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A211472
Number of (n+1)X(n+1) -8..8 symmetric matrices with every 2X2 subblock having sum zero and one, three or four distinct values
1
121, 873, 6225, 44205, 312209, 2195485, 15376453, 107305341, 746401305, 5176610637, 35805913289, 247058995669, 1700863663801, 11685223911345, 80125271642765, 548435823880377, 3747645664538313, 25569088975353613
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Symmetry and 2X2 block sums zero implies that the diagonal x(i,i) are equal modulo 2 and x(i,j)=(x(i,i)+x(j,j))/2*(-1)^(i-j)
LINKS
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=3
.-1..4.-1.-2....2.-3..2.-4....0..1.-2..4....0.-4.-2.-3...-4..2..0..1
..4.-7..4.-1...-3..4.-3..5....1.-2..3.-5...-4..8.-2..7....2..0.-2..1
.-1..4.-1.-2....2.-3..2.-4...-2..3.-4..6...-2.-2.-4.-1....0.-2..4.-3
.-2.-1.-2..5...-4..5.-4..6....4.-5..6.-8...-3..7.-1..6....1..1.-3..2
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A365969 A203959 A362319 * A223389 A243810 A302561
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin Apr 12 2012
STATUS
approved