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A219692 a(n) = Sum_{j=0..floor(n/3)} (-1)^j C(n,j) * C(2j,j) * C(2n-2j,n-j) * (C(2n-3j-1,n) + C(2n-3j,n)).

2, 6, 54, 564, 6390, 76356, 948276, 12132504, 158984694, 2124923460, 28877309604, 398046897144, 5554209125556, 78328566695736, 1114923122685720, 15999482238880464, 231253045986317814, 3363838379489630916

Offset: 0

Jason Kimberley, Nov 25 2012

This sequence is s_18 in Cooper's paper.
This is one of the Apery-like sequences - see Cross-references. - Hugo Pfoertner, Aug 06 2017
Every prime eventually divides some term of this sequence. - Amita Malik, Aug 20 2017

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..830 (terms 0..254 from Jason Kimberley)
S. Cooper, Sporadic sequences, modular forms and new series for 1/pi, Ramanujan J. (2012).
Ofir Gorodetsky, New representations for all sporadic Apéry-like sequences, with applications to congruences, arXiv:2102.11839 [math.NT], 2021. See s18 p. 3.
Amita Malik and Armin Straub, Divisibility properties of sporadic Apéry-like numbers, Research in Number Theory, 2016, 2:5.

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.)

Magma
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s_18 := func where C is Binomial;
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Table[Sum[(-1)^j*Binomial[n,j]*Binomial[2j,j]*Binomial[2n-2j, n-j]* (Binomial[2n-3j-1,n] +Binomial[2n-3j,n]), {j,0,Floor[n/3]}], {n,0,20}] (* G. C. Greubel, Oct 24 2017 *)

{a(n) = sum(j=0,floor(n/3), (-1)^j*binomial(n,j)*binomial(2*j,j)* binomial(2*n-2*j,n-j)*(binomial(2*n-3*j-1,n) +binomial(2*n-3*j,n)))}; \\ G. C. Greubel, Apr 02 2019

[sum((-1)^j*binomial(n,j)*binomial(2*j,j)*binomial(2*n-2*j,n-j)* (binomial(2*n-3*j-1,n)+binomial(2*n-3*j,n)) for j in (0..floor(n/3))) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Apr 02 2019

1/Pi
= 2*3^(-5/2) Sum {k>=0} (n a(n)/18^n) [Cooper, equation (42)]
= 2*3^(-5/2) Sum {k>=0} (n a(n)/A001027(n)).
G.f.: 1+hypergeom([1/8, 3/8],[1],256*x^3/(1-12*x)^2)^2/sqrt(1-12*x). - Mark van Hoeij, May 07 2013
Conjecture D-finite with recurrence: n^3*a(n) -2*(2*n-1)*(7*n^2-7*n+3)*a(n-1) +12*(4*n-5)*(n-1)* (4*n-3)*a(n-2)=0. - R. J. Mathar, Jun 14 2016
a(n) ~ 3 * 2^(4*n + 1/2) / (Pi^(3/2) * n^(3/2)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Mar 08 2023

A260667 a(n) = (1/n^2) * Sum_{k=0..n-1} (2k+1)S(k,n)^2, where S(k,x) denotes the polynomial Sum_{j=0..k} binomial(k,j)binomial(x,j)*binomial(x+j,j).

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1, 37, 1737, 102501, 6979833, 523680739, 42129659113, 3572184623653, 315561396741609, 28807571694394593, 2701627814373536601, 259121323945378645947, 25330657454041707496017, 2516984276442279642274311, 253667099464270541534450025, 25884030861250181046253181349, 2670255662315910532447096232073

