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A002873
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The maximal number of partitions of {1..2n} that are invariant under a permutation consisting of n 2-cycles, and which have the same number of nonempty parts.
(Formerly M2872 N1154)
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12
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1, 1, 3, 10, 53, 265, 1700, 13097, 96796, 829080, 8009815, 75604892, 808861988, 9175286549, 106167118057, 1320388106466, 16950041305210, 233232366601078, 3243603207488124, 47776065074368313, 733990397879859192, 11515503147927664816, 189107783918416912912
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OFFSET
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0,3
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COMMENTS
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Previous name was: Sorting numbers (see Motzkin article for details).
Since a(n) by definition is the largest among some positive integers, whose sum is A002872(n), we always have the relation a(n) <= A002872(n); and for n > 0 the inequality is strict, since then that sum consists of more than one term. - Jörgen Backelin, Jan 13 2016
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REFERENCES
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N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
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EXAMPLE
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There are three partitions of {1,2,3,4} into two (nonempty) parts, and which are invariant under the permutation (1,2)(3,4), namely {{1,2}, {3,4}}, {{1,3}, {2,4}}, and {{1,4}, {2,3}}. There are also one such partition with just one part, two with three parts, and one with four parts; but three is the largest of these amounts. Thus, a(2) = 3.
Similarly, there are ten (1,2)(3,4)(5,6) invariant partitions of {1,2,3,4,5,6} into three nonempty parts, and no larger amount into any other given number of parts, whence a(3) = 10.
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KEYWORD
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nonn,nice
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STATUS
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approved
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