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A q-rious positivity

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posted on 2025-05-10, 23:51 authored by S. Ole Warnaar, W. Zudilin
The q-binomial coefficients [nm] = ᴨmi=1(1-qn-m+i)/(1-qi), for integers 0≤m≤n, are known to be polynomials with non-negative integer coefficients. This readily follows from the q-binomial theorem, or the many combinatorial interpretations of [nm]. In this note we conjecture an arithmetically motivated generalisation of the non-negativity property for products of ratios of q-factorials that happen to be polynomials.

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Journal title

Aequationes Mathematicae

Volume

81

Pagination

177-183

Publisher

Birkhaeuser Verlag AG

Language

  • en, English

College/Research Centre

Faculty of Science and Information Technology

School

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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