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A056450 a(n) = (3*2^n - (-2)^n)/2. 25
1, 4, 4, 16, 16, 64, 64, 256, 256, 1024, 1024, 4096, 4096, 16384, 16384, 65536, 65536, 262144, 262144, 1048576, 1048576, 4194304, 4194304, 16777216, 16777216, 67108864, 67108864, 268435456, 268435456, 1073741824, 1073741824, 4294967296 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Number of palindromes of length n using a maximum of four different symbols.
Number of achiral rows of n colors using up to four colors. - Robert A. Russell, Nov 09 2018
Interleaving of A000302 and 4*A000302.
Unsigned version of A141125.
Binomial transform is A164907. Second binomial transform is A164908. Third binomial transform is A057651. Fourth binomial transform is A016129.
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]
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = 4^floor((n+1)/2).
a(n) = 4*a(n-2) for n > 1; a(0) = 1, a(1) = 4.
G.f.: (1+4*x) / (1-4*x^2). - R. J. Mathar, Jan 19 2011 [Adapted to offset 0 by Robert A. Russell, Nov 07 2018]
a(n+3) = a(n+2)*a(n+1)/a(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 04 2011
a(n) = 4*abs(A164111(n-1)). - R. J. Mathar, Jan 19 2011
a(n) = C(4,0)*A000007(n) + C(4,1)*A057427(n) + C(4,2)*A056453(n) + C(4,3)*A056454(n) + C(4,4)*A056455(n). - Robert A. Russell, Nov 08 2018
EXAMPLE
At length n=1 there are a(1)=4 palindromes, A, B, C, D.
At length n=2, there are a(2)=4 palindromes, AA, BB, CC, DD.
At length n=3, there are a(3)=16 palindromes, AAA, BBB, CCC, DDD, ABA, BAB, ... , CDC, DCD.
MATHEMATICA
Table[4^Ceiling[n/2], {n, 0, 40}] (* or *)
CoefficientList[Series[(1 + 4 x)/((1 + 2 x) (1 - 2 x)), {x, 0, 31}], x] (* or *)
LinearRecurrence[{0, 4}, {1, 4}, 40] (* Robert A. Russell, Nov 07 2018 *)
PROG
(Magma) [ (3*2^n-(-2)^n)/2: n in [0..31] ];
(Magma) [4^Floor((n+1)/2): n in [0..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 16 2011
(PARI) a(n)=4^((n+1)\2) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 08 2012
(PARI) a(n)=(3*2^n-(-2)^n)/2 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Oct 03 2016
CROSSREFS
Column k=4 of A321391.
Cf. A016116.
Essentially the same as A213173.
Cf. A000302 (oriented), A032121 (unoriented), A032087(n>1) (chiral).
Sequence in context: A231839 A141125 A164111 * A164906 A213173 A222956
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
a(0)=1 prepended by Robert A. Russell, Nov 07 2018
Edited by N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 29 2019
STATUS
approved

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