A new group in the Riordan family of matrix groups: the Sprugnoli group
Abstract
We define a group of lower-triangular matrices whose columns are defined by power series. This group can be seen as a generalization of the (ordinary) Riordan group and the double Riordan group. Elements of this group are defined by three power series. Sequence bisections and vertically stretched Riordan arrays play an important role in the formulation of this group. We give a production matrix characterization of this new group. We also indicate how higher order groups can be defined, based on n-tuples of power series. We have chosen to name this group in memory of Renzo Sprugnoli, who was a pioneer in the application of the Riordan group to combinatorial problems as well as contributing to an understanding of the rich structure of Riordan arrays.
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BibTeX
@misc{barry2026group,
title = {{A new group in the Riordan family of matrix groups: the Sprugnoli group}},
author = {Paul Barry},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2605.16633},
eprint = {2605.16633},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.16633},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - A new group in the Riordan family of matrix groups: the Sprugnoli group
AU - Paul Barry
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/30
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2605.16633
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.16633
AB - We define a group of lower-triangular matrices whose columns are defined by power series. This group can be seen as a generalization of the (ordinary) Riordan group and the double Riordan group. Elements of this group are defined by three power series. Sequence bisections and vertically stretched Riordan arrays play an important role in the formulation of this group. We give a production matrix characterization of this new group. We also indicate how higher order groups can be defined, based on n-tuples of power series. We have chosen to name this group in memory of Renzo Sprugnoli, who was a pioneer in the application of the Riordan group to combinatorial problems as well as contributing to an understanding of the rich structure of Riordan arrays.
ER -