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A078741
Triangle of generalized Stirling numbers S_{3,3}(n,k) read by rows (n>=1, 3<=k<=3n).
17
1, 6, 18, 9, 1, 36, 540, 1242, 882, 243, 27, 1, 216, 13608, 94284, 186876, 149580, 56808, 11025, 1107, 54, 1, 1296, 330480, 6148872, 28245672, 49658508, 41392620, 18428400, 4691412, 706833, 63375, 3285, 90, 1, 7776, 7954848, 380841264, 3762380016, 13062960720
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
The sequence of row lengths for this array is [1,4,7,10,..]= A016777(n-1), n>=1.
The g.f. for the k-th column, (with leading zeros and k>=3) is G(k,x)= x^ceiling(k/3)*P(k,x)/product(1-fallfac(p,3)*x,p=3..k), with fallfac(n,m) := A008279(n,m) (falling factorials) and P(k,x) := sum(A089517(k,m)*x^m,m=0..kmax(k)), k>=3, with kmax(k) := A004523(k-3)= floor(2*(k-3)/3)= [0,0,1,2,2,3,4,4,5,...]. For the recurrence of the G(k,x) see A089517. Wolfdieter Lang, Dec 01 2003
For the computation of the k-th column sequence see A090219.
Codara et al., show that T(n,k) gives the number of k-colorings of the graph nK_3 (the disjoint union of n copies of the complete graph K_3). An example is given below. - Peter Bala, Aug 15 2013
LINKS
P. Blasiak, K. A. Penson and A. I. Solomon, The Boson Normal Ordering Problem and Generalized Bell Numbers
P. Blasiak, K. A. Penson and A. I. Solomon, The general boson normal ordering problem, arXiv:quant-ph/0402027,2004.
P. Blasiak, K. A. Penson and A. I. Solomon, The general boson normal ordering problem, Phys. Lett. A 309 (2003) 198-205.
P. Codara, O. M. D’Antona, P. Hell, A simple combinatorial interpretation of certain generalized Bell and Stirling numbers arXiv:1308.1700v1 [cs.DM]
A. Dzhumadildaev and D. Yeliussizov, Path decompositions of digraphs and their applications to Weyl algebra, arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.6764v1, 2014. [Version 1 contained many references to the OEIS, which were removed in Version 2. - N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 28 2015]
Askar Dzhumadil’daev and Damir Yeliussizov, Walks, partitions, and normal ordering, Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 22(4) (2015), #P4.10.
W. Lang, First 6 rows.
FORMULA
a(n, k) = (((-1)^k)/k!)*Sum_{p = 3..k} (-1)^p* binomial(k, p)*fallfac(p, 3)^n, with fallfac(p, 3) := A008279(p, 3) = p*(p-1)*(p-2); 3 <= k <= 3*n, n >= 1, else 0. From eq.(19) with r = 3 of the Blasiak et al. reference.
E^n = Sum_{k = 3..3*n} a(n,k)*x^k*D^k where D is the operator d/dx, and E the operator x^3d^3/dx^3.
The row polynomials R(n,x) are given by the Dobinski-type formula R(n,x) = exp(-x)*Sum_{k >= 0} (k*(k-1)*(k-2))^n*x^k/k!. - Peter Bala, Aug 15 2013
EXAMPLE
From Peter Bala, Aug 15 2013: (Start)
The table begins
n\k | 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
1 | 1
2 | 6 18 9 1
3 | 36 540 1242 882 243 27 1
4 | 216 13608 94284 186876 149580 56808 11025 1107 54 1
...
Graph coloring interpretation of T(2,3) = 6:
The graph 2K_3 is 2 copies of K_3, the complete graph on 3 vertices:
o b o e
/ \ / \
o---o o---o
a c d f
The six 3-colorings of 2K_3 are ad|be|cf, ad|bf|ce, ae|bd|cf, ae|bf|cd, af|bd|ce, and af|be|cd. (End)
MATHEMATICA
a[n_, k_] := (-1)^k*Sum[(-1)^p*((p-2)*(p-1)*p)^n*Binomial[k, p], {p, 3, k}]/k!; Table[a[n, k], {n, 1, 6}, {k, 3, 3*n}] // Flatten (* Jean-François Alcover, Dec 04 2013 *)
CROSSREFS
Row sums give A069223. Cf. A078739.
The column sequences (without leading zeros) are A000400 (powers of 6), 18*A089507, 9*A089518, A089519, etc.
A089504, A069223 (row sums), A090212 (alternating row sums).
Sequence in context: A074923 A093061 A264028 * A248461 A129870 A331056
KEYWORD
nonn,tabf,easy
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 21 2002
STATUS
approved