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A188838
Number of n X 4 binary arrays without the pattern 0 1 diagonally or vertically.
1
16, 55, 121, 221, 364, 560, 820, 1156, 1581, 2109, 2755, 3535, 4466, 5566, 6854, 8350, 10075, 12051, 14301, 16849, 19720, 22940, 26536, 30536, 34969, 39865, 45255, 51171, 57646, 64714, 72410, 80770, 89831, 99631, 110209, 121605, 133860, 147016, 161116
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Column 4 of A188843.
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = (1/24)*n^4 + (11/12)*n^3 + (155/24)*n^2 + (163/12)*n - 6 for n>1.
Empirical g.f.: x*(16 - 25*x + 6*x^2 + 6*x^3 - x^4 - x^5) / (1 - x)^5. - Colin Barker, Apr 30 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for 3 X 4:
..1..1..1..1....0..1..0..1....1..1..1..0....1..1..0..0....1..1..0..0
..0..1..1..1....0..0..0..0....1..1..1..0....1..1..0..0....0..0..0..0
..0..0..1..1....0..0..0..0....1..1..1..0....1..1..0..0....0..0..0..0
CROSSREFS
Cf. A188843.
Sequence in context: A224040 A244805 A362039 * A256049 A152096 A188701
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Apr 12 2011
STATUS
approved