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A165976
Number of sequences of n pairs of balanced brackets of three types, round, square, and angle, such that no square brackets are allowed inside matching round brackets.
1
1, 3, 17, 117, 887, 7131, 59661, 513897, 4526603, 40588263, 369277481, 3400840845, 31644776383, 297079014771, 2810553697989, 26770090211793, 256510096740243, 2470981627433919, 23916768109136289, 232485664356533877
OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
FORMULA
O.g.f.: ( 1 - x*G(2*x) - sqrt( (1 - x*G(2*x))^2 - 8*x ) )/(4*x) = (3 + sqrt(1-8*x) - sqrt(10 - 136*x + 6*sqrt(1-8*x)))/(16*x), where G(x)=(1-sqrt(1-4*x))/(2*x) is o.g.f. for Catalan numbers A000108.
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(3 + Sqrt[1 - 8*x] - Sqrt[10 - 136*x + 6*Sqrt[1 - 8*x]])/(16*x), {x, 0, 50}], x] (* G. C. Greubel, Apr 20 2016 *)
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A074554 A367945 A074544 * A368965 A344553 A121572
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Max Alekseyev, Oct 02 2009
STATUS
approved