History of Characteristic polynomials of the classical test matrices

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2026-09-18 13:47 zeta3 repair T330 critique: tags, sources and formulas current reviewed
2026-09-18 13:25 zeta3 add measured range and exact verification notes
2026-09-18 13:25 zeta3 characteristic polynomials of classical test matrices for orders 2 through 12
2026-09-18 13:18 zeta3 drafted characteristic-polynomial test-matrix table prose

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 - Fiedler matrix - Kac-Murdock-Szego matrix+- Kac-Murdock-Szegő matrix - Minij matrix - Grcar matrix
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     title: matrix family     display: $A_n$-    constraints: one of the named matrix families listed in the comments+    constraints: one of the classical test matrix families named here, with definitions+      from the cited references, including MATLAB's `gallery` documentation CITE{MathWorksGallery}+      and the Test Matrix Toolbox source CITE{TMTGallery}     values:       hilbert: Hilbert matrix
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   formula-second-difference: For the second-difference matrix, the characteristic     polynomials satisfy $p_0(x)=1$, $p_1(x)=x-2$, and $p_n(x)=(x-2)p_{n-1}(x)-p_{n-2}(x)$.-  formula-redheffer: For the Redheffer matrix, $\chi_{A_n}(0)=(-1)^n M(n)$, where-    $M(n)$ is the Mertens function.+    Equivalently, $p_n(x)=U_n((x-2)/2)$, where $U_n$ is the HREF{Chebyshev_polynomials_of_the_second_kind}[Chebyshev+    polynomial of the second kind].+  formula-redheffer: For the Redheffer matrix CITE{WikiRedheffer}, $\chi_{A_n}(0)=(-1)^n+    M(n)$, where $M(n)$ is the Mertens function. Programs:   program-sage:
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       from sage.rings.rational_field import QQ ++      # Hilbert matrix, n = 3.        A = matrix(QQ, 3, 3, lambda i, j: QQ(1) / QQ(i + j + 1))
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 - algebraic - eigenvalue+- polynomial Data properties:   type: Q[] 

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