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Polynomial Somos sequences II

Romanov M. A.

2022, issue 1, P. 91-99 DOI: https://doi.org/10.47910/FEMJ202209

Abstract

It was proved in [1] that for $k=4,5,6,7$ the elements of the Somos-$k$ sequence defined by the recurrence $$S_k(n+k)S_k(n)=\sum_{1\leqslant i\leqslant k/2}\alpha_i x_0\dots x_{k-1}S_k(n+k-i)S_k(n+i)$$ and initial values $S_k(j)=x_j$ ($j=0,\dots,k-1$) are polynomials in the variables $x_0,\dots,x_{k-1}$. The unit powers of the variables $x_j$ in the factors \linebreak $\alpha_i x_0\dots x_{k-1}$ can be reduced. In this paper, we find the smallest values of these powers, at which the polynomiality of the above sequence is preserved.

Keywords: Somos sequences, ultradiscrete sequences

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