OFFSET
3,2
LINKS
F. K. Hwang and C. L. Mallows, Enumerating nested and consecutive partitions, J. Combin. Theory Ser. A 70 (1995), no. 2, 323-333.
FORMULA
a(n) = Sum_{0<=j<=n-3} (-1)^(n-3-j)*binomial(n-3, j)*binomial(n+2j-1, 2j), for n>=3. - Pab Ter (pabrlos2(AT)yahoo.com), Nov 06 2005
Conjecture: a(n) = 2^(-6+n)*(32-35*n+9*n^2). G.f.: x^3*(1+3*x-x^2)/(1-2*x)^3. - Colin Barker, Mar 20 2012
MAPLE
seq(add((-1)^(n-3-j)*binomial(n-3, j)*binomial(n+2*j-1, 2*j), j=0..n-3), n=3..40); # Pab Ter (pabrlos2(AT)yahoo.com), Nov 06 2005
T:=proc(n, k) local j: if k=1 then 1 elif k<=n then add((-1)^(k-1-j)*binomial(k-1, j)*binomial(n+2*j-1, 2*j), j=0..k-1) else 0 fi end: seq(T(n, n-2), n=3..40); # Pab Ter (pabrlos2(AT)yahoo.com), Nov 06 2005
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Colin Mallows, Aug 23 2000
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Pab Ter (pabrlos2(AT)yahoo.com), Nov 06 2005
STATUS
approved