On some determinants involving the tangent function
Number Theory
2023-12-25 v6
Abstract
Let p be an odd prime and let a,b∈Z with p∤ab. In this paper we mainly evaluate Tp(δ)(a,b,x):=det[x+tanπpaj2+bk2]δ≤j,k≤(p−1)/2 (δ=0,1). For example, in the case p≡3(mod4) we show that Tp(1)(a,b,0)=0 and Tp(0)(a,b,x)={2(p−1)/2p(p+1)/4p(p+1)/4if (pab)=1,if (pab)=−1, where (p⋅) is the Legendre symbol. When (p−ab)=−1, we also evaluate the determinant det[x+cotπpaj2+bk2]1≤j,k≤(p−1)/2. In addition, we pose several conjectures one of which states that for any prime p≡3(mod4) there is an integer xp≡1(modp) such that det[sec2πp(j−k)2]0≤j,k≤p−1=−p(p+3)/2xp2.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1901.04837,
title = {On some determinants involving the tangent function},
author = {Zhi-Wei Sun},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.04837},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
20 pages. To appear in Ramanujan J