OFFSET
0,3
FORMULA
a(n) = n! * Sum_{k=0..n} 3^k * binomial(3*n-2*k-1,k)/(n-k)!.
E.g.f.: exp( Sum_{k>=1} k*(k+1)/2 * 3^(k-1) * x^k ).
From Vaclav Kotesovec, Jan 29 2025: (Start)
a(n) = (12*n-11)*a(n-1) - 6*(n-1)*(9*n-19)*a(n-2) + 108*(n-3)*(n-2)*(n-1)*a(n-3) - 81*(n-4)*(n-3)*(n-2)*(n-1)*a(n-4).
a(n) ~ 3^n * n^(n - 1/8) / (2 * exp(n - 4*n^(3/4)/3 - sqrt(n)/6 + n^(1/4)/72 + 1/81)) * (1 + 16957/(207360*n^(1/4))). (End)
MATHEMATICA
Table[n! * Sum[3^k * Binomial[3*n-2*k-1, k]/(n-k)!, {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 20}] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Jan 29 2025 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = n!*sum(k=0, n, 3^k*binomial(3*n-2*k-1, k)/(n-k)!);
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Seiichi Manyama, Jan 28 2025
STATUS
approved