Offset: 1

Zhi-Wei Sun, Nov 14 2015

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Conjecture: For k = 0,1,2,... define S(k,x):= Sum_{j=0..k} binomial(k,j)*binomial(x,j)*binomial(x+j,j).
(i) For any integer n > 0, the polynomial (1/n^2) * Sum_{k=0..n-1}(2k+1)*S(k,x)^2 is integer-valued (and hence a(n) is always integral).
(ii) Let r be 0 or 1, and let x be any integer. Then, for any positive integers m and n, we have the congruence
   Sum_{k=0..n-1} (-1)^(k*r)*(2k+1)*S(k,x)^(2m) == 0 (mod n).
(iii) For any odd prime p, we have Sum_{k=0..p-1} S(k,-1/2)^2 == (-1/p)(1-7*p^3*B_{p-3}) (mod p^4), where (a/p) is the Legendre symbol, and B_0,B_1,B_2,... are Bernoulli numbers. Also, for any prime p > 3 we have Sum_{k=0..p-1} S(k,-1/3)^2 == p - (14/3)*(p/3)*p^3*B_{p-2}(1/3) (mod p^4), where B_n(x) denotes the Bernoulli polynomial of degree n; Sum_{k=0..p-1} S(k,-1/4)^2 == (2/p)*p - 26*(-2/p)*p^3*E_{p-3} (mod p^4), where E_0,E_1,E_2,... are Euler numbers; Sum_{k=0..p-1} S(k,-1/6)^2 == (3/p)*p - (155/12)*(-1/p)*p^3*B_{p-2}(1/3) (mod p^4).
Our conjecture is motivated by a conjecture of Kimoto and Wakayama which states that Sum_{k=0..p-1} S(k,-1/2)^2 == (-1/p) (mod p^3) for any odd prime p. The Kimoto-Wakayama conjecture was confirmed by Long, Osburn and Swisher in 2014.
For more related conjectures, see Sun's paper arXiv.1512.00712. - Zhi-Wei Sun, Dec 03 2015

			a(2) = 37 since (1/2^2) * Sum_{k=0..1} (2k+1)*S(k,2)^2 = (S(0,2)^2 + 3*S(1,2)^2)/4 = (1^2 + 3*7^2)/4 = 148/4 = 37.
G.f. = x + 37*x^2 + 1737*x^3 + 102501*x^4 + 6979833*x^5 + 523680739*x^6 + ...

Zhi-Wei Sun, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..100
K. Kimoto and M. Wakayama, Apéry-like numbers arising from special values of spectral zeta function for non-commutative harmonic oscillators, Kyushu J. Math. 60(2006), no.2, 383-404. (Cf. the formula (6.19).)
L. Long, R. Osburn and H. Swisher, On a conjecture of Kimoto and Wakayama, arXiv:1404.4723 [math.NT], 2014.
Z.-W. Sun, Supercongruences involving products of two binomial coefficients, arXiv:1011.6676 [math.NT], 2010-2013; Finite Fields Appl. 22(2013), 24-44.
Z.-W. Sun, Congruences involving g_n(x)=sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k)^2*binomial(2k,k)*x^k, Ramanujan J., in press. Doi: 10.1007/s11139-015-9727-3.
Z.-W. Sun, Supercongruences involving dual sequences, arXiv:1502.00712 [math.NT], 2015.

Cf. A000290, A027641, A027642, A122045.

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.)

# Implementing Mark van Hoeij's formula.
c := n -> binomial(2*n, n)/(n + 1):
h := n -> simplify(hypergeom([-n,-n,-n], [1,-2*n], 1)):
b := n -> c(n)^2*((n+11)*(2+4*n)^2*h(n+1)^2-2*(n+1)*(11*n+16)*(1+2*n)*h(n)*h(n+1)-h(n)^2*(n+1)^3)/(25*(n+2)):
a := n -> b(n-1): seq(a(n), n = 1..17);  # Peter Luschny, Nov 11 2022

S[k_,x_]:=S[k,x]=Sum[Binomial[k,j]Binomial[x,j]Binomial[x+j,j],{j,0,k}]
a[n_]:=a[n]=Sum[(2k+1)*S[k,n]^2,{k,0,n-1}]/n^2
Do[Print[n," ",a[n]],{n,1,17}]

a(n) ~ phi^(10*n + 3) / (10 * Pi^2 * n^3), where phi = A001622 is the golden ratio. - Vaclav Kotesovec, Nov 06 2021
Conjecture: a(p-1) == 1 (mod p^3) for all primes p >= 5. - Peter Bala, Aug 15 2022
a(n) = ((n+10)*A005258(n)^2 - (11*n+5)*A005258(n)*A005258(n-1) - n*A005258(n-1)^2)/(25*(n+1)). - Mark van Hoeij, Nov 11 2022

