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A214107
Number of 0..3 colorings on an n X 4 array circular in the 4 direction with new values 0..3 introduced in row major order.
1
4, 111, 3502, 110985, 3517864, 111505491, 3534382642, 112029109005, 3550979773324, 112555187335671, 3567654845960182, 113083736087142225, 3584408223207742384, 113614766854701858651, 3601240272765698000122
OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 35*a(n-1) -107*a(n-2) +73*a(n-3).
Empirical g.f.: -x*(5*x-1)*(9*x-4) / ( (x-1)*(73*x^2-34*x+1) ). - R. J. Mathar, Jul 04 2012
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4:
..0..1..2..1....0..1..2..1....0..1..2..1....0..1..2..1....0..1..0..1
..2..0..1..3....1..2..1..2....1..0..1..2....3..0..3..2....1..0..1..0
..1..3..0..2....0..3..0..3....2..3..2..0....0..1..0..3....0..1..2..3
..2..0..2..3....1..0..2..0....0..1..0..1....3..2..1..2....3..0..3..1
CROSSREFS
Column 3 of A214112.
Sequence in context: A358806 A358779 A181272 * A202518 A212655 A181485
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Jul 04 2012
STATUS
approved