OFFSET
0,3
FORMULA
E.g.f.: exp(x) * (exp(4*x) * BesselI(0,4*x) - 1) / 4.
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} binomial(n,k)^2 * 4^(k-1).
a(n) = (3^n * LegendreP(n,5/3) - 1) / 4.
a(n) = (A084771(n) - 1) / 4.
MATHEMATICA
nmax = 21; CoefficientList[Series[(1/Sqrt[1 - 10 x + 9 x^2] - 1/(1 - x))/4, {x, 0, nmax}], x]
nmax = 21; CoefficientList[Series[Exp[x] (Exp[4 x] BesselI[0, 4 x] - 1)/4, {x, 0, nmax}], x] Range[0, nmax]!
Table[Sum[Binomial[n, k]^2 4^(k - 1), {k, 1, n}], {n, 0, 21}]
Table[(3^n LegendreP[n, 5/3] - 1)/4, {n, 0, 21}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Ilya Gutkovskiy, Aug 17 2023
STATUS
approved