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A039598 Triangle formed from odd-numbered columns of triangle of expansions of powers of x in terms of Chebyshev polynomials U_n(x). Sometimes called Catalan's triangle.

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1, 2, 1, 5, 4, 1, 14, 14, 6, 1, 42, 48, 27, 8, 1, 132, 165, 110, 44, 10, 1, 429, 572, 429, 208, 65, 12, 1, 1430, 2002, 1638, 910, 350, 90, 14, 1, 4862, 7072, 6188, 3808, 1700, 544, 119, 16, 1, 16796, 25194, 23256, 15504, 7752, 2907, 798, 152, 18, 1
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N. J. A. Sloane

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T(n,k) is the number of leaves at level k+1 in all ordered trees with n+1 edges. - Emeric Deutsch, Jan 15 2005
Riordan array ((1-2x-sqrt(1-4x))/(2x^2),(1-2x-sqrt(1-4x))/(2x)). Inverse array is A053122. - Paul Barry, Mar 17 2005
T(n,k) is the number of walks of n steps, each in direction N, S, W, or E, starting at the origin, remaining in the upper half-plane and ending at height k (see the R. K. Guy reference, p. 5). Example: T(3,2)=6 because we have ENN, WNN, NEN, NWN, NNE and NNW. - Emeric Deutsch, Apr 15 2005
Triangle T(n,k), 0<=k<=n, read by rows given by T(0,0)=1, T(n,k)=0 if k<0 or if k>n, T(n,0) = 2*T(n-1,0) + T(n-1,1), T(n,k) = T(n-1,k-1) + 2*T(n-1,k) + T(n-1,k+1) for k>=1. - Philippe Deléham, Mar 30 2007
Number of (2n+1)-step walks from (0,0) to (2n+1,2k+1) and consisting of steps u=(1,1) and d=(1,-1) in which the path stays in the nonnegative quadrant. Examples: T(2,0)=5 because we have uuudd, uudud, uuddu, uduud, ududu; T(2,1)=4 because we have uuuud, uuudu, uuduu, uduuu; T(2,2)=1 because we have uuuuu. - Philippe Deléham, Apr 16 2007, Apr 18 2007
Triangle read by rows: T(n,k)=number of lattice paths from (0,0) to (n,k) that do not go below the line y=0 and consist of steps U=(1,1), D=(1,-1) and two types of steps H=(1,0); example: T(3,1)=14 because we have UDU, UUD, 4 HHU paths, 4 HUH paths and 4 UHH paths. - Philippe Deléham, Sep 25 2007
This triangle belongs to the family of triangles defined by T(0,0)=1, T(n,k)=0 if k<0 or if k>n, T(n,0) = x*T(n-1,0) + T(n-1,1), T(n,k) = T(n-1,k-1) + y*T(n-1,k) + T(n-1,k+1) for k>=1. Other triangles arise by choosing different values for (x,y): (0,0) -> A053121; (0,1) -> A089942; (0,2) -> A126093; (0,3) -> A126970; (1,0) -> A061554; (1,1) -> A064189; (1,2) -> A039599; (1,3) -> A110877; (1,4) -> A124576; (2,0) -> A126075; (2,1) -> A038622; (2,2) -> A039598; (2,3) -> A124733; (2,4) -> A124575; (3,0) -> A126953; (3,1) -> A126954; (3,2) -> A111418; (3,3) -> A091965; (3,4) -> A124574; (4,3) -> A126791; (4,4) -> A052179; (4,5) -> A126331; (5,5) -> A125906. - Philippe Deléham, Sep 25 2007
With offset [1,1] this is the (ordinary) convolution triangle a(n,m) with o.g.f. of column m given by (c(x)-1)^m, where c(x) is the o.g.f. for Catalan numbers A000108. See the Riordan comment by Paul Barry.
T(n, k) is also the number of order-preserving full transformations (of an n-chain) with exactly k fixed points. - Abdullahi Umar, Oct 02 2008
T(n,k)/2^(2n+1) = coefficients of the maximally flat lowpass digital differentiator of the order N=2n+3. - Pavel Holoborodko (pavel(AT)holoborodko.com), Dec 19 2008
