A094384 - OEIS

A094384

Determinant of n X n partial Hadamard matrix with coefficient m(i,j) 1<=i,j<=n (see comment).

1, -2, 4, 16, -32, -128, -512, 4096, -8192, -32768, -131072, 1048576, 4194304, -33554432, 268435456, 4294967296, -8589934592, -34359738368, -137438953472, 1099511627776, 4398046511104, -35184372088832, 281474976710656

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OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

Let M(infinity) be the infinite matrix with coefficient m(i,j) i>=1, j>=1 defined as follows : M(0)=1 and M(k) is the 2^k X 2^k matrix following the recursion : +M(k-1)-M(k-1) M(k)= -M(k-1)-M(k-1)

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..23.

FORMULA

It appears that abs(a(n))=2^A000788(n). What is the rule for signs? Does sum(k=1, n, a(k+1)/a(k))=0 iff n is in A073536 ?

Conjecture: a(n) = (-2)^A000788(n-1). - Chai Wah Wu, Nov 12 2024

EXAMPLE

M(2)=/1,-1/-1,-1/ then a(2)=detM(2)=-2

PROG

(Python)

from sympy import Matrix

def A094384(n):

m = Matrix([1])