OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Robert Webb identifies this polyhedron as the first stellation of an octahemioctahedron, see the link "Stellated Octahemioctahedron."
LINKS
Robert Webb, Stellated Octahemioctahedron.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4,-6,4,-1).
FORMULA
a(n) = 8*n^3 - 12*n + 5.
MATHEMATICA
a[n_] := 8*n^3 - 12*n + 5; Array[a, 40] (* Amiram Eldar, Feb 22 2026 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Steven Beard, Feb 21 2026
STATUS
approved
