Unimodality of Certain Sequences Connected With Binomial Coefficients
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This paper is devoted to the study of certain unimodal sequences related to binomial coefficients. Although the paramount purpose is to prove unimodality, in a few cases we even determine the maxima of the sequences. Our new results generalize some earlier theorems on unimodality. The proof techniques are quite varied. This research is supported by the János Bolyai Scholarship of HAS, and by the Hungarian National Foundation for Scientific Research Grant No. T 048954 MAT, No. K 61800 FT2.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007