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Conjectures on Somos $4$, $6$ and $8$ sequences using Riordan arrays and the Catalan numbers

Combinatorics 2022-11-24 v1

Abstract

We give conjectures on the form of families of integer sequences whose Hankel transforms are, respectively, (α,β)(\alpha, \beta) Somos 44 sequences, (α,0,γ)(\alpha, 0, \gamma) Somos 66 sequences, and (α,β,γ,δ)(\alpha, \beta, \gamma, \delta) Somos 88 sequences, for particular values of α\alpha, β\beta, γ\gamma, δ\delta which we describe. The sequences involved can be described in terms of the application of certain stretched Riordan arrays to the Catalan numbers, accompanied by a (sequence) Hankel transform. The combination of Riordan array and the Catalan numbers results from the study of certain generalized Jacobi continued fractions, based on the Counting Automata Methodology.

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@article{arxiv.2211.12637,
  title  = {Conjectures on Somos $4$, $6$ and $8$ sequences using Riordan arrays and the Catalan numbers},
  author = {Paul Barry},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.12637},
  year   = {2022}
}

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