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A005893
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Number of points on surface of tetrahedron; coordination sequence for sodalite net (equals 2*n^2+2 for n > 0).
(Formerly M3380)
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83
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1, 4, 10, 20, 34, 52, 74, 100, 130, 164, 202, 244, 290, 340, 394, 452, 514, 580, 650, 724, 802, 884, 970, 1060, 1154, 1252, 1354, 1460, 1570, 1684, 1802, 1924, 2050, 2180, 2314, 2452, 2594, 2740, 2890, 3044, 3202, 3364, 3530, 3700, 3874, 4052, 4234
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OFFSET
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0,2
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COMMENTS
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Number of n-matchings of the wheel graph W_{2n} (n > 0). Example: a(2)=10 because in the wheel W_4 (rectangle ABCD and spokes OA,OB,OC,OD) we have the 2-matchings: (AB, OC), (AB, OD), (BC, OA), (BC,OD), (CD,OA), (CD,OB), (DA,OB), (DA,OC), (AB,CD) and (BC,DA). - Emeric Deutsch, Dec 25 2004
For n > 0 a(n) is the difference of two tetrahedral (or pyramidal) numbers: binomial(n+3, 3) = (n+1)(n+2)(n+3)/6. a(n) = A000292(n+1) - A000292(n-3) = (n+1)(n+2)(n+3)/6 - (n-3)(n-2)(n-1)/6. - Alexander Adamchuk, May 20 2006; updated by Peter Munn, Aug 25 2017 due to changed offset in A000292
Equals binomial transform of [1, 3, 3, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, ...]. Binomial transform of A005893 = nonzero terms of A053545: (1, 5, 19, 63, 191, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Apr 28 2008
Disregarding the terms < 10, the sums of four consecutive triangular numbers (A000217). - Rick L. Shepherd, Sep 30 2009
Use a set of n concentric circles where n >= 0 to divide the plane. a(n) is the maximal number of regions after the 2nd division. - Frank M Jackson, Sep 07 2011
Euler transform of length 4 sequence [4, 0, 0, -1]. - Michael Somos, May 14 2014
Also, growth series for affine Coxeter group (or affine Weyl group) A_3 or D_3. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 11 2016
For n > 2 the generalized Pell's equation x^2 - 2*(a(n) - 2)y^2 = (a(n) - 4)^2 has a finite number of positive integer solutions. - Muniru A Asiru, Apr 19 2016
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REFERENCES
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N. Bourbaki, Groupes et Algèbres de Lie, Chap. 4, 5 and 6, Hermann, Paris, 1968. See Chap. VI, Section 4, Problem 10b, page 231, W_a(t).
H. S. M. Coxeter, "Polyhedral numbers," in R. S. Cohen et al., editors, For Dirk Struik. Reidel, Dordrecht, 1974, pp. 25-35.
B. Grünbaum, Uniform tilings of 3-space, Geombinatorics, 4 (1994), 49-56. See tiling #28.
R. W. Marks and R. B. Fuller, The Dymaxion World of Buckminster Fuller. Anchor, NY, 1973, p. 46.
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
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LINKS
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J. H. Conway and N. J. A. Sloane, Low-Dimensional Lattices VII: Coordination Sequences, Proc. Royal Soc. London, A453 (1997), 2369-2389 (pdf).
Reticular Chemistry Structure Resource, sod.
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FORMULA
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G.f.: (1 - x^4)/(1-x)^4.
a(n) = binomial(n+3, 3) - binomial(n-1, 3) for n >= 1. - Mitch Harris, Jan 08 2008
a(n) = (n+1)^2 + (n-1)^2. - Benjamin Abramowitz, Apr 14 2009
a(0)=1, a(1)=4, a(2)=10, a(3)=20, a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3). - Harvey P. Dale, Feb 26 2012
For n >= 2: a(n) = a(n-1) + 4*n - 2. - Bob Selcoe, Mar 22 2016
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n) = (coth(Pi)*Pi + 3)/4.
Sum_{n>=0} (-1)^n/a(n) = (cosech(Pi)*Pi + 3)/4. (End)
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EXAMPLE
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G.f. = 1 + 4*x + 10*x^2 + 20*x^3 + 34*x^4 + 52*x^5 + 74*x^6 + 100*x^7 + ...
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MAPLE
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MATHEMATICA
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Join[{1}, LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {4, 10, 20}, 50]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 26 2012 *)
a[ n_] := SeriesCoefficient[ (1 - x^4) / (1 - x)^4, {x, 0, Abs@n}]; (* Michael Somos, May 14 2014 *)
a[ n_] := 2 n^2 + 2 - Boole[n == 0]; (* Michael Somos, May 14 2014 *)
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PROG
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CROSSREFS
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Cf. similar sequences listed in A255843.
The 28 uniform 3D tilings: cab: A299266, A299267; crs: A299268, A299269; fcu: A005901, A005902; fee: A299259, A299265; flu-e: A299272, A299273; fst: A299258, A299264; hal: A299274, A299275; hcp: A007899, A007202; hex: A005897, A005898; kag: A299256, A299262; lta: A008137, A299276; pcu: A005899, A001845; pcu-i: A299277, A299278; reo: A299279, A299280; reo-e: A299281, A299282; rho: A008137, A299276; sod: A005893, A005894; sve: A299255, A299261; svh: A299283, A299284; svj: A299254, A299260; svk: A010001, A063489; tca: A299285, A299286; tcd: A299287, A299288; tfs: A005899, A001845; tsi: A299289, A299290; ttw: A299257, A299263; ubt: A299291, A299292; bnn: A007899, A007202. See the Proserpio link in A299266 for overview.
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy,nice
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STATUS
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approved
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