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A000100 a(n) = number of compositions of n in which the maximum part size is 3.
(Formerly M1394 N0543)
+0
3
0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, 94, 185, 360, 694, 1328, 2526, 4781, 9012, 16929, 31709, 59247, 110469, 205606, 382087, 709108, 1314512, 2434364, 4504352, 8328253, 15388362, 28417385, 52451811, 96771787, 178473023, 329042890, 606466009, 1117506500 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

0,5

COMMENT

For n > 5, a(n) - (a(n-3)+a(n-2)+a(n-1)) = F(n-2) where F(i) is the i-th Fibonacci number; e.g. 11 - (1+2+5) = 3, 23 - (2+5+11) = 8; also lim n->inf a(n)/(a(n-1)+a(n-2)+a(n-3)) = 1 and lim n->inf a(n)a(n-2)/a(n-1)^2 = 1 - Gerald McGarvey (Gerald.McGarvey(AT)comcast.net), Jun 26 2004

REFERENCES

A. T. Benjamin and J. J. Quinn, Proofs that really count: the art of combinatorial proof, M.A.A. 2003, p. 47, ex. 4.

J. Riordan, An Introduction to Combinatorial Analysis, Wiley, 1958, p. 155.

J. L. Yucas, Counting special sets of binary Lyndon words, Ars Combin., 31 (1991), 21-29.

LINKS

T. D. Noe, Table of n, a(n) for n=0..200

Nick Hobson, Python program for this sequence

FORMULA

G.f.: x^3/(1-x-x^2)/(1-x-x^2-x^3).

a(n+3) = Sum[k=0..n, F(k)*T(n-k) ], F(i)=A000045(i+1), T(i)=A000073(i+2).

a(n)=2*a(n-1)+a(n-2)-a(n-3)-2*a(n-4)-a(n-5). Convolution of Fibonacci and Tribonacci numbers (A000045 and A000073). - Frank Adams-Watters (FrankTAW(AT)Netscape.net), Jan 13 2006

EXAMPLE

For example, a(5)=5 counts 1+1+3, 2+3, 3+2, 3+1+1, 1+3+1. - David Callan (callan(AT)stat.wisc.edu), Dec 09 2004

CROSSREFS

Cf. A000045.

Sequence in context: A140992 A093053 A075712 this_sequence A083005 A133489 A060153

Adjacent sequences: A000097 A000098 A000099 this_sequence A000101 A000102 A000103

KEYWORD

nonn,easy,nice

AUTHOR

njas

EXTENSIONS

More terms from Henry Bottomley (se16(AT)btinternet.com), Dec 15 2000

Better definition from David Callan and Frank Adams-Watters.

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