OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Number of idempotent elements in IDT_n (Identity Difference Full Transformation Semigroup), denoted by E(IDT_n).
LINKS
G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (6,-13,12,-4).
FORMULA
a(n) = n + (n-1)*2^(n-2).
G.f. x*(1-3*x+2*x^2+x^3) / ( (2*x-1)^2*(x-1)^2 ). - R. J. Mathar, Apr 14 2011
E.g.f.: (2*exp(2*x)*x + 4*exp(x)*x - exp(2*x) + 1)/4. - Stefano Spezia, Dec 23 2021
EXAMPLE
For n = 4, #E(IDT_n)= 16.
MATHEMATICA
Table[n + (n-1)*2^(n-2), {n, 1, 50}] (* G. C. Greubel, Nov 01 2018 *)
LinearRecurrence[{6, -13, 12, -4}, {1, 3, 7, 16}, 40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 31 2018 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = n+(n-1)*2^(n-2) \\ Michel Marcus, Jun 29 2013
(Magma) [n + (n-1)*2^(n-2): n in [1..50]]; // G. C. Greubel, Nov 01 2018
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Adeniji, Adenike & Makanjuola, Samuel, Apr 14 2011
STATUS
approved