A380120 Triangle read by rows: T(n, k) is the number of walks of length n on the Z X Z grid with unit steps in all four directions (NSWE) starting at (0, 0). k is the absolute value of the x-coordinate of the endpoint of the walk.

1, 2, 2, 6, 8, 2, 20, 30, 12, 2, 70, 112, 56, 16, 2, 252, 420, 240, 90, 20, 2, 924, 1584, 990, 440, 132, 24, 2, 3432, 6006, 4004, 2002, 728, 182, 28, 2, 12870, 22880, 16016, 8736, 3640, 1120, 240, 32, 2, 48620, 87516, 63648, 37128, 17136, 6120, 1632, 306, 36, 2

Offset

0,2

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..54.

Alin Bostan, Computer Algebra for Lattice Path Combinatorics, Séminaire de Combinatoire Philippe Flajolet, Institut Henri Poincaré, March 28, 2013.

Alin Bostan and Manuel Kauers, Automatic Classification of Restricted Lattice Walks, arXiv:0811.2899 [math.CO], 2008-2009; Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science, DMTCS Proceedings vol. AK, (FPSAC 2009).

R. K. Guy, Catwalks, sandsteps and Pascal pyramids, J. Integer Sequences, Vol. 3 (2000), Article #00.1.6.

Formula

T(n, k) = binomial(2*n, n - k) if k = 0, otherwise 2*binomial(2*n, n - k).

Assuming the columns starting at n = 0, i.e. prepended by k zeros:

T(n, k) = [x^n] (2^(2*k+1)*x^k / (sqrt(1-4*x)*(1+sqrt(1-4*x))^(2*k))) for k >= 1.

T(n, k) = n! * [x^n] (2*BesselI(k, 2*x)*exp(2*x)) for k >= 1.

Example

Triangle starts:
  [0] [    1]
  [1] [    2,     2]
  [2] [    6,     8,     2]
  [3] [   20,    30,    12,     2]
  [4] [   70,   112,    56,    16,     2]
  [5] [  252,   420,   240,    90,    20,    2]
  [6] [  924,  1584,   990,   440,   132,   24,    2]
  [7] [ 3432,  6006,  4004,  2002,   728,  182,   28,   2]
  [8] [12870, 22880, 16016,  8736,  3640, 1120,  240,  32,  2]
  [9] [48620, 87516, 63648, 37128, 17136, 6120, 1632, 306, 36, 2]
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For n = 0 there is only the empty walk w = '' with start and end point (x=0, y=0).
For n = 3 the walks depending on the x-coordinate of the endpoint are:
W(x= 3) = {WWW},
W(x= 2) = {NWW,SWW,WNW,WSW,WWN,WWS},
W(x= 1) = {NNW,NSW,NWN,NWS,SNW,SSW,SWN,SWS,WNN,WNS,WSN,WSS,WWE,WEW,EWW},
W(x= 0) = {NNN,NNS,NSN,NSS,NWE,NEW,SNN,SNS,SSN,SSS,SWE,SEW,WNE,WSE,WEN,WES,ENW,ESW,EWN,EWS},
W(x=-1) = {NNE,NSE,NEN,NES,SNE,SSE,SEN,SES,WEE,ENN,ENS,ESN,ESS,EWE,EEW},
W(x=-2) = {NEE,SEE,ENE,ESE,EEN,EES},
W(x=-3) = {EEE}.
T(3, 0) = card(W(x=0)) = 20, T(3, 1) = card(W(x=1)) + card(W(x=-1)) = 30,
T(3, 2) = card(W(x=2)) + card(W(x=-2)) = 12, T(3, 3) = card(W(x=3)) + card(W(x=-3)) = 2.

Maple

T := (n, k) -> ifelse(k = 0, binomial(2*n, n - k), 2*binomial(2*n, n - k)):
seq(print(seq(T(n, k), k = 0..n)), n = 0..9);

Prog

(Python)
from dataclasses import dataclass
@dataclass
class Walk:
    s: str = ""
    x: int = 0
    y: int = 0
def Trow(n: int) -> list[int]:
    W = [Walk()]
    row = [0] * (n + 1)
    for w in W:
        if len(w.s) == n:
            row[abs(w.x)] += 1
        else:
            for s in "NSWE":
                x = y = 0
                match s:
                    case "W": x =  1
                    case "E": x = -1
                    case "N": y =  1
                    case "S": y = -1
                    case _  : pass
                W.append(Walk(w.s + s, w.x + x, w.y + y))
    return row
for n in range(10): print(Trow(n))

Crossrefs

Related triangles: A052174 (N X N), A378067 (Z X N), A379822 (Z X Z, variant), A380119.

Cf. A000984 (column 0), A162551 (column 1), A006659 (column 2), A000302 (row sums), A068551 (row sum without column 0), A040000 (row minimum).

Sequence in context: A106168 A106166 A374330 * A101343 A284748 A134457

Adjacent sequences: A380117 A380118 A380119 * A380121 A380122 A380123

Keyword

nonn,tabl,walk

Author

Peter Luschny, Jan 17 2025

Status

approved