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A000172 The Franel number a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n} binomial(n,k)^3.

1, 2, 10, 56, 346, 2252, 15184, 104960, 739162, 5280932, 38165260, 278415920, 2046924400, 15148345760, 112738423360, 843126957056, 6332299624282, 47737325577620, 361077477684436, 2739270870994736, 20836827035351596, 158883473753259752, 1214171997616258240

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

Cusick gives a general method of deriving recurrences for the r-th order Franel numbers (this is the sequence of third-order Franel numbers), with floor((r+3)/2) terms.
This is the Taylor expansion of a special point on a curve described by Beauville. - Matthijs Coster, Apr 28 2004
An identity of V. Strehl states that a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n} C(n,k)^2 * binomial(2*k,n). Zhi-Wei Sun conjectured that for every n = 2,3,... the polynomial f_n(x) = Sum_{k = 0..n} binomial(n,k)^2 * binomial(2*k,n) * x^(n-k) is irreducible over the field of rational numbers. - Zhi-Wei Sun, Mar 21 2013
Conjecture: a(n) == 2 (mod n^3) iff n is prime. - Gary Detlefs, Mar 22 2013
a(p) == 2 (mod p^3) for any prime p since p | C(p,k) for all k = 1,...,p-1. - Zhi-Wei Sun, Aug 14 2013
a(n) is the maximal number of totally mixed Nash equilibria in games of 3 players, each with n+1 pure options. - Raimundas Vidunas, Jan 22 2014
This is one of the Apéry-like sequences - see Cross-references. - Hugo Pfoertner, Aug 06 2017
Diagonal of rational functions 1/(1 - x*y - y*z - x*z - 2*x*y*z), 1/(1 - x - y - z + 4*x*y*z), 1/(1 + y + z + x*y + y*z + x*z + 2*x*y*z), 1/(1 + x + y + z + 2*(x*y + y*z + x*z) + 4*x*y*z). - Gheorghe Coserea, Jul 04 2018
a(n) is the constant term in the expansion of ((1 + x) * (1 + y) + (1 + 1/x) * (1 + 1/y))^n. - Seiichi Manyama, Oct 27 2019
Diagonal of rational function 1 / ((1-x)*(1-y)*(1-z) - x*y*z). - Seiichi Manyama, Jul 11 2020
Named after the Swiss mathematician Jérôme Franel (1859-1939). - Amiram Eldar, Jun 15 2021
It appears that a(n) is equal to the coefficient of (x*y*z)^n in the expansion of (1 + x + y - z)^n * (1 + x - y + z)^n * (1 - x + y + z)^n. Cf. A036917. - Peter Bala, Sep 20 2021

			O.g.f.: A(x) = 1 + 2*x + 10*x^2 + 56*x^3 + 346*x^4 + 2252*x^5 + ...
O.g.f.: A(x) = 1/(1-2*x) + 3!*x^2/(1-2*x)^4 + (6!/2!^3)*x^4/(1-2*x)^7 + (9!/3!^3)*x^6/(1-2*x)^10 + (12!/4!^3)*x^8/(1-2*x)^13 + ... - _Paul D. Hanna_, Oct 30 2010
Let g.f. A(x) = Sum_{n >= 0} a(n)*x^n/n!^3, then
A(x) = 1 + 2*x + 10*x^2/2!^3 + 56*x^3/3!^3 + 346*x^4/4!^3 + ... where
A(x) = [1 + x + x^2/2!^3 + x^3/3!^3 + x^4/4!^3 + ...]^2. - _Paul D. Hanna_

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Cf. A002893, A052144, A005260, A096191, A033581, A189791. Second row of array A094424.
Cf. A181543, A006480, A141057, A000578, A007318.
The Apéry-like numbers [or Apéry-like sequences, Apery-like numbers, Apery-like sequences] include A000172, A000984, A002893, A002895, A005258, A005259, A005260, A006077, A036917, A063007, A081085, A093388, A125143 (apart from signs), A143003, A143007, A143413, A143414, A143415, A143583, A183204, A214262, A219692,A226535, A227216, A227454, A229111 (apart from signs), A260667, A260832, A262177, A264541, A264542, A279619, A290575, A290576. (The term "Apery-like" is not well-defined.)
For primes that do not divide the terms of the sequences A000172, A005258, A002893, A081085, A006077, A093388, A125143, A229111, A002895, A290575, A290576, A005259 see A260793, A291275-A291284 and A133370 respectively.
Sum_{k = 0..n} C(n,k)^m for m = 1..12: A000079, A000984, A000172, A005260, A005261, A069865, A182421, A182422, A182446, A182447, A342294, A342295.
Column k=3 of A372307.

a000172 = sum . map a000578 . a007318_row
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 06 2013

A000172 := proc(n)
    add(binomial(n,k)^3,k=0..n) ;
end proc:
seq(A000172(n),n=0..10) ; # R. J. Mathar, Jul 26 2014
A000172_list := proc(len) series(hypergeom([], [1, 1], x)^2, x, len);
seq((n!)^3*coeff(%, x, n), n=0..len-1) end:
A000172_list(21); # Peter Luschny, May 31 2017

Table[Sum[Binomial[n,k]^3,{k,0,n}],{n,0,30}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 24 2011 *)
Table[ HypergeometricPFQ[{-n, -n, -n}, {1, 1}, -1], {n, 0, 20}]  (* Jean-François Alcover, Jul 16 2012, after symbolic sum *)
a[n_] := Sum[ Binomial[2k, n]*Binomial[2k, k]*Binomial[2(n-k), n-k], {k, 0, n}]/2^n; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 20}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Mar 20 2013, after Zhi-Wei Sun *)
a[ n_] := SeriesCoefficient[ Hypergeometric2F1[ 1/3, 2/3, 1, 27 x^2 / (1 - 2 x)^3] / (1 - 2 x), {x, 0, n}]; (* Michael Somos, Jul 16 2014 *)

{a(n)=polcoeff(sum(m=0,n,(3*m)!/m!^3*x^(2*m)/(1-2*x+x*O(x^n))^(3*m+1)),n)} \\ Paul D. Hanna, Oct 30 2010

{a(n)=n!^3*polcoeff(sum(m=0,n,x^m/m!^3+x*O(x^n))^2,n)} \\ Paul D. Hanna, Jan 19 2011

A000172(n)={sum(k=0,(n-1)\2,binomial(n,k)^3)*2+if(!bittest(n,0),binomial(n,n\2)^3)} \\ M. F. Hasler, Sep 21 2015

def A000172():
    x, y, n = 1, 2, 1
    while True:
        yield x
        n += 1
        x, y = y, (8*(n-1)^2*x + (7*n^2-7*n + 2)*y) // n^2
a = A000172()
[next(a) for i in range(21)]   # Peter Luschny, Oct 12 2013

A002893(n) = Sum_{m = 0..n} binomial(n, m)*a(m) [Barrucand].
Sum_{k = 0..n} C(n, k)^3 = (-1)^n*Integral_{x = 0..infinity} L_k(x)^3 exp(-x) dx. - from Askey's book, p. 43.
D-finite with recurrence (n + 1)^2*a(n+1) = (7*n^2 + 7*n + 2)*a(n) + 8*n^2*a(n-1) [Franel]. - Felix Goldberg (felixg(AT)tx.technion.ac.il), Jan 31 2001
a(n) ~ 2*3^(-1/2)*Pi^-1*n^-1*2^(3*n). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), Jun 21 2002
O.g.f.: A(x) = Sum_{n >= 0} (3*n)!/n!^3 * x^(2*n)/(1 - 2*x)^(3*n+1). - Paul D. Hanna, Oct 30 2010
G.f.: hypergeom([1/3, 2/3], [1], 27 x^2 / (1 - 2x)^3) / (1 - 2x). - Michael Somos, Dec 17 2010
G.f.: Sum_{n >= 0} a(n)*x^n/n!^3 = [ Sum_{n >= 0} x^n/n!^3 ]^2. - Paul D. Hanna, Jan 19 2011
G.f.: A(x) = 1/(1-2*x)*(1+6*(x^2)/(G(0)-6*x^2)),
with G(k) = 3*(x^2)*(3*k+1)*(3*k+2) + ((1-2*x)^3)*((k+1)^2) - 3*(x^2)*((1-2*x)^3)*((k+1)^2)*(3*k+4)*(3*k+5)/G(k+1) ;  (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Dec 03 2011
In 2011 Zhi-Wei Sun found the formula Sum_{k = 0..n} C(2*k,n)*C(2*k,k)*C(2*(n-k),n-k) = (2^n)*a(n) and proved it via the Zeilberger algorithm. - Zhi-Wei Sun, Mar 20 2013
0 = a(n)*(a(n+1)*(-2048*a(n+2) - 3392*a(n+3) + 768*a(n+4)) + a(n+2)*(-1280*a(n+2) - 2912*a(n+3) + 744*a(n+4)) + a(n+3)*(+288*a(n+3) - 96*a(n+4))) + a(n+1)*(a(n+1)*(-704*a(n+2) - 1232*a(n+3) + 288*a(n+4)) + a(n+2)*(-560*a(n+2) - 1372*a(n+3) + 364*a(n+4)) + a(n+3)*(+154*a(n+3) - 53*a(n+4))) + a(n+2)*(a(n+2)*(+24*a(n+2) + 70*a(n+3) - 20*a(n+4)) + a(n+3)*(-11*a(n+3) + 4*a(n+4))) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Jul 16 2014
For r a nonnegative integer, Sum_{k = r..n} C(k,r)^3*C(n,k)^3 = C(n,r)^3*a(n-r), where we take a(n) = 0 for n < 0. - Peter Bala, Jul 27 2016
a(n) = (n!)^3 * [x^n] hypergeom([], [1, 1], x)^2. - Peter Luschny, May 31 2017
From Gheorghe Coserea, Jul 04 2018: (Start)
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} (n+k)!/(k!^3*(n-2*k)!) * 2^(n-2*k).
G.f. y=A(x) satisfies: 0 = x*(x + 1)*(8*x - 1)*y'' + (24*x^2 + 14*x - 1)*y' + 2*(4*x + 1)*y. (End)
a(n) = [x^n] (1 - x^2)^n*P(n,(1 + x)/(1 - x)), where P(n,x) denotes the n-th Legendre polynomial. See Gould, p. 56. - Peter Bala, Mar 24 2022
a(n) = (2^n/(4*Pi^2)) * Integral_{x,y=0..2*Pi} (1+cos(x)+cos(y)+cos(x+y))^n dx dy = (8^n/(Pi^2)) * Integral_{x,y=0..Pi} (cos(x)*cos(y)*cos(x+y))^n dx dy (Pla, 1995). - Amiram Eldar, Jul 16 2022
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n} m^(n-k)*binomial(n,k)*binomial(n+2*k,n)*binomial(2*k,k) at m = -4. Cf. A081798 (m = 1), A006480 (m = 0), A124435 (m = -1), A318109 (m = -2) and A318108 (m = -3). - Peter Bala, Mar 16 2023
From Bradley Klee, Jun 05 2023: (Start)
The g.f. T(x) obeys a period-annihilating ODE:
0=2*(1 + 4*x)*T(x) + (-1 + 14*x + 24*x^2)*T'(x) + x*(1 + x)*(-1 + 8*x)*T''(x).
The periods ODE can be derived from the following Weierstrass data:
g2 = (4/243)*(1 - 8*x + 240*x^2 - 464*x^3 + 16*x^4);
g3 = -(8/19683)*(1 - 12*x - 480*x^2 + 3080*x^3 - 12072*x^4 + 4128*x^5 +
    64*x^6);
which determine an elliptic surface with four singular fibers. (End)
From Peter Bala, Oct 31 2024: (Start)
For n >= 1, a(n) = 2 * Sum_{k = 0..n-1} binomial(n, k)^2 * binomial(n-1, k). Cf. A361716.
For n >= 1, a(n) = 2 * hypergeom([-n, -n, -n + 1], [1, 1], -1). (End)

A008288 Square array of Delannoy numbers D(i,j) (i >= 0, j >= 0) read by antidiagonals.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 5, 5, 1, 1, 7, 13, 7, 1, 1, 9, 25, 25, 9, 1, 1, 11, 41, 63, 41, 11, 1, 1, 13, 61, 129, 129, 61, 13, 1, 1, 15, 85, 231, 321, 231, 85, 15, 1, 1, 17, 113, 377, 681, 681, 377, 113, 17, 1, 1, 19, 145, 575, 1289, 1683, 1289, 575, 145, 19, 1, 1, 21, 181, 833, 2241, 3653, 3653

