OFFSET
0,3
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..300
FORMULA
a(n) = n! * Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} k^(n-2*k) * Catalan(k)/(n-2*k)!.
E.g.f.: 2/(1 + sqrt(1 - 4*x^2*exp(x))).
a(n) ~ sqrt(1 + LambertW(1/4)) * n^(n-1) / (2^(n-1) * exp(n) * LambertW(1/4)^n). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Nov 18 2025
MATHEMATICA
Join[{1}, Table[Factorial[n]*Sum[k^(n-2*k)*Binomial[2*k, k]/((k+1)*Factorial[n-2*k]), {k, 0, Floor[n/2]}], {n, 1, 20}]] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 27 2025 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = n!*sum(k=0, n\2, k^(n-2*k)*binomial(2*k, k)/((k+1)*(n-2*k)!));
(Magma) [Factorial(n)*&+[k^(n-2*k)*Binomial(2*k, k)/((k+1)*Factorial((n-2*k))): k in [0..Floor(n/2)]] : n in [0..30] ]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 27 2025
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Seiichi Manyama, Nov 13 2025
STATUS
approved
