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On $s$-additive sequences

For a non-negative integer $s$, a strictly increasing sequence of positive integers $\{a_n\}$ is called $s$-additive if for $n>2s$, $a_n$ is the least integer exceeding $a_{n-1}$ which has ...
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Some ideas about parking functions and integer partitions

We know that a integer partition of $\lambda=(\lambda_1, ..., \lambda_m)$ of $n$ satisfying $\lambda_1\geq \cdots \geq \lambda_m$ and $\sum_{i=1}^m\lambda_i=n$. Let $\mathcal{P}(n)$ be the set of ...
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A common combinatorial description for a certain type of recurrences

For integer-valued sequences $(x_n)_{n=0}^\infty$, consider recurrences of the form $$x_n=ax_{n-1}+(bn+c)x_{n-2} \tag{$*$}\label{star}$$ for $n\ge2$, where $a,b,c$ are integers. There seem to be many ...
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A conjecture harmonic numbers

I will outlay a few observations applying to the harmonic numbers that may be interesting to prove (if it hasn't already been proven). From the Online Encyclopedia of Positive Integers we have: $a(n)$ ...
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Ordered $m$-tuples with fixed number of changes

Given $1\leq k\leq m$, $2\leq d\leq c i\ln i$ and $2\leq i\leq c'\ln(mi\ln i)$ at some $c,c'>0$ how many sequences (lower and upper bounds) are of form $$z_1,\dots,z_m$$ on the condition that $$0\...
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Guess (or upper bound) the general formula for a double sequence

Let $t,s \geq 0$ be integers. We have the following recursive formula: $$f(t+1,s) = f(t,s) + f(t,s-1) + \sum_{0\leq a,b,c \leq h(t):\\a+b+c = s-1}f(t,a)f(t,b)f(t,c),$$ where $$h(t) = \frac{1}{2}3^t -\...
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Counting hyperplane arrangements up to combinatorial equivalence, simple examples and history

Two arrangements of (affine) hyperplanes in $d$-dimensional Euclidean space are combinatorially isomorphic (or combinatorially equivalent) if they have isomorphic posets of faces. Counting the ...
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"flavored" equivalence classes of permutations

We say two permutations $\pi_1$ and $\pi_2$ in the symmetric group $\mathfrak{S}_n$ are $k$-equivalent, denoted $\pi_1 \sim_k \pi_2$, if one can be determined from the other after a finite number of ...
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Number of subsets that sum to $0$

Suppose you choose $n$ distinct random numbers from a contiguous subset of cardinality $f({\beta, n})$ with at least $f({\alpha_+, n})$ positive and at least $f({\alpha_-, n})$ negative values from a ...
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Are the Gessel sequence integers composite for all $n\ge 3$?

The Gessel sequence is known for Ira Gessel's Lattice Path Conjecture of $2001$, which has been proved by Kauers, Koutschan and Zeilberger in $2009$ with the aid of a computer. Later, other proofs ...
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More asymptotics for trees

This is a follow up to my recent question on the asymptotics of A003238. Lucia gave a fine answer to that question, but as I hinted the 'real' problem I have in mind is slightly different, and I've ...
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Are the asymptotics of A003238 known?

Sequence A003238 of the OEIS counts ``rooted trees with $n$ vertices in which vertices at the same level have the same degree.'' The sequence, $a$, begins 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 16, ... and it is ...
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