OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
Sequence given by the Hankel transform (see A001906 for definition) of A081178 = {1, 1, 8, 71, 680, 6882, 72528, 788019, ...}; example: det([1, 1, 8, 71; 1, 8, 71, 680; 8, 71, 680, 6882; 71, 680, 6882, 72528]) = 7^6 = 117649.
In general, sequences of the form m^((n^2 - n)/2) enumerate the graphs with n labeled nodes with m types of edge. a(n) therefore is the number of labeled graphs with n nodes with 7 types of edge. - Mark Stander, Apr 11 2019
FORMULA
a(n+1) is the determinant of n X n matrix M_(i, j) = binomial(7i, j).
G.f. A(x) satisfies: A(x) = 1 + x * A(7*x). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jun 04 2020
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = 7^binomial(n, 2) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jan 17 2012
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Philippe Deléham, Aug 29 2005
STATUS
approved