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Symmetric Pascal matrices modulo p

Number Theory 2007-05-23 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

We study characteristic polynomials of symmetric matrices with entries (i+ji){i+j\choose i} the binomial coefficients, over finite fields.

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@article{arxiv.math/0212144,
  title  = {Symmetric Pascal matrices modulo p},
  author = {Roland Bacher and Robin Chapman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0212144},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

16 pages, added reference, changes in presentation, correction of an error in a proof