The linear algebra of the generalized Pascal matrix (Q5961577)

This paper is concerned with the ``generalized Pascal matrices'' \(P_n[x]\), \(Q_n[x]\), \(R_n[x]\) whose \((i,j)\)-entries are \(x^{i-j} {i\choose j}\), \(x^{i+j} {i\choose j}\), \(x^{i+j} {{i+j}\choose j}\) respectively \((i,j=0,1,\dots,n\); \(x\) is a variable). Generalizing results of \textit{R. Brawer} and \textit{M. Pinovino} [Linear Algebra Appl. 174, 13--23 (1992; Zbl 0755.15012)], the author expresses \(P_n[n]\) and \(Q_n[x]\) as products of lower unitriangular ``summation matrices'' and proves the Cholesky factorizations \(R_n[x]= Q_n[x] P_n^T[x]= P_n[x] Q_n^T[x]\).