Explicit inverse of a tridiagonal \(k\)-Toeplitz matrix (Q1780609)

The paper presents explicit expressions for the entries of the inverse of a tridiagonal \(k\)-Toeplitz matrix \(A\). Conditions for the existence of \(A^{-1}\) are obtained from an explicit expression of the characteristic polynomial of \(A\). The results presented in the paper extend known results for the case when the residue \(\operatorname {mod} k\) of the order of \(A\) is equal to \(0\) or \(k-1\) [cf. \textit{L. Elsner} and \textit{R. M. Redheffer}, Numer. Math. 10, 153--161 (1967; Zbl 0166.03404)].