An explicit formula for \(| FM(1+1+n)|\) (Q2640630)

This paper shows that the number of elements in \(FM(1+1+n)\), the modular lattice freely generated by two single elements and an n-element chain, is \[ \frac{1}{6\sqrt{2}}\sum^{n+1}_{k=0}[2\left( \begin{matrix} 2k\\ k\end{matrix} \right)-\left( \begin{matrix} 2k\\ k-2\end{matrix} \right)](\lambda_ 1^{n-k+2}-\lambda_ 2^{n-k+2})-2, \] where \(\lambda_{1,2}=(4\pm 3\sqrt{2})/2\).