Product structure conjecture for the generalized Somos-4 recurrence tree

Let TT be the recurrence tree generated by the recurrence referred to as (Som4Ord3), and let the generalized Somos-4 sequence be the sequence associated with that recurrence. Product structure conjecture. Every integer in TT, and the numerator and denominator of every reduced non-integer rational number in TT, are products of terms in the generalized Somos-4 sequence. The observation is motivated by the unexpectedly simple polynomial sequence found in the recurrence tree, whereas the closed form for the generalised Somos-4 sequence is expressed using elliptic theta functions. The source presents this broader product property as something observed rather than proved.

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Emilie Hogan, “Non-linear Recurrences that Quite Unexpectedly Generate Rational Numbers”, arXiv:0909.0469 (2009).

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