login
Array of coefficients of P(n,x) = det (M(n,x)) where M(n,x) is the n X n matrix m(i,j)=x if i>j m(i,j)=1-x if i<=j.
4

%I #19 Aug 11 2015 13:43:49

%S 1,1,-1,1,-3,2,1,-5,8,-4,1,-7,18,-20,8,1,-9,32,-56,48,-16,1,-11,50,

%T -120,160,-112,32,1,-13,72,-220,400,-432,256,-64,1,-15,98,-364,840,

%U -1232,1120,-576,128,1,-17,128,-560,1568,-2912,3584,-2816,1280,-256,1,-19,162,-816,2688,-6048,9408,-9984,6912,-2816,512,1

%N Array of coefficients of P(n,x) = det (M(n,x)) where M(n,x) is the n X n matrix m(i,j)=x if i>j m(i,j)=1-x if i<=j.

%C Formatted as a triangular array, this is [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ...] DELTA [ -1, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ...] (see construction in A084938). - _Philippe Deléham_, Aug 09 2005

%F P(n, x)= (-1)^n*(x-1)*(2*x-1)^(n-1).

%F G.f.: (1+x*y)/(1+2*x*y-x). - _R. J. Mathar_, Aug 11 2015

%e det(M(4,x))=1-7x+18x^2-20x^3+8x^4.

%e 1;

%e 1,-1;

%e 1,-3,2;

%e 1,-5,8,-4;

%e 1,-7,18,-20,8;

%e 1,-9,32,-56,48,-16;

%e 1,-11,50,-120,160,-112,32;

%e 1,-13,72,-220,400,-432,256,-64;

%e 1,-15,98,-364,840,-1232,1120,-576,128;

%e 1,-17,128,-560,1568,-2912,3584,-2816,1280,-256,

%p A079628 := proc(n,k) local x; expand((-1)^n* (x-1)*(2*x-1)^(n-1)) ;coeftayl(%,x=0,k) ; end proc: # _R. J. Mathar_, Nov 04 2011

%Y Cf. A081277.

%Y Cf. A167580 and A167591. - _Johannes W. Meijer_, Nov 23 2009

%K sign,tabl

%O 0,5

%A _Benoit Cloitre_, Jan 30 2003

%E Sign added to formula. - _R. J. Mathar_, Nov 04 2011