A341586 E.g.f.: (exp(1 - exp(x)) - 1)^2 / 2.

1, 0, -4, -5, 22, 98, -5, -1458, -5136, 9053, 161328, 549822, -1954067, -30099188, -114161728, 500200027, 8875931202, 42311243830, -149028931789, -3816065804086, -24704581255020, 33033659868037, 2184285021783940, 20047242475274290, 30117550563701293

Offset

2,3

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=2..26.

Formula

a(n) = Sum_{k=2..n} (-1)^k * Stirling2(n, k) * Stirling2(k, 2).

a(n) = Sum_{k=2..n} (-1)^k * Stirling2(n, k) * (2^(k-1) - 1).

a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n-1} binomial(n-1, k) * A000587(k) * A000587(n-k).

Mathematica

nmax = 26; CoefficientList[Series[(Exp[1 - Exp[x]] - 1)^2/2, {x, 0, nmax}], x] Range[0, nmax]! // Drop[#, 2] &
Table[Sum[(-1)^k StirlingS2[n, k] StirlingS2[k, 2], {k, 2, n}], {n, 2, 26}]

Crossrefs

Cf. A000225, A000558, A000587, A008277, A213170, A309775.

Sequence in context: A129346 A291670 A176957 * A010302 A361981 A338422

Adjacent sequences: A341583 A341584 A341585 * A341587 A341588 A341589

Keyword

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Author

Ilya Gutkovskiy, Feb 15 2021

Status

approved