A probabalistic interpretation of a sequence related to Narayana polynomials

Tewodros Amdeberhan1, Victor H. Moll1, Christophe Vignat2
1DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, TULANE UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118
2INFORMATION THEORY LABORATORY, E.P.F.L., 1015 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND

Abstract

A sequence of coefficients appearing in a recurrence for the Narayana polynomials is generalized. The coefficients are given a probabilistic interpretation in terms of beta distributed random variables. The recurrence established by M. Lasalle is then obtained from a classical convolution identity. Some arithmetical properties of the generalized coefficients are also established.