The signed triangle S(n,k) := (-1)^(n-k)*T(n,k) provides the transformation matrix between f(n,l) := L(2*l)*5^n*F(2*l)^(2*n+1) (F=Fibonacci numbers A000045, L=Lucas numbers A000032) and F(4*l*(k+1)), k = 0, ..., n, for each l>=0: f(n,l) = Sum_{k=0..n} S(n,k)*F(4*l*(k+1)), n>=0, l>=0. Proof: the o.g.f. of the l.h.s., G(l;x) := Sum_{n>=0} f(n,l)*x^n = F(4*l)/(1 - 5*F(2*l)^2*x) is shown to match the o.g.f. of the r.h.s.: after an interchange of the n- and k-summation, the Riordan property of S = (C(x)/x,C(x)) (compare with the above comments by Paul Barry), with C(x) := 1 - c(-x), with the o.g.f. c(x) of A000108 (Catalan numbers), is used, to obtain, after an index shift, first Sum_{k>=0} F(4*l*(k))*GS(k;x), with the o.g.f of column k of triangle S which is GS(k;x) := Sum_{n>=k} S(n,k)*x^n = C(x)^(k+1)/x. The result is GF(l;C(x))/x with the o.g.f. GF(l,x) := Sum_{k>=0} F(4*l*k)*x^k = x*F(4*l)/(1-L(4*l)*x+x^2) (see a comment on A049670, and A028412). If one uses then the identity L(4*n) - 5*F(2*n)^2 = 2 (in Koshy's book [reference under A065563] this is No. 15, p. 88, attributed to Lucas, 1876), the proof that one recovers the o.g.f. of the l.h.s. from above boils down to a trivial identity on the Catalan o.g.f., namely 1/c^2(-x) = 1 + 2*x - (x*c(-x))^2. - Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 27 2012
O.g.f. for row polynomials R(x) := Sum_{k=0..n} a(n,k)*x^k:
((1+x) - C(z))/(x - (1+x)^2*z) with C the o.g.f. of A000108 (Catalan numbers). From Riordan ((C(x)-1)/x,C(x)-1), compare with a Paul Barry comment above. This coincides with the o.g.f. given by Emeric Deutsch in the formula section. - Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 13 2012
The A-sequence for this Riordan triangle is [1,2,1] and the Z-sequence is [2,1]. See a W. Lang link under A006232 with details and references. - Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 13 2012
From Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 20 2013: (Start)
T(n, k) = A053121(2*n+1, 2*k+1). T(n, k) appears in the formula for the (2*n+1)-th power of the algebraic number rho(N) := 2*cos(Pi/N) = R(N, 2) in terms of the even-indexed diagonal/side length ratios R(N, 2*(k+1)) = S(2*k+1, rho(N)) in the regular N-gon inscribed in the unit circle (length unit 1). S(n, x) are Chebyshev's S polynomials (see A049310): rho(N)^(2*n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} T(n, k)*R(N, 2*(k+1)), n >= 0, identical in N >= 1. For a proof see the Sep 21 2013 comment under A053121. Note that this is the unreduced version if R(N, j) with j > delta(N), the degree of the algebraic number rho(N) (see A055034), appears. For the even powers of rho(n) see A039599. (End)
The tridiagonal Toeplitz production matrix P in the Example section corresponds to the unsigned Cartan matrix for the simple Lie algebra A_n as n tends to infinity (cf. Damianou ref. in A053122). - Tom Copeland, Dec 11 2015 (revised Dec 28 2015)
T(n,k) is the number of pairs of non-intersecting walks of n steps, each in direction N or E, starting at the origin, and such that the end points of the two paths are separated by a horizontal distance of k. See Shapiro 1976. - Peter Bala, Apr 12 2017
Also the convolution triangle of the Catalan numbers A000108. - Peter Luschny, Oct 07 2022

