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A143493
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Unsigned 4-Stirling numbers of the first kind.
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1, 4, 1, 20, 9, 1, 120, 74, 15, 1, 840, 638, 179, 22, 1, 6720, 5944, 2070, 355, 30, 1, 60480, 60216, 24574, 5265, 625, 39, 1, 604800, 662640, 305956, 77224, 11515, 1015, 49, 1, 6652800, 7893840, 4028156, 1155420, 203889, 22680, 1554, 60, 1, 79833600
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OFFSET
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4,2
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COMMENTS
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See A049459 for a signed version of the array. The unsigned 4-Stirling numbers of the first kind count the permutations of the set {1,2,...,n} into k disjoint cycles, with the restriction that the elements 1, 2, 3 and 4 belong to distinct cycles. This is the case r = 4 of the unsigned r-Stirling numbers of the first kind. For other cases see abs(A008275) (r = 1), A143491 (r = 2) and A143492 (r = 3). See A143496 for the corresponding triangle of 4-Stirling numbers of the second kind.
The theory of r-Stirling numbers of both kinds is developed in [Broder]. For details of the related 4-Lah numbers see A143499.
With offset n=0 and k=0, this is the Sheffer triangle (1/(1-x)^4,-log(1-x)) (in the umbral notation of S. Roman's book this would be called Sheffer for (exp(-4*t),1-exp(-t))). See the e.g.f given below. Compare also with the e.g.f. for the signed version A049459. - Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 10 2011
With offset n=0 and k=0: triangle T(n,k), read by rows, given by (4,1,5,2,6,3,7,4,8,5,9,6,...) DELTA (1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,...) where DELTA is the operator defined in A084938. - Philippe Deléham, Oct 31 2011
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FORMULA
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T(n,k) = (n-4)! * Sum_{j = k-4 .. n-4} C(n-j-1,3)*|stirling1(j,k-4)|/j!.
Recurrence relation: T(n,k) = T(n-1,k-1) + (n-1)*T(n-1,k) for n > 4, with boundary conditions: T(n,3) = T(3,n) = 0 for all n; T(4,4) = 1; T(4,k) = 0 for k > 4.
Special cases:
T(n,4) = (n-1)!/3!.
T(n,5) = (n-1)!/3!*(1/4 + ... + 1/(n-1)).
T(n,k) = sum {4 <= i_1 < ...< i_(n-k) < n} (i_1*i_2* ...*i_(n-k)). For example, T(7,5) = Sum_{4 <= i < j < 7} (i*j) = 4*5 + 4*6 + 5*6 = 74.
Row g.f.: Sum_{k = 4..n} T(n,k)*x^k = x^4*(x+4)*(x+5)* ... *(x+n-1).
E.g.f. for column (k+4): Sum_{n = k..inf} T(n+4,k+4)*x^n/n! = 1/k!*1/(1-x)^4 * (log(1/(1-x)))^k.
E.g.f.: (1/(1-t))^(x+4) = Sum_{n = 0..inf} Sum_{k = 0..n} T(n+4,k+4)*x^k*t^n/n! = 1 + (4+x)*t/1! + (20+9*x+x^2)*t^2/2! + .... This array is the matrix product St1 * P^3, where St1 denotes the lower triangular array of unsigned Stirling numbers of the first kind, abs(A008275) and P denotes Pascal's triangle, A007318. The row sums are n!/4! ( A001720 ). The alternating row sums are (n-2)!/2!.
If we define f(n,i,a)=sum(binomial(n,k)*stirling1(n-k,i)*product(-a-j,j=0..k-1),k=0..n-i), then T(n+4,i) = |f(n,i,3)|, for n=1,2,...;i=0...n. - Milan Janjic, Dec 21 2008
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EXAMPLE
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Triangle begins
n\k|.....4.....5.....6.....7.....8.....9
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4..|.....1
5..|.....4.....1
6..|....20.....9.....1
7..|...120....74....15.....1
8..|...840...638...179....22.....1
9..|..6720..5944..2070...355....30.....1
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T(6,5) = 9. The 9 permutations of {1,2,3,4,5,6} with 5 cycles such that 1, 2, 3 and 4 belong to different cycles are: (1 5)(2)(3)(4}(6), (1,6)(2)(3)(4)(5), (2,5)(1)(3)(4)(6), (2,6)(1)(3)(4)(5), (3,5)(1)(2)(4)(6), (3,6)(1)(2)(4)(5), (4,5)(1)(2)(3)(6), (4,6)(1)(2)(3)(5) and (5,6)(1)(2)(3)(4).
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MAPLE
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with combinat: T := (n, k) -> (n-4)! * add(binomial(n-j-1, 3)*abs(stirling1(j, k-4))/j!, j = k-4..n-4): for n from 4 to 13 do seq(T(n, k), k = 4..n) end do;
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