OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The number of proper mergings of an n-antichain and an m-antichain can be computed with the following formula: a(m,n)=Sum_{i+j+k=m} m!/(i!j!k!)*(-1)^k*(2^i+2^j-1)^n.
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..50
H. Mühle, Counting Proper Mergings of Chains and Antichains, arXiv:1206.3922.
FORMULA
a(n)=Sum_{i+j+k=n}{n!/(i!j!k!)*(-1)^k*(2^i+2^j-1)^n}.
limit n->infinity a(n)/(2^(n^2))=2 [From Vaclav Kotesovec, Aug 23 2012]
EXAMPLE
For n=1, the a(1)=3 proper mergings of two 1-antichains ({a},{}) and ({b},{}) are the following three posets: ({a,b},{}), ({a,b},{(a,b)}), ({a,b},{(b,a)}).
MATHEMATICA
Table[Sum[Sum[Sum[If[i+j+k==n, n!/(i!j!k!)*(-1)^k*(2^i+2^j-1)^n, 0], {i, 0, n}], {j, 0, n}], {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 20}] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Aug 23 2012 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Henri Mühle, Aug 21 2012
STATUS
approved