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Number of (n+1) X (4+1) 0..3 arrays with every 2 X 2 subblock having its diagonal sum differing from its antidiagonal sum by 3 (constant-stress 1 X 1 tilings).
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%I #10 Jun 18 2022 23:38:37

%S 744,1132,1736,3184,5784,12328,25592,60856,138744,356632,864056,

%T 2342104,5889144,16525528,42475832,121851736,317293944,923151832,

%U 2422801976,7113966424,18762768504,55430893528,146666831672,435125968216

%N Number of (n+1) X (4+1) 0..3 arrays with every 2 X 2 subblock having its diagonal sum differing from its antidiagonal sum by 3 (constant-stress 1 X 1 tilings).

%H R. H. Hardin, <a href="/A235294/b235294.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..210</a>

%F Empirical: a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + 17*a(n-2) - 57*a(n-3) - 86*a(n-4) + 372*a(n-5) + 76*a(n-6) - 972*a(n-7) + 360*a(n-8) + 864*a(n-9) - 576*a(n-10).

%F Empirical g.f.: 4*x*(186 - 275*x - 3577*x^2 + 5285*x^3 + 23807*x^4 - 34904*x^5 - 64146*x^6 + 92340*x^7 + 59328*x^8 - 82944*x^9) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 2*x)*(1 - 2*x^2)*(1 - 3*x^2)*(1 - 6*x^2)*(1 - 8*x^2)). - _Colin Barker_, Oct 18 2018

%e Some solutions for n=5:

%e 0 3 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 3 3 0 3 3

%e 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 2 3 2 0 3 3 3 0

%e 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 3 3 3 0 3 2 0 2 3 3 0 3 3

%e 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 3 3 3 0

%e 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 3 3 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0

%e 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 2 3 2 0 3 3 3 0

%Y Column 4 of A235301.

%K nonn

%O 1,1

%A _R. H. Hardin_, Jan 05 2014