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Autore principale: d'Andecy, L. Poulain
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contents The main purpose of this note is to provide an elementary discussion of some simple triangles of integer numbers in particular through their connections with representation theory of $sl_2$. The triangles under consideration are the Catalan triangle and the Motzkin triangle together with their generalisations that we introduce here. We advocate the point of view that these triangles are given by the well-known and classical Pascal rule starting from a well-chosen initial condition. We give an elementary derivation of the fact that the numbers in these triangles are multiplicities appearing in tensor products of $sl_2$-representations and that they are simply expressed as a difference of generalised binomial coefficients. We also take the opportunity to discuss the ``sum of squares'' phenomenon that happens in these triangles through the lense of representation theory.
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spellingShingle Pascal, Catalan, Motzkin triangles and tensor product multiplicities
d'Andecy, L. Poulain
Representation Theory
Combinatorics
The main purpose of this note is to provide an elementary discussion of some simple triangles of integer numbers in particular through their connections with representation theory of $sl_2$. The triangles under consideration are the Catalan triangle and the Motzkin triangle together with their generalisations that we introduce here. We advocate the point of view that these triangles are given by the well-known and classical Pascal rule starting from a well-chosen initial condition. We give an elementary derivation of the fact that the numbers in these triangles are multiplicities appearing in tensor products of $sl_2$-representations and that they are simply expressed as a difference of generalised binomial coefficients. We also take the opportunity to discuss the ``sum of squares'' phenomenon that happens in these triangles through the lense of representation theory.
title Pascal, Catalan, Motzkin triangles and tensor product multiplicities
topic Representation Theory
Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.19069