OFFSET
1,2
REFERENCES
Steven R. Finch, Mathematical Constants, Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, vol. 94, Cambridge University Press, 2003, Sections 1.8.3 and 5.23.1, pp. 63, 407.
LINKS
G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
F. Ardila and R. P. Stanley, Tilings, arXiv:math/0501170 [math.CO], 2005.
P. W. Kasteleyn, The Statistics of Dimers on a Lattice, Physica, 27 (1961), 1209-1225.
J. Propp, Enumeration of matchings: problems and progress, in New Perspectives in Algebraic Combinatorics
FORMULA
Equals e^(G/Pi), with G = A006752 (Catalan's constant).
Equals exp((1/Pi^2) * Integral_{x=0..Pi/2, y=0..Pi/2} log(4*cos(x)^2 + 4*cos(y)^2) dx dy). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Jan 04 2021
EXAMPLE
1.33851515197609676693819590201851353706435369712791131464123...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[Exp[Catalan/Pi], 10, 100][[1]] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 25 2018 *)
PROG
(PARI) default(realprecision, 100); exp(Catalan/Pi) \\ G. C. Greubel, Aug 25 2018
(Magma) SetDefaultRealField(RealField(100)); R:=RealField(); Exp(Catalan(R)/Pi(R)); // G. C. Greubel, Aug 25 2018
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Ralf Stephan, Sep 18 2004
EXTENSIONS
Terms a(14) onward corrected by G. C. Greubel, Aug 26 2018
STATUS
approved