OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
Apply the Riordan array (1-x,x/(1+x)) to C(2n,n).
LINKS
G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
FORMULA
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} ( 2*C(n-2, k)*C(n-k, k) ) - C(1, n).
Conjecture D-finite with recurrence: n*a(n) +(-3*n+2)*a(n-1) +(-n+2)*a(n-2) +3*(n-4)*a(n-3)=0. - R. J. Mathar, Jan 22 2020
a(n) ~ 4 * 3^(n - 3/2) / sqrt(Pi*n). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Nov 19 2021
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(1-x)/Sqrt[(1-3x)/(1+x)], {x, 0, 30}], x] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 12 2016 *)
PROG
(PARI) x='x+O('x^50); Vec((1-x)/sqrt((1-3*x)/(1+x))) \\ G. C. Greubel, Mar 02 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Paul Barry, Apr 17 2005
STATUS
approved