Conjecture on shifted periodicity of Hankel determinants for Motzkin convolution powers

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Let F(x,r)=M(x)rF(x,r)=M(x)^r, where M(x)M(x) is the generating function of the Motzkin numbers, and let Hn(F(x,r))H_n(F(x,r)) be its Hankel determinants. The conjecture asserts that, for r0(mod3)r\equiv 0\pmod 3, the shifted period of Hn(F(x,r))H_n(F(x,r)) is rr, whereas, for r1r\equiv 1 or 2(mod3)2\pmod 3, its shifted period is 3r3r. This summarizes the periodic patterns predicted by the preceding formulas for the Hankel determinants of Motzkin convolution powers.

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Ying Wang and Yingrui Zhang, “Hankel determinants for convolution powers of Motzkin numbers”, arXiv:2502.21050 (2025).

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