OFFSET
1,3
FORMULA
a(n) = A055864(n, 3).
a(1) = a(2) = 0; a(n) = n^2*(n+1)^(n-3), n >= 3.
E.g.f.: (3*W(-x)^2 - 2*W(-x)^3 - 3*x^2 - 8*x^3)/(12*x), W(x) principal branch of Lambert's function.
a(n) ~ exp(1-7/(2*n)) * n^(n-1). - Amiram Eldar, Feb 07 2026
MATHEMATICA
a[n_] := n^2*(n+1)^(n-3); a[1] = a[2] = 0; Array[a, 20] (* Amiram Eldar, Feb 07 2026 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 20 2000
STATUS
approved
