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A251012
Number of (n+1) X (1+1) 0..2 arrays with no 2 X 2 subblock having the sum of its diagonal elements less than the maximum of its antidiagonal elements.
1
63, 423, 2828, 18910, 126468, 845838, 5657125, 37835923, 253053775, 1692471213, 11319565544, 75707381676, 506345196624, 3386531834524, 22649761354057, 151485860598125, 1013165905036839, 6776243981293283, 45320793234098820
OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 9*a(n-1) - 18*a(n-2) + 18*a(n-3) - 7*a(n-4) + a(n-5).
Empirical g.f.: x*(63 - 144*x + 155*x^2 - 62*x^3 + 9*x^4) / (1 - 9*x + 18*x^2 - 18*x^3 + 7*x^4 - x^5). - Colin Barker, Nov 24 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4:
..2..0....1..1....2..1....2..2....2..1....1..1....1..2....2..0....0..0....2..2
..2..0....2..1....0..1....0..1....0..1....2..2....2..2....2..2....1..1....1..1
..1..2....1..1....1..1....2..2....1..1....0..0....1..0....2..2....2..1....2..1
..1..2....2..2....0..0....1..1....1..1....2..2....2..1....1..2....2..2....1..0
..0..2....2..1....0..0....2..1....0..1....0..1....1..2....1..1....2..2....0..1
CROSSREFS
Column 1 of A251019.
Sequence in context: A068022 A131993 A251019 * A092050 A055817 A075934
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Nov 29 2014
STATUS
approved