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A056335
Number of primitive (aperiodic) reversible string structures with n beads using a maximum of six different colors.
2
1, 1, 3, 9, 31, 112, 466, 2124, 10476, 55058, 301632, 1703989, 9819215, 57364723, 338134486, 2005132504, 11937364183, 71254885362, 426063226936, 2550552259119, 15280103806730, 91588103894781
OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
A string and its reverse are considered to be equivalent. Permuting the colors will not change the structure.
REFERENCES
M. R. Nester (1999). Mathematical investigations of some plant interaction designs. PhD Thesis. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. [See A056391 for pdf file of Chap. 2]
FORMULA
Sum mu(d)*A056325(n/d) where d|n.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A056317.
Sequence in context: A101473 A056334 A063032 * A276549 A049188 A049165
KEYWORD
nonn
STATUS
approved