Palindromes, Pascal Triangles, and Digitals Convolutions in Base b

We study even palindromes in base b through a new viewpoint based on discrete convolutions and Pascal-type transforms. Given an integer N, the associated palindrome T_b(N) can be interpreted as a digital autocorrelation of its base-b digits, while division by b+1 corresponds to a binomial transform perturbed by localized carry effects. We introduce the ideal quotient, obtained by enforcing symmetric carries, and show that its digits arise from a folded Pascal-triangle structure. Numerical experiments across several bases reveal unexpected regularity phenomena, including high palindromicity rates in the diagonal products U(N,N)=T_b(N)^2/(b+1) and universal “smooth” digit patterns. We formulate classification and probabilistic questions motivated by these findings.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2025-11-25
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17716690
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Digital Filter Design and Implementation
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Palindromes, Pascal Triangles, and Digitals Convolutions in Base b

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Palindromes, Pascal Triangles, and Digitals Convolutions in Base b

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Abstract

We study even palindromes in base b through a new viewpoint based on discrete convolutions and Pascal-type transforms. Given an integer N, the associated palindrome T_b(N) can be interpreted as a digital autocorrelation of its base-b digits, while division by b+1 corresponds to a binomial transform perturbed by localized carry effects. We introduce the ideal quotient, obtained by enforcing symmetric carries, and show that its digits arise from a folded Pascal-triangle structure. Numerical experiments across several bases reveal unexpected regularity phenomena, including high palindromicity rates in the diagonal products U(N,N)=T_b(N)^2/(b+1) and universal “smooth” digit patterns. We formulate classification and probabilistic questions motivated by these findings.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics (IT)
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Digital Filter Design and Implementation
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