OFFSET
3,1
COMMENTS
The Hausdorff metric defines a distance between sets. Using this distance we can define line segments with sets as endpoints. Create two sets from the vertices of the parts A and B (with |A| = 3) of a complete bipartite graph K(3,n) (with n at least 3) missing two edges, where the removed edges are not incident to the same vertex in A but are incident to the same vertex in B. Points in the sets A and B that correspond to vertices that are connected by edges are the same Euclidean distance apart. This sequence tells the number of sets at each location on the line segment between A and B.
Number of {0,1} 3 X n (with n at least 3) matrices with two fixed zero entries in the same column and no zero rows or columns.
Take a complete bipartite graph K(3,n) (with n at least 3) having parts A and B where |A| = 3. This sequence gives the number of edge covers of the graph obtained from this K(3,n) graph after removing two edges, where the removed edges are not incident to the same vertex in A but are incident to the same vertex in B.
LINKS
Paolo Xausa, Table of n, a(n) for n = 3..1000
Steven Schlicker, Roman Vasquez, and Rachel Wofford, Integer Sequences from Configurations in the Hausdorff Metric Geometry via Edge Covers of Bipartite Graphs, J. Int. Seq. (2023) Vol. 26, Art. 23.6.6.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (11,-31,21).
FORMULA
a(n) = 7^(n-1)-2*3^(n-1)+1.
From Colin Barker, Nov 20 2020: (Start)
G.f.: 2*x^3*(16 - 31*x + 21*x^2) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 3*x)*(1 - 7*x)).
a(n) = 11*a(n-1) - 31*a(n-2) + 21*a(n-3) for n>5. (End)
MAPLE
a:= proc(n) 7^(n-1)-2*3^(n-1)+1 end proc: seq(a(n), n=3..20);
MATHEMATICA
A337418[n_] := 7^(n-1) - 2*3^(n-1) + 1;
Array[A337418, 25, 3] (* Paolo Xausa, Jul 22 2024 *)
PROG
(PARI) Vec(2*x^3*(16 - 31*x + 21*x^2) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 3*x)*(1 - 7*x)) + O(x^25)) \\ Colin Barker, Nov 20 2020
CROSSREFS
Sequences of segments from removing edges from bipartite graphs A335608-A335613, A337416-A337418, A340173-A340175, A340199-A340201, A340897-A340899, A342580, A342796, A342850, A340403-A340405, A340433-A340438, A341551-A341553, A342327-A342328, A343372-A343374, A343800. Polygonal chain sequences A152927, A152928, A152929, A152930, A152931, A152932, A152933, A152934, A152939. Number of {0,1} n X n matrices with no zero rows or columns A048291.
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Steven Schlicker, Aug 26 2020
STATUS
approved