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a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^(n-k) C(n,k)*C((k+1)^2, n).
(Formerly M3107)
+10
3
1, 3, 24, 320, 6122, 153762, 4794664, 178788528, 7762727196, 384733667780, 21434922419504, 1326212860090560, 90227121642144424, 6694736236093168200, 538028902298395832832, 46558260925421295229568, 4316186393637505403773328
OFFSET
0,2
REFERENCES
H. W. Gould, personal communication.
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
FORMULA
a(n) ~ c * d^n * (n-1)!, where d = 4 / (w*(2-w)) = 6.17655460948348035823168... and c = exp(1/2 - w^2/8) / (Pi*sqrt(2*w*(1-w))) = 0.740112385268663459927202070799244309431121698475089032623558890186368006364..., where w = -LambertW(-2*exp(-2)) = -A226775. - Vaclav Kotesovec, Dec 13 2020, updated Jul 09 2021
a(n) / A003235(n) ~ -2 / LambertW(-2*exp(-2)) = 4.92155363456750509... - Vaclav Kotesovec, Jul 09 2021
MATHEMATICA
Table[Sum[(-1)^(n-k) * Binomial[n, k] * Binomial[(k+1)^2, n], {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 20}] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Dec 13 2020 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A346183.
KEYWORD
nonn
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Sean A. Irvine, Mar 19 2015
STATUS
approved
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k) * binomial(k^2, n).
+10
1
1, 1, 6, 96, 2330, 76230, 3132192, 154830704, 8942749020, 590880389676, 43950871549640, 3634094909879808, 330648849617038680, 32827596801363717080, 3531510395923598074560, 409199784951469138012800, 50807611780916913209679632, 6729703201077108496483268880
OFFSET
0,3
FORMULA
a(n) ~ 2^(2*n - 1/2) * n^(n - 1/2) / (sqrt(Pi*(1+c)) * exp(n + (2+c)^2/8) * (c*(2+c))^n), where c = LambertW(2*exp(-2)) = 0.21771510575709011079475830443...
MATHEMATICA
Table[Sum[Binomial[n, k]*Binomial[k^2, n], {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 20}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Vaclav Kotesovec, Jul 09 2021
STATUS
approved

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