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R919Recorded argument

Every Fibonacci-sum matrix is totally unimodular

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Every square minor of every M_n has determinant in {-1,0,1}.

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Recorded scope: every square minor of every matrix M_n, for n >= 1

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}

Originating problem: Determinants of the Fibonacci-sum matrix

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Recorded relationships: Fibonacci-sum indicator determinant conjecture

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Every Fibonacci-sum matrix is totally unimodular
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{ "kind": "universal", "statement": "every square minor of every matrix M_n, for n >= 1" }
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fib-problem-determinant-range R918

2Authored explanation

The recorded argument proves chordal bipartiteness and outerplanarity for the support graph, uses face parity to establish Camion's divisibility condition, and concludes that every square minor is signed or zero. Its exact determinant-range consequence is now verified in Lean. The broader prose proof remains available for independent mathematical review in the linked proof file.

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Verification source: mathoverflow.net ↗, Self-contained proof in research/fibonacci/total_unimodularity_proof.md

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