A204131 Symmetric matrix based on f(i,j)=(2i-1 if i=j and 1 otherwise), by antidiagonals.

1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 7, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 9, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 11, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 13, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Offset: 1

Author

Clark Kimberling, Jan 11 2012

Keywords

• nonn
• tabl

Comments

A204131 represents the matrix M given by f(i,j)=(2i-1 if i=j and 1 otherwise) for i>=1 and j>=1. See A204132 for characteristic polynomials of principal submatrices of M, with interlacing zeros. See A204016 for a guide to other choices of M.

Examples

			Northwest corner:
1 1 1 1 1
1 3 1 1 1
1 1 5 1 1
1 1 1 7 1
1 1 1 1 9
		

Crossrefs

Cf. A204132, A204016, A202453.

Programs

Mathematica

f[i_, j_] := 1; f[i_, i_] := 2*i - 1;
m[n_] := Table[f[i, j], {i, 1, n}, {j, 1, n}]
TableForm[m[8]] (* 8x8 principal submatrix *)
Flatten[Table[f[i, n + 1 - i],
  {n, 1, 15}, {i, 1, n}]]  (* A204131 *)
p[n_] := CharacteristicPolynomial[m[n], x];
c[n_] := CoefficientList[p[n], x]
TableForm[Flatten[Table[p[n], {n, 1, 10}]]]
Table[c[n], {n, 1, 12}]
Flatten[%]                 (* A204132 *)
TableForm[Table[c[n], {n, 1, 10}]]