OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Can be generated by multiplying the sum of the top row of the n-th power of the matrix [ (0,2,0), (0,0,2), (2,1/4,0)] by 2^n.
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n)= 2*a(n-2) +64*a(n-3). [From R. J. Mathar, Mar 31 2009]
MATHEMATICA
Clear[M, v, t, n];
M = {{0, t, 0}, {0, 0, t}, {t, 1/t^2, 0}};
v[0] = {1, 1, 1};
v[n_] := v[n] = M.v[n - 1];
CharacteristicPolynomial[M, x];
t = 2;
a = Table[t^n*v[n][[1]], {n, 0, 30}]
LinearRecurrence[{0, 2, 64}, {1, 4, 16}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 05 2019 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Roger L. Bagula, Mar 26 2009
STATUS
approved