A262177 Decimal expansion of Q_5 = zeta(5) / (Sum_{k>=1} (-1)^(k+1) / (k^5 * binomial(2k, k))), a conjecturally irrational constant defined by an Apéry-like formula.

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2, 0, 9, 4, 8, 6, 8, 6, 2, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 3, 6, 9, 9, 3, 8, 5, 0, 2, 4, 9, 2, 9, 3, 7, 3, 2, 9, 4, 1, 6, 3, 0, 2, 9, 6, 7, 5, 8, 7, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 1, 8, 2, 7, 4, 0, 1, 2, 7, 5, 8, 7, 8, 3, 7, 4, 3, 8, 0, 0, 7, 8, 7, 6, 8, 4, 6, 8, 1, 5, 6, 3, 2, 0, 6, 0, 4, 4, 2, 3, 2, 0, 9, 0, 4, 3, 1, 3, 6, 9, 3, 1

Offset: 1

Jean-François Alcover, Sep 14 2015

The similar constant Q_3 = zeta(3) / (Sum_{k>=1} (-1)^(k+1) / (k^3 * binomial(2k, k))) evaluates to 5/2.

			2.09486862201003699385024929373294163029675874856778182740127587837438...

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..5000
David Bailey, Jonathan Borwein, David Bradley, Experimental determination of Apéry-like identities for zeta(2n+2), arXiv:math/0505270 [math.NT], 2005.

Cf. A013663.

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.)

Q5 = Zeta[5]/Sum[(-1)^(k+1)/(k^5*Binomial[2k, k]), {k, 1, Infinity}]; RealDigits[Q5, 10, 103] // First

zeta(5)/suminf(k=1, (-1)^(k+1)/(k^5*binomial(2*k,k))) \\ Michel Marcus, Sep 14 2015

Equals 2*zeta(5)/6F5(1,1,1,1,1,1; 3/2,2,2,2,2; -1/4).

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A219692 a(n) = Sum_{j=0..floor(n/3)} (-1)^j C(n,j) * C(2j,j) * C(2n-2j,n-j) * (C(2n-3j-1,n) + C(2n-3j,n)).

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A260667 a(n) = (1/n^2) * Sum_{k=0..n-1} (2k+1)S(k,n)^2, where S(k,x) denotes the polynomial Sum_{j=0..k} binomial(k,j)binomial(x,j)*binomial(x+j,j).

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A262177 Decimal expansion of Q_5 = zeta(5) / (Sum_{k>=1} (-1)^(k+1) / (k^5 * binomial(2k, k))), a conjecturally irrational constant defined by an Apéry-like formula.

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A219692 a(n) = Sum_{j=0..floor(n/3)} (-1)^j C(n,j) * C(2j,j) * C(2n-2j,n-j) * (C(2n-3j-1,n) + C(2n-3j,n)).

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A260667 a(n) = (1/n^2) * Sum_{k=0..n-1} (2k+1)*S(k,n)^2, where S(k,x) denotes the polynomial Sum_{j=0..k} binomial(k,j)*binomial(x,j)*binomial(x+j,j).

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A262177 Decimal expansion of Q_5 = zeta(5) / (Sum_{k>=1} (-1)^(k+1) / (k^5 * binomial(2k, k))), a conjecturally irrational constant defined by an Apéry-like formula.

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A260667 a(n) = (1/n^2) * Sum_{k=0..n-1} (2k+1)S(k,n)^2, where S(k,x) denotes the polynomial Sum_{j=0..k} binomial(k,j)binomial(x,j)*binomial(x+j,j).