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A377706
G.f. A(x) satisfies A(x) = 1 + x/A(x)^3 * (1 - A(x) + A(x)^4).
2
1, 1, 0, 3, -6, 28, -105, 444, -1897, 8338, -37305, 169471, -779537, 3623500, -16993990, 80316081, -382136133, 1828896726, -8798796709, 42528048930, -206413678447, 1005623593109, -4916026689088, 24106987842416, -118551374861525, 584526569727010, -2888995759466360
OFFSET
0,4
FORMULA
a(n) = (1/n) * Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^k * binomial(n,k) * binomial(n-4*k,n-k-1) for n > 0.
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = if(n==0, 1, sum(k=0, n, (-1)^k*binomial(n, k)*binomial(n-4*k, n-k-1))/n);
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
sign
AUTHOR
Seiichi Manyama, Dec 12 2024
STATUS
approved