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Chebyshev polynomials, quadratic surds and a variation of Pascal's triangle

Combinatorics 2015-10-01 v1

Abstract

Using Chebyshev polynomialsof both kinds, we construct rational fractions which are convergents of the smallest root of x2αx+1x^2-\alpha x+1 for α=3,4,5,\alpha=3,4,5,\dots.Some of the underlying identities suggest an identity involving binomialcoefficients which leads to a triangular array sharing many propertieswith Pascal's triangle.

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@article{arxiv.1509.09054,
  title  = {Chebyshev polynomials, quadratic surds and a variation of Pascal's triangle},
  author = {Roland Bacher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.09054},
  year   = {2015}
}
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