OFFSET
0,3
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (5,-8,5,-2).
FORMULA
a(n) = (n+1)*Sum_{k=0..n} (Sum_{i=0..n-k} (binomial(i+k,i)*2^i*binomial(2*k+2,n-i-k)*(-1)^(n-i-k))/(k+1)).
a(n) = 5*a(n-1)-8*a(n-2)+5*a(n-3)-2*a(n-4) for n>3, a(0)=1, a(1)=1, a(2)=4, a(3)=13.
MATHEMATICA
Table[(n + 1) Sum[Sum[(Binomial[i + k, i] 2^i Binomial[2 k + 2, n - i - k] (-1)^(n - i - k))/(k + 1), {i, 0, n - k}], {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 27}] (* or *)
CoefficientList[Series[-(4 x^3 - 7 x^2 + 4 x - 1)/(2 x^4 - 5 x^3 + 8 x^2 - 5 x + 1), {x, 0, 27}], x] (* Michael De Vlieger, Apr 01 2016 *)
LinearRecurrence[{5, -8, 5, -2}, {1, 1, 4, 13}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 19 2021 *)
PROG
(Maxima) a(n):=(n+1)*sum(sum(binomial(i+k, i)*2^i*binomial(2*k+2, n-i-k)*(-1)^(n-i-k), i, 0, n-k)/(k+1), k, 0, n);
(PARI) x='x+O('x^99); Vec(-(4*x^3-7*x^2+4*x-1)/(2*x^4-5*x^3+8*x^2-5*x+1)) \\ Altug Alkan, Apr 01 2016
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Vladimir Kruchinin, Apr 01 2016
STATUS
approved