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

In the Formula section, some contributors use T(n,k) = D(n-k, k) (for 0 <= k <= n), which is the triangular version of the square array (D(n,k): n,k >= 0). Conversely, D(n,k) = T(n+k,k) for n,k >= 0. - Petros Hadjicostas, Aug 05 2020
Also called the tribonacci triangle [Alladi and Hoggatt (1977)]. - N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 23 2014
D(n,k) is the number of lattice paths from (0,0) to (n,k) using steps (1,0), (0,1), (1,1). - Joerg Arndt, Jul 01 2011 [Corrected by N. J. A. Sloane, May 30 2020]
Or, triangle read by rows of coefficients of polynomials P[n](x) defined by P[0] = 1, P[1] = x+1; for n >= 2, P[n] = (x+1)*P[n-1] + x*P[n-2].
D(n, k) is the number of k-matchings of a comb-like graph with n+k teeth. Example: D(1, 3) = 7 because the graph consisting of a horizontal path ABCD and the teeth Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd has seven 3-matchings: four triples of three teeth and the three triples {Aa, Bb, CD}, {Aa, Dd, BC}, {Cc, Dd, AB}. Also D(3, 1)=7, the 1-matchings of the same graph being the seven edges: {AB}, {BC}, {CD}, {Aa}, {Bb}, {Cc}, {Dd}. - Emeric Deutsch, Jul 01 2002
Sum of n-th antidiagonal of the array D is A000129(n+1). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Dec 03 2004 [Edited by Petros Hadjicostas, Aug 05 2020 so that the counting of antidiagonals of D starts at n = 0. That is, the sum of the terms in the n-th row of the triangles T is  A000129(n+1).]
The A-sequence for this Riordan type triangle (see one of Paul Barry's comments under Formula) is A112478 and the Z-sequence the trivial: {1, 0, 0, 0, ...}. See the W. Lang link under A006232 for Sheffer a- and z-sequences where also Riordan A- and Z-sequences are explained. This leads to the recurrence for the triangle given below. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jan 21 2008
The triangle or chess sums, see A180662 for their definitions, link the Delannoy numbers with twelve different sequences, see the crossrefs. All sums come in pairs due to the symmetrical nature of this triangle. The knight sums Kn14 and Kn15 have been added. It is remarkable that all knight sums are related to the tribonacci numbers, that is, A000073 and A001590, but none of the others. - Johannes W. Meijer, Sep 22 2010
This sequence, A008288, is jointly generated with A035607 as an array of coefficients of polynomials u(n,x): initially, u(1,x) = v(1,x) = 1; for n > 1, u(n,x) = x*u(n-1,x) + v(n-1) and v(n,x) = 2*x*u(n-1,x) + v(n-1,x). See the Mathematica section. - Clark Kimberling, Mar 09 2012
Row n, for n > 0, of Roger L. Bagula's triangle in the Example section shows the coefficients of the polynomial u(n) = c(0) + c(1)*x + ... + c(n)*x^n which is the numerator of the n-th convergent of the continued fraction [k, k, k, ...], where k = sqrt(x) + 1/sqrt(x); see A230000. - Clark Kimberling, Nov 13 2013
In an n-dimensional hypercube lattice, D(n,k) gives the number of nodes situated at a Minkowski (Manhattan) distance of k from a given node. In cellular automata theory, the cells at Manhattan distance k are called the von Neumann neighborhood of radius k. For k=1, see A005843. - Dmitry Zaitsev, Dec 10 2015
These numbers appear as the coefficients of series relating spherical and bispherical harmonics, in the solutions of Laplace's equation in 3D. [Majic 2019, Eq. 22] - Matt Majic, Nov 24 2019
From Peter Bala, Feb 19 2020: (Start)
The following remarks assume an offset of 1 in the row and column indices of the triangle.
The sequence of row polynomials T(n,x), beginning with T(1,x) = x, T(2,x) = x + x^2, T(3,x) = x + 3*x^2 + x^3, ..., is a strong divisibility sequence of polynomials in the ring Z[x]; that is, for all positive integers n and m, poly_gcd(T(n,x), T(m,x)) = T(gcd(n, m), x) - apply Norfleet (2005), Theorem 3. Consequently, the sequence (T(n,x): n >= 1) is a divisibility sequence in the polynomial ring Z[x]; that is, if n divides m then T(n,x) divides T(m,x) in Z[x].
Let S(x) = 1 + 2*x + 6*x^2 + 22*x^3 + ... denote the o.g.f. for the large Schröder numbers A006318. The power series (x*S(x))^n, n = 2, 3, 4, ..., can be expressed as a linear combination with polynomial coefficients of S(x) and 1: (x*S(x))^n = T(n-1,-x) - T(n,-x)*S(x). The result can be extended to negative integer n if we define T(0,x) = 0 and T(-n,x) = (-1)^(n+1) * T(n,x)/x^n. Cf. A115139.
[In the previous two paragraphs, D(n,x) was replaced with T(n,x) because the contributor is referring to the rows of the triangle T(n,k), not the rows of the array D(n,k). - Petros Hadjicostas, Aug 05 2020] (End)
Named after the French amateur mathematician Henri-Auguste Delannoy (1833-1915). - Amiram Eldar, Apr 15 2021
D(i,j) = D(j,i). With this and Dmitry Zaitsev's Dec 10 2015 comment, D(i,j) can be considered the number of points at L1 distance <= i in Z^j or the number of points at L1 distance <= j in Z^i from any given point. The rows and columns of D(i,j) are the crystal ball sequences on cubic lattices. See the first example below. The n-th term in the k-th crystal ball sequence can be considered the number of points at distance <= n from any point in a k-dimensional cubic lattice, or the number of points at distance <= k from any point in an n-dimensional cubic lattice. - Shel Kaphan, Jan 01 2023 and Jan 07 2023
Dimensions of hom spaces Hom(R^{(i)}, R^{(j)}) in the Delannoy category attached to the oligomorphic group of order preserving self-bijections of the real line. - Noah Snyder, Mar 22 2023

			The square array D(i,j) (i >= 0, j >= 0) begins:
  1, 1,  1,   1,   1,   1,    1,    1,    1,    1, ... = A000012
  1, 3,  5,   7,   9,  11,   13,   15,   17,   19, ... = A005408
  1, 5, 13,  25,  41,  61,   85,  113,  145,  181, ... = A001844
  1, 7, 25,  63, 129, 231,  377,  575,  833, 1159, ... = A001845
  1, 9, 41, 129, 321, 681, 1289, 2241, 3649, 5641, ... = A001846
  ...
For D(2,5) = 61, which is seen above in the row labeled A001844, we calculate the sum (9 + 11 + 41) of the 3 nearest terms above and/or to the left. - _Peter Munn_, Jan 01 2023
D(2,5) = 61 can also be obtained from the row labeled A005408 using a recurrence mentioned in the formula section:  D(2,5) = D(1,5) + 2*Sum_{k=0..4} D(1,k), so D(2,5) = 11 + 2*(1+3+5+7+9) = 11 + 2*25. - _Shel Kaphan_, Jan 01 2023
As a triangular array (on its side) this begins:
   0,   0,   0,   0,   1,   0,  11,   0, ...
   0,   0,   0,   1,   0,   9,   0,  61, ...
   0,   0,   1,   0,   7,   0,  41,   0, ...
   0,   1,   0,   5,   0,  25,   0, 129, ...
   1,   0,   3,   0,  13,   0,  63,   0, ...
   0,   1,   0,   5,   0,  25,   0, 129, ...
   0,   0,   1,   0,   7,   0,  41,   0, ...
   0,   0,   0,   1,   0,   9,   0,  61, ...
   0,   0,   0,   0,   1,   0,  11,   0, ...
   [Edited by _Shel Kaphan_, Jan 01 2023]
From _Roger L. Bagula_, Dec 09 2008: (Start)
As a triangle T(n,k) (with rows n >= 0 and columns k = 0..n), this begins:
   1;
   1,  1;
   1,  3,   1;
   1,  5,   5,   1;
   1,  7,  13,   7,    1;
   1,  9,  25,  25,    9,    1;
   1, 11,  41,  63,   41,   11,    1;
   1, 13,  61, 129,  129,   61,   13,   1;
   1, 15,  85, 231,  321,  231,   85,  15,   1;
   1, 17, 113, 377,  681,  681,  377, 113,  17,  1;
   1, 19, 145, 575, 1289, 1683, 1289, 575, 145, 19, 1;
   ... (End)
Triangle T(n,k) recurrence: 63 = T(6,3) = 25 + 13 + 25 = T(5,2) + T(4,2) + T(5,3).
Triangle T(n,k) recurrence with A-sequence A112478: 63 = T(6,3) = 1*25 + 2*25 - 2*9 + 6*1 (T entries from row n = 5 only). [Here the formula T(n,k) = Sum_{j=0..n-k} A112478(j) * T(n-1, k-1+j) is used with n = 6 and k = 3; i.e., T(6,3) = Sum_{j=0..3} A111478(j) * T(5, 2+j). - _Petros Hadjicostas_, Aug 05 2020]
From _Philippe Deléham_, Mar 29 2012: (Start)
Subtriangle of the triangle given by (1, 0, 1, -1, 0, 0, 0, ...) DELTA (0, 1, 0, 0, 0, ...) where DELTA is the operator defined in A084938:
   1;
   1,  0;
   1,  1,  0;
   1,  3,  1,  0;
   1,  5,  5,  1,  0;
   1,  7, 13,  7,  1,  0;
   1,  9, 25, 25,  9,  1, 0;
   1, 11, 41, 63, 41, 11, 1, 0;
   ...
Subtriangle of the triangle given by (0, 1, 0, 0, 0, ...) DELTA (1, 0, 1, -1, 0, 0, 0, ...) where DELTA is the operator defined in A084938:
   1;
   0, 1;
   0, 1,  1;
   0, 1,  3,  1;
   0, 1,  5,  5,  1;
   0, 1,  7, 13,  7,  1;
   0, 1,  9, 25, 25,  9,  1;
   0, 1, 11, 41, 63, 41, 11, 1;
   ... (End)

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Sums of antidiagonals: A000129 (Pell numbers).
Main diagonal: A001850 (central Delannoy numbers), which has further information and references.
A002002, A026002, and A190666 are +-k-diagonals for k=1, 2, 3 resp. - Shel Kaphan, Jan 01 2023
Rows 0..10: A000012, A005408, A001844, A001845, A001846, A001847, A001848, A001849, A008417, A008419, A008421.
See also A027618.
Cf. A059446.
Has same main diagonal as A064861. Different from A100936.
Cf. A101164, A101167, A128966, A131887, A131935.
Cf. A035607, A108625, A142979, A142992, A143007.
Read mod small primes: A211312, A211313, A211314, A211315.
Triangle sums (see the comments): A000129 (Row1); A056594 (Row2); A000073 (Kn11 & Kn21); A089068 (Kn12 & Kn22); A180668 (Kn13 & Kn23); A180669 (Kn14 & Kn24); A180670 (Kn15 & Kn25); A099463 (Kn3 & Kn4); A116404 (Fi1 & Fi2); A006498 (Ca1 & Ca2); A006498(3*n) (Ca3 & Ca4); A079972 (Gi1 & Gi2); A079972(4*n) (Gi3 & Gi4); A079973(3*n) (Ze1 & Ze2); A079973(2*n) (Ze3 & Ze4).
Cf. A102413, A128966. (D(n,1)) = A005843. Cf. A115139.

a008288 n k = a008288_tabl !! n !! k
a008288_row n = a008288_tabl !! n
a008288_tabl = map fst $ iterate
    (\(us, vs) -> (vs, zipWith (+) ([0] ++ us ++ [0]) $
                       zipWith (+) ([0] ++ vs) (vs ++ [0]))) ([1], [1, 1])
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 21 2013

A008288 := proc(n, k) option remember; if k = 0 then 1 elif n=k then 1 else procname(n-1, k-1) + procname(n-2, k-1) + procname(n-1, k) end if; end proc: seq(seq(A008288(n,k),k=0..n), n=0..10); # triangular indices n and k
P[0]:=1; P[1]:=x+1; for n from 2 to 12 do P[n]:=expand((x+1)*P[n-1]+x*P[n-2]); lprint(P[n]); lprint(seriestolist(series(P[n],x,200))); end do:

(* Next, A008288 jointly generated with A035607 *)
u[1, x_] := 1; v[1, x_] := 1; z = 16;
u[n_, x_] := x*u[n - 1, x] + v[n - 1, x];
v[n_, x_] := 2 x*u[n - 1, x] + v[n - 1, x];
Table[Expand[u[n, x]], {n, 1, z/2}]
Table[Expand[v[n, x]], {n, 1, z/2}]
cu = Table[CoefficientList[u[n, x], x], {n, 1, z}];
TableForm[cu]
Flatten[%]    (* A008288 *)
Table[Expand[v[n, x]], {n, 1, z}]
cv = Table[CoefficientList[v[n, x], x], {n, 1, z}];
TableForm[cv]
Flatten[%]    (* A035607 *)
(* Clark Kimberling, Mar 09 2012 *)
d[n_, k_] := Binomial[n+k, k]*Hypergeometric2F1[-k, -n, -n-k, -1]; A008288 = Flatten[Table[d[n-k, k], {n, 0, 12}, {k, 0, n}]] (* Jean-François Alcover, Apr 05 2012, after 3rd formula *)

from functools import cache
@cache
def delannoy_row(n: int) -> list[int]:
    if n == 0: return [1]
    if n == 1: return [1, 1]
    rov = delannoy_row(n - 2)
    row = delannoy_row(n - 1) + [1]
    for k in range(n - 1, 0, -1):
        row[k] += row[k - 1] + rov[k - 1]
    return row
for n in range(10): print(delannoy_row(n))  # Peter Luschny, Jul 30 2023

for k in range(8):  # seen as an array, read row by row
    a = lambda n: hypergeometric([-n, -k], [1], 2)
    print([simplify(a(n)) for n in range(11)]) # Peter Luschny, Nov 19 2014

