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A293996
Number of linear chord diagrams having n chords and no chord length larger than four.
2
1, 1, 3, 15, 105, 315, 1141, 4779, 21101, 80559, 314185, 1267551, 5160933, 20504123, 81554685, 326682775, 1310978305, 5239019143, 20931551661, 83743554723, 335175239813, 1340542340399, 5360923216953, 21444223178271, 85786427569333, 343141430067947
OFFSET
0,3
LINKS
FORMULA
G.f.: -(2*x^4+4*x^3+x^2+x-1) / ((4*x-1) * (12*x^7+30*x^6+14*x^5+8*x^4-13*x^3 -6*x^2 -2*x-1)).
CROSSREFS
Column k=4 of A293960.
Sequence in context: A359417 A359418 A354299 * A229726 A145624 A025547
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Alois P. Heinz, Oct 21 2017
STATUS
approved