Star Theorem Patterns Relating to 2n-gons in Pascal's Triangle - and More

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Hilton, Peter [1 ]
Pedersen, Jean [2 ]
Sequin, Carlo H. [3 ]
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[1] SUNY Binghamton, Dept Math Sci, Binghamton, NY 13902 USA
[2] Santa Clara Univ, Dept Math & Comp Sci, Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA
[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, EECS Comp Sci, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
关键词
Binomial coefficients; Multinomial coefficients; Separable functions; Leibnitz harmonic coefficients; Gaussian polynomials; q-analogues; Higher order separable functions; Star of David theorems; Stop-sign theorems; 2 n-gon theorems;
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O1 [数学];
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0701 ; 070101 ;
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We first pose a Sudoku-type puzzle, involving lattice points in Pascal's Triangle, and lines passing through them. Then, through the use of an expanded notation for the binomial coefficient ((n)(r)), we exploit the geometry of Pascal's Triangle and produce a non-computational solution to the well-known Star of David pattern about products of two subsets of the 6 nearest neighbors to a given binomial coefficient. We generalize and obtain analogous patterns, with similar geometric proofs, for 2n-gons where the entries at the lattice points of the symmetric (but not necessarily triangular) arrays are what we call separable functions (e.g., binomial coefficients, Leibnitz Harmonic coefficients, and Gaussian Polynomials, or q-analogues).
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页码:209 / 232
页数:24
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