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Asymptotics of subsets of ${1, 2, \dots, n}$ with integer average

Number of nonempty subsets of ${1, 2, 3, \dots, n}$ whose elements have an integer average.

Benoit Cloitre conjectured the asymptotic expansion: $$a(n) = \frac{2^{n+1}}{n} \left(1 + \frac{1}{n} + \frac{3}{n^2} + \frac{13}{n^3} + \frac{75}{n^4} + \frac{541}{n^5} + o\left(\frac{1}{n^5}\right)\right)$$ where the coefficients $1, 1, 3, 13, 75, 541, \dots$ are the Fubini numbers (preferential arrangements, A000670).

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namespace OeisA51293open Polynomialopen scoped Topologyopen Finset Nat Real Filter Asymptotics

Number of nonempty subsets of ${1, 2, 3, \dots, n}$ whose elements have an integer average.

def a (n : ) : := Finset.card ( (Finset.Icc 1 n).powerset.filter fun S : Finset => S.Nonempty S.card S.sum id )def aReal (n : ) : := a n@[category test, AMS 11] lemma a_1 : a 1 = 1 := a 1 = 1 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] lemma a_2 : a 2 = 2 := a 2 = 2 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] lemma a_3 : a 3 = 5 := a 3 = 5 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] lemma a_4 : a 4 = 8 := a 4 = 8 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] lemma a_5 : a 5 = 15 := a 5 = 15 All goals completed! 🐙

Conjecture: $a(n) = 2^{n+1}/n \cdot (1 + 1/n + 3/n^2 + 13/n^3 + 75/n^4 + 541/n^5 + o(1/n^5))$. - Benoit Cloitre, Oct 20 2002

A formal proof has been found with the methods described in arxiv/2605.22763.

@[category research solved, AMS 11, formal_proof using formal_conjectures at "https://github.com/mo271/formal-conjectures/blob/a32396489dcb8f86c3549b93aa358ac6a10a3a1f/FormalConjectures/OEIS/51293.wip.lean#L503"] theorem tendsto_aReal_asymptotic : Tendsto (fun n : => (aReal n - (2 ^ (n + 1) / (n : )) * (1 + 1 / (n : ) + 3 / (n : ) ^ 2 + 13 / (n : ) ^ 3 + 75 / (n : ) ^ 4 + 541 / (n : ) ^ 5)) / (2 ^ (n + 1) / (n : ) ^ 6)) atTop (nhds 0) := Tendsto (fun n (aReal n - 2 ^ (n + 1) / n * (1 + 1 / n + 3 / n ^ 2 + 13 / n ^ 3 + 75 / n ^ 4 + 541 / n ^ 5)) / (2 ^ (n + 1) / n ^ 6)) atTop (𝓝 0) All goals completed! 🐙end OeisA51293