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A361754
The number of free polyominoes of area n that fill their minimal enclosing circle (MEC). A polyomino "fills" its minimal enclosing circle if no square may be added to it that doesn't have some point outside of the circle.
1
1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 4, 1
OFFSET
1,6
EXAMPLE
See link "Illustrations".
a(3)=0 because (i) the minimal enclosing circle of the straight tromino also contains the cross pentomino, and (ii) the MEC of the L-shaped tromino also contains the square tetromino.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A147680.
Sequence in context: A325937 A327167 A268372 * A298848 A193518 A060176
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
John Mason and Allan C. Wechsler, Mar 23 2023
STATUS
approved