On an infinite family of unipotent Sylvester–Kac-like matrices

Classical Sylvester–Kac matrices are tridiagonal integral matrices with positive off-diagonal entries and fully integral spectra. Here, by relaxing the positivity requirement and using a lower Pascal triangle framework, we define, for each positive integer n, a unipotent Sylvester–Kac-like matrix in which n is the only eigenvalue. This construction highlights the connection to the original Sylvester–Kac matrices while introducing a new family of unipotent matrices with distinctive properties.

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Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics
Published
2025-11-16
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7546/nntdm.2025.31.4.846-850
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Matrix Theory and Algorithms
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On an infinite family of unipotent Sylvester–Kac-like matrices

Zhibin Du, Carlos M. da Fonseca
Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics
Matrix Theory and Algorithms
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On an infinite family of unipotent Sylvester–Kac-like matrices

Zhibin Du, Carlos M. da Fonseca
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Abstract

Classical Sylvester–Kac matrices are tridiagonal integral matrices with positive off-diagonal entries and fully integral spectra. Here, by relaxing the positivity requirement and using a lower Pascal triangle framework, we define, for each positive integer n, a unipotent Sylvester–Kac-like matrix in which n is the only eigenvalue. This construction highlights the connection to the original Sylvester–Kac matrices while introducing a new family of unipotent matrices with distinctive properties.

Notes on Number Theory and Discrete MathematicsVol. 31(4)
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province
Openalex Percentile: Top 65%
Matrix Theory and Algorithms
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