OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
First negative term is a(32). - Paul D. Hanna, Mar 30 2026
LINKS
Paul D. Hanna, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..500
FORMULA
G.f. satisfies: A(x) = 1 + A(x)^3 * Series_Reversion(x*A(x)).
G.f. satisfies: A( x*(1-x)^2 * A(x*(1-x)^2) ) = 1/(1-x).
G.f. satisfies: A( (x/(1+x)^3) * A(x/(1+x)^3) ) = 1 + x.
EXAMPLE
G.f.: A(x) = 1 + x + 2*x^2 + 6*x^3 + 21*x^4 + 82*x^5 + 340*x^6 +...
A(x*A(x)) = 1 + x + 3*x^2 + 12*x^3 + 55*x^4 + 273*x^5 + 1428*x^6 +...
PROG
(PARI) {a(n) = my(A=1+x, F = sum(k=0, n, binomial(3*k+1, k)/(3*k+1)*x^k) + x*O(x^n)); for(i=0, n, A=subst(F, x, serreverse(x*A + x*O(x^n)))); polcoef(GF=A, n)}
{upto(n) = a(n); Vec(GF)}
upto(30)
(PARI) {a(n) = my(A=1+x); for(k=1, n, A = truncate(A);
A = 1 + A^3*serreverse(x*A + x^2*O(x^k)); ); polcoef(GF=A, n)}
{upto(n) = a(n); Vec(GF)} \\ program revised Paul D. Hanna, Mar 30 2026
upto(30)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
sign
AUTHOR
Paul D. Hanna, Dec 06 2009
STATUS
approved
