1,6

Number of double-stars (diameter 3 trees) with n nodes. For n >= 3, number of partitions of n-2 into two parts. - Washington Bomfim, Feb 12 2011

Number of roots of the n-th Bernoulli polynomial in the left half-plane. - Michel Lagneau, Nov 08 2012

From Gus Wiseman, Oct 17 2020: (Start)

Also the number of 3-part non-strict integer partitions of n - 1. The Heinz numbers of these partitions are given by A285508. The version for partitions of any length is A047967, with Heinz numbers A013929. The a(4) = 1 through a(15) = 6 partitions are (A = 10, B = 11, C = 12):

111 211 221 222 322 332 333 433 443 444 544 554

311 411 331 422 441 442 533 552 553 644

511 611 522 622 551 633 661 662

711 811 722 822 733 833

911 A11 922 A22

B11 C11

(End)

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..76.

Washington Bomfim, Double-star corresponding to the partition [3,7]

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,1,-1).

Index entries for sequences related to trees

For n > 1, a(n) = floor((n-2)/2), otherwise 0. - Washington Bomfim, Feb 12 2011

G.f.: x^4/(1-x-x^2+x^3). - Colin Barker, Jan 31 2012

For n > 1, a(n) = floor(A129194(n - 1)/A022998(n)). - Paul Curtz, Jul 23 2017

a(n) = A001399(n-3) - A001399(n-6). Compare to A007997(n) = A001399(n-3) + A001399(n-6). - Gus Wiseman, Oct 17 2020

The square (n=4) has two congruent diagonals; so a(4)=1. The regular pentagon also has congruent diagonals; so a(5)=1. Among all the diagonals in a regular hexagon, there are two noncongruent ones; hence a(6)=2, etc.

with(numtheory): for n from 1 to 80 do:it:=0:

y:=[fsolve(bernoulli(n, x) , x, complex)] : for m from 1 to nops(y) do : if Re(y[m])<0 then it:=it+1:else fi:od: printf(`%d, `, it):od:

a[1]=0; a[n_?OddQ] := (n-3)/2; a[n_] := n/2-1; Array[a, 100] (* Jean-François Alcover, Nov 17 2015 *)

(PARI) a(n)=if(n>1, n\2-1, 0) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Oct 16 2015

Essentially the same as A004526.

Cf. A000554, A022998, A129194.

A001399(n-3) = A069905(n) = A211540(n+2) counts 3-part partitions.

Cf. A007304, A007997, A013929, A047967, A235451, A285508, A321773.

Sequence in context: A076938 A080513 A004526 * A123108 A008619 A110654

Adjacent sequences: A140103 A140104 A140105 * A140107 A140108 A140109

nonn,easy

Andrew McFarland, Jun 03 2008

More terms from Joseph Myers, Sep 05 2009

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