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0,2
COMMENTS
a(n) is also the total number of toothpicks in a toothpick structure which represents a diagram of regions of the set of partitions of n, n >= 1. The number of horizontal toothpicks is A225596(n). The number of vertical toothpicks is A093694(n). The difference between vertical toothpicks and horizontal toothpicks is A000041(n) - n = A000094(n+1). The total area (or total number of cells) of the diagram is A066186(n). The number of parts in the k-th region is A194446(k). The area (or number of cells) of the k-th region is A186412(k). For the definition of "region" see A206437. For a minimalist version of the diagram (which can be transformed into a Dyck path) see A211978. See also A225600.
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For n = 7 the total number of parts in all partitions of 7 plus the sum of largest parts in all partitions of 7 plus the number of partitions of 7 plus 7 is equal to A006128(7) + A006128(7) + A000041(7) + 7 = 54 + 54 + 15 + 7 = 130. On the other hand the number of toothpicks in the diagram of regions of the set of partitions of 7 is equal to 130, so a(7) = 130.
. Diagram of regions
Partitions of 7 and partitions of 7
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7 15 |_ _ _ _ |
4 + 3 |_ _ _ _|_ |
5 + 2 |_ _ _ | |
3 + 2 + 2 |_ _ _|_ _|_ |
6 + 1 11 |_ _ _ | |
3 + 3 + 1 |_ _ _|_ | |
4 + 2 + 1 |_ _ | | |
2 + 2 + 2 + 1 |_ _|_ _|_ | |
5 + 1 + 1 7 |_ _ _ | | |
3 + 2 + 1 + 1 |_ _ _|_ | | |
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 5 |_ _ | | | |
2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 |_ _|_ | | | |
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 3 |_ _ | | | | |
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 2 |_ | | | | | |
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 1 |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
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Illustration of initial terms as the number of toothpicks in a diagram of regions of the set of partitions of n, for n = 1..6:
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KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Omar E. Pol, Jul 29 2013
STATUS
approved