A001003.

The number of perfect matchings in a triangular grid of n squares (n = 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ...). - Roberto E. Martinez II, Nov 05 2001

a(n) is the number of subdiagonal paths from (0, 0) to (n, n) consisting of steps East (1, 0), North (0, 1) and Northeast (1, 1) (sometimes called royal paths). - David Callan, Mar 14 2004

Twice A001003 (except for the first term).

a(n) is the number of dissections of a regular (n+4)-gon by diagonals that do not touch the base. (A diagonal is a straight line joining two nonconsecutive vertices and dissection means the diagonals are noncrossing though they may share an endpoint. One side of the (n+4)-gon is designated the base.) Example: a(1)=2 because a pentagon has only 2 such dissections: the empty one and the one with a diagonal parallel to the base. - David Callan, Aug 02 2004

a(n) is the number of separable permutations, i.e., permutations avoiding 2413 and 3142 (see Shapiro and Stephens). - Vincent Vatter, Aug 16 2006

Eric W. Weisstein comments that the Schröder numbers bear the same relationship to the Delannoy numbers (A001850) as the Catalan numbers (A000108) do to the binomial coefficients. - Jonathan Vos Post, Dec 23 2004

a(n) is the number of lattice paths from (0, 0) to (n+1, n+1) consisting of unit steps north N = (0, 1) and variable-length steps east E = (k, 0), with k a positive integer, that stay strictly below the line y = x except at the endpoints. For example, a(2) = 6 counts 111NNN, 21NNN, 3NNN, 12NNN, 11N1NN, 2N1NN (east steps indicated by their length). If the word "strictly" is replaced by "weakly", the counting sequence becomes the little Schröder numbers, A001003 (offset). - David Callan, Jun 07 2006

a(n) is the number of dissections of a regular (n+3)-gon with base AB that do not contain a triangle of the form ABP with BP a diagonal. Example: a(1) = 2 because the square D-C | | A-B has only 2 such dissections: the empty one and the one with the single diagonal AC (although this dissection contains the triangle ABC, BC is not a diagonal). - David Callan, Jul 14 2006

a(n) is the number of (colored) Motzkin n-paths with each upstep and each flatstep at ground level getting one of 2 colors and each flatstep not at ground level getting one of 3 colors. Example: With their colors immediately following upsteps/flatsteps, a(2) = 6 counts U1D, U2D, F1F1, F1F2, F2F1, F2F2. - David Callan, Aug 16 2006

The Hankel transform of this sequence is A006125(n+1) = [1, 2, 8, 64, 1024, 32768, ...]; example: Det([1, 2, 6, 22; 2, 6, 22, 90; 6, 22, 90, 394; 22, 90, 394, 1806]) = 64. - Philippe Deléham, Sep 03 2006

Triangle A144156 has row sums equal to A006318 with left border A001003. - Gary W. Adamson, Sep 12 2008

a(n) is also the number of order-preserving and order-decreasing partial transformations (of an n-chain). Equivalently, it is the order of the Schröder monoid, PC sub n. - Abdullahi Umar, Oct 02 2008

Sum_{n >= 0} a(n)/10^n - 1 = (9 - sqrt(41))/2. - Mark Dols, Jun 22 2010

1/sqrt(41) = Sum_{n >= 0} Delannoy number(n)/10^n. - Mark Dols, Jun 22 2010

a(n) is also the dimension of the space Hoch(n) related to Hochschild two-cocycles. - Ph. Leroux (ph_ler_math(AT)yahoo.com), Aug 24 2010

Let W = (w(n, k)) denote the augmentation triangle (as at A193091) of A154325; then w(n, n) = A006318(n). - Clark Kimberling, Jul 30 2011

Conjecture: For each n > 2, the polynomial sum_{k = 0}^n a(k)*x^{n-k} is irreducible modulo some prime p < n*(n+1). - Zhi-Wei Sun, Apr 07 2013

From Jon Perry, May 24 2013: (Start)

Consider a Pascal triangle variant where T(n, k) = T(n, k-1) + T(n-1, k-1) + T(n-1, k), i.e., the order of performing the calculation must go from left to right (A033877). This sequence is the rightmost diagonal.

