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A038731 Number of columns in all directed column-convex polyominoes of area n+1. 6
1, 3, 10, 32, 99, 299, 887, 2595, 7508, 21526, 61251, 173173, 486925, 1362627, 3797374, 10543724, 29180067, 80521055, 221610563, 608468451, 1667040776, 4558234018, 12441155715, 33900136297, 92230468249, 250570010499, 679844574322, 1842280003640 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,2

COMMENTS

Apply Riordan array (1/(1-x), x/(1-x)^2) to n+1. [From Paul Barry (pbarry(AT)wit.ie), Oct 13 2009]

Binomial transform of (A001629 shifted left twice) [R. J. Mathar, (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Feb 06 2010]

REFERENCES

E. Barcucci, R. Pinzani and R. Sprugnoli, Directed column-convex polyominoes by recurrence relations, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, No. 668, Springer, Berlin (1993), pp. 282-298.

LINKS

Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..200

FORMULA

a_n = ((2n+1)/5)F(2n+2)-((n-4)/5)F(2n+1), where the F(n)'s are the Fibonacci numbers, F(0)=0, F(1)=1

a(n)=sum(k*binom(n+k-1, 2k-2), k=1..n+1) - Emeric Deutsch (deutsch(AT)duke.poly.edu), Jun 11 2003

Contribution from Paul Barry (pbarry(AT)wit.ie), Oct 13 2009: (Start)

G.f.: (1-x)^3/(1-3x+x^2)^2.

a(n)=sum{k=0..n, C(n+k,2k)(k+1)}. (End)

a(n)= 6*a(n-1) -11*a(n-2) +6*a(n-3) -a(n-4). [R. J. Mathar, (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Feb 06 2010]

a(n)=sum{k=0..n, (F(2k)+0^k)*F(2n-2k+1)}. [From Paul Barry (pbarry(AT)wit.ie), Jun 23 2010]

MATHEMATICA

Table[Sum[Binomial[n, k]*CoefficientList[Series[1/(1 - x - x^2)^2, {x, 0, k}], x][[-1]], {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 27}] (* Arkadiusz Wesolowski, Feb 03 2012 *)

LinearRecurrence[{6, -11, 6, -1}, {1, 3, 10, 32}, 30] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 04 2012 *)

PROG

(MAGMA) I:=[1, 3, 10, 32]; [n le 4 select I[n] else 6*Self(n-1)-11*Self(n-2)+6*Self(n-3)-Self(n-4): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 04 2012

CROSSREFS

Row-sums of array T as in A038730.

First differences of A030267.

Sequence in context: A080406 A036682 A104270 * A053581 A092822 A017935

Adjacent sequences:  A038728 A038729 A038730 * A038732 A038733 A038734

KEYWORD

nonn,changed

AUTHOR

Clark Kimberling (ck6(AT)evansville.edu), May 02 2000

EXTENSIONS

Entry improved by comments from Emeric Deutsch (deutsch(AT)duke.poly.edu), Jun 14 2001

Corrected typo in the denominator of the g.f R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Feb 06 2010

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