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A183519
Number of nX2 0..2 arrays with each element equal to either the sum mod 3 of its horizontal and vertical neighbors or the sum mod 3 of its diagonal and antidiagonal neighbors
1
3, 9, 31, 95, 309, 911, 2803, 8673, 26619, 81959, 252477, 777327, 2393627, 7371657, 22698115, 69895583, 215235669, 662786215, 2040959827, 6284869089, 19353386043, 59596135287, 183518286189, 565119695167, 1740209766219, 5358741068409
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Column 2 of A183526
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n)=3*a(n-1)+6*a(n-3)-16*a(n-4)+7*a(n-6)-25*a(n-7)-44*a(n-9)+102*a(n-10)-184*a(n-12)+520*a(n-13)+320*a(n-15)-720*a(n-16)+640*a(n-18)-1600*a(n-19)
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for 3X2
..1..2....0..2....2..1....2..0....0..2....2..2....1..0....1..0....0..1....1..2
..0..1....1..2....1..2....0..2....1..2....0..0....1..2....1..2....2..1....2..1
..1..2....2..1....0..2....0..0....0..2....1..1....1..0....2..1....1..2....2..0
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A306526 A034550 A018370 * A001672 A138281 A049416
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin Jan 05 2011
STATUS
approved