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A318398
Number of triples of set partitions of {1,2,...,n} whose meet is {{1},{2},...,{n}}.
2
1, 7, 103, 2707, 110857, 6517129, 521167549, 54510591469, 7235648605909, 1190181847444189, 237953165658759679, 56905537750421669449, 16059682765076576965879, 5287171379685771887014489, 2010360123437921314268936809, 875173620070717892287441139989
OFFSET
1,2
FORMULA
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n} s(n,k)*B(k)^3 where s = A048994 and B = A000110.
EXAMPLE
The a(2) = 7 triples:
{{1},{2}} {{1},{2}} {{1},{2}}
{{1},{2}} {{1},{2}} {{1,2}}
{{1},{2}} {{1,2}} {{1},{2}}
{{1},{2}} {{1,2}} {{1,2}}
{{1,2}} {{1},{2}} {{1},{2}}
{{1,2}} {{1},{2}} {{1,2}}
{{1,2}} {{1,2}} {{1},{2}}
MATHEMATICA
Table[Sum[StirlingS1[n, k]*BellB[k]^3, {k, 0, n}], {n, 10}]
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Gus Wiseman, Aug 25 2018
STATUS
approved