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Find closed-form expression to $f(n)$
For all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, let ${\mathcal A}_n := \left\{\lceil n/2\rceil, \lceil n/2\rceil+1,\dots, n-1 \right\}$ and
$$f(n) := \begin{cases} \min\limits_{a \in {\mathcal A}_n} \frac 1 4 \binom n a ...
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Closed form for unusual recurrence
We have for $k>0$, $n>0$, $m\geqslant0$
$$p_k(n,m)=k(n-1)!\sum\limits_{s=0}^{n-1}\frac{p_{k-1}(s+1,m+1)+p_{k-1}(m+1,s)}{s!}$$
also
$$p_0(n,m)=\begin{cases}
(n-1)!,&\text{$n>0, m=0$}\\
0,&...