D(n, 0) = 1 = D(0, n) for n >= 0; D(n, k) = D(n, k-1) + D(n-1, k-1) + D(n-1, k).
Bivariate o.g.f.: Sum_{n >= 0, k >= 0} D(n, k)*x^n*y^k = 1/(1 - x - y - x*y).
D(n, k) = Sum_{d = 0..min(n,k)} binomial(k, d)*binomial(n+k-d, k) = Sum_{d=0..min(n,k)} 2^d*binomial(n, d)*binomial(k, d). [Edited by Petros Hadjicostas, Aug 05 2020]
Seen as a triangle read by rows: T(n, 0) = T(n, n) = 1 for n >= 0 and T(n, k) = T(n-1, k-1) + T(n-2, k-1) + T(n-1, k), 0 < k < n and n > 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Dec 03 2004
Read as a number triangle, this is the Riordan array (1/(1-x), x(1+x)/(1-x)) with T(n, k) = Sum_{j=0..n-k} C(n-k, j) * C(k, j) * 2^j. - Paul Barry, Jul 18 2005
T(n,k) = Sum_{j=0..n-k} C(k,j)*C(n-j,k). - Paul Barry, May 21 2006
Let y^k(n) be the number of Khalimsky-continuous functions f from [0,n-1] to Z such that f(0) = 0 and f(n-1) = k. Then y^k(n) = D(i,j) for i = (1/2)*(n-1-k) and j = (1/2)*(n-1+k) where n-1+k belongs to 2Z. - Shiva Samieinia (shiva(AT)math.su.se), Oct 08 2007
Recurrence for triangle from A-sequence (see the Wolfdieter Lang comment above): T(n,k) = Sum_{j=0..n-k} A112478(j) * T(n-1, k-1+j), n >= 1, k >= 1. [For k > n, the sum is empty, in which case T(n,k) = 0.]
From Peter Bala, Jul 17 2008: (Start)
The n-th row of the square array is the crystal ball sequence for the product lattice A_1 x ... x A_1 (n copies). A035607 is the table of the associated coordination sequences for these lattices.
The polynomial p_n(x) := Sum {k = 0..n} 2^k * C(n,k) * C(x,k) = Sum_{k = 0..n} C(n,k) * C(x+k,n), whose values [p_n(0), p_n(1), p_n(2), ... ] give the n-th row of the square array, is the Ehrhart polynomial of the n-dimensional cross polytope (the hyperoctahedron) [Bump et al. (2000), Theorem 6].
The first few values are p_0(x) = 1, p_1(x) = 2*x + 1, p_2(x) = 2*x^2 + 2*x + 1 and p_3(x) = (4*x^3 + 6*x^2 + 8*x + 3)/3.
The reciprocity law p_n(m) = p_m(n) reflects the symmetry of the table.
The polynomial p_n(x) is the unique polynomial solution of the difference equation (x+1)*f(x+1) - x*f(x-1) = (2*n+1)*f(x), normalized so that f(0) = 1.
These polynomials have their zeros on the vertical line Re x = -1/2 in the complex plane; that is, the polynomials p_n(x-1), n = 1,2,3,..., satisfy a Riemann hypothesis [Bump et al. (2000), Theorem 4]. The o.g.f. for the p_n(x) is (1 + t)^x/(1 - t)^(x + 1) = 1 + (2*x + 1)*t + (2*x^2 + 2*x + 1)*t^2 + ... .
The square array of Delannoy numbers has a close connection with the constant log(2). The entries in the n-th row of the array occur in the series acceleration formula log(2) = (1 - 1/2 + 1/3 - ... + (-1)^(n+1)/n) + (-1)^n * Sum_{k>=1} (-1)^(k+1)/(k*D(n,k-1)*D(n,k)). [T(n,k) was replaced with D(n,k) in the formula to agree with the beginning of the paragraph. - Petros Hadjicostas, Aug 05 2020]
For example, the fourth row of the table (n = 3) gives the series log(2) = 1 - 1/2 + 1/3 - 1/(1*1*7) + 1/(2*7*25) - 1/(3*25*63) + 1/(4*63*129) - ... . See A142979 for further details.
Also the main diagonal entries (the central Delannoy numbers) give the series acceleration formula Sum_{n>=1} 1/(n*D(n-1,n-1)*D(n,n)) = (1/2)*log(2), a result due to Burnside. [T(n,n) was replaced here with D(n,n) to agree with the previous paragraphs. - Petros Hadjicostas, Aug 05 2020]
Similar relations hold between log(2) and the crystal ball sequences of the C_n lattices A142992. For corresponding results for the constants zeta(2) and zeta(3), involving the crystal ball sequences for root lattices of type A_n and A_n x A_n, see A108625 and A143007 respectively. (End)
From Peter Bala, Oct 28 2008: (Start)
Hilbert transform of Pascal's triangle A007318 (see A145905 for the definition of this term).
D(n+a,n) = P_n(a,0;3) for all integer a such that a >= -n, where P_n(a,0;x) is the Jacobi polynomial with parameters (a,0) [Hetyei]. The related formula A(n,k) = P_k(0,n-k;3) defines the table of asymmetric Delannoy numbers, essentially A049600. (End)
Seen as a triangle read by rows: T(n, k) = Hyper2F1([k-n, -k], [1], 2). - Peter Luschny, Aug 02 2014, Oct 13 2024.
From Peter Bala, Jun 25 2015: (Start)
O.g.f. for triangle T(n,k): A(z,t) = 1/(1 - (1 + t)*z - t*z^2) = 1 + (1 + t)*z + (1 + 3*t + t^2)*z^2 + (1 + 5*t + 5*t^2 + t^3)*z^3 + ....
1 + z*d/dz(A(z,t))/A(z,t) is the o.g.f. for A102413. (End)
E.g.f. for the n-th subdiagonal of T(n,k), n >= 0, equals exp(x)*P(n,x), where P(n,x) is the polynomial Sum_{k = 0..n} binomial(n,k)*(2*x)^k/k!. For example, the e.g.f. for the second subdiagonal is exp(x)*(1 + 4*x + 4*x^2/2) = 1 + 5*x + 13*x^2/2! + 25*x^3/3! + 41*x^4/4! + 61*x^5/5! + .... - Peter Bala, Mar 05 2017 [The n-th subdiagonal of triangle T(n,k) is the n-th row of array D(n,k).]
Let a_i(n) be multiplicative with a_i(p^e) = D(i, e), p prime and e >= 0, then Sum_{n > 0} a_i(n)/n^s = (zeta(s))^(2*i+1)/(zeta(2*s))^i for i >= 0. - Werner Schulte, Feb 14 2018
Seen as a triangle read by rows: T(n,k) = Sum_{i=0..k} binomial(n-i, i) * binomial(n-2*i, k-i) for 0 <= k <= n. - Werner Schulte, Jan 09 2019
Univariate generating function: Sum_{k >= 0} D(n,k)*z^k = (1 + z)^n/(1 - z)^(n+1). [Dziemianczuk (2013), Eq. 5.3] - Matt Majic, Nov 24 2019
(n+1)*D(n+1,k) = (2*k+1)*D(n,k) + n*D(n-1,k). [Majic (2019), Eq. 22] - Matt Majic, Nov 24 2019
For i, j >= 1, D(i,j) = D(i,j-1) + 2*Sum_{k=0..i-1} D(k,j-1), or, because D(i,j) = D(j,i), D(i,j) = D(i-1,j) + 2*Sum_{k=0..j-1} D(i-1,k). - Shel Kaphan, Jan 01 2023
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)^2 = A026933(n). - R. J. Mathar, Nov 07 2023
Let S(x) = (1 - x - (1 - 6*x + x^2)^(1/2))/(2*x) denote the g.f. of the sequence of large Schröder numbers A006318. Read as a lower triangular array, the signed n-th row polynomial R(n, -x) = 1/sqrt(1 - 6*x + x^2) *( 1/S(x)^(n+1) + (x*S(x))^(n+1) ). For example, R(4, -x) = 1 - 7*x + 13*x^2 - 7*x^3 + x^4 = 1/sqrt(1 - 6*x + x^2) * ( 1/S(x)^5 + (x*S(x))^5 ). Cf. A102413. - Peter Bala, Aug 01 2024

Expanded description from Clark Kimberling, Jun 15 1997
Additional references from Sylviane R. Schwer (schwer(AT)lipn.univ-paris13.fr), Nov 28 2001
Changed the notation to make the formulas more precise. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jul 01 2002

A005259 Apery (Apéry) numbers: Sum_{k=0..n} (binomial(n,k)*binomial(n+k,k))^2.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 5, 73, 1445, 33001, 819005, 21460825, 584307365, 16367912425, 468690849005, 13657436403073, 403676083788125, 12073365010564729, 364713572395983725, 11111571997143198073, 341034504521827105445, 10534522198396293262825, 327259338516161442321485

Offset: 0

Simon Plouffe, N. J. A. Sloane, May 20 1991

Conjecture: For each n = 1,2,3,... the Apéry polynomial A_n(x) = Sum_{k = 0..n} binomial(n,k)^2*binomial(n+k,k)^2*x^k is irreducible over the field of rational numbers. - Zhi-Wei Sun, Mar 21 2013
The expansions of exp( Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*x^n/n ) = 1 + 5*x + 49*x^2 + 685*x^3 + 11807*x^4 + 232771*x^5 + ... and exp( Sum_{n >= 1} a(n-1)*x^n/n ) = 1 + 3*x + 27*x^2 + 390*x^3 + 7038*x^4 + 144550*x^5 + ... both appear to have integer coefficients. See A267220. - Peter Bala, Jan 12 2016
Diagonal of the rational function R(x, y, z, w) = 1 / (1 - (w*x*y*z + w*x*y + w*z + x*y + x*z + y + z)); also diagonal of rational function H(x, y, z, w) = 1/(1 - w*(1+x)*(1+y)*(1+z)*(x*y*z + y*z + y + z + 1)). - Gheorghe Coserea, Jun 26 2018
Named after the French mathematician Roger Apéry (1916-1994). - Amiram Eldar, Jun 10 2021

			G.f. = 1 + 5*x + 73*x^2 + 1445*x^3 + 33001*x^4 + 819005*x^5 + 21460825*x^6 + ...
a(2) = (binomial(2,0) * binomial(2+0,0))^2 + (binomial(2,1) * binomial(2+1,1))^2 + (binomial(2,2) * binomial(2+2,2))^2 = (1*1)^2 + (2*3)^2 + (1*6)^2 = 1 + 36 + 36 = 73. - _Michael B. Porter_, Jul 14 2016

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Seiichi Manyama, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..656 (first 101 terms from T. D. Noe)
Boris Adamczewski, Jason P. Bell and Eric Delaygue, Algebraic independence of G-functions and congruences "a la Lucas", arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.04187 [math.NT], 2016.
Jean-Paul Allouche, A remark on Apéry's numbers, J. Comput. Appl. Math., Vol. 83 (1997), pp. 123-125.
Roger Apéry, Irrationalité de zeta(2) et zeta(3), in Journées Arith. de Luminy. Colloque International du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) held at the Centre Universitaire de Luminy, Luminy, Jun 20-24, 1978. Astérisque, Vol. 61 (1979), pp. 11-13.
Roger Apéry, Sur certaines séries entières arithmétiques, Groupe de travail d'analyse ultramétrique, Vol. 9, No. 1 (1981-1982), Exp. No. 16, 2 p.
Roger Apéry, Interpolation de fractions continues et irrationalité de certaines constantes, Bulletin de la section des sciences du C.T.H.S III (1981), pp. 37-53.
Thomas Baruchel and Carsten Elsner, On error sums formed by rational approximations with split denominators, arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.06445 [math.NT], 2016.
Frits Beukers, Another congruence for the Apéry numbers, J. Number Theory, Vol. 25, No. 2 (1987), pp. 201-210.
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Francis Brown, Irrationality proofs for zeta values, moduli spaces and dinner parties, arXiv:1412.6508 [math.NT], 2014.
William Y. C. Chen, Qing-Hu Hou and Yan-Ping Mu, A telescoping method for double summations, J. Comp. Appl. Math., Vol. 196, No. 2 (2006), pp. 553-566, Example 4.
Shaun Cooper, Apéry-like sequences defined by four-term recurrence relations, arXiv:2302.00757 [math.NT], 2023. See Table 2 p. 7.
M. Coster, Email, Nov 1990
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Emeric Deutsch and Bruce E. Sagan, Congruences for Catalan and Motzkin numbers and related sequences, arXiv:math/0407326 [math.CO], 2004.
Emeric Deutsch and Bruce E. Sagan, Congruences for Catalan and Motzkin numbers and related sequences, J. Num. Theory 117 (2006), 191-215.
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Carsten Elsner, On recurrence formulas for sums involving binomial coefficients, Fib. Q., Vol. 43, No. 1 (2005), pp. 31-45.
Carsten Elsner, On prime-detecting sequences from Apéry's recurrence formulas for zeta(3) and zeta(2), JIS, Vol. 11 (2008), Article 08.5.1.
Stéphane Fischler, Irrationalité de valeurs de zeta, arXiv:math/0303066 [math.NT], 2003.
Scott Garrabrant and Igor Pak, Counting with irrational tiles, arXiv:1407.8222 [math.CO], 2014.
Ira Gessel, Some congruences for Apéry numbers, Journal of Number Theory, Vol. 14, No. 3 (1982) 362-368.
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Richard K. Guy, Letter to N. J. A. Sloane, Oct 1985
Vaclav Kotesovec, Asymptotic of generalized Apéry sequences with powers of binomial coefficients, Nov 04 2012
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Apéry's number or Apéry's constant zeta(3) is A002117. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jul 11 2023
Cf. A002736, A005258, A005429, A005430, A059415, A059416, A063007, A000172.
Cf. A006221, A000578, A006353.
Related to diagonal of rational functions: A268545-A268555.
The Apéry-like numbers [or Apéry-like sequences, Apery-like numbers, Apery-like sequences] include A000172, A000984, A002893, A002895, A005258, A005259, A005260, A006077, A036917, A063007, A081085, A093388, A125143 (apart from signs), A143003, A143007, A143413, A143414, A143415, A143583, A183204, A214262, A219692,A226535, A227216, A227454, A229111 (apart from signs), A260667, A260832, A262177, A264541, A264542, A279619, A290575, A290576. (The term "Apery-like" is not well-defined.)
For primes that do not divide the terms of the sequences A000172, A005258, A002893, A081085, A006077, A093388, A125143, A229111, A002895, A290575, A290576, A005259 see A260793, A291275-A291284 and A133370 respectively.
Cf. A092826 (prime terms).

