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A231038
Number of 2 X n 0..2 arrays x(i,j) with each element horizontally, diagonally or antidiagonally next to at least one element with value (x(i,j)+1) mod 3 and at least one element with value (x(i,j)-1) mod 3, and upper left element zero.
1
0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 32, 80, 560, 2080, 10720, 46496, 220896, 998432, 4634272, 21207840, 97791904, 449099040, 2066934176, 9501790240, 43707407520, 200983135008, 924361443232, 4250915450400, 19549937082016, 89907588137248
OFFSET
1,4
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + 6*a(n-2) + 32*a(n-4) - 20*a(n-5) + 24*a(n-6) - 16*a(n-7).
Empirical g.f.: 4*x^4*(1 - 3*x + 2*x^2 - 4*x^3) / (1 - 3*x - 6*x^2 - 32*x^4 + 20*x^5 - 24*x^6 + 16*x^7). - Colin Barker, Sep 25 2018
EXAMPLE
All solutions for n=4:
..0..2..2..0....0..2..1..0....0..1..1..0....0..1..2..0
..0..1..1..0....0..1..2..0....0..2..2..0....0..2..1..0
CROSSREFS
Row 2 of A231037.
Sequence in context: A270293 A270900 A123016 * A271280 A271086 A271292
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Nov 03 2013
STATUS
approved