OFFSET
1,2
FORMULA
From Vladimir Kruchinin, Nov 25 2014: (Start)
G.f.: x*((-x^2 + 4*x + 1)/(2*sqrt(x^2 - 6*x + 1)) -x/2 + 1/2).
For n >= 2, a(n) = C(2*n-3,n-2) + Sum_{i=0..n-2} C(n,i+1)*C(n+i-2,n-2). (End)
a(n) ~ (1 + sqrt(2))^(2*n-2) / (2^(1/4) * sqrt(Pi*n)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Feb 14 2021
a(n) = binomial(2*n-3, n-1)*hypergeom([-n+1, -n], [-2*n+3], -1). - Detlef Meya, Dec 04 2023
MATHEMATICA
a[n_]:=Binomial[2*n-3, n-1]*Hypergeometric2F1[-n+1, -n, -2*n+3, -1];
Table[a[n], {n, 1, 21}] (* Detlef Meya, Dec 04 2023 *)
PROG
(Maxima) a(n):=if n=1 then 1 else sum((binomial(n, i+1))*binomial(n+i-2, n-2), i, 0, n-2)+binomial(2*n-3, n-2); /* Vladimir Kruchinin, Nov 25 2014 */
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
STATUS
approved