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A121723 a(n) = A098916(n+2) + (1-n) * A067318(n). 0
0, 3, 22, 150, 1096, 8820, 78408, 767088, 8212608, 95657760, 1205438400, 16350871680, 237633108480, 3685053415680, 60748282022400, 1061014235904000, 19574489449267200, 380408796994867200, 7768172642717491200 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
This sequence arises when evaluating the generalized sub-volumes of the linearly weighted (n-1)-simplex in dimension n-1. For instance, in dimension 1 where n=2, the 1-simplex is the interval [H;J] of the real line (we suppose H < J). When H is weighted by the real h and J by j, the signed surface of the polygon {(H,0),(J,0),(J,j),(H,h)} of the Euclidean plane is S = (h+j)/2*(J-H).
Then we consider I the middle of [H;J]. It is linearly weighted by i = (h+j)/2. When we search for the weights w1(2) and w2(2) so that the 2 equations 2*Sh/(J-H) = h*w1(2) + j*w2(2) = (h+i)/2 and 2*Sj/(J-H) = h*w2(2) + j*w1(2) = (i+j)/2 are verified (which implies Sh + Sj = S also), we find that w1(2) = a(2)/A098916(2) = 3/4 and w2(2) = A067318(2)/A098916(2) = 1/4.
Even in higher dimensions (n > 2), there are only 2 weights: one for the considered sub-volume and the other for the other sub-volumes. For instance, in dimension 2 where n=3, the first weight w1(3) = 11/18 refers to the part of the triangle which is delimited by the 4 points: one top A, then the middle of [A;B], then the center of gravity, then the middle of [A;C]; and w2(3) = 7/36 refers to any of the 2 other parts of the triangle.
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = n!*(n-1)*Sum_{i=1..n} (1/i).
EXAMPLE
a(3) = 22 because we can write 22 = A098916(3) + (1-3) * A067318(3) = 36 - 2*7.
MATHEMATICA
f[n_] := n! (n - 1) HarmonicNumber[n]; Array[f, 19] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Sep 07 2011 *)
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A215051 A156089 A110469 * A372199 A037775 A037663
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Joel Duet (joel.duet(AT)free.fr), Aug 17 2006
EXTENSIONS
Definition corrected by Gary Detlefs, Sep 07 2011
STATUS
approved

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