OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
Robert Israel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1193
FORMULA
a(n) = (1/n) * Sum_{k=1..n} k * Pell(k+1) * binomial(3*n,n-k) for n > 0.
D-finite with recurrence: (-4752*n^2 - 9504*n - 4224)*a(n) + (6104*n^2 + 15208*n + 9408)*a(n + 1) + (-2042*n^2 - 7516*n - 6672)*a(n + 2) + (265*n^2 + 1337*n + 1608)*a(n + 3) + (-12*n^2 - 78*n - 120)*a(n + 4) = 0. - Robert Israel, Feb 12 2026
MAPLE
f:= gfun:-rectoproc({(-4752*n^2 - 9504*n - 4224)*a(n) + (6104*n^2 + 15208*n + 9408)*a(n + 1) + (-2042*n^2 - 7516*n - 6672)*a(n + 2) + (265*n^2 + 1337*n + 1608)*a(n + 3) + (-12*n^2 - 78*n - 120)*a(n + 4), a(0) = 1, a(1) = 2, a(2) = 11, a(3) = 66, a(4) = 412}, a(n), remember):
map(f, [$0..30]); # Robert Israel, Feb 12 2026
PROG
(PARI) pell(n) = ([2, 1; 1, 0]^n)[2, 1];
a(n) = if(n==0, 1, sum(k=1, n, k*pell(k+1)*binomial(3*n, n-k))/n);
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Seiichi Manyama, Dec 10 2025
STATUS
approved