List([0..20],n->Sum([0..n],k->Binomial(n,k)^2*Binomial(n+k,k)^2)); # Muniru A Asiru, Sep 28 2018

a005259 n = a005259_list !! n
a005259_list = 1 : 5 : zipWith div (zipWith (-)
   (tail $ zipWith (*) a006221_list a005259_list)
   (zipWith (*) (tail a000578_list) a005259_list)) (drop 2 a000578_list)
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 13 2014

[&+[Binomial(n, k) ^2 *Binomial(n+k, k)^2: k in [0..n]]:n in  [0..17]]; // Marius A. Burtea, Jan 20 2020

a := proc(n) option remember; if n=0 then 1 elif n=1 then 5 else (n^(-3))* ( (34*(n-1)^3 + 51*(n-1)^2 + 27*(n-1) +5)*a((n-1)) - (n-1)^3*a((n-1)-1)); fi; end;
# Alternative:
a := n -> hypergeom([-n, -n, 1+n, 1+n], [1, 1, 1], 1):
seq(simplify(a(n)), n=0..17); # Peter Luschny, Jan 19 2020

Table[HypergeometricPFQ[{-n, -n, n+1, n+1}, {1,1,1}, 1],{n,0,13}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Apr 01 2011 *)
Table[Sum[(Binomial[n,k]Binomial[n+k,k])^2,{k,0,n}],{n,0,30}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 15 2011 *)
a[ n_] := SeriesCoefficient[ SeriesCoefficient[ SeriesCoefficient[ SeriesCoefficient[ 1 / (1 - t (1 + x ) (1 + y ) (1 + z ) (x y z + (y + 1) (z + 1))), {t, 0, n}], {x, 0, n}], {y, 0, n}], {z, 0, n}]; (* Michael Somos, May 14 2016 *)

a(n)=sum(k=0,n,(binomial(n,k)*binomial(n+k,k))^2) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Nov 20 2012

def A005259(n):
    m, g = 1, 0
    for k in range(n+1):
        g += m
        m *= ((n+k+1)*(n-k))**2
        m //=(k+1)**4
    return g # Chai Wah Wu, Oct 02 2022

D-finite with recurrence (n+1)^3*a(n+1) = (34*n^3 + 51*n^2 + 27*n + 5)*a(n) - n^3*a(n-1), n >= 1.
Representation as a special value of the hypergeometric function 4F3, in Maple notation: a(n)=hypergeom([n+1, n+1, -n, -n], [1, 1, 1], 1), n=0, 1, ... - Karol A. Penson Jul 24 2002
a(n) = Sum_{k >= 0} A063007(n, k)*A000172(k). A000172 = Franel numbers. - Philippe Deléham, Aug 14 2003
G.f.: (-1/2)*(3*x - 3 + (x^2-34*x+1)^(1/2))*(x+1)^(-2)*hypergeom([1/3,2/3],[1],(-1/2)*(x^2 - 7*x + 1)*(x+1)^(-3)*(x^2 - 34*x + 1)^(1/2)+(1/2)*(x^3 + 30*x^2 - 24*x + 1)*(x+1)^(-3))^2. - Mark van Hoeij, Oct 29 2011
Let g(x, y) = 4*cos(2*x) + 8*sin(y)*cos(x) + 5 and let P(n,z) denote the Legendre polynomial of degree n. Then G. A. Edgar posted a conjecture of Alexandru Lupas that a(n) equals the double integral 1/(4*Pi^2)*int {y = -Pi..Pi} int {x = -Pi..Pi} P(n,g(x,y)) dx dy. (Added Jan 07 2015: Answered affirmatively in Math Overflow question 178790) - Peter Bala, Mar 04 2012; edited by G. A. Edgar, Dec 10 2016
a(n) ~ (1+sqrt(2))^(4*n+2)/(2^(9/4)*Pi^(3/2)*n^(3/2)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Nov 01 2012
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} C(n,k)^2 * C(n+k,k)^2. - Joerg Arndt, May 11 2013
0 = (-x^2+34*x^3-x^4)*y''' + (-3*x+153*x^2-6*x^3)*y'' + (-1+112*x-7*x^2)*y' + (5-x)*y, where y is g.f. - Gheorghe Coserea, Jul 14 2016
From Peter Bala, Jan 18 2020: (Start)
a(n) = Sum_{0 <= j, k <= n} (-1)^(n+j) * C(n,k)^2 * C(n+k,k)^2 * C(n,j) * C(n+k+j,k+j).
a(n) = Sum_{0 <= j, k <= n} C(n,k) * C(n+k,k) * C(k,j)^3 (see Koepf, p. 55).
a(n) = Sum_{0 <= j, k <= n} C(n,k)^2 * C(n,j)^2 * C(3*n-j-k,2*n) (see Koepf, p. 119).
Diagonal coefficients of the rational function 1/((1 - x - y)*(1 - z - t) - x*y*z*t) (Straub, 2014). (End)
a(n) = [x^n] 1/(1 - x)*( Legendre_P(n,(1 + x)/(1 - x)) )^m at m = 2. At m = 1 we get the Apéry numbers A005258. - Peter Bala, Dec 22 2020
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n} (-1)^(n+k)*binomial(n, k)*binomial(n+k, k)*A108625(n, k). - Peter Bala, Jul 18 2024
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} Sum_{j=0..n} C(n,k)^2 * C(n,j)^2 * C(k+j,k), see Labelle et al. link. - Max Alekseyev, Mar 12 2025

A005258 Apéry numbers: a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k)^2 * binomial(n+k,k).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 3, 19, 147, 1251, 11253, 104959, 1004307, 9793891, 96918753, 970336269, 9807518757, 99912156111, 1024622952993, 10567623342519, 109527728400147, 1140076177397091, 11911997404064793, 124879633548031009, 1313106114867738897, 13844511065506477501

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

This is the Taylor expansion of a special point on a curve described by Beauville. - Matthijs Coster, Apr 28 2004
Equals the main diagonal of square array A108625. - Paul D. Hanna, Jun 14 2005
This sequence is t_5 in Cooper's paper. - Jason Kimberley, Nov 25 2012
Conjecture: For each n=1,2,3,... the polynomial a_n(x) = Sum_{k=0..n} C(n,k)^2*C(n+k,k)*x^k is irreducible over the field of rational numbers. - Zhi-Wei Sun, Mar 21 2013
Diagonal of rational functions 1/(1 - x - x*y - y*z - x*z - x*y*z), 1/(1 + y + z + x*y + y*z + x*z + x*y*z), 1/(1 - x - y - z + x*y + x*y*z), 1/(1 - x - y - z + y*z + x*z - x*y*z). - Gheorghe Coserea, Jul 07 2018

			G.f. = 1 + 3*x + 19*x^2 + 147*x^3 + 1251*x^4 + 11253*x^5 + 104959*x^6 + ...

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Cf. A002736, A005259, A005429, A005430, A108625, A143413, A218690, A218692.
Cf. A007318.
Cf. A001008, A002805.
The Apéry-like numbers [or Apéry-like sequences, Apery-like numbers, Apery-like sequences] include A000172, A000984, A002893, A002895, A005258, A005259, A005260, A006077, A036917, A063007, A081085, A093388, A125143 (apart from signs), A143003, A143007, A143413, A143414, A143415, A143583, A183204, A214262, A219692,A226535, A227216, A227454, A229111 (apart from signs), A260667, A260832, A262177, A264541, A264542, A279619, A290575, A290576. (The term "Apery-like" is not well-defined.)
For primes that do not divide the terms of the sequences A000172, A005258, A002893, A081085, A006077, A093388, A125143, A229111, A002895, A290575, A290576, A005259 see A260793, A291275-A291284 and A133370 respectively.

a:=n->Sum([0..n],k->(-1)^(n-k)*Binomial(n,k)*Binomial(n+k,k)^2);;
A005258:=List([0..20],n->a(n));; # Muniru A Asiru, Feb 11 2018

List([0..20],n->Sum([0..n],k->Binomial(n,k)^2*Binomial(n+k,k))); # Muniru A Asiru, Jul 29 2018

a005258 n = sum [a007318 n k ^ 2 * a007318 (n + k) k | k <- [0..n]]
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 04 2013

[&+[Binomial(n,k)^2 * Binomial(n+k,k): k in [0..n]]: n in [0..25]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 28 2018

with(combinat): seq(add((multinomial(n+k,n-k,k,k))*binomial(n,k), k=0..n), n=0..18); # Zerinvary Lajos, Oct 18 2006
a := n -> binomial(2*n, n)*hypergeom([-n, -n, -n], [1, -2*n], 1):
seq(simplify(a(n)), n=0..20); # Peter Luschny, Feb 10 2018

a[n_] := HypergeometricPFQ[ {n+1, -n, -n}, {1, 1}, 1]; Table[ a[n], {n, 0, 18}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Jan 20 2012, after Vladeta Jovovic *)
Table[Sum[Binomial[n,k]^2 Binomial[n+k,k],{k,0,n}],{n,0,20}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 25 2019 *)

{a(n) = if( n<0, -(-1)^n * a(-1-n), sum(k=0, n, binomial(n, k)^2 * binomial(n+k, k)))} /* Michael Somos, Sep 18 2013 */

def A005258(n):
    m, g = 1, 0
    for k in range(n+1):
        g += m
        m *= (n+k+1)*(n-k)**2
        m //= (k+1)**3
    return g # Chai Wah Wu, Oct 02 2022

a(n) = hypergeom([n+1, -n, -n], [1, 1], 1). - Vladeta Jovovic, Apr 24 2003
D-finite with recurrence: (n+1)^2 * a(n+1) = (11*n^2+11*n+3) * a(n) + n^2 * a(n-1). - Matthijs Coster, Apr 28 2004
Let b(n) be the solution to the above recurrence with b(0) = 0, b(1) = 5. Then the b(n) are rational numbers with b(n)/a(n) -> zeta(2) very rapidly. The identity b(n)*a(n-1) - b(n-1)*a(n) = (-1)^(n-1)*5/n^2 leads to a series acceleration formula: zeta(2) = 5 * Sum_{n >= 1} 1/(n^2*a(n)*a(n-1)) = 5*(1/(1*3) + 1/(2^2*3*19) + 1/(3^2*19*147) + ...). Similar results hold for the constant e: see A143413. - Peter Bala, Aug 14 2008
G.f.: hypergeom([1/12, 5/12],[1], 1728*x^5*(1-11*x-x^2)/(1-12*x+14*x^2+12*x^3+x^4)^3) / (1-12*x+14*x^2+12*x^3+x^4)^(1/4). - Mark van Hoeij, Oct 25 2011
a(n) ~ ((11+5*sqrt(5))/2)^(n+1/2)/(2*Pi*5^(1/4)*n). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Oct 05 2012
1/Pi = 5*(sqrt(47)/7614)*Sum_{n>=0} (-1)^n a(n)*binomial(2n,n)*(682n+71)/15228^n. [Cooper, equation (4)] - Jason Kimberley, Nov 26 2012
a(-1 - n) = (-1)^n * a(n) if n>=0. a(-1 - n) = -(-1)^n * a(n) if n<0. - Michael Somos, Sep 18 2013
0 = a(n)*(a(n+1)*(+4*a(n+2) + 83*a(n+3) - 12*a(n+4)) + a(n+2)*(+32*a(n+2) + 902*a(n+3) - 147*a(n+4)) + a(n+3)*(-56*a(n+3) + 12*a(n+4))) + a(n+1)*(a(n+1)*(+17*a(n+2) + 374*a(n+3) - 56*a(n+4)) + a(n+2)*(+176*a(n+2) + 5324*a(n+3) - 902*a(n+4)) + a(n+3)*(-374*a(n+3) + 83*a(n+4))) + a(n+2)*(a(n+2)*(-5*a(n+2) - 176*a(n+3) + 32*a(n+4)) + a(n+3)*(+17*a(n+3) - 4*a(n+4))) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Aug 06 2016
a(n) = binomial(2*n, n)*hypergeom([-n, -n, -n],[1, -2*n], 1). - Peter Luschny, Feb 10 2018
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n} (-1)^(n-k)*binomial(n,k)*binomial(n+k,k)^2. - Peter Bala, Feb 10 2018
G.f. y=A(x) satisfies: 0 = x*(x^2 + 11*x - 1)*y'' + (3*x^2 + 22*x - 1)*y' + (x + 3)*y. - Gheorghe Coserea, Jul 01 2018
From Peter Bala, Jan 15 2020: (Start)
a(n) = Sum_{0 <= j, k <= n} (-1)^(j+k)*C(n,k)*C(n+k,k)^2*C(n,j)* C(n+k+j,k+j).
a(n) = Sum_{0 <= j, k <= n} (-1)^(n+j)*C(n,k)^2*C(n+k,k)*C(n,j)* C(n+k+j,k+j).
a(n) = Sum_{0 <= j, k <= n} (-1)^j*C(n,k)^2*C(n,j)*C(3*n-j-k,2*n). (End)
a(n) = [x^n] 1/(1 - x)*( Legendre_P(n,(1 + x)/(1 - x)) )^m at m = 1. At m = 2 we get the Apéry numbers A005259. - Peter Bala, Dec 22 2020
a(n) = (-1)^n*Sum_{j=0..n} (1 - 5*j*H(j) + 5*j*H(n - j))*binomial(n, j)^5, where H(n) denotes the n-th harmonic number, A001008/A002805. (Paule/Schneider). - Peter Luschny, Jul 23 2021
From Bradley Klee, Jun 05 2023: (Start)
The g.f. T(x) obeys a period-annihilating ODE:
0=(3 + x)*T(x) + (-1 + 22*x + 3*x^2)*T'(x) + x*(-1 + 11*x + x^2)*T''(x).
The periods ODE can be derived from the following Weierstrass data:
g2 = 3*(1 - 12*x + 14*x^2 + 12*x^3 + x^4);
g3 = 1 - 18*x + 75*x^2 + 75*x^4 + 18*x^5 + x^6;
which determine an elliptic surface with four singular fibers. (End)
Conjecture: a(n)^2 = Sum_{k = 0..n} (-1)^(n+k)*binomial(n, k)*binomial(n+k, k)*A143007(n, k). - Peter Bala, Jul 08 2024

A001541 a(0) = 1, a(1) = 3; for n > 1, a(n) = 6*a(n-1) - a(n-2).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 3, 17, 99, 577, 3363, 19601, 114243, 665857, 3880899, 22619537, 131836323, 768398401, 4478554083, 26102926097, 152139002499, 886731088897, 5168247530883, 30122754096401, 175568277047523, 1023286908188737, 5964153172084899, 34761632124320657