Triangle begins:

1;

1, 2;

1, 4, 6;

1, 6, 16, 22;

1, 8, 30, 68, 90;

... (End)

a(n) is the number of permutations avoiding 2143, 3142 and one of the patterns among 246135, 254613, 263514, 524361, 546132. - Alexander Burstein, Oct 05 2014

a(n) is the number of semi-standard Young tableaux of shape n x 2 with consecutive entries. That is, j in P and 1 <= i<= j imply i in P. - Graham H. Hawkes, Feb 15 2015

a(n) is the number of unary-rooted size n unary-binary trees (each node has either 1 or 2 degree out). - John Bodeen, May 29 2017

Conjecturally, a(n) is the number of permutations pi of length n such that s(pi) avoids the patterns 231 and 321, where s denotes West's stack-sorting map. - Colin Defant, Sep 17 2018

a(n) is the number of n X n permutation matrices which percolate under the 2-neighbor bootstrap percolation rule (see Shapiro and Stephens). The number of general n X n matrices of weight n which percolate is given in A146971. - Jonathan Noel, Oct 05 2018

a(n) is the number of permutations of length n+1 which avoid 3142 and 3241. The permutations are precisely the permutations that are sortable by a decreasing stack followed by an increasing stack in series. - Rebecca Smith, Jun 06 2019

a(n) is the number of permutations of length n+1 avoiding the partially ordered pattern (POP) {3>1, 4>1, 1>2} of length 4. That is, the number of length n+1 permutations having no subsequences of length 4 in which the second element is the smallest, and the first element is smaller than the third and fourth elements. - Sergey Kitaev, Dec 10 2020

Named after the German mathematician Ernst Schröder (1841-1902). - Amiram Eldar, Apr 15 2021

a(n) is the number of sequences of nonnegative integers (u_1, u_2, ..., u_n) such that (i) u_i <= i for all i, and (ii) the nonzero u_i are weakly increasing. For example, a(2) = 6 counts 00, 01, 02, 10, 11, 12. See link "Some bijections for lattice paths" at A001003. - David Callan, Dec 18 2021

a(n) is the number of separable elements of the Weyl group of type B_n/C_n (see Gaetz and Gao). - Fern Gossow, Jul 31 2023

The number of domino tilings of an Aztec triangle of order n. Dually, the number perfect matchings of the edges in the cellular graph formed by a triangular grid of n squares (n = 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ...) as in Ciucu (1996). - Michael Somos, Sep 16 2024

a(n) is the number of dissections of a convex (n+3)-sided polygon by non-intersecting diagonals such that none of the dividing diagonals passes through a chosen vertex. - Muhammed Sefa Saydam, Mar 01 2025

a(n) is the number of dissections of a convex (n+m+1)-sided polygon by non-intersecting diagonals such that the selected m consecutive sides of the polygon will be in the same subpolygon. - Muhammed Sefa Saydam, Jul 02 2025

The hexagonal lattice is the familiar 2-dimensional lattice in which each point has 6 neighbors. This is sometimes called the triangular lattice.

Crystal ball sequence for A_2 lattice. - Michael Somos, Jun 03 2012

Sixth spoke of hexagonal spiral (cf. A056105-A056109).

Number of ordered integer triples (a,b,c), -n <= a,b,c <= n, such that a+b+c=0. - Benoit Cloitre, Jun 14 2003

Also the number of partitions of 6n into at most 3 parts, A001399(6n). - R. K. Guy, Oct 20 2003

Also, a(n) is the number of partitions of 6(n+1) into exactly 3 distinct parts. - William J. Keith, Jul 01 2004

Number of dots in a centered hexagonal figure with n+1 dots on each side.

Values of second Bessel polynomial y_2(n) (see A001498).

First differences of cubes (A000578). - Cecilia Rossiter (cecilia(AT)noticingnumbers.net), Dec 15 2004

Final digits of Hex numbers (hex(n) mod 10) are periodic with palindromic period of length 5 {1, 7, 9, 7, 1}. Last two digits of Hex numbers (hex(n) mod 100) are periodic with palindromic period of length 100. - Alexander Adamchuk, Aug 11 2006

All divisors of a(n) are congruent to 1, modulo 6. Proof: If p is an odd prime different from 3 then 3n^2 + 3n + 1 = 0 (mod p) implies 9(2n + 1)^2 = -3 (mod p), whence p = 1 (mod 6). - Nick Hobson, Nov 13 2006

