A358162 a(n) is the hafnian of the 2n X 2n symmetric matrix defined by M[i,j] = ceiling(i*j/3).

1, 1, 11, 530, 71196, 18680148, 8825763888, 6969574132560, 8223753750015600, 14043461354695317600, 33726601900489760438400

Offset

0,3

Comments

The matrix M(n) is the n-th principal submatrix of the rectangular array A143977.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..10.

Wikipedia, Hafnian

Wikipedia, Symmetric matrix

Example

a(2) = 11:
    1  1  1  2
    1  2  2  3
    1  2  3  4
    2  3  4  6

Mathematica

M[i_, j_, n_]:=Part[Part[Table[Ceiling[r*c/3], {r, n}, {c, n}], i], j]; a[n_]:=Sum[Product[M[Part[PermutationList[s, 2n], 2i-1], Part[PermutationList[s, 2n], 2i], 2n], {i, n}], {s, SymmetricGroup[2n]//GroupElements}]/(n!*2^n); Array[a, 6, 0]

Prog

(PARI) tm(n) = matrix(n, n, i, j, ceil((i*j)/3));
a(n) = my(m = tm(2*n), s=0); forperm([1..2*n], p, s += prod(j=1, n, m[p[2*j-1], p[2*j]]); ); s/(n!*2^n); \\ Michel Marcus, May 02 2023

Crossrefs

Cf. A143977.

Cf. A008810 (matrix element M[n,n]), A070333 (trace of M(n)), A358161 (permanent of M(n)).

Sequence in context: A322065 A065823 A233198 * A049654 A179897 A185203

Adjacent sequences: A358159 A358160 A358161 * A358163 A358164 A358165

Keyword

nonn,hard,more

Author

Stefano Spezia, Nov 01 2022

Extensions

a(6) from Michel Marcus, May 02 2023

a(7)-a(10) from Pontus von Brömssen, Oct 15 2023

Status

approved