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind evaluated at 3.
This sequence gives the values of x in solutions of the Diophantine equation x^2 - 8*y^2 = 1, the corresponding values of y are in A001109. For n > 0, the ratios a(n)/A001090(n) may be obtained as convergents to sqrt(8): either successive convergents of [3; -6] or odd convergents of [2; 1, 4]. - Lekraj Beedassy, Sep 09 2003 [edited by Jon E. Schoenfield, May 04 2014]
Also gives solutions to the equation x^2 - 1 = floor(x*r*floor(x/r)) where r = sqrt(8). - Benoit Cloitre, Feb 14 2004
Appears to give all solutions greater than 1 to the equation: x^2 = ceiling(x*r*floor(x/r)) where r = sqrt(2). - Benoit Cloitre, Feb 24 2004
This sequence give numbers n such that (n-1)*(n+1)/2 is a perfect square. Remark: (i-1)*(i+1)/2 = (i^2-1)/2 = -1 = i^2 with i = sqrt(-1) so i is also in the sequence. - Pierre CAMI, Apr 20 2005
a(n) is prime for n = {1, 2, 4, 8}. Prime a(n) are {3, 17, 577, 665857}, which belong to A001601(n). a(2k-1) is divisible by a(1) = 3. a(4k-2) is divisible by a(2) = 17. a(8k-4) is divisible by a(4) = 577. a(16k-8) is divisible by a(8) = 665857. - Alexander Adamchuk, Nov 24 2006
The upper principal convergents to 2^(1/2), beginning with 3/2, 17/12, 99/70, 577/408, comprise a strictly decreasing sequence; essentially, numerators=A001541 and denominators=A001542. - Clark Kimberling, Aug 26 2008
Also index of sequence A082532 for which A082532(n) = 1. - Carmine Suriano, Sep 07 2010
Numbers n such that sigma(n-1) and sigma(n+1) are both odd numbers. - Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Mar 28 2011
Also, numbers such that floor(a(n)^2/2) is a square: base 2 analog of A031149, A204502, A204514, A204516, A204518, A204520, A004275, A001075. - M. F. Hasler, Jan 15 2012
Numbers such that 2n^2 - 2 is a square. Also integer square roots of the expression 2*n^2 + 1, at values of n given by A001542. Also see A228405 regarding 2n^2 -+ 2^k generally for k >= 0. - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 20 2013
Values of x (or y) in the solutions to x^2 - 6xy + y^2 + 8 = 0. - Colin Barker, Feb 04 2014
Panda and Ray call the numbers in this sequence the Lucas-balancing numbers C_n (see references and links).
Partial sums of X or X+1 of Pythagorean triples (X,X+1,Z). - Peter M. Chema, Feb 03 2017
a(n)/A001542(n) is the closest rational approximation to sqrt(2) with a numerator not larger than a(n), and 2*A001542(n)/a(n) is the closest rational approximation to sqrt(2) with a denominator not larger than a(n). These rational approximations together with those obtained from the sequences A001653 and A002315 give a complete set of closest rational approximations to sqrt(2) with restricted numerator or denominator. a(n)/A001542(n) > sqrt(2) > 2*A001542(n)/a(n). - A.H.M. Smeets, May 28 2017
x = a(n), y = A001542(n) are solutions of the Diophantine equation x^2 - 2y^2 = 1 (Pell equation). x = 2*A001542(n), y = a(n) are solutions of the Diophantine equation x^2 - 2y^2 = -2. Both together give the set of fractional approximations for sqrt(2) obtained from limited fractions obtained from continued fraction representation to sqrt(2). - A.H.M. Smeets, Jun 22 2017
a(n) is the radius of the n-th circle among the sequence of circles generated as follows: Starting with a unit circle centered at the origin, every subsequent circle touches the previous circle as well as the two limbs of hyperbola x^2 - y^2 = 1, and lies in the region y > 0. - Kaushal Agrawal, Nov 10 2018
All of the positive integer solutions of a*b+1=x^2, a*c+1=y^2, b*c+1=z^2, x+z=2*y, 0A001542(n), b=A005319(n), c=A001542(n+1), x=A001541(n), y=A001653(n+1), z=A002315(n) with 0Michael Somos, Jun 26 2022

			99^2 + 99^2 = 140^2 + 2. - _Carmine Suriano_, Jan 05 2015
G.f. = 1 + 3*x + 17*x^2 + 99*x^3 + 577*x^4 + 3363*x^5 + 19601*x^6 + 114243*x^7 + ...

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Index entries for two-way infinite sequences
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (6,-1).
Index entries for sequences related to Chebyshev polynomials.

Bisection of A001333. A003499(n) = 2a(n).
Cf. A055997 = numbers n such that n(n-1)/2 is a square.
Row 1 of array A188645.
Cf. A046090, A001109, A053142, A084130, A001601, A056771, A077420, A005319, A082532, A001542.
Cf. A055792 (terms squared), A132592.

a001541 n = a001541_list !! (n-1)
a001541_list =
1 : 3 : zipWith (-) (map (* 6) $ tail a001541_list) a001541_list
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 06 2011
(Scheme, with memoization-macro definec)
(definec (A001541 n) (cond ((zero? n) 1) ((= 1 n) 3) (else (- (* 6 (A001541 (- n 1))) (A001541 (- n 2))))))
;; Antti Karttunen, Oct 04 2016

[n: n in [1..10000000] |IsSquare(8*(n^2-1))]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 18 2010

a[0]:=1: a[1]:=3: for n from 2 to 26 do a[n]:=6*a[n-1]-a[n-2] od: seq(a[n], n=0..20); # Zerinvary Lajos, Jul 26 2006
A001541:=-(-1+3*z)/(1-6*z+z**2); # Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation

Table[Simplify[(1/2) (3 + 2 Sqrt[2])^n + (1/2) (3 - 2 Sqrt[2])^n], {n, 0, 20}] (* Artur Jasinski, Feb 10 2010 *)
a[ n_] := If[n == 0, 1, With[{m = Abs @ n}, m Sum[4^i Binomial[m + i, 2 i]/(m + i), {i, 0, m}]]]; (* Michael Somos, Jul 11 2011 *)
a[ n_] := ChebyshevT[ n, 3]; (* Michael Somos, Jul 11 2011 *)
LinearRecurrence[{6, -1}, {1, 3}, 50] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Feb 12 2012 *)

{a(n) = real((3 + quadgen(32))^n)}; /* Michael Somos, Apr 07 2003 */

{a(n) = subst( poltchebi( abs(n)), x, 3)}; /* Michael Somos, Apr 07 2003 */

{a(n) = if( n<0, a(-n), polsym(1 - 6*x + x^2, n) [n+1] / 2)}; /* Michael Somos, Apr 07 2003 */

{a(n) = polchebyshev( n, 1, 3)}; /* Michael Somos, Jul 11 2011 */

a(n)=([1,2,2;2,1,2;2,2,3]^n)[3,3] \\ Vim Wenders, Mar 28 2007

G.f.: (1-3*x)/(1-6*x+x^2). - Barry E. Williams and Wolfdieter Lang, May 05 2000
E.g.f.: exp(3*x)*cosh(2*sqrt(2)*x). Binomial transform of A084128. - Paul Barry, May 16 2003
From N. J. A. Sloane, May 16 2003: (Start)
a(n) = sqrt(8*((A001109(n))^2) + 1).
a(n) = T(n, 3), with Chebyshev's T-polynomials A053120. (End)
a(n) = ((3+2*sqrt(2))^n + (3-2*sqrt(2))^n)/2.
a(n) = cosh(2*n*arcsinh(1)). - Herbert Kociemba, Apr 24 2008
a(n) ~ (1/2)*(sqrt(2) + 1)^(2*n). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), May 15 2002
For all elements x of the sequence, 2*x^2 - 2 is a square. Limit_{n -> infinity} a(n)/a(n-1) = 3 + 2*sqrt(2). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 10 2002 [corrected by Peter Pein, Mar 09 2009]
a(n) = 3*A001109(n) - A001109(n-1), n >= 1. - Barry E. Williams and Wolfdieter Lang, May 05 2000
For n >= 1, a(n) = A001652(n) - A001652(n-1). - Charlie Marion, Jul 01 2003
From Paul Barry, Sep 18 2003: (Start)
a(n) = ((-1+sqrt(2))^n + (1+sqrt(2))^n + (1-sqrt(2))^n + (-1-sqrt(2))^n)/4 (with interpolated zeros).
E.g.f.: cosh(x)*cosh(sqrt(2)x) (with interpolated zeros). (End)
For n > 0, a(n)^2 + 1 = 2*A001653(n-1)*A001653(n). - Charlie Marion, Dec 21 2003
a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = 2*(A001653(2*n+1) - A001652(2*n)). - Charlie Marion, Mar 17 2003
a(n) = Sum_{k >= 0} binomial(2*n, 2*k)*2^k = Sum_{k >= 0} A086645(n, k)*2^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 29 2004
a(n)*A002315(n+k) = A001652(2*n+k) + A001652(k) + 1; for k > 0, a(n+k)*A002315(n) = A001652(2*n+k) - A001652(k-1). - Charlie Marion, Mar 17 2003
For n > k, a(n)*A001653(k) = A011900(n+k) + A053141(n-k-1). For n <= k, a(n)*A001653(k) = A011900(n+k) + A053141(k-n). - Charlie Marion, Oct 18 2004
A053141(n+1) + A055997(n+1) = a(n+1) + A001109(n+1). - Creighton Dement, Sep 16 2004
a(n+1) - A001542(n+1) = A090390(n+1) - A046729(n) = A001653(n); a(n+1) - 4*A079291(n+1) = (-1)^(n+1). Formula generated by the floretion - .5'i + .5'j - .5i' + .5j' - 'ii' + 'jj' - 2'kk' + 'ij' + .5'ik' + 'ji' + .5'jk' + .5'ki' + .5'kj' + e. - Creighton Dement, Nov 16 2004
a(n) = sqrt( A055997(2*n) ). - Alexander Adamchuk, Nov 24 2006
a(2n) = A056771(n). a(2*n+1) = 3*A077420(n). - Alexander Adamchuk, Feb 01 2007
a(n) = (A000129(n)^2)*4 + (-1)^n. - Vim Wenders, Mar 28 2007
2*a(k)*A001653(n)*A001653(n+k) = A001653(n)^2 + A001653(n+k)^2 + A001542(k)^2. - Charlie Marion, Oct 12 2007
a(n) = A001333(2*n). - Ctibor O. Zizka, Aug 13 2008
A028982(a(n)-1) + 2 = A028982(a(n)+1). - Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Mar 28 2011
a(n) = 2*A001108(n) + 1. - Paul Weisenhorn, Dec 17 2011
a(n) = sqrt(2*x^2 + 1) with x being A001542(n). - Zak Seidov, Jan 30 2013
a(2n) = 2*a(n)^2 - 1 = a(n)^2 + 2*A001542(n)^2. a(2*n+1) = 1 + 2*A002315(n)^2. - Steven J. Haker, Dec 04 2013
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + 4*A001542(n-1); e.g., a(4) = 99 = 3*17 + 4*12. - Zak Seidov, Dec 19 2013
a(n) = cos(n * arccos(3)) = cosh(n * log(3 + 2*sqrt(2))). - Daniel Suteu, Jul 28 2016
From Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jul 28 2016: (Start)
Inverse binomial transform of A084130.
Exponential convolution of A000079 and A084058.
Sum_{n>=0} (-1)^n*a(n)/n! = cosh(2*sqrt(2))/exp(3) = 0.4226407909842764637... (End)
a(2*n+1) = 2*a(n)*a(n+1) - 3. - Timothy L. Tiffin, Oct 12 2016
a(n) = a(-n) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Jan 20 2017
a(2^n) = A001601(n+1). - A.H.M. Smeets, May 28 2017
a(A298210(n)) = A002350(2*n^2). - A.H.M. Smeets, Jan 25 2018
a(n) = S(n, 6) - 3*S(n-1, 6), for n >= 0, with S(n, 6) = A001109(n+1), (Chebyshev S of A049310). See the first comment and the formula a(n) = T(n, 3). - Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 22 2020
From Peter Bala, Dec 31 2021: (Start)
a(n) = [x^n] (3*x + sqrt(1 + 8*x^2))^n.
The Gauss congruences a(n*p^k) == a(n*p^(k-1)) hold for all prime p and positive integers n and k.
O.g.f. A(x) = 1 + x*d/dx(log(B(x))), where B(x) = 1/sqrt(1 - 6*x + x^2) is the o.g.f. of A001850. (End)
From Peter Bala, Aug 17 2022: (Start)
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/(a(n) - 2/a(n)) = 1/2.
Sum_{n >= 1} (-1)^(n+1)/(a(n) + 1/a(n)) = 1/4.
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/(a(n)^2 - 2) = 1/2 - 1/sqrt(8). (End)
From  Peter Bala, Jun 23 2025: (Start)
Product_{n >= 0} (1 + 1/a(2^n)) = sqrt(2).
Product_{n >= 0} (1 - 1/(2*a(2^n))) = (4/7)*sqrt(2). See A002812. (End)

A002893 a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k)^2 * binomial(2*k,k).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 3, 15, 93, 639, 4653, 35169, 272835, 2157759, 17319837, 140668065, 1153462995, 9533639025, 79326566595, 663835030335, 5582724468093, 47152425626559, 399769750195965, 3400775573443089, 29016970072920387, 248256043372999089

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N. J. A. Sloane

This is the Taylor expansion of a special point on a curve described by Beauville. - Matthijs Coster, Apr 28 2004
a(n) is the 2n-th moment of the distance from the origin of a 3-step random walk in the plane. - Peter M. W. Gill (peter.gill(AT)nott.ac.uk), Feb 27 2004
a(n) is the number of Abelian squares of length 2n over a 3-letter alphabet. - Jeffrey Shallit, Aug 17 2010
Consider 2D simple random walk on honeycomb lattice. a(n) gives number of paths of length 2n ending at origin. - Sergey Perepechko, Feb 16 2011
Row sums of A318397 the square of A008459. - Peter Bala, Mar 05 2013
Conjecture: For each n=1,2,3,... the polynomial g_n(x) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k)^2*binomial(2k,k)*x^k is irreducible over the field of rational numbers. - Zhi-Wei Sun, Mar 21 2013
This is one of the Apery-like sequences - see Cross-references. - Hugo Pfoertner, Aug 06 2017
a(n) is the sum of the squares of the coefficients of (x + y + z)^n. - Michael Somos, Aug 25 2018
a(n) is the constant term in the expansion of (1 + (1 + x) * (1 + y) + (1 + 1/x) * (1 + 1/y))^n. - Seiichi Manyama, Oct 28 2019

			G.f.: A(x) = 1 + 3*x + 15*x^2 + 93*x^3 + 639*x^4 + 4653*x^5 + 35169*x^6 + ...
G.f.: A(x) = 1/(1-3*x) + 6*x^2*(1-x)/(1-3*x)^4 + 90*x^4*(1-x)^2/(1-3*x)^7 + 1680*x^6*(1-x)^3/(1-3*x)^10 + 34650*x^8*(1-x)^4/(1-3*x)^13 + ... - _Paul D. Hanna_, Feb 26 2012

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Cf. A000172, A002895, A000984, A006480, A087457, A274600, A318397, A244973.
Cf. A169714, A169715.
The Apéry-like numbers [or Apéry-like sequences, Apery-like numbers, Apery-like sequences] include A000172, A000984, A002893, A002895, A005258, A005259, A005260, A006077, A036917, A063007, A081085, A093388, A125143 (apart from signs), A143003, A143007, A143413, A143414, A143415, A143583, A183204, A214262, A219692,A226535, A227216, A227454, A229111 (apart from signs), A260667, A260832, A262177, A264541, A264542, A279619, A290575, A290576. (The term "Apery-like" is not well-defined.)
For primes that do not divide the terms of the sequences A000172, A005258, A002893, A081085, A006077, A093388, A125143, A229111, A002895, A290575, A290576, A005259 see A260793, A291275-A291284 and A133370 respectively.

