Proof step

Liu–Wang theorem for three-term recurrences

Theorem check of the sequence's own rule liu wang three term

Concludes: theta_plus_one of a(n) = 1 if n is of the form m(m+3)/2, otherwise 0.
Premises: none: a direct theorem check
Theorem: [LW07, Thm 2.1, Thm 2.3, Cor 2.4, Prop 3.3] polytool ?
Lean: RealRooted RealRooted.MaWang.strictInterl_of_interlaces_evalCoeff_nonpos
Checked: polytool replayed · Lean not attempted

Technical details

Step id

e-0292c31bd110411a · JSON

Operation

Theorem check of the sequence's own rule

{
  "operation": "theorem_check",
  "theorem": "liu_wang_three_term"
}

Claims

{
  "claim": "real_rooted",
  "from_index": 0,
  "region": {
    "upper": {
      "closed": true,
      "value": "0"
    }
  }
}

Certificate

theorem_check, SHA-256 68087fb75a53c74d318a7099cdd72e829337b4f5a7c0cab2dbe7bcaa9d06da9b, 4,457 bytes (1,406 compressed); download

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References

[LW07] Lily L. Liu and Yi Wang. A unified approach to polynomial sequences with only real zeros. Advances in Applied Mathematics, 38(4):542–560, May 2007. doi:10.1016/j.aam.2006.02.003