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A305693
a(n) = binomial(4*n, 2*n) - 4*n*binomial(2*n-2, n-1).
2
1, 2, 54, 852, 12550, 183356, 2698108, 40090728, 600970566, 9074671980, 137844584020, 2104090834456, 32247569822364, 495918392331992, 7648690018326840, 118264579157865424, 1832624131015069254, 28453041434367110220, 442512540108817131364
OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
J. H. Conway and N. J. A. Sloane, Low-Dimensional Lattices VII: Coordination Sequences, Proc. Royal Soc. London, A453 (1997), 2369-2389 (pdf).
FORMULA
a(n) = A000984(2*n) - 4*n*A000984(n-1) for n > 0.
G.f.: sqrt(1 + sqrt(1 - 16*x))/sqrt(2*(1 - 16*x)) - 4*x*(1 - 2*x)/(1 - 4*x)^(3/2). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jun 08 2018
PROG
(PARI) {a(n) = binomial(4*n, 2*n)-4*n*binomial(2*n-2, n-1)}
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A055024 A057411 A157058 * A357421 A071798 A338514
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Seiichi Manyama, Jun 08 2018
STATUS
approved