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A237560
Number of (n+1) X (1+1) 0..2 arrays with the upper median plus the lower median of every 2 X 2 subblock differing from its horizontal and vertical neighbors by exactly one.
1
81, 316, 1256, 4984, 19900, 78144, 311512, 1227648, 4896848, 19273664, 76861056, 302658560, 1207072128, 4752337152, 18952790656, 74623190528, 297608324608, 1171752619008, 4673101527552, 18399231225856, 73378645568512
OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 4*a(n-2) + 140*a(n-4) + 632*a(n-6) + 864*a(n-8) for n>9.
Empirical g.f.: x*(81 + 316*x + 932*x^2 + 3720*x^3 + 3536*x^4 + 13968*x^5 + 4880*x^6 + 17600*x^7 + 1024*x^8) / (1 - 4*x^2 - 140*x^4 - 632*x^6 - 864*x^8). - Colin Barker, Oct 23 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=5:
..1..0....2..0....2..0....0..1....0..2....2..0....0..2....0..1....0..1....2..0
..2..0....2..1....0..0....2..0....2..2....2..0....2..1....1..2....0..0....1..2
..2..0....1..0....2..1....2..0....0..1....2..1....2..2....0..0....2..1....0..1
..1..0....1..0....0..1....2..1....1..2....0..1....1..1....0..2....1..1....0..1
..1..2....2..1....2..2....2..2....0..0....2..0....0..1....1..0....0..0....1..2
..2..1....0..2....1..2....1..0....1..0....0..0....0..1....1..2....0..0....2..1
CROSSREFS
Column 1 of A237567.
Sequence in context: A237557 A237550 A237567 * A237332 A237325 A158776
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Feb 09 2014
STATUS
approved