OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The BinomialMean transform of this sequence is given in A075272.
LINKS
Alois P. Heinz, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..50
Michael Z. Spivey and Laura L. Steil, The k-Binomial Transforms and the Hankel Transform, Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 9 (2006), Article 06.1.1.
EXAMPLE
Given that a(0)=1 and a(1)=3. Then (BM)a(2)=(1+2*3+a(2))/4=2a(1)=6, hence a(2)=17.
MAPLE
iBM:= proc(p) proc(n) option remember; add(2^(k)*p(k)*(-1)^(n-k) *binomial(n, k), k=0..n) end end: a:= iBM(aa): aa:= n-> `if`(n=0, 1, 2*a(n-1)): seq(a(n), n=0..16); # Alois P. Heinz, Sep 09 2008
MATHEMATICA
iBM[p_] := Module[{proc}, proc[n_] := proc[n] = Sum[2^k*p[k]*(-1)^(n-k) * Binomial[n, k], {k, 0, n}]; proc]; a = iBM[aa]; aa[n_] := If[n == 0, 1, 2*a[n-1]]; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 16}] (* Jean-François Alcover, Nov 08 2015, after Alois P. Heinz *)
Table[Sum[QFactorial[k, 2] Binomial[n + 1, k]/2, {k, 0, n + 1}], {n, 0, 15}] (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Oct 16 2016 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
eigen,nonn
AUTHOR
John W. Layman, Sep 11 2002
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Alois P. Heinz, Sep 09 2008
STATUS
approved