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Main Author: Mabilat, Flavien
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.19317
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author Mabilat, Flavien
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contents The aim of this article is to obtain a formula giving, for a positive integer $n$, the number of roots of the $n^{th}$ continuant polynomial over a finite local ring. In particular, we will give counting formulae for the roots of the continuant over the local rings $\mathbb{F}_{q}$, $\mathbb{Z}/p^{m}\mathbb{Z}$ and $\frac{\mathbb{F}_{q}[X]}{<X^{m}>}$. To conclude, the methods used for the continuant will allow us to give a new and short proof of the counting formulae for $λ$-quiddities (which are the solutions of a matrix equation appearing in the study of Coxeter's friezes) over the rings $\mathbb{Z}/p^{m}\mathbb{Z}$.
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spellingShingle Number of roots of the continuant over a finite local ring
Mabilat, Flavien
Combinatorics
The aim of this article is to obtain a formula giving, for a positive integer $n$, the number of roots of the $n^{th}$ continuant polynomial over a finite local ring. In particular, we will give counting formulae for the roots of the continuant over the local rings $\mathbb{F}_{q}$, $\mathbb{Z}/p^{m}\mathbb{Z}$ and $\frac{\mathbb{F}_{q}[X]}{<X^{m}>}$. To conclude, the methods used for the continuant will allow us to give a new and short proof of the counting formulae for $λ$-quiddities (which are the solutions of a matrix equation appearing in the study of Coxeter's friezes) over the rings $\mathbb{Z}/p^{m}\mathbb{Z}$.
title Number of roots of the continuant over a finite local ring
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.19317