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A341091
Triangle read by rows: Coefficients for calculation of the sum of all the finite differences from order zero to order k. Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*b(n) = b(0) + b(1) + ... + b(k) + (b(1) - b(0)) + ... + (b(k) - b(k-1)) + ((b(2) - b(1)) - (b(1) - b(0))) + ... .
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1, 0, 2, 1, -1, 3, 0, 3, -3, 4, 1, -2, 7, -6, 5, 0, 4, -8, 14, -10, 6, 1, -3, 13, -21, 25, -15, 7, 0, 5, -15, 35, -45, 41, -21, 8, 1, -4, 21, -49, 81, -85, 63, -28, 9, 0, 6, -24, 71, -129, 167, -147, 92, -36, 10, 1, -5, 31, -94, 201, -295, 315, -238, 129, -45, 11
OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
If we want to calculate the sum of finite differences for a sequence b(n):
b(0)*T(0, n) + ... + b(n)*T(n, n) = b(0) + b(1) + ... + b(n) + (b(1) - b(0)) + ... + (b(n) - b(n-1)) + ((b(2) - b(1)) - (b(1) - b(0))) + ... This sum includes the sequence b(n) itself. This defines an invertible linear sequence transformation with a deep connection to Bernoulli numbers and other interesting sequences of rational numbers.
From Thomas Scheuerle, Apr 29 2024: (Start)
These are the coefficients of the polynomials defined by the recurrence: P(k, x) = P(k - 1, x) + (x^2 - x)*P(k - 2, x) + 1, with P(-1, x) = 0 and P(0, x) = 1. This can also be expressed as P(k, x) = Sum_{m=1..k+1} binomial(k+2 - m, m)*(x^2 - x)^(m - 1) = Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*x^(k-n). If we would evaluate P(k, t) as sequence for some fixed t then we get the expansion of 1/((1 - x)*(1+(t-1)*x)*(1 - t*x)).
We may replace (x^2 - x) by (x^(-2) - x^(-1)) to get the coefficients in reverse order: x^k*Sum_{m=1..k+1} binomial(k+2 - m, m)*(x^(-2) - x^(-1))^(m - 1) = Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*x^n = F(k, x). If we would evaluate F(k, t) as sequence for some fixed t then we get the expansion of 1/((1 - x)*(1 - (t-1)*x)*(1 - t*x)). (End)
FORMULA
b(0)*T(0, m) + b(1)*T(1, m) + ... + b(m)*T(m, m)
= Sum_{j=0..m} Sum_{n=0..m-j} Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^k*binomial(n, k)*b(j+n-k)
= Sum_{n=0..m} b(n)*Sum_{j=n..m}(-1)^(j+n)*binomial(j+1, n).
T(n, k) = Sum_{m=n..k}(-1)^(m+n)*binomial(m+1, n).
T(n, k) = (1/2)*(-1)^n*(2*(-1)^k*binomial(2+k, n)*Hypergeometric2F1(1, k+3, k+3-n, -1)+(-1/2)^n*(2^(n+1) - 1)), where Hypergeometric2F1 is the Gaussian hypergeometric function 2F1 as defined in Mathematica. - Thomas Scheuerle, Apr 29 2024
T(k, k) = A000027(k+1) The positive integers.
|T(k-1, k)| = A000217(k) The triangular numbers.
T(k-2, k) = A004006(k).
|T(k-3, k)| = A051744(k).
T(0, k*2) = 1.
T(0, k*2 + 1) = 0.
T(1, k*2 + 1) = k + 2.
T(1, k*2 + 2) = -(k + 1).
T(n, k) with constant n and variable k, a linear recurrence relation with characteristic polynomial (x-1)*(x+1)^(n+1).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*B_n = 1. B_n is the n-th Bernoulli number with B_1 = 1/2. B_n = A164555(n)/A027642(n).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*(1 - B_n) = k.
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*(2*n - 3+3*B_n) = k^2.
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*A032346(n) = A032346(k+1).
From Thomas Scheuerle, Apr 29 2024: (Start)
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*A000110(n+1) = A000110(k+2) - 1.
