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A conjectured rational generating function

In regard to my question here, let $G_n$ be a sequence of positive integers satisfying $\lim_{n\to\infty}G_n=\infty$, such that the generating function $\sum_{n\geq 1} G_nx^n$ is rational. Let $$ P_n(...
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A differential equation and recurrence related to P-partitions

I am interested in polynomials $G_n(z)$ defined by the recurrence $$G_{n+1}(z) - 2G_n(z) + (1-nz)G_{n-1}(z)=0$$ for $n\ge1$ with the initial values $G_0(z) = 1$ and $G_1(z) = 1$. The next few values ...
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Something (which might be called multi-continued fraction) for the A112487

Let $a(n)$ be A112487 i.e. an integer sequence with exponential generating function $$ A(x)=\exp\left(\int (A(x)+A(x)^2)\,dx\right), \\ A(0)=1 $$ However, the definition in the name of the sequence is ...
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$R$-recursion for the A249833 (similar to A235129)

Let $a(n)$ be A249833 i.e. an integer sequence such that its exponential generating function $A(x)$ satisfies $$ A(x) = 1 + \int A(x) + (A(x))^2\log A(x)\,dx $$ The sequence begins with $$ 1, 1, 2, 7, ...
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Recursion for A129179 similar to recursion for Pascal's triangle

Let $T(n,k)$ be A129179 (i.e., triangle read by rows: $T(n, k)$ is the number of Schroeder paths of semilength $n$ such that the area between the $x$-axis and the path is $k$ ($n \geqslant 0, 0 \...
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$R$-recursion for the A235129

Let $a(n)$ be A235129 i.e. an integer sequence such that its exponential generating function $A(x)$ satisfies $$ A'(x) = 1 + A(x)\exp(A(x)) $$ The sequence begins with $$ 1, 1, 3, 12, 64, 424, 3358, ...
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On a A162326 and vector $\nu$ of length $n$

Let $a(n)$ be A162326. Here $$ a(n) = \frac{1}{n}(2(5n-7)a(n-1) - 9(n-2)a(n-2)), \\ a(0) = a(1) = 1. $$ Also ordinary generating function is $$ \frac{5 - \sqrt{\frac{1-9x}{1-x}}}{4}. $$ Let $b(n)$ be $...
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$R$-recursion for the A036765

Let $a(n)$ be A036765 i.e. number of ordered rooted trees with $n$ non-root nodes and all outdegrees $\leqslant 3$. Here $$ a(n) = \frac{1}{n+1}\sum\limits_{j=0}^{\left\lfloor\frac{n}{2}\right\rfloor}\...
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Suitable recursion for the A234289

Let $a(n)$ be A234289 i.e. integer sequence with exponential generating function $$ A(x)=1+A(x)^2\int \frac{1}{A(x)}\,dx $$ The sequence begins with $$ 1, 1, 3, 17, 147, 1729, 25827, 468593, 10012083, ...
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Recursion for the A006014 using difference of binomial coefficients

Let $a(n)$ be A006014 i.e. $$ a(n)=na(n-1)+\sum\limits_{j=1}^{n-2}a(j)a(n-j-1), \\ a(1)=1 $$ Also generating function $A(x)$ satisfies $$ A(x) = x(1 + A(x) + A(x)^2 + xA'(x)) $$ Let $$ R(n,q)=\sum\...
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Application of the series reversion

Let $f(n)$ be an arbitrary function such that $f(n)\in\mathbb{Z}$. Let $a(n)$ be an arbitrary integer sequence such that $a(0)=1$. Let $b(n)$ be an integer sequence such that $$b(2^m(2n+1))=\sum\...
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Recurrence relation of the form R(x,y)=yR(x-1,y)+(x-(y-1))R(x,y-1)

Consider the recurrence $$ R(x,y)= yR(x-1,y)+ (x-(y-1))R(x,y-1) $$ where for any $R(p,c)$, $c$ does not exceed $p$, and $R(p,p)=R(p,1)=1$. I´ve tried to write $R(x,y)$ as a sum of coefficients of $R(...
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Solving a recurrence (with the form of a convolution) involving binomial coefficients

While dealing with a problem related to intersection of hyperplanes I have come across the following recurrence to obtain the values of $K_{j}$ \begin{array}{cccccccccc} 1 & = & K_{1}\tbinom{...
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$R$-recursion for the A007165

Let $a(n)$ be A007165 i.e. number of $P$-graphs with $2n$ edges. Here ordinary generating function $A(x)$ satisfies $$ A(x) = \frac{(1 + xA(x))(1 + 2xA(x))}{1 + 2xA(x) - (xA(x))^2} $$ Let $$ R(n, q) = ...
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Recursion for the A266328 by analogy with non-standard recursion for factorials

Let $a(n)$ be A266328 i.e. an integer sequence with exponential generating function $$ A(x)=\exp\int B(x) \,dx $$ such that $$ B(x)=\exp(-x)\exp\int A(x) \,dx $$ where the constant of integration is ...
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Expansion of continued fraction using recursion

Let $f(n)$ be an arbitrary function such that $f(n)\in\mathbb{Z}$. Let $a(n)$ be an integer sequence with generating function $\frac{1}{G(0)}$ where $$ G(j)=1-\frac{f(j)x}{G(j+1)} $$ Here we have $$ G(...
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Sequences that sum up to possible generalization of Euler or up/down numbers (A000111)

Let $a(n,m,k)$ be an integer sequence with e.g.f. $$A(x)=\operatorname{exp}\left(x + m\int\int (A(x))^k \, dx \, dx\right)$$ I don't know much about integrals, so here's a concrete example: $a(n,1,3)$...
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