OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
IDP_n is a semigroup with the non-isolation property and E(IDP_n) denotes the set of idempotents (satisfying e^2 = e) in IDP_n.
#E(IDP_n) is the number of idempotent elements in the semigroup IDP_n for each n in N. E(IDP_n) is a subset of partial transformation semigroup having the property that the difference in the image, Im(alpha), is not greater than 1 and e^2 = e for each e in IDP_n.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (12,-58,144,-193,132,-36).
FORMULA
#IDP_n = (n-1)*3^(n-2) + n*2^(n-1) - n + 2.
G.f.: -x*(-2+19*x-73*x^2+145*x^3-153*x^4+68*x^5) / ( (x-1)^2*(3*x-1)^2*(2*x-1)^2 ). - R. J. Mathar, Jun 19 2011
EXAMPLE
Example: For n=4, #IDP_n = 3*9 + 4*8 - 4 + 2 = 27 + 32 - 2 = 57
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{12, -58, 144, -193, 132, -36}, {2, 5, 17, 57, 185, 593}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 11 2020 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Adeniji, Adenike, Jun 04 2011
STATUS
approved