For n>=1, a(n) is the side of Outer Napoleon Triangle whose reference triangle is a right triangle with legs (3a(n))^(1/2) and 3n(a(n))^(1/2). - Tom Schicker (tschicke(AT)email.smith.edu), Apr 25 2007

Number of triples (a,b,c) where 0<=(a,b)<=n and c=n (at least once the term n). E.g., for n = 1: (0,0,1), (0,1,0), (1,0,0), (0,1,1), (1,0,1), (1,1,0), (1,1,1), so a(1)=7. - Philippe Lallouet (philip.lallouet(AT)wanadoo.fr), Aug 20 2007

Equals the triangular numbers convolved with [1, 4, 1, 0, 0, 0, ...]. - Gary W. Adamson and Alexander R. Povolotsky, May 29 2009

From Terry Stickels, Dec 07 2009: (Start)

Also the maximum number of viewable cubes from any one static point while viewing a cube stack of identical cubes of varying magnitude.

For example, viewing a 2 X 2 X 2 stack will yield 7 maximum viewable cubes.

If the stack is 3 X 3 X 3, the maximum number of viewable cubes from any one static position is 19, and so on.

The number of cubes in the stack must always be the same number for width, length, height (at true regular cubic stack) and the maximum number of visible cubes can always be found by taking any cubic number and subtracting the number of the cube that is one less.

Examples: 125 - 64 = 61, 64 - 27 = 37, 27 - 8 = 19. (End)

The sequence of digital roots of the a(n) is period 3: repeat [1,7,1]. - Ant King, Jun 17 2012

The average of the first n (n>0) centered hexagonal numbers is the n-th square. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 04 2013

A002024 is the following array A read along antidiagonals:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ...

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ...

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, ...

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, ...

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ...

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, ...

and a(n) is the hook sum Sum_{k=0..n} A(n,k) + Sum_{r=0..n-1} A(r,n). - R. J. Mathar, Jun 30 2013

a(n) is the sum of the terms in the n+1 X n+1 matrices minus those in n X n matrices in an array formed by considering A158405 an array (the beginning terms in each row are 1,3,5,7,9,11,...). - J. M. Bergot, Jul 05 2013

The formula also equals the product of the three distinct combinations of two consecutive numbers: n^2, (n+1)^2, and n*(n+1). - J. M. Bergot, Mar 28 2014

The sides of any triangle ABC are divided into 2n + 1 equal segments by 2n points: A_1, A_2, ..., A_2n in side a, and also on the sides b and c cyclically. If A'B'C' is the triangle delimited by AA_n, BB_n and CC_n cevians, we have (ABC)/(A'B'C') = a(n) (see Java applet link). - Ignacio Larrosa Cañestro, Jan 02 2015

a(n) is the maximal number of parts into which (n+1) triangles can intersect one another. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Feb 18 2015

((2^m-1)n)^t mod a(n) = ((2^m-1)(n+1))^t mod a(n) = ((2^m-1)(2n+1))^t mod a(n), where m any positive integer, and t = 0(mod 6). - Alzhekeyev Ascar M, Oct 07 2016

((2^m-1)n)^t mod a(n) = ((2^m-1)(n+1))^t mod a(n) = a(n) - (((2^m-1)(2n+1))^t mod a(n)), where m any positive integer, and t = 3(mod 6). - Alzhekeyev Ascar M, Oct 07 2016

(3n+1)^(a(n)-1) mod a(n) = (3n+2)^(a(n)-1) mod a(n) = 1. If a(n) not prime, then always strong pseudoprime. - Alzhekeyev Ascar M, Oct 07 2016

Every positive integer is the sum of 8 hex numbers (zero included), at most 3 of which are greater than 1. - Mauro Fiorentini, Jan 01 2018

Area enclosed by the segment of Archimedean spiral between n*Pi/2 and (n+1)*Pi/2 in Pi^3/48 units. - Carmine Suriano, Apr 10 2018

This sequence contains all numbers k such that 12*k - 3 is a square. - Klaus Purath, Oct 19 2021

The continued fraction expansion of sqrt(3*a(n)) is [3n+1; {1, 1, 2n, 1, 1, 6n+2}]. For n = 0, this collapses to [1; {1, 2}]. - Magus K. Chu, Sep 12 2022

Apart from initial term(s), dimension of the space of weight 2n cusp forms for Gamma_0( 23 ).

