On a New Congruence in the Catalan Triangle
Combinatorics
2025-03-10 v1
Abstract
For , the number represents the number of all lattice paths in the plane from the point to the point , using steps and , that never rise above the main diagonal . The Fuss-Catalan number of order three represents the number of all lattice paths in the plane from the point to the point , using steps and , that do not rise above the line . We present a new alternating convolution formula for the numbers . By using a new class of binomial sums that we call sums, we prove that this sum is divisible by and by the central binomial coefficient . We do this by examining the numbers , for which we present a new combinatorial interpretation, connecting them to the generalized Schr\"{o}der numbers of order two.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2503.05013,
title = {On a New Congruence in the Catalan Triangle},
author = {Jovan Mikić},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.05013},
year = {2025}
}
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17 pages