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The number of free kissing polyominoes with n cells.
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%I #6 Sep 25 2024 09:52:37

%S 0,0,0,0,0,0,1,5,35,179,909,4287,19723,88240,388260,1683998,7227374,

%T 30750236

%N The number of free kissing polyominoes with n cells.

%C A polyomino is 'kissing' if there exist two cells that touch only at a corner such that no cell exists touching both edgewise simultaneously.

%C The sequence differs from A359520 (Number of free holey polyominoes of n cells with simply-connected interiors) at a(12) because of:

%C OOOO OOO

%C O O O O OO

%C OOOOO OO O

%C OOO

%C which are kissing (and hence holey) but do not have simply-connected interiors.

%Y Cf. A367557, A359520.

%K nonn,more

%O 1,8

%A _John Mason_, Sep 25 2024