[&+[Binomial(n, k)^2 * Binomial(2*k, k): k in [0..n]]: n in [0..25]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 26 2018

series(1/GaussAGM(sqrt((1-3*x)*(1+x)^3), sqrt((1+3*x)*(1-x)^3)), x=0, 42) # Gheorghe Coserea, Aug 17 2016
A002893 := n -> hypergeom([1/2, -n, -n], [1, 1], 4):
seq(simplify(A002893(n)), n=0..20); # Peter Luschny, May 23 2017

Table[Sum[Binomial[n,k]^2 Binomial[2k,k],{k,0,n}],{n,0,20}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 19 2011 *)
a[ n_] := If[ n < 0, 0, HypergeometricPFQ[ {1/2, -n, -n}, {1, 1}, 4]]; (* Michael Somos, Oct 16 2013 *)
a[n_] := SeriesCoefficient[BesselI[0, 2*Sqrt[x]]^3, {x, 0, n}]*n!^2; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 20}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Dec 30 2013 *)
a[ n_] := If[ n < 0, 0, Block[ {x, y, z},  Expand[(x + y + z)^n] /. {t_Integer -> t^2, x -> 1, y -> 1, z -> 1}]]; (* Michael Somos, Aug 25 2018 *)

{a(n) = if( n<0, 0, n!^2 * polcoeff( besseli(0, 2*x + O(x^(2*n+1)))^3, 2*n))};

{a(n) = sum(k=0, n, binomial(n, k)^2 * binomial(2*k, k))}; /* Michael Somos, Jul 25 2007 */

{a(n)=polcoeff(sum(m=0,n, (3*m)!/m!^3 * x^(2*m)*(1-x)^m / (1-3*x+x*O(x^n))^(3*m+1)),n)} \\ Paul D. Hanna, Feb 26 2012

N = 42; x='x + O('x^N); v = Vec(1/agm(sqrt((1-3*x)*(1+x)^3), sqrt((1+3*x)*(1-x)^3))); vector((#v+1)\2, k, v[2*k-1])  \\ Gheorghe Coserea, Aug 17 2016

def A002893(n): return simplify(hypergeometric([1/2,-n,-n], [1,1], 4))
[A002893(n) for n in range(31)] # G. C. Greubel, Jan 21 2023

a(n) = Sum_{m=0..n} binomial(n, m) * A000172(m). [Barrucand]
D-finite with recurrence: (n+1)^2 a(n+1) = (10*n^2+10*n+3) * a(n) - 9*n^2 * a(n-1). - Matthijs Coster, Apr 28 2004
Sum_{n>=0} a(n)*x^n/n!^2 = BesselI(0, 2*sqrt(x))^3. - Vladeta Jovovic, Mar 11 2003
a(n) = Sum_{p+q+r=n} (n!/(p!*q!*r!))^2 with p, q, r >= 0. - Michael Somos, Jul 25 2007
a(n) = 3*A087457(n) for n>0. - Philippe Deléham, Sep 14 2008
a(n) = hypergeom([1/2, -n, -n], [1, 1], 4). - Mark van Hoeij, Jun 02 2010
G.f.: 2*sqrt(2)/Pi/sqrt(1-6*z-3*z^2+sqrt((1-z)^3*(1-9*z))) *  EllipticK(8*z^(3/2)/(1-6*z-3*z^2+sqrt((1-z)^3*(1-9*z)))). - Sergey Perepechko, Feb 16 2011
G.f.: Sum_{n>=0} (3*n)!/n!^3 * x^(2*n)*(1-x)^n / (1-3*x)^(3*n+1). - Paul D. Hanna, Feb 26 2012
Asymptotic: a(n) ~ 3^(2*n+3/2)/(4*Pi*n). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Sep 11 2012
G.f.: 1/(1-3*x)*(1-6*x^2*(1-x)/(Q(0)+6*x^2*(1-x))), where Q(k) = (54*x^3 - 54*x^2 + 9*x -1)*k^2 + (81*x^3 - 81*x^2 + 18*x -2)*k + 33*x^3 - 33*x^2 +9*x - 1 - 3*x^2*(1-x)*(1-3*x)^3*(k+1)^2*(3*k+4)*(3*k+5)/Q(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jul 16 2013
G.f.: G(0)/(2*(1-9*x)^(2/3)), where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - 3*(3*k+1)^2*x*(1-x)^2/(3*(3*k+1)^2*x*(1-x)^2 - (k+1)^2*(1-9*x)^2/G(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jul 31 2013
a(n) = [x^(2n)] 1/agm(sqrt((1-3*x)*(1+x)^3), sqrt((1+3*x)*(1-x)^3)). - Gheorghe Coserea, Aug 17 2016
0 = +a(n)*(+a(n+1)*(+729*a(n+2) -1539*a(n+3) +243*a(n+4)) +a(n+2)*(-567*a(n+2) +1665*a(n+3) -297*a(n+4)) +a(n+3)*(-117*a(n+3) +27*a(n+4))) +a(n+1)*(+a(n+1)*(-324*a(n+2) +720*a(n+3) -117*a(n+4)) +a(n+2)*(+315*a(n+2) -1000*a(n+3) +185*a(n+4)) +a(n+3)*(+80*a(n+3) -19*a(n+4))) +a(n+2)*(+a(n+2)*(-9*a(n+2) +35*a(n+3) -7*a(n+4)) +a(n+3)*(-4*a(n+3) +a(n+4))) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Oct 30 2017
G.f. y=A(x) satisfies: 0 = x*(x - 1)*(9*x - 1)*y'' + (27*x^2 - 20*x + 1)*y' + 3*(3*x - 1)*y. - Gheorghe Coserea, Jul 01 2018
Sum_{k>=0} binomial(2*k,k) * a(k) / 6^(2*k) = A086231 = (sqrt(3)-1) * (Gamma(1/24) * Gamma(11/24))^2 / (32*Pi^3). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Apr 23 2023
From Bradley Klee, Jun 05 2023: (Start)
The g.f. T(x) obeys a period-annihilating ODE:
0=3*(-1 + 3*x)*T(x) + (1 - 20*x + 27*x^2)*T'(x) + x*(-1 + x)*(-1 + 9*x)*T''(x).
The periods ODE can be derived from the following Weierstrass data:
g2 = (3/64)*(1 + 3*x)*(1 - 15*x + 75*x^2 + 3*x^3);
g3 = -(1/512)*(-1 + 6*x + 3*x^2)*(1 - 12*x + 30*x^2 - 540*x^3 + 9*x^4);
which determine an elliptic surface with four singular fibers. (End)
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n} binomial(n, k)^2 * binomial(3*k, 2*n) (Almkvist, p. 16). - Peter Bala, May 22 2025

A000699 Number of irreducible chord diagrams with 2n nodes.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 1, 4, 27, 248, 2830, 38232, 593859, 10401712, 202601898, 4342263000, 101551822350, 2573779506192, 70282204726396, 2057490936366320, 64291032462761955, 2136017303903513184, 75197869250518812754, 2796475872605709079512, 109549714522464120960474, 4509302910783496963256400, 194584224274515194731540740

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N. J. A. Sloane

Perturbation expansion in quantum field theory: spinor case in 4 spacetime dimensions.
a(n)*2^(-n) is the coefficient of the x^(2*n-1) term in the series reversal of the asymptotic expansion of 2*DawsonF(x) = sqrt(Pi)*exp(-x^2)*erfi(x) for x -> inf. - Vladimir Reshetnikov, Apr 23 2016
The September 2018 talk by Noam Zeilberger (see link to video) connects three topics (planar maps, Tamari lattices, lambda calculus) and eight sequences: A000168, A000260, A000309, A000698, A000699, A002005, A062980, A267827. - N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 17 2018
A set partition is topologically connected if the graph whose vertices are the blocks and whose edges are crossing pairs of blocks is connected, where two blocks cross each other if they are of the form {{...x...y...},{...z...t...}} for some x < z < y < t or z < x < t < y. Then a(n) is the number of topologically connected 2-uniform set partitions of {1...2n}. See my links for examples. - Gus Wiseman, Feb 23 2019
From Julien Courtiel, Oct 09 2024: (Start)
a(n) is the number of rooted bridgeless combinatorial maps with n edges (genus is not fixed). A map is bridgeless if it has no edge whose removal disconnects the graph. For example, for n=2, there are 4 bridgeless maps with 2 edges: 2 planar maps with 1 vertex (either two consecutive loops, or two nested loops), 1 toric map with 1 vertex, and 1 planar map with 2 vertices connected by a double edge.
Also, a(n) is the number of trees with n edges equipped with a binary tubing. A tube is a connected subgraph. A binary tubing of a tree is a nested set collection S of tubes such that 1. S contains the tube of all vertices 2. Every tube of S is either reduced to one vertex, or it can be can partitioned by 2 tubes of S.
(End)

			a(31)=627625976637472254550352492162870816129760 was computed using Kreimer's Hopf algebra of rooted trees. It subsumes 2.6*10^21 terms in quantum field theory.
G.f.: A(x) = 1 + x + x^2 + 4*x^3 + 27*x^4 + 248*x^5 + 2830*x^6 +...
where d/dx (A(x) - 1)^2/x = 1 + 4*x + 27*x^2 + 248*x^3 + 2830*x^4 +...

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Noam Zeilberger, A Sequent Calculus for a Semi-Associative Law, arXiv:1803.10080 [math.LO], 2018-2019 (A revised version of a 2017 conference paper).
Noam Zeilberger, A proof-theoretic analysis of the rotation lattice of binary trees, Part 1 (video), Rutgers Experimental Math Seminar, Sep 13 2018. Part 2 is vimeo.com/289910554.

Sequences mentioned in the Noam Zeilberger 2018 video: A000168, A000260, A000309, A000698, A000699, A002005, A062980, A267827.
Cf. A004300, A051862, A212273. Column sums of A232223. First column of A322402.
Cf. A007297, A016098, A099947, A136653, A268815, A306438, A324166, A324172, A324173, A324327.

A000699 := proc(n)
    option remember;
    if n <= 1 then
        1;
    else
        add((2*i-1)*procname(i)*procname(n-i),i=1..n-1) ;
    end if;
end proc:
seq(A000699(n),n=0..30) ; # R. J. Mathar, Jun 12 2018

terms = 22; A[] = 0; Do[A[x] = x + x^2 * D[A[x]^2/x, x] + O[x]^(terms+1) // Normal, terms]; CoefficientList[A[x], x] // Rest (* Jean-François Alcover, Apr 06 2012, after Paul D. Hanna, updated Jan 11 2018 *)
a = ConstantArray[0,20]; a[[1]]=1; Do[a[[n]] = (n-1)*Sum[a[[i]]*a[[n-i]],{i,1,n-1}],{n,2,20}]; a (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Feb 22 2014 *)
Module[{max = 20, s}, s = InverseSeries[ComplexExpand[Re[Series[2 DawsonF[x], {x, Infinity, 2 max + 1}]]]]; Table[SeriesCoefficient[s, 2 n - 1] 2^n, {n, 1, max}]] (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Apr 23 2016 *)

{a(n)=local(A=1+x*O(x^n)); for(i=1, n, A=1+x+x^2*deriv((A-1)^2/x)+x*O(x^n)); polcoeff(A, n)} \\ Paul D. Hanna, Dec 31 2010 [Modified to include a(0) = 1. - Paul D. Hanna, Nov 06 2020]

{a(n) = my(A); A = 1+O(x) ; for( i=0, n, A = 1+x + (A-1)*(2*x*A' - A + 1)); polcoeff(A, n)}; /* Michael Somos, May 12 2012 [Modified to include a(0) = 1. - Paul D. Hanna, Nov 06 2020] */

seq(N) = {
  my(a = vector(N)); a[1] = 1;
  for (n=2, N, a[n] = sum(k=1, n-1, (2*k-1)*a[k]*a[n-k])); a;
};
seq(22)  \\ Gheorghe Coserea, Jan 22 2017

seq(n)={my(g=serlaplace(1 / sqrt(1 - 2*x + O(x*x^n)))); Vec(sqrt((x/serreverse( x*g^2 ))))} \\ Andrew Howroyd, Nov 21 2024

def A000699_list(n):
    list = [1, 1] + [0] * (n - 1)
    for i in range(2, n + 1):
        list[i] = (i - 1) * sum(list[j] * list[i - j] for j in range(1, i))
    return list
print(A000699_list(22)) # M. Eren Kesim, Jun 23 2021

a(n) = (n-1)*Sum_{i=1..n-1} a(i)*a(n-i) for n > 1, with a(1) = a(0) = 1. [Modified to include a(0) = 1. - Paul D. Hanna, Nov 06 2020]
A212273(n) = n * a(n). - Michael Somos, May 12 2012
G.f. satisfies: A(x) = 1 + x + x^2*[d/dx (A(x) - 1)^2/x]. - Paul D. Hanna, Dec 31 2010 [Modified to include a(0) = 1. - Paul D. Hanna, Nov 06 2020]
a(n) ~ n^n * 2^(n+1/2) / exp(n+1) * (1 - 31/(24*n) - 2207/(1152*n^2) - 3085547/(414720*n^3) - 1842851707/(39813120*n^4) - ...). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Feb 22 2014, extended Oct 23 2017
G.f. A(x) satisfies: 1 = A(x) - x/(A(x) - 2*x/(A(x) - 3*x/(A(x) - 4*x/(A(x) - 5*x/(A(x) - ...))))), a continued fraction relation. - Paul D. Hanna, Nov 04 2020
G.f. A(x) satisfies: A(x*B(x)^2) = B(x) where B(x) is the g.f. of A001147. - Andrew Howroyd, Nov 21 2024

More terms from David Broadhurst, Dec 14 1999
Inserted "chord" in definition. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 19 2017
Added a(0)=1. - N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 05 2020
Modified formulas slightly to include a(0) = 1. - Paul D. Hanna, Nov 06 2020

A268555 Diagonal of the rational function of six variables 1/((1 - w - u v - u v w) * (1 - z - x y)).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 6, 78, 1260, 22470, 424116, 8305836, 166929048, 3419932230, 71109813060, 1496053026468, 31777397077608, 680354749147164, 14664155597771400, 317877850826299800, 6924815555276838960, 151505459922479997510, 3327336781596164286180

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 29 2016

Also diagonal of rational function R(x,y,z) = 1 /(1 - x - y - z - x*y + x*z).

