Consider the following binomial identity:
n∑k=0(−1)k(nk)g(k)=0
for every polynomial g(k) with degree less than n.
My Proof
Every polynomial g(k) of degree t can be represented in the following form
g(k)=t∑l=0cl(k)l,
where
(k)l=k(k−1)…(k−l+1),
ans cl are some coefficients.
For every $l
n∑k=0(−1)k(nk)(k)l=n∑k=l(−1)k(nk)(k)l=n∑k=l(−1)kn!k!k!(n−k)!(k−l)!=n∑k=l(−1)kn!k!k!(n−k)!(k−l)!=n!(n−l)!n∑k=l(−1)k(n−l)!(n−k)!(k−l)!=n!(n−l)!n∑k=l(−1)k(n−ln−k)=0,
therefore,
n∑k=0(−1)k(nk)g(k)=0.
Question
Do you know some other proofs of this identity? I'm most interested in combinatorial proof.
Answer
Let n a positive integer and E the real vector space of polynomials with degree $
Consider the linear map φ:E→E,P(X)↦P(X)−P(X+1).
For every nonzero P(X)∈E, we observe that deg(φ(P(X))<deg(P(X)). This leads to φn=0 (of course φk means φ∘⋯∘φ with k times φ).
Now consider the map ψ:E→E,P(X)↦P(X+1), so that φ=idE−ψ.
Since ψ and idE commute, we can apply Newton's binomial formula and get :
n∑k=0(nk)(−1)kψk=(idE−ψ)n=φn=0
So, for any P(X)∈E :
n∑k=0(nk)(−1)kP(X+k)=0Evaluating in 0, we finally get :
n∑k=0(nk)(−1)kP(k)=0
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