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The matrices may be totally unimodular

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Authored summary

Random minor tests suggested that every square minor of M_n has determinant in {-1,0,1}.

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Recorded status: conjectured

Recorded scope: No scope is recorded.

Originating problem: Determinants of the Fibonacci-sum matrix

Recorded relationships: The full matrix may be unimodular

Authored record and scope
Authored title
The matrices may be totally unimodular
Record type
claim
Stored status
conjectured
Evidence grade
self_reported
Linked research record IDs
R308

2Authored explanation

Total unimodularity would immediately imply the determinant conjecture and would demand a stronger structural explanation.

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3Evidence

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Verification source: mathoverflow.net ↗, comment lines 109-124

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