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A109110 a(n)=2a(n-1)+a(n-2)-a(n-3); a(0)=4, a(1)=9, a(2)=20. 0
4, 9, 20, 45, 101, 227, 510, 1146, 2575, 5786, 13001, 29213, 65641, 147494, 331416, 744685, 1673292, 3759853, 8448313, 18983187, 42654834, 95844542, 215360731, 483911170, 1087338529, 2443227497, 5489882353, 12335653674, 27717962204 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,1

COMMENTS

Kekule numbers for certain benzenoids.

REFERENCES

S. J. Cyvin and I. Gutman, Kekule structures in benzenoid hydrocarbons, Lecture Notes in Chemistry, No. 46, Springer, New York, 1988 (pp. 286, 288, K{S(n)})

FORMULA

G.f.=(4+z-2z^2)/(1-2z-z^2+z^3).

MAPLE

a[0]:=4:a[1]:=9:a[2]:=20: for n from 3 to 32 do a[n]:=2*a[n-1]+a[n-2]-a[n-3] od: seq(a[n], n=0..32);

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A020708 A144686 A144685 * A108870 A111587 A161221

Adjacent sequences:  A109107 A109108 A109109 * A109111 A109112 A109113

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Emeric Deutsch (deutsch(AT)duke.poly.edu), Jun 19 2005

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