Examples

			Triangle T(n,k) starts:
n\k     0      1      2      3      4     5    6    7   8  9 10
0:      1
1:      2      1
2:      5      4      1
3:     14     14      6      1
4:     42     48     27      8      1
5:    132    165    110     44     10     1
6:    429    572    429    208     65    12    1
7:   1430   2002   1638    910    350    90   14    1
8:   4862   7072   6188   3808   1700   544  119   16   1
9:  16796  25194  23256  15504   7752  2907  798  152  18  1
10: 58786  90440  87210  62016  33915 14364 4655 1120 189 20  1
... Reformatted and extended by _Wolfdieter Lang_, Nov 13 2012.
Production matrix begins:
2, 1
1, 2, 1
0, 1, 2, 1
0, 0, 1, 2, 1
0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 1
0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 1
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 1
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 1
- _Philippe Deléham_, Nov 07 2011
From _Wolfdieter Lang_, Nov 13 2012: (Start)
Recurrence: T(5,1) = 165 = 1*42 + 2*48 +1*27. The Riordan A-sequence is [1,2,1].
Recurrence from Riordan Z-sequence [2,1]: T(5,0) = 132 = 2*42 + 1*48. (End)
From _Wolfdieter Lang_, Sep 20 2013: (Start)
  Example for rho(N) = 2*cos(Pi/N) powers:
  n=2: rho(N)^5 = 5*R(N, 2) + 4*R(N, 4) + 1*R(N, 6) = 5*S(1, rho(N)) + 4*S(3, rho(N)) + 1*S(5, rho(N)), identical in N >= 1. For N=5 (the pentagon with only one distinct diagonal) the degree delta(5) = 2, hence R(5, 4) and R(5, 6) can be reduced, namely to R(5, 1) = 1 and R(5, 6) = -R(5,1) = -1, respectively. Thus rho(5)^5 = 5*R(N, 2) + 4*1  + 1*(-1) = 3 + 5*R(N, 2) = 3 + 5*rho(5), with the golden section rho(5). (End)

References

  • M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, eds., Handbook of Mathematical Functions, National Bureau of Standards Applied Math. Series 55, 1964 (and various reprintings), p. 796.
  • B. A. Bondarenko, Generalized Pascal Triangles and Pyramids (in Russian), FAN, Tashkent, 1990, ISBN 5-648-00738-8.

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Crossrefs

Mirror image of A050166. Row sums are A001700.
Cf. A000108, A008313, A039599, A183134, A094527, A033184, A035324, A053122, A172417.

Programs

  • Magma
    /* As triangle: */ [[Binomial(2*n,n-k) - Binomial(2*n,n-k-2): k in [0..n]]: n in [0.. 15]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 22 2015
  • Maple
    T:=(n,k)->binomial(2*n, n-k) - binomial(2*n, n-k-2); # N. J. A. Sloane, Aug 26 2013
# Uses function PMatrix from A357368. Adds row and column above and to the left.
PMatrix(10, n -> binomial(2*n, n) / (n + 1)); # Peter Luschny, Oct 07 2022
  • Mathematica
    Flatten[Table[Binomial[2n, n-k] - Binomial[2n, n-k-2], {n,0,9}, {k,0,n}]] (* Jean-François Alcover, May 03 2011 *)
  • PARI
    T(n,k)=binomial(2*n,n-k) - binomial(2*n,n-k-2) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Nov 07 2016
  • Sage
    # Algorithm of L. Seidel (1877)
# Prints the first n rows of the triangle.
def A039598_triangle(n) :
    D = [0]*(n+2); D[1] = 1
    b = True; h = 1
    for i in range(2*n) :
        if b :
            for k in range(h,0,-1) : D[k] += D[k-1]
            h += 1
        else :
            for k in range(1,h, 1) : D[k] += D[k+1]
        b = not b
        if b : print([D[z] for z in (1..h-1) ])
A039598_triangle(10)  # Peter Luschny, May 01 2012

