OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
The signed sequence 1,0,2,-2,8,-14,... is the inverse binomial transform of A026569. - Paul Barry, Sep 09 2004
Hankel transform of a(n) is 2^n. Hankel transform of a(n+1) is {0, -4, 0, 16, 0, -64, 0, 256, 0, ...} or -2^(n+1)*[x^n](x/(1+x^2)). Hankel transform of a(n+2) is 2^(n+1)*A109613(n+1). - Paul Barry, Mar 23 2011
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
J. W. Layman, The Hankel Transform and Some of its Properties, J. Integer Sequences, 4 (2001), #01.1.5.
FORMULA
a(n) = A026584(n, n).
G.f.: sqrt((1-x)/(1-x-4*x^2)). - Ralf Stephan, Jan 08 2004
From Paul Barry, Jul 01 2009: (Start)
G.f.: 1/(1 -2*x^2/(1 -x -x^2/(1 -x^2/(1 -x -x^2/(1 -x^2/(1 -x -x^2/(1 - ... (continued fraction).
a(0) = 1, a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} (k/(n-k))*C(n-k,k)*A000984(k). (End)
From Paul Barry, Mar 23 2011: (Start)
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} C(n-k-1,n-2*k)*A000984(k).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} C(n-k-1,n-2*k)*C(2*k,k). (End)
D-finite with recurrence n*a(n) +2*(-n+1)*a(n-1) +(-3*n+2)*a(n-2) +2*(2*n-5)*a(n-3) = 0. - R. J. Mathar, Nov 24 2012
a(n) ~ (sqrt(17)+1)^(n-1/2) / (17^(1/4) * sqrt(Pi*n) * 2^(n-3/2)). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Feb 12 2014
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[Sqrt[(1-x)/(1-x-4*x^2)], {x, 0, 40}], x] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Feb 12 2014 *)
PROG
(Magma) [(&+[Binomial(n-j-1, n-2*j)*Binomial(2*j, j): j in [0..Floor(n/2)]]): n in [0..40]]; // G. C. Greubel, Dec 12 2021
(Sage) [sum(binomial(n-j-1, n-2*j)*binomial(2*j, j) for j in (0..(n//2))) for n in [0..40]] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 12 2021
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
STATUS
approved