OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Column 2 of A183827.
LINKS
R. H. Hardin, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..147
Robert Israel, Maple-assisted proof of formula
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 43*a(n-1) + 645*a(n-2) - 2451*a(n-3).
Empirical g.f.: 3*x*(5 + 56*x - 229*x^2) / (1 - 43*x - 645*x^2 + 2451*x^3). - Colin Barker, Apr 05 2018
Empirical formulas verified (see link). - Robert Israel, Aug 10 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions with upper left block zero for 5 X 3:
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
2 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 1
2 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 3 3
3 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 2 2 0
MAPLE
Configs:= remove(t -> [t[1], t[4]]=[t[3], t[6]], [seq(convert(4^6+i, base, 4)[1..6], i=0..4^6-1)]): nConfigs:= nops(Configs):
Compatible:= proc(i, j) local k;
if Configs[i][4..6] <> Configs[j][1..3] or Configs[i][1..2] =Configs[j][4..5] or Configs[i][2..3] = Configs[j][5..6] then 0 else 1 fi;
end proc:
T:= Matrix(nConfigs, nConfigs, Compatible):
u:= Vector(nConfigs, 1):
Tu[0]:= u:
for n from 1 to 30 do Tu[n]:= T . Tu[n-1] od:
seq(u^%T . Tu[n]/256, n=0..30); # Robert Israel, Aug 10 2018
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Jan 07 2011
STATUS
approved