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A259088
Number of n-celled polyominoes which are of square type.
3
1, 0, 1, 1, 6, 7, 25, 80, 255, 795, 2919, 10378, 36590, 130716, 480773, 1774714, 6543633, 24208803, 90331307, 339178346, 1277308160, 4819109576
OFFSET
1,5
LINKS
T. R. Parkin, L. J. Lander, and D. R. Parkin, Polyomino Enumeration Results, presented at SIAM Fall Meeting, 1967, and accompanying letter from T. J. Lander (annotated scanned copy). See page 21. The 15th entry is not included because their value for A000105(15) was incorrect.
FORMULA
a(n)+A259087(n) = A000105(n).
EXAMPLE
a(7) = 25 with 7 free 7-ominoes with a 3x3 hull and 18 with 4x4 hull. a(8) = 80 with 3 free 8-ominoes with a 3x3 hull and 77 with a 4x4 hull. a(9) = 255 with 1 free 9-omino in a 3x3 hull, 181 in a 4x4 hull and 73 in a 5x5 hull. - R. J. Mathar, May 24 2019
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Jun 18 2015
EXTENSIONS
a(15)-a(16) from R. J. Mathar, May 22 2019
a(17) from R. J. Mathar, May 27 2019
a(18)-a(22) from John Mason, Nov 19 2021
STATUS
approved