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Evaluation of two determinants involving $q$-integers

Combinatorics 2026-05-19 v2 Number Theory

Abstract

The qq-analogue of an integer mm is given by [m]q=(1qm)/(1q)[m]_q=(1-q^m)/(1-q). Let aa be an integer, and let nn be a positive odd integer. Via discrete Fourier transforms, we establish the following two identities: det[[aj(a+1)kn]q]1j,kn=(a(a+1)n)q(13n)/2\det\left[\left[\left\lfloor\frac{aj-(a+1)k}n\right\rfloor\right]_q\right]_{1\leqslant j,k\leqslant n}=-\left(\frac{a(a+1)}n\right)q^{(1-3n)/2} and det[[(a+1)jakn]q]1j,kn=(a(a+1)n)q(n1)/2,\det\left[\left[\left\lceil\frac{(a+1)j-ak}n\right\rceil\right]_q\right]_{1\leqslant j,k\leqslant n}=\left(\frac{a(a+1)}n\right)q^{(n-1)/2}, where (n)(\frac{\cdot}n) denotes the Jacobi symbol.

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@article{arxiv.2605.16240,
  title  = {Evaluation of two determinants involving $q$-integers},
  author = {Zhi-Wei Sun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.16240},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

10 pages. Correct typos and make Theorem 1.3 more general