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Evaluate $\det[[\lfloor\frac{aj-(a+1)k}n\rfloor]_q]_{1\le j,k\le n}$ and $\det[[\lceil\frac{(a+1)j-ak}n\rceil]_q]_{1\le j,k\le n}$

The $q$-analogue of an integer $m$ is defined by $[m]_q=(1-q^m)/(1-q)$. Note that $\lim_{q\to1}[m]_q=m$. I have formulated the following conjecture on determinants involving the floor function and the ...
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Positivity of q-analogs of central binomial coefficients?

With the usual $q-$notations $[n]_q=1+q+\cdots+q^{n-1}=\frac{\,\,1-q^n}{1-q},$ $[n]_q!=[1]_q[2]_q\cdots[n]_q$ and $\binom{n}k_q=\frac{[n]_q!}{[k]_q!\cdot[n-k]_q!}$ let $$b(n,k,r,q)=\det\left(q^{r\...
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Conjecture for a certain Cauchy-type determinant

Given the Cauchy-like matrix $$ \mathbf X_M(q) = \left[ \frac{2}{\pi} \frac{ \Gamma\!\left(m - \frac{1}{2} \right)\Gamma\!\left(n + \frac{1}{2} \right) }{ \Gamma(m)\,\Gamma(n) } \frac{m-\frac{3}{4}} {\...
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Some curious Hankel determinants

Let $f(n,q)=\prod_{j=1}^na(q^j)$ for a polynomial $a(q)$ and let $d(n)=\det(f(i+j,q))_{i,j=0}^n$ be its Hankel determinant. Computer experiments suggest that $$\lim_{q\to1}\frac{d(n)}{(q-1)^\binom{n+...