A059422 Difference between number of even equivalence classes and odd classes of terms in a symmetric determinant of order n.

1, 1, 0, -1, -1, 3, -2, 25, -213, 1547, -13276, 129069, -1375775, 16009741, -202184274, 2753591087, -40231298023, 627731583225, -10418193719432, 183264681827863, -3406106373633009, 66695477905719251, -1372395141298236250, 29607108539572186329

Offset

0,6

References

L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, p. 260, #12, a'_n.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..23.

Formula

E.g.f.: exp(1/2*t-1/4*t^2)*(1+t)^(1/2)

a(n) ~ (-1)^(n+1) * n^(n-1) / (sqrt(2)*exp(n+3/4)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Oct 07 2013

Mathematica

CoefficientList[Series[E^(1/2*x-1/4*x^2)*(1+x)^(1/2), {x, 0, 20}], x]* Range[0, 20]! (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Oct 07 2013 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A002135.

Sequence in context: A100645 A132960 A009574 * A102056 A300955 A343130

Adjacent sequences: A059419 A059420 A059421 * A059423 A059424 A059425

Keyword

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Author

N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 30 2001

Status

approved