The boustrophedon ("ox-plowing") transform of a sequence is given by
for ,
where
is a secant number or tangent
number defined by
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(3)
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The exponential generating functions of and are related by
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(4)
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where the exponential generating function is defined by
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(5)
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See also
Alternating Permutation,
Entringer Number,
Secant
Number,
Seidel-Entringer-Arnold
Triangle,
Tangent Number
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References
Millar, J.; Sloane, N. J. A.; and Young, N. E. "A New Operation on Sequences: The Boustrophedon Transform." J. Combin.
Th. Ser. A 76, 44-54, 1996.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Boustrophedon Transform
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