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A204115 Array:  row n shows the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of the n-th principal submatrix from A204114, given by GCD(L(i+1),L(j+1)), where L=A000032 (Lucas numbers). 3
1, -1, 2, -4, 1, 6, -16, 8, -1, 36, -108, 69, -15, 1, 360, -1152, 834, -230, 26, -1, 5280, -17696, 14368, -4668, 682, -44, 1, 147840, -506048, 426568, -147856, 24262, -1952, 73, -1, 6800640, -23573888, 20317360 (list; table; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET

1,3

COMMENTS

Let p(n)=p(n,x) be the characteristic polynomial of the n-th principal submatrix.  The zeros of p(n) are real, and they interlace the zeros of p(n+1).  See A202605 and A204016 for guides to related sequences.

REFERENCES

(For references regarding interlacing roots, see A202605.)

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..38.

EXAMPLE

Top of the array:

1....-1

2....-4.....1

6....-16....8....-1

36...-108...69...-15....1

MATHEMATICA

u[n_] := LucasL[n]

f[i_, j_] := GCD[u[i], u[j]];

m[n_] := Table[f[i, j], {i, 1, n}, {j, 1, n}]

TableForm[m[8]] (* 8x8 principal submatrix *)

Flatten[Table[f[i, n + 1 - i],

  {n, 1, 15}, {i, 1, n}]]  (* A204114 *)

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[%]                 (* A204115 *)

TableForm[Table[c[n], {n, 1, 10}]]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A204114, A202605, A204016.

Sequence in context: A167546 A011369 A110877 * A204130 A204024 A021009

Adjacent sequences:  A204112 A204113 A204114 * A204116 A204117 A204118

KEYWORD

tabl,sign

AUTHOR

Clark Kimberling, Jan 11 2012

STATUS

approved

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