Apart from initial term(s), dimension of the space of weight 2n cuspidal newforms for Gamma_0( 64 ).

Numbers k such that k and (k+1) have the same binary digital sum. - Benoit Cloitre, Jun 05 2002

Numbers k such that (1 + sqrt(k))/2 is an algebraic integer. - Alonso del Arte, Jun 04 2012

Numbers k such that 2 is the only prime p that satisfies the relationship p XOR k = p + k. - Brad Clardy, Jul 22 2012

This may also be interpreted as the array T(n,k) = A001844(n+k) + A008586(k) read by antidiagonals:

1, 9, 21, 37, 57, 81, ...

5, 17, 33, 53, 77, 105, ...

13, 29, 49, 73, 101, 133, ...

25, 45, 69, 97, 129, 165, ...

41, 65, 93, 125, 161, 201, ...

61, 89, 121, 157, 197, 241, ...

...

- R. J. Mathar, Jul 10 2013

With leading term 2 instead of 1, 1/a(n) is the largest tolerance of form 1/k, where k is a positive integer, so that the nearest integer to (n - 1/k)^2 and to (n + 1/k)^2 is n^2. In other words, if interval arithmetic is used to square [n - 1/k, n + 1/k], every value in the resulting interval of length 4n/k rounds to n^2 if and only if k >= a(n). - Rick L. Shepherd, Jan 20 2014

Odd numbers for which the number of prime factors congruent to 3 (mod 4) is even. - Daniel Forgues, Sep 20 2014

For the Collatz conjecture, we identify two types of odd numbers. This sequence contains all the descenders: where (3*a(n) + 1) / 2 is even and requires additional divisions by 2. See A004767 for the ascenders. - Fred Daniel Kline, Nov 29 2014 [corrected by Jaroslav Krizek, Jul 29 2016]

a(n-1), n >= 1, is also the complex dimension of the manifold M(S), the set of all conjugacy classes of irreducible representations of the fundamental group pi_1(X,x_0) of rank 2, where S = {a_1, ..., a_{n}, a_{n+1} = oo}, a subset of P^1 = C U {oo}, X = X(S) = P^1 \ S, and x_0 a base point in X. See the Iwasaki et al. reference, Proposition 2.1.4. p. 150. - Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 22 2016

For n > 3, also the number of (not necessarily maximal) cliques in the n-sunlet graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Nov 29 2017

For integers k with absolute value in A047202, also exponents of the powers of k having the same unit digit of k in base 10. - Stefano Spezia, Feb 23 2021

Starting with a(1) = 5, numbers ending with 01 in base 2. - John Keith, May 09 2022

If you are looking for the Schroeder numbers (a.k.a. large Schroder numbers, or big Schroeder numbers), see A006318.

Yang & Jiang (2021) call these the small 2-Schroeder numbers. - N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 28 2021

There are two schools of thought about the index for the first term. I prefer the indexing a(0) = a(1) = 1, a(2) = 3, a(3) = 11, etc.

a(n) is the number of ways to insert parentheses in a string of n+1 symbols. The parentheses must be balanced but there is no restriction on the number of pairs of parentheses. The number of letters inside a pair of parentheses must be at least 2. Parentheses enclosing the whole string are ignored.

Also length of list produced by a variant of the Catalan producing iteration: replace each integer k with the list 0,1,..,k,k+1,k,...,1,0 and get the length a(n) of the resulting (flattened) list after n iterations. - Wouter Meeussen, Nov 11 2001

Stanley gives several other interpretations for these numbers.

Number of Schroeder paths of semilength n (i.e., lattice paths from (0,0) to (2n,0), with steps H=(2,0), U=(1,1) and D(1,-1) and not going below the x-axis) with no peaks at level 1. Example: a(2)=3 because among the six Schroeder paths of semilength two HH, UHD, UUDD, HUD, UDH and UDUD, only the first three have no peaks at level 1. - Emeric Deutsch, Dec 27 2003

a(n+1) is the number of Dyck n-paths in which the interior vertices of the ascents are colored white or black. - David Callan, Mar 14 2004

Number of possible schedules for n time slots in the first-come first-served (FCFS) printer policy.

