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A059020
Number of 2 X n checkerboards (with at least one red square) in which the set of red squares is edge connected.
21
0, 3, 13, 40, 108, 275, 681, 1664, 4040, 9779, 23637, 57096, 137876, 332899, 803729, 1940416, 4684624, 11309731, 27304157, 65918120, 159140476, 384199155, 927538873, 2239276992, 5406092952, 13051462995, 31509019045, 76069501192, 183648021540, 443365544387
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
In other words, the number of connected (non-null) induced subgraphs in the n-ladder graph P_2 X P_n. - Eric W. Weisstein, May 02 2017
Also, the number of cycles in the grid graph P_3 X P_{n+1}. - Andrew Howroyd, Jun 12 2017
LINKS
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Connected Graph.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Induced Subgraph.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Ladder Graph.
FORMULA
a(n) = 2*a(n-1) + a(n-2) + 4*n - 1.
From Jaume Oliver Lafont, Nov 23 2008: (Start)
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - a(n-2) - a(n-3) + 4;
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - 4*a(n-2) + a(n-4). (End)
G.f.: x*(3+x)/((1-2*x-x^2)*(1-x)^2). - Jaume Oliver Lafont, Sep 28 2009
Empirical observations (from Superseeker):
(1) if b(n) = a(n) + n then {b(n)} is A048777;
(2) if b(n) = a(n+3) - 3*a(n+2) - 3*a(n+1) + a(n) then {b(n)} is A052542;
(3) if b(n) = a(n+2) - 2*a(n+1) + a(n) then {b(n)} is A001333.
4*a(n) = A002203(n+3) - 8*n - 14. - Eric W. Weisstein, May 02 2017
a(n) = 3*A048776(n-1) + A048776(n-2). - R. J. Mathar, May 12 2019
E.g.f.: (1/2)*exp(x)*(-7-4*x+7*cosh(sqrt(2)*x)+5*sqrt(2)*sinh(sqrt(2)*x)). - Stefano Spezia, Aug 25 2019
MATHEMATICA
Join[{0}, LinearRecurrence[{4, -4, 0, 1}, {3, 13, 40, 108}, 20]] (* Eric W. Weisstein, May 02 2017 *) (* adapted by Vincenzo Librandi, May 09 2017 *)
Table[(LucasL[n + 3, 2] - 8 n - 14)/4, {n, 0, 20}] (* Eric W. Weisstein, May 02 2017 *)
PROG
(Magma) I:=[0, 3, 13, 40]; [n le 4 select I[n] else 4*Self(n-1) - 4*Self(n-2) + Self(n-4):n in [1..30]]; // Marius A. Burtea, Aug 25 2019
CROSSREFS
Row 2 of A287151 and row 2 of A231829.
See also A059021, A059524.
Cf. A000129. - Jaume Oliver Lafont, Sep 28 2009
Other sequences counting connected induced subgraphs: A020873, A059525, A286139, A286182, A286183, A286184, A286185, A286186, A286187, A286188, A286189, A286191, A285765, A285934, A286304.
Sequence in context: A147042 A018492 A227446 * A290720 A289654 A360787
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
John W. Layman, Dec 14 2000
STATUS
approved