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A204182 Array: row n shows the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of the n-th principal submatrix of (f(i,j)), where f(i,1)=f(1,j)=1, f(i,i)=2i-1; f(i,j)=0 otherwise; as in A204181.

%I A204182 #6 Jul 12 2012 00:39:59
%S A204182 1,-1,2,-4,1,7,-21,9,-1,34,-146,83,-16,1,201,-1277,878,-226,25,-1,
%T A204182 1266,-13504,10729,-3340,500,-36,1,6063,-167689,149971,-53679,9805,
%U A204182 -967,49,-1,-44190,-2392326,2368995,-946036,199829
%N A204182 Array:  row n shows the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of the n-th principal submatrix of (f(i,j)), where f(i,1)=f(1,j)=1, f(i,i)=2i-1; f(i,j)=0 otherwise; as in A204181.
%C A204182 Let p(n)=p(n,x) be the characteristic polynomial of the n-th principal submatrix.  The zeros of p(n) are real, and they interlace the zeros of p(n+1).  See A202605 and A204016 for guides to related sequences.
%e A204182 (For references regarding interlacing roots, see A202605.)
%e A204182 Top of the array:
%e A204182 1....-1
%e A204182 2....-4.....1
%e A204182 7....-21....9....-1
%e A204182 34...-146...83...-16...1
%t A204182 f[i_, j_] := 0; f[1, j_] := 1;
%t A204182 f[i_, 1] := 1; f[i_, i_] := 2 i - 1;
%t A204182 m[n_] := Table[f[i, j], {i, 1, n}, {j, 1, n}]
%t A204182 TableForm[m[8]] (* 8x8 principal submatrix *)
%t A204182 Flatten[Table[f[i, n + 1 - i],
%t A204182   {n, 1, 15}, {i, 1, n}]]  (* A204181 *)
%t A204182 p[n_] := CharacteristicPolynomial[m[n], x];
%t A204182 c[n_] := CoefficientList[p[n], x]
%t A204182 TableForm[Flatten[Table[p[n], {n, 1, 10}]]]
%t A204182 Table[c[n], {n, 1, 12}]
%t A204182 Flatten[%]                 (* A204182 *)
%t A204182 TableForm[Table[c[n], {n, 1, 10}]]
%Y A204182 Cf. A204181, A202605, A204016.
%K A204182 tabl,sign
%O A204182 1,3
%A A204182 _Clark Kimberling_, Jan 12 2012