Also row sums of A086810, A033282, A126216. - Philippe Deléham, May 09 2004

a(n+1) is the number of pairs (u,v) of same-length compositions of n, 0's allowed in u but not in v and u dominates v (meaning u_1 >= v_1, u_1 + u_2 >= v_1 + v_2 and so on). For example, with n=2, a(3) counts (2,2), (1+1,1+1), (2+0,1+1). - David Callan, Jul 20 2005

The big Schroeder number (A006318) is the number of Schroeder paths from (0,0) to (n,n) (subdiagonal paths with steps (1,0) (0,1) and (1,1)). These paths fall in two classes: those with steps on the main diagonal and those without. These two classes are equinumerous and the number of paths in either class is the little Schroeder number a(n) (half the big Schroeder number). - Marcelo Aguiar (maguiar(AT)math.tamu.edu), Oct 14 2005

With offset 0, a(n) = number of (colored) Motzkin (n-1)-paths with each upstep U getting one of 2 colors and each flatstep F getting one of 3 colors. Example. With their colors immediately following upsteps/flatsteps, a(2) = 3 counts F1, F2, F3 and a(3)=11 counts U1D, U2D, F1F1, F1F2, F1F3, F2F1, F2F2, F2F3, F3F1, F3F2, F3F3. - David Callan, Aug 16 2006

Shifts left when INVERT transform applied twice. - Alois P. Heinz, Apr 01 2009

Number of increasing tableaux of shape (n,n). An increasing tableau is a semistandard tableaux with strictly increasing rows and columns, and set of entries an initial segment of the positive integers. Example: a(2) = 3 because of the three tableaux (12)(34), (13)(24), (12)(23). - Oliver Pechenik, Apr 22 2014

Number of ordered trees with no vertex of outdegree 1 and having n+1 leaves (called sometimes Schröder trees). - Emeric Deutsch, Dec 13 2014

Number of dissections of a convex (n+2)-gon by nonintersecting diagonals. Example: a(2)=3 because for a square ABCD we have (i) no diagonal, (ii) dissection with diagonal AC, and (iii) dissection with diagonal BD. - Emeric Deutsch, Dec 13 2014

The little Schroeder numbers are the moments of the Marchenko-Pastur law for the case c=2 (although the moment m0 is 1/2 instead of 1): 1/2, 1, 3, 11, 45, 197, 903, ... - Jose-Javier Martinez, Apr 07 2015

Number of generalized Motzkin paths with no level steps at height 0, from (0,0) to (2n,0), and consisting of steps U=(1,1), D=(1,-1) and H2=(2,0). For example, for n=3, we have the 11 paths: UDUDUD, UUDDUD, UDUUDD, UH2DUD, UDUH2D, UH2H2D, UUDUDD, UUUDDD, UUH2DD, UUDH2D, UH2UDD. - José Luis Ramírez Ramírez, Apr 20 2015

REVERT transform of A225883. - Vladimir Reshetnikov, Oct 25 2015

Total number of (nonempty) faces of all dimensions in the associahedron K_{n+1} of dimension n-1. For example, K_4 (a pentagon) includes 5 vertices and 5 edges together with K_4 itself (5 + 5 + 1 = 11), while K_5 includes 14 vertices, 21 edges and 9 faces together with K_5 itself (14 + 21 + 9 + 1 = 45). - Noam Zeilberger, Sep 17 2018

a(n) is the number of interval posets of permutations with n minimal elements that have exactly two realizers, up to a shift by 1 in a(4). See M. Bouvel, L. Cioni, B. Izart, Theorem 17 page 13. - Mathilde Bouvel, Oct 21 2021

a(n) is the number of sequences of nonnegative integers (u_1, u_2, ..., u_n) such that (i) u_1 = 1, (ii) u_i <= i for all i, (iii) the nonzero u_i are weakly increasing. For example, a(2) = 3 counts 10, 11, 12, and a(3) = 11 counts 100, 101, 102, 103, 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 122, 123. See link below. - David Callan, Dec 19 2021

a(n) is the number of parking functions of size n avoiding the patterns 132 and 213. - Lara Pudwell, Apr 10 2023

a(n+1) is the number of Schroeder paths from (0,0) to (2n,0) in which level steps at height 0 come in 2 colors. - Alexander Burstein, Jul 23 2023