A260359 - OEIS

A260359

a(n) is the minimal value of Sum_{i=1..n} Product_{j=1..8} r_j(i), where each r_j is a permutation of {1,2,...,n}.

%I #18 Jul 24 2023 05:57:03

%S 1,32,360,2304,10618

%N a(n) is the minimal value of Sum_{i=1..n} Product_{j=1..8} r_j(i), where each r_j is a permutation of {1,2,...,n}.

%C See arXiv link for sets of permutations that achieve the value of a(n).

%H Chai Wah Wu, <a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/1508.02934">Permutations r_j such that ∑i∏j r_j(i) is maximized or minimized</a>. arXiv:1508.02934 [math.CO], 2015.

%Y Cf. A000292 (two permutations), A070735 (three permutations), A070736 (four permutations), A260356 (five permutations), A260357 (six permutations), A260358 (seven permutations), A260355.

%K nonn,more

%O 1,2

%A _Chai Wah Wu_, Jul 28 2015