OFFSET
1,4
LINKS
Robert Israel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
FORMULA
From Robert Israel, May 25 2026: (Start)
a(n) = Sum_{1 <= k <= s/2} binomial(s,2*k) * binomial(n-s,2*k)
= (s-1)*s*(n-s)*hypergeom([1, -n+s+1, 1-1/2*s, -1/2*s+3/2],[3/2, 2, 2],-1)/2
where s = floor(sqrt(n)).
(End)
MAPLE
f:= proc(n) local s, m;
s:= floor(sqrt(n));
add(binomial(s, 2*m) * binomial(n-s, m), m=1..s/2)
end proc:
map(f, [$1..100]); # Robert Israel, May 25 2026
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,changed
AUTHOR
STATUS
approved
