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A242709
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Nonequivalent ways to place two different markers (e.g., a pair of Go stones, black and white) on an n X n grid.
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2
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0, 2, 12, 33, 85, 165, 315, 518, 846, 1260, 1870, 2607, 3627, 4823, 6405, 8220, 10540, 13158, 16416, 20045, 24465, 29337, 35167, 41538, 49050, 57200, 66690, 76923, 88711, 101355, 115785, 131192, 148632, 167178, 188020, 210105, 234765, 260813, 289731, 320190
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OFFSET
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1,2
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COMMENTS
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We say two placements are equivalent if one can be obtained from the other by rotating or reflecting the grid.
The formula was derived by categorizing and counting grid cells into four exclusive categories: central cell (if any); other diagonal cells, other horizontal and vertical midline cells (if any), and all others (in eight triangular regions) (if any); then determining for each category, how many ways a white stone could be placed in each category, given the category in which the black stone was placed prior. The sequence was verified by another program which generated all positions, removed reflections and rotations, and tallied the residue.
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LINKS
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Table of n, a(n) for n=1..40.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2,2,-6,0,6,-2,-2,1).
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FORMULA
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For odd n, a(n) = n*(n^3 + 3*n - 4)/8.
For even n, a(n) = n*(n^3 + n - 2)/8.
G.f.: -x^2*(x^5+x^4+7*x^3+5*x^2+8*x+2) / ((x-1)^5*(x+1)^3). - Colin Barker, May 21 2014
a(n) = n*(n^3 + n*3^(n mod 2) - 2*2^(n mod 2))/8. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, May 21 2014
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MAPLE
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A242709:=n->n*(n^3 + n*3^(n mod 2) - 2*2^(n mod 2))/8; seq(A242709(n), n=1..50); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, May 21 2014
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MATHEMATICA
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f[n_] := If[OddQ[n], (n^3 + 3 n - 4), (n^3 + n - 2)] n/8;
Table[f[n], {n, 1, 40}]
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PROG
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(PARI) concat(0, Vec(-x^2*(x^5+x^4+7*x^3+5*x^2+8*x+2)/((x-1)^5*(x+1)^3) + O(x^100))) \\ Colin Barker, May 21 2014
(Magma) [n*(n^3 + n*3^(n mod 2) - 2*2^(n mod 2))/8: n in [1..50]]; // Wesley Ivan Hurt, May 21 2014
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CROSSREFS
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Cf. A014409 (with indistinguishable checkers)
Sequence in context: A098203 A305330 A320542 * A055707 A055699 A244378
Adjacent sequences: A242706 A242707 A242708 * A242710 A242711 A242712
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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AUTHOR
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James Stein, May 21 2014
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STATUS
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approved
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