Annihilating differential operator: x*(16*x^2-24*x+1)*(d/dx)^2 + (48*x^2-48*x+1)*(d/dx) + 12*x-6.

			G.f. = 1 + 6*x + 78*x^2 + 1260*x^3 + 22470*x^4 + 424116*x^5 + 8305836*x^6 + ...

Vaclav Kotesovec, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..200
A. Bostan, S. Boukraa, J.-M. Maillard, J.-A. Weil, Diagonals of rational functions and selected differential Galois groups, arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.03227 [math-ph], 2015.
Jacques-Arthur Weil, Supplementary Material for the Paper "Diagonals of rational functions and selected differential Galois groups"

Cf. A268545-A268555. Cf. A000984, A001850.

List([0..20],n->Binomial(2*n,n)*Sum([0..n],k->Binomial(n,k)*Binomial(n+k,k))); # Muniru A Asiru, Mar 19 2018

A268555 := proc(n)
    1/(1-w-u*v-u*v*w)/(1-z-x*y) ;
    coeftayl(%,x=0,n) ;
    coeftayl(%,y=0,n) ;
    coeftayl(%,z=0,n) ;
    coeftayl(%,u=0,n) ;
    coeftayl(%,v=0,n) ;
    coeftayl(%,w=0,n) ;
end proc:
seq(A268555(n),n=0..40) ; # R. J. Mathar, Mar 10 2016
seq(binomial(2*n,n)*add(binomial(n,k)*binomial(n+k,k), k = 0..n), n = 0..20); # Peter Bala, Mar 19 2018

sc = SeriesCoefficient;
a[n_] := 1/(1-w-u*v-u*v*w)/(1-z-x*y) // sc[#, {x, 0, n}]& // sc[#, {y, 0, n}]& // sc[#, {z, 0, n}]& // sc[#, {u, 0, n}]& // sc[#, {v, 0, n}]& // sc[#, {w, 0, n}]&;
Table[a[n], {n, 0, 40}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Nov 14 2017 *)
a[n_] := Product[Hypergeometric2F1[-n, -n, 1, i], {i, 1, 2}];
Table[a[n], {n, 0, 17}]  (* Peter Luschny, Mar 19 2018 *)

\\ system("wget http://www.jjj.de/pari/hypergeom.gpi");
read("hypergeom.gpi");
N = 18; x = 'x + O('x^N);
Vec(hypergeom_sym([1/12, 5/12],[1],6912*x^4*(1-24*x+16*x^2)/(1-24*x+48*x^2)^3, N)/(1-24*x+48*x^2)^(1/4)) \\ Gheorghe Coserea, Jul 05 2016

{a(n) = if( n<1, n==0, my(A = vector(n+1)); A[1] = 1; A[2] = 6; for(k=2, n, A[k+1] = (6*(2*k-1)^2*A[k] - 4*(2*k-1)*(2*k-3)*A[k-1]) / k^2); A[n+1])}; /* Michael Somos, Jan 22 2017 */

diag(expr, N=22, var=variables(expr)) = {
  my(a = vector(N));
  for (k = 1, #var, expr = taylor(expr, var[#var - k + 1], N));
  for (n = 1, N, a[n] = expr;
    for (k = 1, #var, a[n] = polcoeff(a[n], n-1)));
  return(a);
};
diag(1/(1 - x - y - z - x*y + x*z), 18)
\\ test: diag(1/(1-x-y-z-x*y+x*z)) == diag(1/((1-w-u*v-u*v*w)*(1-z-x*y)))
\\ Gheorghe Coserea, Jun 15 2018

D-finite with recurrence: n^2*a(n) -6*(2*n-1)^2*a(n-1) +4*(2*n-1)*(2*n-3)*a(n-2)=0. - R. J. Mathar, Mar 10 2016
a(n) ~ sqrt(4+3*sqrt(2)) * 2^(2*n-3/2) * (1+sqrt(2))^(2*n) / (Pi*n). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Jul 01 2016
G.f.: hypergeom([1/12, 5/12],[1],6912*x^4*(1-24*x+16*x^2)/(1-24*x+48*x^2)^3)/(1-24*x+48*x^2)^(1/4).
0 = x*(16*x^2-24*x+1)*y'' + (48*x^2-48*x+1)*y' + (12*x-6)*y, where y is g.f.
a(n) = A000984(n)*A001850(n) = C(2*n,n)*Sum_{k = 0..n} C(n,k)*C(n+k,k). - Peter Bala, Mar 19 2018
a(n) = [(x*y)^n] (1 + x + y + 2*x*y)^(2*n), so the sequence is the diagonal of the three variable rational function 1/(1 - u*(1 + x + y + 2*x*y)^2). - Peter Bala, Oct 30 2024

A005260 a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n} binomial(n,k)^4.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 2, 18, 164, 1810, 21252, 263844, 3395016, 44916498, 607041380, 8345319268, 116335834056, 1640651321764, 23365271704712, 335556407724360, 4854133484555664, 70666388112940818, 1034529673001901732, 15220552520052960516, 224929755893153896200, 3337324864503769353060

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

This sequence is s_10 in Cooper's paper. - Jason Kimberley, Nov 25 2012
Diagonal of the rational function R(x,y,z,w) = 1/(1 - (w*x*y + w*x*z + w*y*z + x*y*z + w*x + y*z)). - Gheorghe Coserea, Jul 13 2016
This is one of the Apéry-like sequences - see Cross-references. - Hugo Pfoertner, Aug 06 2017
Every prime eventually divides some term of this sequence. - Amita Malik, Aug 20 2017
Two walkers, A and B, stand on the South-West and North-East corners of an n X n grid, respectively. A walks by either North or East steps while B walks by either South or West steps. Sequence values a(n) < binomial(2*n,n)^2 count the simultaneous walks where A and B meet after exactly n steps and change places after 2*n steps. - Bradley Klee, Apr 01 2019
a(n) is the constant term in the expansion of ((1 + x) * (1 + y) * (1 + z) + (1 + 1/x) * (1 + 1/y) * (1 + 1/z))^n. - Seiichi Manyama, Oct 27 2019

			G.f. = 1 + 2*x + 18*x^2 + 164*x^3 + 1810*x^4 + 21252*x^5 + 263844*x^6 + ...

H. W. Gould, Combinatorial Identities, Morgantown, 1972, (X.14), p. 79.
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

Seiichi Manyama, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..834 (terms 0..250 from Jason Kimberley)
B. Adamczewski, J. P. Bell, and E. Delaygue, Algebraic independence of G-functions and congruences "a la Lucas", arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.04187 [math.NT], 2016.
Hacene Belbachir and Yassine Otmani, A Strehl Version of Fourth Franel Sequence, arXiv:2012.02563 [math.CO], 2020.
F. Beukers, Another congruence for the Apéry numbers, J. Number Theory 25 (1987), no. 2, 201-210.
W. Y. C. Chen, Q.-H. Hou, and Y-P. Mu, A telescoping method for double summations, J. Comp. Appl. Math. 196 (2006) 553-566, eq (5.5).
S. Cooper, Sporadic sequences, modular forms and new series for 1/pi, Ramanujan J. (2012).
M. Coster, Email, Nov 1990
E. Delaygue, Arithmetic properties of Apéry-like numbers, arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.4131 [math.NT], 2013.
C. Elsner, On recurrence formulas for sums involving binomial coefficients, Fib. Q., 43,1 (2005), 31-45.
Ofir Gorodetsky, New representations for all sporadic Apéry-like sequences, with applications to congruences, arXiv:2102.11839 [math.NT], 2021. See s10 p. 3.
Darij Grinberg, Introduction to Modern Algebra (UMN Spring 2019 Math 4281 Notes), University of Minnesota (2019).
Timothy Huber, Daniel Schultz, and Dongxi Ye, Ramanujan-Sato series for 1/pi, Acta Arith. (2023) Vol. 207, 121-160. See p. 11.
Amita Malik and Armin Straub, Divisibility properties of sporadic Apéry-like numbers, Research in Number Theory, 2016, 2:5.
Robert Osburn, Armin Straub, and Wadim Zudilin, A modular supercongruence for 6F5: an Apéry-like story, arXiv:1701.04098 [math.NT], 2017.
M. A. Perlstadt, Some Recurrences for Sums of Powers of Binomial Coefficients, Journal of Number Theory 27 (1987), pp. 304-309.
V. Strehl, Recurrences and Legendre transform, Séminaire Lotharingien de Combinatoire, B29b (1992), 22 pp.
Zhi-Wei Sun, Open conjectures on congruences, Nanjing Univ. J. Math. Biquarterly 36(2019), no.1, 1-99. (Cf. Conjectures 49-51.)
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Binomial Sums
Mark C. Wilson, Diagonal asymptotics for products of combinatorial classes, preprint of Combinatorics, Probability and Computing, 24(1), 2015, 354-372.
Jin Yuan, Zhi-Juan Lu, and Asmus L. Schmidt, On recurrences for sums of powers of binomial coefficients, J. Numb. Theory 128 (2008) 2784-2794.

Column k=4 of A309010.
Cf. A000172, A096192, A328725.
Related to diagonal of rational functions: A268545-A268555.
The Apéry-like numbers [or Apéry-like sequences, Apery-like numbers, Apery-like sequences] include A000172, A000984, A002893, A002895, A005258, A005259, A005260, A006077, A036917, A063007, A081085, A093388, A125143 (apart from signs), A143003, A143007, A143413, A143414, A143415, A143583, A183204, A214262, A219692,A226535, A227216, A227454, A229111 (apart from signs), A260667, A260832, A262177, A264541, A264542, A279619, A290575, A290576. (The term "Apery-like" is not well-defined.)
Sum_{k = 0..n} C(n,k)^m for m = 1..12: A000079, A000984, A000172, A005260, A005261, A069865, A182421, A182422, A182446, A182447, A342294, A342295.
Row sums of A202750.

A005260 := proc(n)
        add( (binomial(n,k))^4,k=0..n) ;
end proc:
seq(A005260(n),n=0..10) ; # R. J. Mathar, Nov 19 2012

Table[Sum[Binomial[n, k]^4, {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 20}] (* Wesley Ivan Hurt, Mar 09 2014 *)

{a(n) = sum(k=0, n, binomial(n, k)^4)};

def A005260(n):
    m, g = 1, 0
    for k in range(n+1):
        g += m
        m = m*(n-k)**4//(k+1)**4
    return g # Chai Wah Wu, Oct 04 2022

a(n) ~ 2^(1/2)*Pi^(-3/2)*n^(-3/2)*2^(4*n). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), Jun 21 2002
D-finite with recurrence: n^3*a(n) = 2*(2*n - 1)*(3*n^2 - 3*n + 1)*a(n-1) + (4*n - 3)*(4*n - 4)*(4*n - 5)*a(n-2). [Yuan]
G.f.: 5*hypergeom([1/8, 3/8],[1], (4/5)*((1-16*x)^(1/2)+(1+4*x)^(1/2))*(-(1-16*x)^(1/2)+(1+4*x)^(1/2))^5/(2*(1-16*x)^(1/2)+3*(1+4*x)^(1/2))^4)^2/(2*(1-16*x)^(1/2)+3*(1+4*x)^(1/2)). - Mark van Hoeij, Oct 29 2011
1/Pi = sqrt(15)/18 * Sum_{n >= 0} a(n)*(4*n + 1)/36^n (Cooper, equation (5)) = sqrt(15)/18 * Sum_{n >= 0} a(n)*A016813(n)/A009980(n). - Jason Kimberley, Nov 26 2012
0 = (-x^2 + 12*x^3 + 64*x^4)*y''' + (-3*x + 54*x^2 + 384*x^3)*y'' + (-1 + 40*x + 444*x^2)*y' + (2 + 60*x)*y, where y is g.f. - Gheorghe Coserea, Jul 13 2016
For r a nonnegative integer, Sum_{k = r..n} C(k,r)^4*C(n,k)^4 = C(n,r)^4*a(n-r), where we take a(n) = 0 for n < 0. - Peter Bala, Jul 27 2016
a(n) = hypergeom([-n, -n, -n, -n], [1, 1, 1], 1). - Peter Luschny, Jul 27 2016
Sum_{n>=0} a(n) * x^n / (n!)^4 = (Sum_{n>=0} x^n / (n!)^4)^2. - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jul 17 2020
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} C(n,k)*C(n+k,k)*C(2k,k)*C(2n-2k,n-k)*(-1)^(n-k). This can be proved via the Zeilberger algorithm. - Zhi-Wei Sun, Aug 23 2020
a(n) = (-1)^n*binomial(2*n, n)*hypergeom([1/2, -n, -n, n + 1], [1, 1, 1/2 - n], 1). - Peter Luschny, Aug 24 2020
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k)^2*binomial(2*k,n)*binomial(2*n-k,n) [Theorem 1 in Belbachir and Otmani]. - Michel Marcus, Dec 06 2020
a(n) = [x^n] (1 - x)^(2*n) P(n,(1 + x)/(1 - x))^2, where P(n,x) denotes the n-th Legendre polynomial. See Gould, p. 66. This formula is equivalent to the binomial sum identity of Zhi-Wei Sun given above. - Peter Bala, Mar 24 2022
From Peter Bala, Oct 31 2024: (Start)
For n >= 1, a(n) = 2 * Sum_{k = 0..n-1} binomial(n, k)^3 * binomial(n-1, k).
For n >= 1, a(n) = 2 * hypergeom([-n, -n, -n, -n + 1], [1, 1, 1], 1). (End)
G.f.: Sum_{k>=0} Sum_{l=0..p*k} Sum_{m=0..l} (-1)^m*binomial(p*k+1,m)*binomial(l+k-m,k)^p*x^(l+k)/(1-x)^(p*k+1), where p = 4. - Miles Wilson, Apr 12 2025

