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A297427
Number of n X 4 0..1 arrays with every 1 horizontally, diagonally or antidiagonally adjacent to 2 neighboring 1s.
1
1, 12, 26, 42, 183, 513, 1085, 3332, 9744, 23836, 65693, 187681, 491757, 1322824, 3682514, 9913750, 26662827, 73102697, 198448393, 535843320, 1459128416, 3966961416, 10743629897, 29183372609, 79314611625, 215140998420
OFFSET
1,2
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = a(n-1) + 12*a(n-3) + 2*a(n-4) + 2*a(n-5) - 7*a(n-6) - a(n-7).
Empirical g.f.: x*(1 + 11*x + 14*x^2 + 4*x^3 - 5*x^4 - 8*x^5 - x^6) / (1 - x - 12*x^3 - 2*x^4 - 2*x^5 + 7*x^6 + x^7). - Colin Barker, Feb 28 2019
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=5:
..1..1..0..0. .0..1..1..1. .0..0..1..1. .0..1..1..0. .0..1..0..0
..0..1..1..0. .0..0..1..0. .0..1..1..0. .0..1..1..0. .1..1..1..0
..0..0..0..0. .0..0..0..0. .0..0..0..0. .0..0..0..0. .0..0..0..0
..0..1..1..1. .1..1..0..0. .0..0..1..1. .0..1..1..1. .1..1..0..0
..0..0..1..0. .1..1..0..0. .0..1..1..0. .0..0..1..0. .0..1..1..0
CROSSREFS
Column 4 of A297431.
Sequence in context: A184826 A119412 A105814 * A357893 A211115 A232936
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Dec 30 2017
STATUS
approved