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A267638
Number of nX2 0..1 arrays with every repeated value in every row and column unequal to the previous repeated value, and new values introduced in row-major sequential order.
2
2, 8, 18, 50, 98, 242, 450, 1058, 1922, 4418, 7938, 18050, 32258, 72962, 130050, 293378, 522242, 1176578, 2093058, 4712450, 8380418, 18862082, 33538050, 75472898, 134184962, 301940738, 536805378, 1207861250, 2147352578, 4831641602
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Column 2 of A267644.
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = a(n-1) +6*a(n-2) -6*a(n-3) -8*a(n-4) +8*a(n-5).
Empirical: G.f.: -2*x*(1+3*x-x^2-2*x^3+2*x^4) / ( (x-1)*(2*x+1)*(2*x-1)*(2*x^2-1) ). - R. J. Mathar, Jan 26 2016
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=6
..0..1....0..0....0..0....0..1....0..1....0..1....0..1....0..0....0..0....0..0
..1..0....1..1....1..0....1..0....0..1....1..1....1..1....0..1....1..1....0..1
..0..1....1..1....0..1....1..1....1..0....0..0....0..0....1..0....0..0....1..0
..1..0....0..0....1..1....0..0....0..0....0..1....0..0....1..0....1..1....1..0
..1..0....1..1....0..0....0..1....1..1....1..0....1..1....0..1....0..0....0..1
..0..1....0..0....0..0....1..1....1..0....0..0....1..1....0..0....1..0....1..1
CROSSREFS
Cf. A267644.
Sequence in context: A332217 A249763 A114723 * A153335 A119853 A136201
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Jan 18 2016
STATUS
approved