A002851 Number of unlabeled trivalent (or cubic) connected simple graphs with 2n nodes. (Formerly M1521 N0595)

1, 0, 1, 2, 5, 19, 85, 509, 4060, 41301, 510489, 7319447, 117940535, 2094480864, 40497138011, 845480228069, 18941522184590, 453090162062723, 11523392072541432, 310467244165539782, 8832736318937756165

Offset

0,4

References

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Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..20.

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Example

G.f. = 1 + x^2 + 2*x^3 + 5*x^4 + 19*x^5 + 85*x^6 + 509*x^7 + 4060*x^8 + 41302*x^9 + 510489*x^10 + 7319447*x^11 + ...
a(0) = 1 because the null graph (with no vertices) is vacuously 3-regular.
a(1) = 0 because there are no simple connected cubic graphs with 2 nodes.
a(2) = 1 because the tetrahedron is the only cubic graph with 4 nodes.
a(3) = 2 because there are two simple cubic graphs with 6 nodes: the bipartite graph K_{3,3} and the triangular prism graph.

Crossrefs

Cf. A004109 (labeled connected cubic), A361407 (rooted connected cubic), A321305 (signed connected cubic), A000421 (connected cubic loopless multigraphs), A005967 (connected cubic multigraphs), A275744 (multisets).

Contribution (almost all) from Jason Kimberley, Feb 10 2011: (Start)

3-regular simple graphs: this sequence (connected), A165653 (disconnected), A005638 (not necessarily connected), A005964 (planar).

Connected regular graphs A005177 (any degree), A068934 (triangular array), specified degree k: this sequence (k=3), A006820 (k=4), A006821 (k=5), A006822 (k=6), A014377 (k=7), A014378 (k=8), A014381 (k=9), A014382 (k=10), A014384 (k=11).

Connected 3-regular simple graphs with girth at least g: A185131 (triangle); chosen g: this sequence (g=3), A014371 (g=4), A014372 (g=5), A014374 (g=6), A014375 (g=7), A014376 (g=8).

Connected 3-regular simple graphs with girth exactly g: A198303 (triangle); chosen g: A006923 (g=3), A006924 (g=4), A006925 (g=5), A006926 (g=6), A006927 (g=7). (End)

Sequence in context: A286886 A058132 A286071 * A354621 A324618 A326563

Adjacent sequences: A002848 A002849 A002850 * A002852 A002853 A002854

Keyword

nonn,nice

Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Extensions

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Status

approved