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For the OEIS sequence A025166, defined by $a(n) = -n!\,2^{n}\,L_{n}(1/2)$ where $L_{n}$ is the Laguerre polynomial of degree $n$, R.~J.~Mathar contributed in February 2013 the conjectured order-2 P-recursive recurrence \[ a(n) + (-4n+3)\,…

For the OEIS sequence A214615, defined by $a(n) = M_{n}(1)$ where $M_{n}$ is the $n$-th Meixner polynomial satisfying $M_{n+1}(x) = x\,M_{n}(x) - n^{2}\,M_{n-1}(x)$, R.~J.~Mathar contributed on 6~March 2013 the conjectured order-2…

For the OEIS sequence A001711, contributed by N. J. A. Sloane long before the on-line era and identified there as the diagonal $T(n+4, 4)$ of a generalized-Stirling triangle, R. J. Mathar contributed in February 2020 the conjectured order-2…

For the OEIS sequence A176677, defined by the quadratic convolution recurrence $a(0) = a(1) = 1$ and $a(n+1) = \sum_{p=0}^n a(p) a(n-p) - 1$ for $n \ge 1$, R.~J.~Mathar contributed in March 2016 the conjectured order-4 P-recursive…

For the OEIS sequence A002627, defined by the inhomogeneous first-order recurrence $a(n) = n\,a(n-1) + 1$ with $a(0) = 0$, R.~J.~Mathar recorded in February 2014 the conjectured second-order homogeneous recurrence \[ a(n) - (n+1)\,a(n-1) +…

For OEIS sequence A045406, the column-2 diagonal of the Lehmer-Comtet triangle A008296, R. J. Mathar contributed in September 2021 the conjectured order-2 P-recursive recurrence \[ a(n) + (2n-7)\,a(n-1) + (n-4)^{2}\,a(n-2) \;=\; 0,\qquad n…

For the OEIS sequence A348410, P. Bala recorded in February 2022 two equivalent closed forms, $a(n) = [x^{n}] ((1-x)(1-x^2))^{-n}$ and a single-index binomial sum. R. J. Mathar (October 2021) and V. Kotesovec (November 2021) each…

The On-Line Encyclopedia Of Integer Sequences , that wonderful resource that most combinatorialists, and many other mathematicians and scientists, use at least once a day, is a treasure trove of mathematical information, and, one of its…

The sequence A000975 in OEIS can be defined by $A_1=1$, $A_{n+1}=2A_n$ if $n$ is odd, and $A_{n+1}=2A_n+1$ if $n$ is even. This sequence satisfies other recurrence relations, admits some closed formulas, and is known to enumerate several…

We prove an existing conjecture that the sequence defined recursively by $a_1=1, a_2=2, a_n=4a_{n-1}-2a_{n-2}$ counts the number of length-$n$ permutations avoiding the four generalized permutation patterns 1-32-4, 1-42-3, 2-31-4, and…

In this paper we investigate enumeration of some classes of $n$-character strings and binary necklaces. Recall that binary necklaces are necklaces in two colors with length $n$. We prove three results (Theorems 1, 1' and 2) concerning the…

Stanley, building on work of Stern, defined an array of numbers by the recurrence $s(n, 2k) = s(n-1, k)$, $s(n, 2k+1) = s(n-1, k) + s(n-1, k+1)$. Stanley showed that, for each positive integer $r$, the sequence $s_n^r:= \sum_k s(n,k)^r$…

We study polynomial families {f_n(x)}_{n>=0} over a commutative ring R encoded by triangular arrays of order m, via expansions of the form f_n(x)=sum_{b=0}^{floor(n/m)} lambda_1(n,b) x^{n-mb}, where lambda_1 is the direct kernel supported…

We introduce a full binary directed tree structure to represent the set of natural numbers, further categorizing them into three distinct subsets: pure odd numbers, pure even numbers, and mixed numbers. We adopt a binary string…

In light of the well-known fact that the $n$th divided difference of any polynomial of degree $m$ must be zero while $m<n$,the present paper proves the $(\alpha,\beta)$-inversion formula conjectured by Hsu and Ma [J. Math. Res. $\&$…

We consider the problem of binary string reconstruction from the multiset of its substring compositions, i.e., referred to as the substring composition multiset, first introduced and studied by Acharya et al. We introduce a new algorithm…

We prove a conjecture that classifies exceptional numbers. This conjecture arises in two different ways, from cryptography and from coding theory. An odd integer $t\geq 3$ is said to be exceptional if $f(x)=x^t$ is APN (Almost Perfect…

Given a permutation pi, the application of prefix reversal f^(i) to pi reverses the order of the first i elements of pi. The problem of Sorting By Prefix Reversals (also known as pancake flipping), made famous by Gates and Papadimitriou…

Let $s$ be a finite sequence over a field of length $n$. It is well-known that if $s$ satisfies a linear recurrence of order $d$ with non-zero constant term, then the reverse of $s$ also satisfies a recurrence of order $d$ (with…

The spectra of recently constructed auxiliary matrices for the six-vertex model respectively the spin s=1/2 Heisenberg chain at roots of unity q^N=1 are investigated. Two conjectures are formulated both of which are proven for N=3 and are…