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A241301
Number of n X 2 0..3 arrays with no element equal to zero plus the sum of elements to its left or one plus the sum of elements above it or zero plus the sum of the elements diagonally to its northwest or zero plus the sum of the elements antidiagonally to its northeast, modulo 4.
1
2, 6, 6, 12, 16, 28, 38, 66, 92, 154, 222, 362, 532, 854, 1272, 2018, 3036, 4776, 7236, 11316, 17230, 26832, 41000, 63658, 97516, 151086, 231858, 358688, 551144, 851718, 1309890, 2022722, 3112810, 4804190, 7396624, 11411300, 17574716, 27106414
OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 2*a(n-2) + a(n-3) - a(n-5).
Empirical g.f.: 2*x*(1 + 3*x + x^2 - x^3 - x^4) / (1 - 2*x^2 - x^3 + x^5). - Colin Barker, Oct 29 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4:
..3..2....2..3....3..2....2..3....3..2....3..2....2..3....3..2....2..3....3..2
..3..1....2..3....1..2....2..1....3..2....3..2....1..3....1..2....2..1....1..2
..2..1....2..1....3..2....2..3....1..2....1..2....1..2....3..2....2..3....3..2
..2..3....2..1....3..2....1..3....1..2....3..2....3..2....3..1....2..3....1..2
CROSSREFS
Column 2 of A241306.
Sequence in context: A053319 A253215 A075779 * A140880 A065420 A119312
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Apr 18 2014
STATUS
approved