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A277489
Expansion of e.g.f. -LambertW(-log(1+x)).
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0, 1, 1, 5, 26, 224, 2244, 28496, 417976, 7122384, 136770960, 2937770472, 69626588976, 1806936836184, 50936933449752, 1550292926398680, 50661309325357824, 1769286989373994752, 65762170385201959680, 2591979585702305271552, 107982615297265761991680
OFFSET
0,4
FORMULA
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} Stirling1(n, k)*k^(k-1).
a(n) ~ (exp(exp(-1))-1)^(1/2-n) * exp(-exp(-1)/2+1/2-n) * n^(n-1).
E.g.f.: Series_Reversion( exp(x * exp(-x)) - 1 ). - Seiichi Manyama, Sep 10 2024
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[-LambertW[-Log[1+x]], {x, 0, 20}], x] * Range[0, 20]!
Table[Sum[StirlingS1[n, k]*k^(k-1), {k, 1, n}], {n, 0, 20}]
PROG
(PARI) my(x='x+O('x^50)); concat([0], Vec(serlaplace(-lambertw(-log(1+x))))) \\ G. C. Greubel, Jun 21 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Vaclav Kotesovec, Oct 17 2016
STATUS
approved