OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
EXAMPLE
Northwest corner:
1...3....5....7....9
3...5....8....11...14
5...8....11...15...19
7...11...15...19...24
MATHEMATICA
f[i_, j_] := Max[i (j + 1) - 1, j (i + 1) - 1];
m[n_] := Table[f[i, j], {i, 1, n}, {j, 1, n}]
TableForm[m[6]] (* 6x6 principal submatrix *)
Flatten[Table[f[i, n + 1 - i],
{n, 1, 12}, {i, 1, n}]] (* A203998 *)
p[n_] := CharacteristicPolynomial[m[n], x];
c[n_] := CoefficientList[p[n], x]
TableForm[Flatten[Table[p[n], {n, 1, 10}]]]
Table[c[n], {n, 1, 12}]
Flatten[%] (* A203999 *)
TableForm[Table[c[n], {n, 1, 10}]]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,tabl
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Jan 09 2012
STATUS
approved