A New Operation on Sequences: the Boustrouphedon Transform
Combinatorics
2015-06-02 v3 Information Theory
math.IT
Abstract
A generalization of the Seidel-Entringer-Arnold method for calculating the alternating permutation numbers (or secant-tangent numbers) leads to a new operation on integer sequences, the Boustrophedon transform.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0205218,
title = {A New Operation on Sequences: the Boustrouphedon Transform},
author = {Jessica Millar and N. J. A. Sloane and Neal E. Young},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0205218},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
very minor change: corrected typo in author list. June 24 2002: correction to a proof; additional references