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A251194
Number of (n+1) X (1+1) 0..1 arrays with no 2 X 2 subblock having the minimum of its diagonal elements less than the absolute difference of its antidiagonal elements.
1
10, 25, 64, 164, 421, 1081, 2776, 7129, 18308, 47017, 120745, 310087, 796339, 2045090, 5252026, 13487806, 34638235, 88954966, 228446570, 586677031, 1506654001, 3869260528, 9936705457, 25518600938, 65534698261, 168300632413
OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 2*a(n-1) + 2*a(n-2) - a(n-3) - a(n-4)
Empirical g.f.: x*(10 + 5*x - 6*x^2 - 4*x^3) / (1 - 2*x - 2*x^2 + x^3 + x^4). - Colin Barker, Nov 26 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4:
..1..0....1..1....1..1....0..1....0..1....1..1....1..0....1..0....1..1....0..0
..0..0....1..0....1..0....1..1....1..0....1..1....1..1....0..1....0..1....0..1
..0..1....0..1....1..1....1..1....0..1....1..0....0..1....1..0....1..1....1..0
..1..1....1..0....1..0....1..0....1..0....1..1....1..1....1..1....1..0....0..0
..0..1....0..0....1..1....0..1....1..1....1..1....0..1....0..1....1..1....0..0
CROSSREFS
Column 1 of A251201.
Sequence in context: A063424 A137930 A251310 * A071289 A268303 A248833
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Nov 30 2014
STATUS
approved