OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Number of meander slices with n crossings which can be open on both sides and contain no closed loops. These are called open meandric systems in the Bobier and Sawada reference. - Andrew Howroyd, Feb 07 2025
LINKS
Andrew Howroyd, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..40 (terms 0..27 from B. Bobier and J. Sawada)
Roland Bacher, Meander algebras, Institut Fourier, UMR 5582, Laboratoire de Mathématiques, 1999.
B. Bobier and J. Sawada, A fast algorithm to generate open meandric systems and meanders, Transactions on Algorithms, Vol. 6 No. 2 (2010) article #42, 12 pages. [The final term for a(28) is incorrect].
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Apr 10 2001
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Larry Reeves (larryr(AT)acm.org), Apr 26 2001
STATUS
approved