Edited by Michael Somos, Aug 09 2002

Minor edits by Vaclav Kotesovec, Aug 28 2014

A063007 T(n,k) = binomial(n,k)*binomial(n+k,k), 0 <= k <= n, triangle read by rows.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 2, 1, 6, 6, 1, 12, 30, 20, 1, 20, 90, 140, 70, 1, 30, 210, 560, 630, 252, 1, 42, 420, 1680, 3150, 2772, 924, 1, 56, 756, 4200, 11550, 16632, 12012, 3432, 1, 72, 1260, 9240, 34650, 72072, 84084, 51480, 12870, 1, 90, 1980, 18480, 90090, 252252, 420420, 411840, 218790, 48620

Offset: 0

Henry Bottomley, Jul 02 2001

T(n,k) is the number of compatible k-sets of cluster variables in Fomin and Zelevinsky's Cluster algebra of finite type B_n. Take a row of this triangle regarded as a polynomial in x and rewrite as a polynomial in y := x+1. The coefficients of the polynomial in y give a row of triangle A008459 (squares of binomial coefficients). For example, x^2+6*x+6 = y^2+4*y+1. - Paul Boddington, Mar 07 2003
T(n,k) is the number of lattice paths from (0,0) to (n,n) using steps E=(1,0), N=(0,1) and D=(1,1) (i.e., bilateral Schroeder paths), having k N=(0,1) steps. E.g. T(2,0)=1 because we have DD; T(2,1) = 6 because we have NED, NDE, EDN, END, DEN and DNE; T(2,2)=6 because we have NNEE, NENE, NEEN, EENN, ENEN and ENNE. - Emeric Deutsch, Apr 20 2004
Another version of [1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, ...] DELTA [0, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ...] = 1; 1, 0; 1, 2, 0; 1, 6, 6, 0; 1, 12, 30, 20, 0; ..., where DELTA is the operator defined in A084938. - Philippe Deléham Apr 15 2005
Terms in row n are the coefficients of the Legendre polynomial P(n,2x+1) with increasing powers of x.
From Peter Bala, Oct 28 2008: (Start)
Row n of this triangle is the f-vector of the simplicial complex dual to an associahedron of type B_n (a cyclohedron) [Fomin & Reading, p.60]. See A008459 for the corresponding h-vectors for associahedra of type B_n and A001263 and A033282 respectively for the h-vectors and f-vectors for associahedra of type A_n.
An alternative description of this triangle in terms of f-vectors is as follows. Let A_n be the root lattice generated as a monoid by {e_i - e_j: 0 <= i,j <= n+1}. Let P(A_n) be the polytope formed by the convex hull of this generating set. Then the rows of this array are the f-vectors of a unimodular triangulation of P(A_n) [Ardila et al.]. A008459 is the corresponding array of h-vectors for these type A_n polytopes. See A127674 (without the signs) for the array of f-vectors for type C_n polytopes and A108556 for the array of f-vectors associated with type D_n polytopes.
The S-transform on the ring of polynomials is the linear transformation of polynomials that is defined on the basis monomials x^k by S(x^k) = binomial(x,k) = x(x-1)...(x-k+1)/k!. Let P_n(x) denote the S-transform of the n-th row polynomial of this array. In the notation of [Hetyei] these are the Stirling polynomials of the type B associahedra. The first few values are P_1(x) = 2*x + 1, P_2(x) = 3*x^2 + 3*x + 1 and P_3(x) = (10*x^3 + 15*x^2 + 11*x + 3)/3. These polynomials have their zeros on the vertical line Re x = -1/2 in the complex plane, that is, the polynomials P_n(-x) satisfy a Riemann hypothesis. See A142995 for further details. The sequence of values P_n(k) for k = 0,1,2,3, ... produces the n-th row of A108625. (End)
This is the row reversed version of triangle A104684. - Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 12 2016
T(n, k) is also the number of (n-k)-dimensional faces of a convex n-dimensional Lipschitz polytope of real functions f defined on the set X = {1, 2, ..., n+1} which satisfy the condition f(n+1) = 0 (see Gordon and Petrov). - Stefano Spezia, Sep 25 2021
The rows seem to give (up to sign) the coefficients in the expansion of the integer-valued polynomial ((x+1)*(x+2)*(x+3)*...*(x+n) / n!)^2 in the basis made of the binomial(x+i,i). - F. Chapoton, Oct 09 2022
Chapoton's observation above is correct: the precise expansion is ((x+1)*(x+2)*(x+3)*...*(x+n)/ n!)^2 = Sum_{k = 0..n} (-1)^k*T(n,n-k)*binomial(x+2*n-k, 2*n-k), as can be verified using the WZ algorithm. For example, n = 3 gives ((x+1)*(x+2)*(x+3)/3!)^2 = 20*binomial(x+6,6) - 30*binomial(x+5,5) + 12*binomial(x+4,4) - binomial(x+3,3). - Peter Bala, Jun 24 2023

			The triangle T(n, k) starts:
  n\k 0  1    2     3     4      5      6      7      8     9
  0:  1
  1:  1  2
  2:  1  6    6
  3:  1 12   30    20
  4:  1 20   90   140    70
  5:  1 30  210   560   630    252
  6:  1 42  420  1680  3150   2772    924
  7:  1 56  756  4200 11550  16632  12012   3432
  8:  1 72 1260  9240 34650  72072  84084  51480  12870
  9:  1 90 1980 18480 90090 252252 420420 411840 218790 48620
... reformatted by _Wolfdieter Lang_, Sep 12 2016
From _Petros Hadjicostas_, Jul 11 2020: (Start)
Its inverse (from Table II, p. 92, in Ser's book) is
   1;
  -1/2,  1/2;
   1/3, -1/2,    1/6;
  -1/4,  9/20,  -1/4,   1/20;
   1/5, -2/5,    2/7,  -1/10,  1/70;
  -1/6,  5/14, -25/84,  5/36, -1/28,  1/252;
   1/7, -9/28,  25/84, -1/6,   9/154, -1/84, 1/924;
   ... (End)

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See A331430 for an essentially identical triangle, except with signed entries.
Columns include A000012, A002378, A033487 on the left and A000984, A002457, A002544 on the right.
Main diagonal is A006480.
Row sums are A001850. Alternating row sums are A033999.
Cf. A007318, A008459, A009766, A046899, A104684, A109983, A127674.
Cf. A033282 (f-vectors type A associahedra), A108625, A080721 (f-vectors type D associahedra).
The Apéry-like numbers [or Apéry-like sequences, Apery-like numbers, Apery-like sequences] include A000172, A000984, A002893, A002895, A005258, A005259, A005260, A006077, A036917, A063007, A081085, A093388, A125143 (apart from signs), A143003, A143007, A143413, A143414, A143415, A143583, A183204, A214262, A219692,A226535, A227216, A227454, A229111 (apart from signs), A260667, A260832, A262177, A264541, A264542, A279619, A290575, A290576. (The term "Apery-like" is not well-defined.)

a063007 n k = a063007_tabl !! n !! k
a063007_row n = a063007_tabl !! n
a063007_tabl = zipWith (zipWith (*)) a007318_tabl a046899_tabl
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 18 2014

/* As triangle: */ [[Binomial(n,k)*Binomial(n+k,k): k in [0..n]]: n in [0.. 15]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Sep 03 2015

p := (n,x) -> orthopoly[P](n,1+2*x): seq(seq(coeff(p(n,x),x,k), k=0..n), n=0..9);

Flatten[Table[Binomial[n, k]Binomial[n + k, k], {n, 0, 10}, {k, 0, n}]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 24 2011 *)
Table[CoefficientList[Hypergeometric2F1[-n, n + 1, 1, -x], x], {n, 0, 9}] // Flatten
(* Peter Luschny, Mar 09 2018 *)

{T(n, k) = local(t); if( n<0, 0, t = (x + x^2)^n; for( k=1, n, t=t'); polcoeff(t, k) / n!)} /* Michael Somos, Dec 19 2002 */

{T(n, k) = binomial(n, k) * binomial(n+k, k)} /* Michael Somos, Sep 22 2013 */

{T(n, k) = if( k<0 || k>n, 0, (n+k)! / (k!^2 * (n-k)!))} /* Michael Somos, Sep 22 2013 */

T(n, k) = (n+k)!/(k!^2*(n-k)!) = T(n-1, k)*(n+k)/(n-k) = T(n, k-1)*(n+k)*(n-k+1)/k^2 = T(n-1, k-1)*(n+k)*(n+k-1)/k^2.
binomial(x, n)^2 = Sum_{k>=0} T(n,k) * binomial(x, n+k). - Michael Somos, May 11 2012
T(n, k) = A109983(n, k+n). - Michael Somos, Sep 22 2013
G.f.: G(t, z) = 1/sqrt(1-2*z-4*t*z+z^2). Row generating polynomials = P_n(1+2z), i.e., T(n, k) = [z^k] P_n(1+2*z), where P_n are the Legendre polynomials. - Emeric Deutsch, Apr 20 2004
Sum_{k>=0} T(n, k)*A000172(k) = Sum_{k>=0} T(n, k)^2 = A005259(n). - Philippe Deléham, Jun 08 2005
1 + z*d/dz(log(G(t,z))) = 1 + (1 + 2*t)*z + (1 + 8*t + 8*t^2)*z^2 + ... is the o.g.f. for a signed version of A127674. - Peter Bala, Sep 02 2015
If R(n,t) denotes the n-th row polynomial then x^3 * exp( Sum_{n >= 1} R(n,t)*x^n/n ) = x^3 + (1 + 2*t)*x^4 + (1 + 5*t + 5*t^2)*x^5 + (1 + 9*t + 21*t^2 + 14*t^3)*x^6 + ... is an o.g.f for A033282. - Peter Bala, Oct 19 2015
P(n,x) := 1/(1 + x)*Integral_{t = 0..x} R(n,t) dt are (modulo differences of offset) the row polynomials of A033282. - Peter Bala, Jun 23 2016
From Peter Bala, Mar 09 2018: (Start)
R(n,x) = Sum_{k = 0..n} binomial(2*k,k)*binomial(n+k,n-k)*x^k.
R(n,x) = Sum_{k = 0..n} binomial(n,k)^2*x^k*(1 + x)^(n-k).
n*R(n,x) = (1 + 2*x)*(2*n - 1)*R(n-1,x) - (n - 1)*R(n-2,x).
R(n,x) = (-1)^n*R(n,-1 - x).
R(n,x) = 1/n! * (d/dx)^n ((x^2 + x)^n). (End)
The row polynomials are R(n,x) = hypergeom([-n, n + 1], [1], -x). - Peter Luschny, Mar 09 2018
T(n,k) = C(n+1,k)*A009766(n,k). - Bob Selcoe, Jan 18 2020 (Connects this triangle with the Catalan triangle. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 18 2020)
If we let A(n,k) = (-1)^(n+k)*(2*k+1)*(n*(n-1)*...*(n-(k-1)))/((n+1)*...*(n+(k+1))) for n >= 0 and k = 0..n, and we consider both T(n,k) and A(n,k) as infinite lower triangular arrays, then they are inverses of one another. (Empty products are by definition 1.) See the example below. The rational numbers |A(n,k)| appear in Table II on p. 92 in Ser's (1933) book. - Petros Hadjicostas, Jul 11 2020
From Peter Bala, Nov 28 2021: (Start)
Row polynomial R(n,x) = Sum_{k >= n} binomial(k,n)^2 * x^(k-n)/(1+x)^(k+1) for x > -1/2.
R(n,x) = 1/(1 + x)^(n+1) * hypergeom([n+1, n+1], [1], x/(1 + x)).
R(n,x) = (1 + x)^n * hypergeom([-n, -n], [1], x/(1 + x)).
R(n,x) = hypergeom([(n+1)/2, -n/2], [1], -4*x*(1 + x)).
If we set R(-1,x) = 1, we can run the recurrence n*R(n,x) = (1 + 2*x)*(2*n - 1)*R(n-1,x) - (n - 1)*R(n-2,x) backwards to give R(-n,x) = R(n-1,x).
R(n,x) = [t^n] ( (1 + t)*(1 + x*(1 + t)) )^n. (End)
n*T(n,k) = (2*n-1)*T(n-1,k) + (4*n-2)*T(n-1,k-1) - (n-1)*T(n-2,k). - Fabián Pereyra, Jun 30 2022
From Peter Bala, Oct 07 2024: (Start)
n-th row polynomial R(n,x) = Sum_{k = 0..n} binomial(n, k) * x^k o (1 + x)^(n-k), where o denotes the black diamond product of power series as defined by Dukes and White (see Bala, Section 4.4, exercise 3).
Denote this triangle by T. Then T * transpose(T) = A143007, the square array of crystal ball sequences for the A_n X A_n lattices.
Let S denote the triangle ((-1)^(n+k)*T(n, k))n,k >= 0, a signed version of this triangle. Then S^(-1) * T = A007318, Pascal's triangle; it appears that T * S^(-1) = A110098.
T = A007318 * A115951. (End)

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