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Rank Of Submatrices Of The Pascal Matrix, Scott N. Kersey
Rank Of Submatrices Of The Pascal Matrix, Scott N. Kersey
Department of Mathematical Sciences Faculty Publications
In a previous paper, we derived necessary and sufficient conditions for the invertibility of square submatrices of the Pascal upper triangular matrix. To do so, we established a connection with the two-point Birkhoff interpolation problem. In this paper, we extend this result by deriving a formula for the rank of submatrices of the Pascal matrix. Our formula works for both square and non-square submatrices. We also provide bases for the row and column spaces of these submatrices. Further, we apply our result to one-point lacunary polynomial approximation.
Invertibility Of Submatrices Of The Pascal Matrix And Birkhoff Interpolation, Scott N. Kersey
Invertibility Of Submatrices Of The Pascal Matrix And Birkhoff Interpolation, Scott N. Kersey
Department of Mathematical Sciences Faculty Publications
The infinite upper triangular Pascal matrix is T = [( j )i] for 0 ≤ i, j. It is easy to see that any leading principle square submatrix is triangular with determinant 1, hence invertible. In this paper, we investigate the invertibility of arbitrary square submatrices Tr, c comprised of rows r = [r0, … , rm ] and columns c = c0 , … , cm[] of T. We show that Tr, c is invertible r ≤ c i.e., ri ≤ ci for i = 0, …, m(), or equivalently, iff all diagonal entries are nonzero. To prove this …