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A026961
Self-convolution of array T given by A026626.
16
1, 2, 11, 34, 138, 492, 1830, 6804, 25576, 96728, 367932, 1405884, 5392590, 20751504, 80076872, 309748096, 1200669828, 4662772672, 18137643524, 70657441212, 275620281310, 1076429623256, 4208562777342, 16470788108008, 64519534566362, 252948764993472, 992453764928050
OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
FORMULA
From G. C. Greubel, Jun 21 2024: (Start)
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} T(n, k)*T(n, n-k). - G. C. Greubel, Jun 21 2024
a(n) = (p1(n)*a(n-1) + p2(n)*a(n-2) + p3(n)*a(n-3) + p4(n))/p5(n), where
p1(n) = 22589280 - 75610404*n + 85542748*n^2 - 44611965*n^3 + 11592851*n^4 - 1432335*n^5 + 65025*n^6.
p2(n) = 32659200 - 131052480*n + 161621002*n^2 - 88742247*n^3 + 23912807*n^4 - 3047097*n^5 + 143055*n^6.
p3(n) = 2*(5034960 - 21140910*n + 26659783*n^2 - 14896395*n^3 + 4089431*n^4 - 533919*n^5 + 26010*n^6).
p4(n) = 42*(3628800 - 13099136*n + 15429146*n^2 - 8267195*n^3 + 2196857*n^4 - 277797*n^5 + 13005*n^6).
p5(n) = 2*n*(-6580128 + 11379344*n - 7168746*n^2 + 2070547*n^3 - 273462*n^4 + 13005*n^5). (End)
MATHEMATICA
T[n_, k_]:= T[n, k]= If[k==0 || k==n, 1, If[k==1 || k==n-1, (6*n-1 + (-1)^n)/4, T[n-1, k-1] +T[n-1, k]]];
A026961[n_]:= A026961[n] = Sum[T[n, k]*T[n, n-k], {k, 0, n}];
Table[A026961[n], {n, 0, 50}] (* G. C. Greubel, Jun 21 2024 *)
PROG
(Magma)
p1:= func< n | -1864800 + 1239076*n + 7915984*n^2 - 11263411*n^3 + 5406551*n^4 - 1042185*n^5 + 65025*n^6 >;
p2:= func< n | -4505760 + 7236856*n + 10545958*n^2 - 20700889*n^3 + 10823147*n^4 - 2188767*n^5 + 143055*n^6 >;
p3:= func< n | -1522080 + 2667320*n + 3116288*n^2 - 6715322*n^3 + 3619972*n^4 - 755718*n^5 + 52020*n^6 >;
p4:= func< n | 42*(-376320 + 434044*n + 1225808*n^2 - 1997637*n^3 + 1002947*n^4 - 199767*n^5 + 13005*n^6) >;
p5:= func< n | 2*(-559440 + 1665230*n - 243157*n^2 - 1361078*n^3 + 898312*n^4 - 195432*n^5 + 13005*n^6) >;
I:=[11, 34, 138]; [1, 2] cat [n le 3 select I[n] else (p1(n)*Self(n-1) + p2(n)*Self(n-2) + p3(n)*Self(n-3) + p4(n))/p5(n) : n in [1..40]]; // G. C. Greubel, Jun 21 2024
(SageMath)
@CachedFunction
def T(n, k): # T = A026626
if (k==0 or k==n): return 1
elif (k==1 or k==n-1): return int(3*n//2)
else: return T(n-1, k-1) + T(n-1, k)
def A026961(n): return sum(T(n, k)*T(n, n-k) for k in range(n+1))
[A026961(n) for n in range(41)] # G. C. Greubel, Jun 21 2024
KEYWORD
nonn
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Sean A. Irvine, Oct 20 2019
STATUS
approved