OFFSET
1,5
COMMENTS
A T-frame is a polyomino whose boundary word has the form x^a y^b x^c y^d x^-e y^-f x^g y^-h, where a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h are positive integers. The boundary word is determined by moving counterclockwise around the boundary of the polyomino. The symbols x and y represent unit steps to the right and up, respectively, while x^-1 and y^-1 represent steps to the left and down. - David Radcliffe, Jan 31 2023
Equivalently, polyominoes which are integral rectangles with integral notches cut from two adjacent corners; or right-angled octagons with integral sides, and as you traverse the perimeter counterclockwise you encounter turns in the order LLLLRLLR. - Allan C. Wechsler, from seqfans mailing list, Jan 31 2023.
For 2 <= n <= 28, a(2n) < a(2n+1); for 29 <= n <= 99, a(2n) > a(2n+1). - Don Reble from seqfans email, Jan 31 2023.
LINKS
John Mason, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
FORMULA
G.f.: Sum_{k>=2} (x^k/(1-x^k)) * (B(k-1, x)^2 + B(k-1, x^2))/2 where B(k,x) = Sum_{j=1..k} x^j/(1-x^j). - Andrew Howroyd, Feb 08 2023
EXAMPLE
The a(6) = 6 polyominoes are:
OOO OOO OOOO OOOO OOOOO OOOOO
O OO O OO O O
O O O
O
PROG
(PARI) B(k, x) = sum(j=1, k, x^j/(1-x^j))
seq(n) = Vec(sum(k=2, n, (x^k/(1-x^k)) * (B(k-1, x + O(x^(1+n-k)))^2 + B(k-1, x^2 + O(x^(1+n-k))))/2, O(x*x^n)), -n) \\ Andrew Howroyd, Feb 08 2023
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Anne Fontaine (fonta(AT)hvcc.edu), Hudson Valley Community College, Troy NY 12180.
EXTENSIONS
a(1)-a(3) and terms a(32) and beyond from Allan C. Wechsler and John Mason, Feb 03 2023
STATUS
approved