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*(1/(1+n)) = H(1+floor(k/2)), where H(k) is the harmonic number A001008(k)/A002805(k). (End)
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*c(n) = c(k). C(k) = {-1, 0, 1/2, 1/2, 1/8, -7/20, ...} this sequence of rational numbers can be defined recursively: c(0) = -1, c(m) = (-c(m-1) + Sum_{k=0..m-1} A130595(m+1, k)*c(k))/m.
c(m) is an eigensequence of this transformation, all eigensequences are c(m) multiplied by any factor.
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*A000045(n) = 2*(A000045(2*floor((k+1)/2) - 1) - 1). A000045 are the Fibonacci numbers.
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*A000032(n) = A000032(2*floor(k/2)+2) - 2. A000032 are the Lucas numbers.
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*A001045(n) = A145766(floor((k+1)/2)). A001045 is the Jacobsthal sequence.
This sequence acting as an operator onto a monomial n^w:
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*n^w = (1/(w+1))*k^(w+1) + Sum_{v=1..w} ((v+B_v)*(w)_v/v!)*k^(w+1-v) - A052875(w) + O_k(w) (w)_v is the falling factorial. If k > w-1 then O_k(w) = 0. If k <= w-1 then O_k(w) is A084416(w, 2+k), the sequence with the exponential generating function: (e^x-1)^(2+k)/(2-e^x).
From Thomas Scheuerle, Apr 29 2024: (Start)
This sequence acting by its inverse operator onto a monomial k^w:
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*( Sum_{m=0..k} ((-1)^(1+m+k)*binomial(k, m)*(2^(k-m) - 1)*n^m + A344037(m)*B_n) ) = k^w - A372245(w, k+3), note that A372245(w, k+3) = 0 if k+3 > w. B_n is the n-th Bernoulli number with B_1 = 1/2.
How this sequence will act as an operator onto a Dirichlet series may be developed by the formulas below:
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*2^n = A000295(k+2).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*3^n = A000392(k+3).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*4^n = A016208(k).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*5^n = A016218(k).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*6^n = A016228(k).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*7^n = A016241(k).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*8^n = A016249(k).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*9^n = A016256(k).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*10^n = A016261(k).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*m^n = m^2*m^k/(m-1) - (m-1)^2*(m-1)^k/(m-2) + 1/((m-1)*(m-2)), for m > 2.
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k)*( m*B_n + (m-1)*Sum_{t=1..m} t^n )*(1/m^2) = m^k, for m > 0. B_n is the n-th Bernoulli number with B_1 = 1/2.
Sum_{n=0..k} T(n, k) zeta(-n) = Sum_{j=0..k} (-1)^(1+j)/(2+j) = (-1)^(k+1)*LerchPhi(-1, 1, k+3) - 1 + log(2).
Sum_{n=0..k} T(k - n, k)*2^n = A000975(k+1)
Sum_{n=0..k} T(k - n, k)*3^n = A091002(k+2)
Sum_{n=0..k} T(k - n, k)*4^n = A249997(k). (End)
EXAMPLE
Triangle begins with T(n, k):
n= 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
k=0 1
k=1 0, 2
k=2 1, -1, 3
k=3 0, 3, -3, 4
k=4 1, -2, 7, -6, 5
k=5 0, 4, -8, 14, -10, 6
k=6 1, -3, 13, -21, 25, -15, 7
k=7 0, 5, -15, 35, -45, 41, -21, 8
k=8 1, -4, 21, -49, 81, -85, 63, -28, 9
...
PROG
(PARI) A341091(n, k) = sum(m=n, k, (-1)^(m+n)*binomial(m+1, n))
(PARI) A341091(n, k) = (1/2)*(-1)^n*(2*(-1)^k*binomial(2+k, n)*hypergeom([1, k+3], k+3-n, -1)+(-1/2)^n*(2^(n+1)-1)) \\ Thomas Scheuerle, Apr 29 2024
CROSSREFS
Cf. A027642, A164555 (Numerators and denominators of Bernoulli numbers).
Cf. A001008, A002805 (Numerators and denominators of harmonic numbers).
Sequences below will be obtained by evaluation of the associated polynomials:
Sequence in context: A103910 A155993 A353630 * A210806 A147867 A227431
KEYWORD
sign,tabl,easy
AUTHOR
Thomas Scheuerle, Feb 13 2022
STATUS
approved