Infinitely log-monotonic combinatorial sequences

DOI10.1016/J.AAM.2013.08.003zbMATH Open1281.05019arXiv1304.5160OpenAlexW3098454461MaRDI QIDQ395243FDOQ395243

Authors: William Y. C. Chen, Jeremy J. F. Guo, Larry X. W. Wang 

Publication date: 29 January 2014

Published in: Advances in Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We introduce the notion of infinitely log-monotonic sequences. By establishing a connection between completely monotonic functions and infinitely log-monotonic sequences, we show that the sequences of the Bernoulli numbers, the Catalan numbers and the central binomial coefficients are infinitely log-monotonic. In particular, if a sequence ${a_n}_{ngeq0}$ is log-monotonic of order two, then it is ratio log-concave in the sense that the sequence ${a_{n+1}/a_n}_{ngeq0}$ is log-concave. Furthermore, we prove that if a sequence ${a_n}_{ngeqk}$ is ratio log-concave, then the sequence ${sqrt[n]a_n}_{ngeqk}$ is strictly log-concave subject to a certain initial condition. As consequences, we show that the sequences of the derangement numbers, the Motzkin numbers, the Fine numbers, the central Delannoy numbers, the numbers of tree-like polyhexes and the Domb numbers are ratio log-concave. For the case of the Domb numbers $D_n$, we confirm a conjecture of Sun on the log-concavity of the sequence ${sqrt[n]D_n}_{ngeq1}$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1304.5160

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zbMATH Keywords

Riemann zeta functionlogarithmically completely monotonicfunctioninfinitely log-monotonic sequenceration log-concave

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Bernoulli and Euler numbers and polynomials (11B68) Combinatorial inequalities (05A20) Zeta and (L)-functions: analytic theory (11M99)

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