OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
a(n) is the number of permutations on [n] that avoid the consecutive pattern 1342. It is the same as the number of permutations which avoid 2431, 4213, 3124, 1432, 2341, 4123 or 3214.
REFERENCES
Sergi Elizalde, Asymptotic enumeration of permutations avoiding generalized patterns, Adv. Appl. Math. 36 (2006) 138-155.
Sergi Elizalde and Marc Noy, Consecutive patterns in permutations, Adv. Appl. Math. 30 (2003) 110-125.
LINKS
Alois P. Heinz, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..200 (terms n = 0..60 from Ray Chandler)
A. Baxter, B. Nakamura, and D. Zeilberger. Automatic generation of theorems and proofs on enumerating consecutive Wilf-classes
Steven Finch, Pattern-Avoiding Permutations [Broken link?]
Steven Finch, Pattern-Avoiding Permutations [Cached copy, with permission]
FORMULA
a(n) ~ c * d^n * n!, where d = 1/r = 0.9546118344740519430556804334164431663486451742931588346372174751881329..., where r = 1.04754620033697244977759528695194261... is the root of the equation integral_{x,0,r} exp(-x^3/6) dx = 1, and c = 1.1561985648406071020520797542907648300587978482957199521032311960968187467... . - Vaclav Kotesovec, Aug 23 2014
MATHEMATICA
a[n_]:=Coefficient[Series[1/(1-Integrate[Exp[ -t^3/6], {t, 0, x}]), {x, 0, 30}], x^n]*n!
(* Second program: *)
m = 21; gf = 1/(1-Sum[If[Mod[k, 3] == 0, (-1)^Mod[k, 6]/(6^(k/3)*(k/3)!), 0]* (x^(k+1)/(k+1)), {k, 0, m}]);
CoefficientList[gf + O[x]^m, x]*Range[0, m-1]! (* Jean-François Alcover, May 11 2019 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Steven Finch, Apr 26 2006
STATUS
approved