A122542 → θ+1

nonnegative coefficients

Proved for all n: all roots real, in (−∞, 0] · coefficients of one sign · interlacing (weak) · Hadamard kernel what this means

Recurrence
\(P_{n}(x) = \left(-x^{2}\right)\,P_{n-4}(x) + \left(-2\,x - 2\,x^{2}\right)\,P_{n-3}(x) + \left(-1 - x^{2}\right)\,P_{n-2}(x) + \left(2 + 2\,x\right)\,P_{n-1}(x)\)
\(P_{1}(x) = 1\)
\(P_{2}(x) = 2\,x\)
\(P_{3}(x) = 4\,x + 3\,x^{2}\)
\(P_{4}(x) = 4\,x + 12\,x^{2} + 4\,x^{3}\)

Rows ?

nx0x1x2x3x4x5x6x7Pn(1)
111
2022
30437
40412420
5042424557
6043672406158
70448152160607431
804602644403008481160

Generated b-files: A292400 (row sums) ?

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Technical details
Node id
n-bdf41eb1ae1573cd · revision 1 · JSON
Definition source
derived:theta_plus_one
Fingerprint
f6-37326d697e2d9020

Observed on the stored rows ?

  • Degrees: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (affine: slope 1, intercept -1)
  • Palindromic rows: no
  • γ-positive (gamma_positive): no
  • Nonnegative coefficients (nonn): yes
  • Only rational roots (rr_by_factors: every nonzero row is a product of linear factors over ℚ): no

OEIS matches ?

A generated b-file is computed from the node's definition along the row alignment of its OEIS link and starts at the entry's offset. It is an identification on a finite prefix, not a proof that the node and the OEIS entry agree for every n.

OEIS submission text ?

Fields to paste into an OEIS submission: the example %e, the formula %F and programs %t (Mathematica) and %o (PARI/GP) that list the same rows. For an OEIS link the row numbers, the offset and the orientation are those of the entry, as matched; the matched terms were compared with the published ones, which identifies the node with the entry on a finite prefix, not for every n. The PARI/GP program is not machine-checked here.

The atlas's own rows: n = 1, …, ascending powers of x
%e Example
Triangle begins:
   1: 1;
   2: 0, 2;
   3: 0, 4,  3;
   4: 0, 4, 12,   4;
   5: 0, 4, 24,  24,    5;
   6: 0, 4, 36,  72,   40,    6;
   7: 0, 4, 48, 152,  160,   60,    7;
   8: 0, 4, 60, 264,  440,  300,   84,   8;
   9: 0, 4, 72, 408,  960, 1020,  504, 112,   9;
  10: 0, 4, 84, 584, 1800, 2700, 2044, 784, 144, 10;
%F Formula
The row polynomials satisfy P(n,x) = -x^2*P(n-4,x) - (2*x+2*x^2)*P(n-3,x) - (1+x^2)*P(n-2,x) + (2+2*x)*P(n-1,x) for n >= 5, with P(1,x) = 1, P(2,x) = 2*x, P(3,x) = 4*x + 3*x^2, P(4,x) = 4*x + 12*x^2 + 4*x^3.
%t Mathematica
P[1, x_] := 1;
P[2, x_] := 2*x;
P[3, x_] := 4*x + 3*x^2;
P[4, x_] := 4*x + 12*x^2 + 4*x^3;
P[n_, x_] := P[n, x] = Expand[-x^2*P[n - 4, x] - (2*x + 2*x^2)*P[n - 3, x] - (1 + x^2)*P[n - 2, x] + (2 + 2*x)*P[n - 1, x]];
Table[CoefficientList[P[n, x], x], {n, 1, 10}] // Flatten
%o PARI/GP
P(N) = {my(v = vector(N)); v[1] = 1; v[2] = 2*x; v[3] = 4*x + 3*x^2; v[4] = 4*x + 12*x^2 + 4*x^3; for(n = 5, N, my(i = n); v[i] = -x^2*v[i - 4] - (2*x + 2*x^2)*v[i - 3] - (1 + x^2)*v[i - 2] + (2 + 2*x)*v[i - 1]); v};
row(n, p) = {my(c = Vecrev(p)); c};
T(N) = {my(v = P(N)); concat(vector(#v, i, row(i, v[i])))};
T(10)

Generated with polytool c48629374597.

Proved properties

  • Real-rooted. Every row P_n, n >= 1, is zero or real-rooted with all roots in (-inf, 0]
    Every polynomial of the sequence has only real roots, inside the stated interval.
    by the cited steps: e-91fa0caee7601cac
  • Coefficients of one sign. Every nonzero row, n >= 1: the coefficients of P_n have one sign
    All coefficients of each polynomial have the same sign (after x -> -x when alternating).
    derived from the cited steps by a stated theorem: e-91fa0caee7601cac
  • Hadamard kernel (Malo). Rows P_n, n >= 1, are Hadamard kernels (preserve real-rootedness)
    Multiplying the coefficients of any real-rooted polynomial termwise by those of a row (Hadamard product) gives a real-rooted polynomial again.
    derived from the cited steps by a stated theorem: e-91fa0caee7601cac
  • Interlacing of consecutive rows. Rows P_(m-1), P_m interlace (weak, unordered) for every m >= 2
    The roots of consecutive polynomials alternate on the real line.
    by the cited steps: e-91fa0caee7601cac

Proof chains

1 incoming proof step. Each step is expanded back to the roots of the proof DAG, the theorem checks of a node's own rule. JSON

No candidate equalities or related sequences.

References

  1. [Bra15] Petter Brändén. Unimodality, log-concavity, real-rootedness and beyond. Handbook of enumerative combinatorics, :437–483, March 2015. doi:10.1201/b18255-10
  2. [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
  3. [SP14] J Schur and G Polya. Über zwei Arten von Faktorenfolgen in der Theorie der algebraischen Gleichungen. J. Reine Angew. Math., 1914.