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A109114 a(n)=5a(n-1)-3a(n-2), a(0)=1, a(1)=6. 3
1, 6, 27, 117, 504, 2169, 9333, 40158, 172791, 743481, 3199032, 13764717, 59226489, 254838294, 1096512003, 4718045133, 20300689656, 87349312881, 375844495437, 1617174538542, 6958339206399, 29940172416369, 128825844462648 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,2

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. 302, P_{11}).

FORMULA

a(n)=[(sqrt(13)+7)((5+sqrt(13))/2)^n+(sqrt(13)-7)((5-sqrt(13))/2)^n]/(2sqrt(13)) G.f.=(1+z)/(1-5z+3z^2).

MAPLE

a[0]:=1: a[1]:=6: for n from 2 to 26 do a[n]:=5*a[n-1]-3*a[n-2] od: seq(a[n], n=0..26);

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A130019 A196919 A049651 * A080619 A080620 A080627

Adjacent sequences:  A109111 A109112 A109113 * A109115 A109116 A109117

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

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

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