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A174558
Number of ways to place 8n nonattacking kings on a 16 x 2n chessboard.
7
2304, 419933, 28432288, 1134127305, 32580145116, 749160010737, 14677177838054, 254977173389319, 4035559337688370, 59315924213143597, 821112680030028632, 10819171744710664383, 136800806311499633208, 1670597119210336446533, 19804685547188544317522, 228865023358344707514899, 2586924156960003793687130, 28681715460054576813151389, 312656761422008821513384848, 3357651442822195404605813501
OFFSET
1,1
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FORMULA
Asymptotic formula for number of ways to place m x n nonattacking kings on a 2m x 2n chessboard (this case is m=8): f(m,n) ~ k(m)*n*(m+1)^n
First values of k(m):
k(1)=1,
k(2)=17,
k(3)=231,
k(4)=3051.17509,
k(5)=40881.99638,
k(6)=563050.92363,
k(7)=8008508.28858,
k(8)=117833087.45133
k(9)=1794306724.77472
k(10)=28276454469.76459
k(11)=461049875818.05305
k(12)=7775513990776.97046
k(13)=135589372611110.17367
k(14)=2443990803097108.58764
k(15)=45522076785406201.22572
k(16)=875939597341977670.66777
k(17)=17407856624734801679.11613
k(18)=357216046100723515478.42809
k(19)=7567101689641721175327.80272
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Vaclav Kotesovec, Nov 29 2010
STATUS
approved