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Hankel determinants for convolution powers of Catalan numbers

Combinatorics 2018-11-14 v2

Abstract

The Hankel determinants (r2(i+j)+r(2(i+j)+ri+j))0i,jn1\left(\frac{r}{2(i+j)+r}\binom{2(i+j)+r}{i+j}\right)_{0\leq i,j \leq n-1} of the convolution powers of Catalan numbers were considered by Cigler and by Cigler and Krattenthaler. We evaluate these determinants for r31r\le 31 by finding shifted periodic continued fractions, which arose in application of Sulanke and Xin's continued fraction method. These include some of the conjectures of Cigler as special cases. We also conjectured a polynomial characterization of these determinants. The same technique is used to evaluate the Hankel determinants ((2(i+j)+ri+j))0i,jn1\left(\binom{2(i+j)+r}{i+j}\right)_{0\leq i,j \leq n-1} . Similar results are obtained.

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@article{arxiv.1811.00248,
  title  = {Hankel determinants for convolution powers of Catalan numbers},
  author = {Ying Wang and Guoce Xin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.00248},
  year   = {2018}
}

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29 pages

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