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A227658
Number of lattice paths from {4}^n to {0}^n using steps that decrement one component by 1 such that for each point (p_1,p_2,...,p_n) we have abs(p_{i}-p_{i+1}) <= 1.
1
1, 1, 16, 2328, 1281696, 1897242448, 6173789662504, 38746316631586896, 427196257460311066608, 7716228754248308194763776, 216245142312150285990621189096, 9001993707519997876764394044746416, 537141544856485105833302134461795535280
OFFSET
0,3
EXAMPLE
a(2) = 2^4 = 16:
. (3,4) (2,3) (1,2) (0,1)
. / \ / \ / \ / \
(4,4) (3,3) (2,2) (1,1) (0,0)
. \ / \ / \ / \ /
. (4,3) (3,2) (2,1) (1,0)
CROSSREFS
Row n=4 of A227655.
Sequence in context: A165126 A241368 A069443 * A298197 A016876 A221253
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Alois P. Heinz, Jul 19 2013
STATUS
approved