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A153297
G.f.: A(x) = F(x*G(x)^2)^2 where F(x) = G(x/F(x)) = 1 + x*F(x)^2 is the g.f. of A000108 (Catalan) and G(x) = F(x*G(x)) = 1 + x*G(x)^3 is the g.f. of A001764.
2
1, 2, 9, 48, 276, 1656, 10212, 64190, 409218, 2637282, 17143506, 112224228, 738926064, 4889332266, 32488240779, 216664589058, 1449568426292, 9725637277248, 65417353098837, 441013558347228, 2979206654245122
OFFSET
0,2
FORMULA
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} C(2k+2,k)/(k+1) * C(3n-k,n-k)*2k/(3n-k) for n>0 with a(0)=1.
G.f. satisfies: A(x/F(x)) = F(x*F(x))^2 where F(x) is the g.f. of A000108 (Catalan).
EXAMPLE
G.f.: A(x) = F(x*G(x)^2)^2 = 1 + 2*x + 9*x^2 + 48*x^3 + 276*x^4 +... where
F(x) = 1 + x + 2*x^2 + 5*x^3 + 14*x^4 + 42*x^5 + 132*x^6 +...
F(x)^2 = 1 + 2*x + 5*x^2 + 14*x^3 + 42*x^4 + 132*x^5 + 429*x^6 +...
G(x) = 1 + x + 3*x^2 + 12*x^3 + 55*x^4 + 273*x^5 + 1428*x^6 +...
G(x)^2 = 1 + 2*x + 7*x^2 + 30*x^3 + 143*x^4 + 728*x^5 + 3876*x^6 +...
G(x)^3 = 1 + 3*x + 12*x^2 + 55*x^3 + 273*x^4 + 1428*x^5 + 7752*x^6 +...
PROG
(PARI) {a(n)=if(n==0, 1, sum(k=0, n, binomial(2*k+2, k)*2/(2*k+2)*binomial(3*(n-k)+2*k, n-k)*2*k/(3*(n-k)+2*k)))}
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Paul D. Hanna, Jan 15 2009
STATUS
approved