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Proof of three conjectures on determinants related to quadratic residues

Number Theory 2020-11-17 v2

Abstract

In this paper we confirm three conjectures of Z.-W. Sun on determinants. We first show that any odd integer n>3n>3 divides the determinant (i2+dj2)(i2+dj2n)0i,j(n1)/2,\left|(i^2+dj^2)\left(\frac{i^2+dj^2}n\right)\right|_{0\le i,j\le (n-1)/2}, where dd is any integer and (n)(\frac{\cdot}n) is the Jacobi symbol. Then we prove some divisibility results concerning (i+dj)n0i,jn1|(i+dj)^n|_{0\le i,j\le n-1} and (i2+dj2)n0i,jn1|(i^2+dj^2)^n|_{0\le i,j\le n-1}, where d0d\not=0 and n>2n>2 are integers. Finally, for any odd prime pp and integers cc and dd with pcdp\nmid cd, we determine completely the Legendre symbol (Sc(d,p)p)(\frac{S_c(d,p)}p), where Sc(d,p):=(i2+dj2+cp)1i,j(p1)/2S_c(d,p):=|(\frac{i^2+dj^2+c}p)|_{1\le i,j\le(p-1)/2}.

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@article{arxiv.2007.06453,
  title  = {Proof of three conjectures on determinants related to quadratic residues},
  author = {Darij Grinberg and Zhi-Wei Sun and Lilu Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.06453},
  year   = {2020}
}

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14 pages, accepted by Linear and Multilinear Algebra