Formula

Row n: C(2n, n-k) - C(2n, n-k-2).
a(n, k) = C(2n+1, n-k)*2*(k+1)/(n+k+2) = A050166(n, n-k) = a(n-1, k-1) + 2*a(n-1, k)+ a (n-1, k+1) [with a(0, 0) = 1 and a(n, k) = 0 if n<0 or nHenry Bottomley, Sep 24 2001
From Philippe Deléham, Feb 14 2004: (Start)
T(n, 0) = A000108(n+1), T(n, k) = 0 if n0, T(n, k) = Sum_{j=1..n} T(n-j, k-1)*A000108(j).
G.f. for column k: Sum_{n>=0} T(n, k)*x^n = x^k*C(x)^(2*k+2) where C(x) = Sum_{n>=0} A000108(n)*x^n is g.f. for Catalan numbers, A000108.
Sum_{k>=0} T(m, k)*T(n, k) = A000108(m+n+1). (End)
T(n, k) = A009766(n+k+1, n-k) = A033184(n+k+2, 2k+2). - Philippe Deléham, Feb 14 2004
Sum_{j>=0} T(k, j)*A039599(n-k, j) = A028364(n, k). - Philippe Deléham, Mar 04 2004
Antidiagonal Sum_{k=0..n} T(n-k, k) = A000957(n+3). - Gerald McGarvey, Jun 05 2005
The triangle may also be generated from M^n * [1,0,0,0,...], where M = an infinite tridiagonal matrix with 1's in the super- and subdiagonals and [2,2,2,...] in the main diagonal. - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 17 2006
G.f.: G(t,x) = C^2/(1-txC^2), where C = (1-sqrt(1-4x))/(2x) is the Catalan function. From here G(-1,x)=C, i.e., the alternating row sums are the Catalan numbers (A000108). - Emeric Deutsch, Jan 20 2007
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*x^k = A000957(n+1), A000108(n), A000108(n+1), A001700(n), A049027(n+1), A076025(n+1), A076026(n+1) for x=-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4 respectively (see square array in A067345). - Philippe Deléham, Mar 21 2007, Nov 04 2011
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*(k+1) = 4^n. - Philippe Deléham, Mar 30 2007
Sum_{j>=0} T(n,j)*binomial(j,k) = A035324(n,k), A035324 with offset 0 (0 <= k <= n). - Philippe Deléham, Mar 30 2007
T(n,k) = A053121(2*n+1,2*k+1). - Philippe Deléham, Apr 16 2007, Apr 18 2007
T(n,k) = A039599(n,k) + A039599(n,k+1). - Philippe Deléham, Sep 11 2007
Sum_{k=0..n+1} T(n+1,k)*k^2 = A029760(n). - Philippe Deléham, Dec 16 2007
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*A059841(k) = A000984(n). - Philippe Deléham, Nov 12 2008
G.f.: 1/(1-xy-2x-x^2/(1-2x-x^2/(1-2x-x^2/(1-2x-x^2/(1-2x-x^2/(1-.... (continued fraction).
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*x^(n-k) = A000012(n), A001700(n), A194723(n+1), A194724(n+1), A194725(n+1), A194726(n+1), A194727(n+1), A194728(n+1), A194729(n+1), A194730(n+1) for x = 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 respectively. - Philippe Deléham, Nov 03 2011
From Peter Bala, Dec 21 2014: (Start)
This triangle factorizes in the Riordan group as ( C(x), x*C(x) ) * ( 1/(1 - x), x/(1 - x) ) = A033184 * A007318, where C(x) = (1 - sqrt(1 - 4*x))/(2*x) is the o.g.f. for the Catalan numbers A000108.
Let U denote the lower unit triangular array with 1's on or below the main diagonal and zeros elsewhere. For k = 0,1,2,... define U(k) to be the lower unit triangular block array
/I_k 0\
\ 0 U/ having the k X k identity matrix I_k as the upper left block; in particular, U(0) = U. Then this array equals the bi-infinite product (...*U(2)*U(1)*U(0))*(U(0)*U(1)*U(2)*...). (End)
From Peter Bala, Jul 21 2015: (Start)
O.g.f. G(x,t) = (1/x) * series reversion of ( x/f(x,t) ), where f(x,t) = ( 1 + (1 + t)*x )^2/( 1 + t*x ).
1 + x*d/dx(G(x,t))/G(x,t) = 1 + (2 + t)*x + (6 + 4*t + t^2)*x^2 + ... is the o.g.f for A094527. (End)
Conjecture: Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)/(k+1)^2 = H(n+1)*A000108(n)*(2*n+1)/(n+1), where H(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} 1/(k+1). - Werner Schulte, Jul 23 2015
From Werner Schulte, Jul 25 2015: (Start)
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*(k+1)^2 = (2*n+1)*binomial(2*n,n). (A002457)
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*(k+1)^3 = 4^n*(3*n+2)/2.
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*(k+1)^4 = (2*n+1)^2*binomial(2*n,n).
Sum_{k=0..n} T(n,k)*(k+1)^5 = 4^n*(15*n^2+15*n+4)/4. (End)
The o.g.f. G(x,t) is such that G(x,t+1) is the o.g.f. for A035324, but with an offset of 0, and G(x,t-1) is the o.g.f. for A033184, again with an offset of 0. - Peter Bala, Sep 20 2015
Denote this lower triangular array by L; then L * transpose(L) is the Cholesky factorization of the Hankel matrix ( 1/(i+j)*binomial(2*i+2*j-2, i+j-1) )A172417%20read%20as%20a%20square%20array.%20See%20Chamberland,%20p.%201669.%20-%20_Peter%20Bala">i,j >= 1 = A172417 read as a square array. See Chamberland, p. 1669. - _Peter Bala, Oct 15 2023

Extensions

Typo in one entry corrected by Philippe Deléham, Dec 16 2007

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