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A205328
Number of (n+1) X 2 0..2 arrays with the number of equal 2 X 2 subblock diagonal pairs and equal antidiagonal pairs differing from each horizontal or vertical neighbor, and new values 0..2 introduced in row major order.
2
14, 72, 396, 2160, 11808, 64512, 352512, 1926144, 10524672, 57507840, 314228736, 1716977664, 9381740544, 51262783488, 280105058304, 1530522501120, 8362930470912, 45695901892608, 249687051337728, 1364315420491776
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Column 1 of A205335.
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 4*a(n-1) + 8*a(n-2) for n>3.
Empirical g.f.: 2*x*(7 + 8*x - 2*x^2) / (1 - 4*x - 8*x^2). - Colin Barker, Mar 03 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1
2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2
CROSSREFS
Cf. A205335.
Sequence in context: A106845 A365670 A372662 * A328735 A279447 A205590
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Jan 26 2012
STATUS
approved