OFFSET
0,1
LINKS
Robert Israel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
J. W. L. Glaisher, On a set of coefficients analogous to the Eulerian numbers, Proc. London Math. Soc., 31 (1899), 216-235.
FORMULA
From Robert Israel, Aug 14 2018: (Start)
For n >= 1, a(3*n) = a(3*n+2) = 1 and a(3*n+1) = 3*a(n).
G.f. g(x) satisfies g(x) = 3*x*g(x^3) + 2 - 3*x + (x^2+x^3)/(1-x^3). (End)
EXAMPLE
1/2, 1/3, 1, 7, 809/9, 1847, 55601, 6921461/3,...
MAPLE
MATHEMATICA
a[0] = 2; a[n_] := 3^IntegerExponent[2n+1, 3];
Table[a[n], {n, 0, 101}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Feb 27 2019 *)
a[0]:=2; a[n_]:=Denominator[FunctionExpand[(PolyGamma[2*n, 1/3] + (3^(2*n+1)-1)*(2*n)!*Zeta[2*n+1]/2)*Sqrt[3]/(-2^(2*n)*Pi^(2*n+1))]]; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 100}] (* Detlef Meya, Sep 28 2024 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=if(n<1, 2*(n==0), 3^valuation(2*n+1, 3)) /* Michael Somos, Feb 26 2004 */
(PARI) a(n)=if(n<1, 2*(n==0), n*=2; denominator(n!*polcoeff(3/(2+4*cos(x+O(x^n))), n))) /* Michael Somos, Feb 26 2004 */
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,frac
AUTHOR
STATUS
approved