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A346681
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^(n-k) * binomial(5*k,k) / (4*k + 1).
5
1, 0, 5, 30, 255, 2275, 21476, 210404, 2120041, 21830314, 228713056, 2430255074, 26128088701, 283703487059, 3106713300821, 34270543858459, 380471319687826, 4247891403168599, 47665096853113576, 537244509843680309, 6079834137116933061, 69054467456964456599
OFFSET
0,3
LINKS
FORMULA
G.f. A(x) satisfies: A(x) = 1 / (1 + x) + x * (1 + x)^4 * A(x)^5.
a(n) ~ 5^(5*n + 11/2) / (3381 * sqrt(Pi) * n^(3/2) * 2^(8*n + 7/2)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Jul 30 2021
MATHEMATICA
Table[Sum[(-1)^(n - k) Binomial[5 k, k]/(4 k + 1), {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 21}]
nmax = 21; A[_] = 0; Do[A[x_] = 1/(1 + x) + x (1 + x)^4 A[x]^5 + O[x]^(nmax + 1) // Normal, nmax + 1]; CoefficientList[A[x], x]
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = sum(k=0, n, (-1)^(n-k)*binomial(5*k, k)/(4*k + 1)); \\ Michel Marcus, Jul 29 2021
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jul 29 2021
STATUS
approved