OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Also, number of maximal independent sets in the 3-dimensional (2, 2, n) grid graph. [Euler et al.] - N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 21 2013
Column 2 of A217637.
LINKS
R. H. Hardin, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..210
R. Euler, P. Oleksik, Z. Skupien, Counting Maximal Distance-Independent Sets in Grid Graphs, Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory. Volume 33, Issue 3, Pages 531-557, ISSN (Print) 2083-5892, July 2013; http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/dmgt.2013.33.issue-3/dmgt.1707/dmgt.1707.xml
FORMULA
G.f. = (2*x+4*x^2+4*x^3)/(1-x-3*x^2-2*x^3). [Euler et al.] - N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 21 2013
Empirical: a(n) = a(n-1) + 3*a(n-2) + 2*a(n-3). (Follows from g.f. - N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 21 2013)
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=3
..0..0....0..0....0..0....1..1....0..0....1..0....1..0....0..1....1..1....0..0
..0..1....0..0....0..1....0..1....1..0....0..0....0..0....0..0....1..1....1..0
..0..0....1..0....1..1....0..0....0..0....0..0....1..0....0..1....1..1....1..1
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin Oct 09 2012
STATUS
approved