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A056310 Number of reversible strings with n beads using exactly three different colors. 2
0, 0, 3, 18, 78, 273, 921, 2916, 9150, 28065, 85773, 259848, 785778, 2367813, 7128201, 21427956, 64382550, 193326105, 580372293, 1741847328, 5227116378, 15684323853, 47059266081, 141189861996 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET

1,3

COMMENTS

A string and its reverse are considered to be equivalent.

REFERENCES

M. R. Nester (1999). Mathematical investigations of some plant interaction designs. PhD Thesis. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..24.

Index to sequences with linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (6,-6,-24,49,6,-66,36).

FORMULA

A032120(n)-3*A005418(n+1)+3.

G.f.: -3*x^3*(12*x^4-5*x^3-4*x^2+1)/((x-1)*(2*x-1)*(3*x-1)*(2*x^2-1)*(3*x^2-1)). [Colin Barker, Jul 07 2012]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A032120.

Sequence in context: A094033 A043008 A056319 * A135371 A086346 A036290

Adjacent sequences:  A056307 A056308 A056309 * A056311 A056312 A056313

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Marks R. Nester (nesterm(AT)dpi.qld.gov.au)

STATUS

approved

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