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Jordan and Smith forms of Pascal-related matrices

David Callan

math.COarXiv:math/0209356

Abstract

We present matrix identities which yield respectively the Jordan canonical form of the Pascal matrix Pn = (i -1 choose j -1)1 <= i,j <= n modulo a prime, the eigenvectors of (i choose j)1 <= i,j <= n, and the Smith normal form of powers of Pn - In.

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