OFFSET
0,2
FORMULA
a(n) ~ -2^(2*n-3/2)*n^(n-1)/exp(n). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Jun 02 2013
D-finite with recurrence: a(n) -4*n*a(n-1) +12*(2*n-7)*a(n-2)=0. - R. J. Mathar, Jan 24 2020
Conjecture D-finite with recurrence: (-n+4)*a(n) +2*(2*n-5)*(n-3)*a(n-1)=0. - R. J. Mathar, Jan 24 2020
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(1-2*x)*Sqrt[1-4*x], {x, 0, 20}], x]* Range[0, 20]! (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Jun 02 2013 *)
PROG
(Magma) m:=20; R<x>:=PowerSeriesRing(Rationals(), m); b:=Coefficients(R!((1-2*x)*Sqrt(1-4*x))); [Factorial(n-1)*b[n]: n in [1..m]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 25 2020
(PARI) seq(n)={Vec(serlaplace((1-2*x)*sqrt(1-4*x + O(x*x^n))))} \\ Andrew Howroyd, Jan 25 2020
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
sign
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 22 2007
STATUS
approved