Czabarka, Éva; Flórez, Rigoberto; Junes, Leandro

A discrete convolution on the generalized Hosoya triangle

J. Integer Seq. 18(1), Article 15.1.6, 22 p., electronic only (2015)

Summary

Summary: The generalized Hosoya triangle is an arrangement of numbers where each entry is a product of two generalized Fibonacci numbers. We define a discrete convolution $C$ based on the entries of the generalized Hosoya triangle. We use $C$ and generating functions to prove that the sum of every $k$-th entry in the $n$-th row or diagonal of generalized Hosoya triangle, beginning on the left with the first entry, is a linear combination of rational functions on Fibonacci numbers and Lucas numbers. A simple formula is given for a particular case of this convolution. We also show that $C$ summarizes several sequences in the OEIS. As an application, we use our convolution to enumerate many statistics in combinatorics.

Keywords/Phrases

hosoya triangle, generalized Fibonacci number, convolution, non-decreasing Dyck path, Fibonacci binary word

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