On determinants involving second-order recurrent sequences
Number Theory
2023-02-21 v2 Combinatorics
Abstract
Let and be complex numbers, and let be a sequence of complex numbers with for all . When and , the sequence is just the Lucas sequence . In this paper, we evaluate the determinants In particular, we have When and , we also determine the characteristic polynomial of the matrix .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2302.08315,
title = {On determinants involving second-order recurrent sequences},
author = {Zhi-Wei Sun},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.08315},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
14 pages. Add Theorems 1.3 and 1.4