OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
For each n there is a list of floor(n/2) rhombs, a four sided parallelogram with principal index a number from {1, 2, ..., floor(n/2)}. Such rhombs can tile an (n, k)-oval. An (n, k)-oval is a centro-symmetric polygon with 2k sides and contains k(k-1)/2 rhombs. The regular 2n-gon {2n} with 2n sides is an (n,n)-oval. Its rhombs can be partitioned into (n, k)-ovals for various values of k. This partition is called an oval-partition of {2n}. Here, a(n) is the number of oval-partitions of {2n}.
LINKS
John P. McSorley and Alan H. Schoen, Rhombic tilings of (n, k)-ovals, (n, k, lambda)-cyclic difference sets, and related topics, Discrete Math., 313 (2013), 129-154. - From N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 26 2012
A. H. Schoen, See ROMBIX Supplementary Manual 1994
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
John P. McSorley, Dec 15 2010
EXTENSIONS
Website reference updated by John P. McSorley
STATUS
approved