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A086441 Number of inequivalent ways a semi-infinite curve can cross a straight line n times. 2
1, 1, 2, 4, 11, 27, 79, 213, 644, 1840, 5660 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
This uses a too broad notion of equivalence. Besides the obvious reflection in a plane perpendicular to the straight line, if the end of the curve is in a free region of the plane, it is extended to infinity and the direction of the curve can then be reversed. A000560 uses a better definition of equivalence.
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EXAMPLE
The a(3) = 2 solutions with 3 crossings. The line is drawn horizontally. The curve starts at oo and ends at X. The crossings are indicated by stars.
-- X
/ \ /
-----*----*----*----
/ \ /
/ --
/
oo
---
/ \
/ X \
/ | \
-----*----*----*----
/ | /
/ .---
/
oo
CROSSREFS
Isomorphism classes (using too generous a definition of isomorphism) from A000682. Cf. A000560, A001011.
Sequence in context: A071314 A309886 A123441 * A316696 A319616 A148130
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 09 2003
STATUS
approved

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