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How to prove negativity of a $3\times3$ determinant whose elements involve trigamma, tetragamma, and pentagamma functions?

The classical Euler gamma function can be defined by the integral \begin{equation*} \Gamma(z)=\int_0^{\infty}t^{z-1}\operatorname{e}^{-t}\operatorname{d}t, \quad \Re(z)>0. \end{equation*} Its ...
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A determinant involving the cotangent function

Let $n>1$ be odd. In my 2019 preprint On some determinants involving the tangent function, I proved that $$\det\left[\tan\pi\frac{aj+bk}n\right]_{1\le j,k\le n-1}=\left(\frac{-ab}n\right)n^{n-2}$$ ...
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On the determinant $\det[\sec2\pi\frac{jk}p]_{0\le j,k\le(p-1)/2}$

On the basis of my computation, I have the following conjecture involving the secant function. Conjecture. Let $p$ be an odd prime and define $$S_p:=\det\left[\sec2\pi\frac{jk}p\right]_{0\le j,k\le (...
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A surprising identity: $\det[\cos\pi\frac{jk}n]_{1\le j,k\le n}=(-1)^{\lfloor\frac{n+1}2\rfloor}(n/2)^{(n-1)/2}$

On the basis of my computation, here I pose my following conjecture involving the cosine function. Conjecture. For any positive integer $n$, we have the identity $$\frac1{2n}\det\left[\cos\pi\frac{jk}...
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Bessel in matrix?

Let $M_n$ be the matrix $$M_n=\begin{pmatrix} 1&\binom{1}{1}\binom{1-1}{1-1} &0 &0\qquad \qquad \dots &0\\ 1&\binom{2}{1}\binom{2-1}{1-1} &\binom{2}{2}\binom{2-1}{2-1} &0 \...
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How to calculate one Cauchy type determinant

As we know, a Cauchy determinant of size n admits the following explicit formula: $$\det \left(\frac{1}{x _i+y _j}\right) _{1\le i,j \le n}=\frac{\prod _{1\le i < j\le n} (x _j-x _i)(y _j-y _i)}{\...
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Find a generalized hypergeometric-based function yielding certain ratios of fifth-degree polynomials

Find a (presumably, generalized hypergeometric-based function $f(n,a,k)$), yielding for $n=1, a=\frac{1}{2}$,the rational function (ratio of fifth-degree polynomials) \begin{equation} f(1,\frac{1}{2},...
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