OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
For n > 2 and n != 0 (mod 3), also the number of minimum vertex colorings in the n-antiprism graph.
LINKS
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Antiprism Graph.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Minimum Vertex Coloring.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2,7,8,-16).
FORMULA
MATHEMATICA
Table[5 + 4^n + 3 ((-I Sqrt[7] - 3)^n + (I Sqrt[7] - 3)^n)/2^n, {n, 25}]
LinearRecurrence[{2, 7, 8, -16}, {0, 24, 96, 168}, 20]
CoefficientList[Series[-(24 x (-1 + 2 x) (1 + 4 x)/((-1 + x) (-1 + 4 x) (1 + 3 x + 4 x^2))), {x, 0, 20}], x]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Eric W. Weisstein, Mar 03 2024
STATUS
approved