OFFSET
1,3
EXAMPLE
Characteristic polynomial of M_4 is x^4 - 5*x^2 - 2*x^1 + 0*x^0.
MATHEMATICA
a[n_] := Max@@Abs/@CoefficientList[CharacteristicPolynomial[Table[Mod[i, j], {i, n}, {j, n}], x], x]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Benoit Cloitre, Dec 15 2002
STATUS
approved