OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Gaussian Triangle Picking
FORMULA
From G. C. Greubel, Feb 01 2025: (Start)
a(n) = denominator( p(n) ), where p(n) = Pi/sqrt(3) - (3^(n+1)/2*binomial(2*n, n)) * Sum_{k >=0} binomial(2*k, k)*(3/16)^k/(2*k + 2*n + 1).
a(n) = denominator( p(n) ), where p(n) = Pi/sqrt(3) - (3^(n+1)/(2*(2*n+1)* binomial(2*n,n)) * Hypergeometric2F1([1/2, 1/2 + n], [3/2+n], 3/4). (End)
EXAMPLE
1 - (3*sqrt(3))/(4*Pi), 1 - (9*sqrt(3))/(8*Pi), 1 - (27*sqrt(3))/(20*Pi), ...
MATHEMATICA
Table[Denominator[Simplify[Pi/Sqrt[3] -(3^(n+1)*Hypergeometric2F1[1/2, 1/2+ n, 3/2+n, 3/4])/(2*(2*n+1)*Binomial[2*n, n])]], {n, 30}] (* G. C. Greubel, Feb 01 2025 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,frac
AUTHOR
Eric W. Weisstein, Jan 14 2005
STATUS
approved