韦德伯恩-埃瑟林顿数

图论中,韦德伯恩-埃瑟林顿数是由计算每张图有多少弱二叉树问题而得出的數列。

最初的几个韦德伯恩-埃瑟林顿数为: 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 23, 46, 98, 207, 451, 983, 2179, 4850, 10905, 24631, 56011, 127912, 293547, 676157, 1563372, 3626149, 8436379, 19680277, 46026618, 107890609, 253450711, 596572387, 1406818759, 3323236238, 7862958391,... (OEIS數列A001190

组合意义上的诠释

 
奥特树与弱二叉树,两种通过韦德伯恩-埃瑟林顿数计数的有根二叉树。

名字由來

韦德伯恩-埃瑟林顿数的名字由來是兩個數學家艾弗·埃瑟林顿约瑟夫·韦德伯恩

參考資料

  • OEIS.A001190
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