I have a general question about Lucas' Theorem. Lucas' Theorem says the following:
Theorem (Lucas' Theorem) Let p be a prime number. Write n and k in base p: n=a0+a1+a2p2+⋯+adpd and k=b0+b1p+b2p2+⋯+bdpd where 0≤ai,bi≤p−1. Then (nk)≡d∏i=0(aibi)(modp)
Another way of viewing this is that in Zp, (nk) is a product of binomial coefficients.
Question. How does this theorem correspond to the geometric interpretation of Pascal's Triangle? Namely, for any entry in Pascal's triangle which is odd mark a x. Else leave it blank. So we basically get a fractal like structure. Is Lucas' Theorem just a statement of a way to get extra rows of Pascal's Triangle given that we know 2n rows?
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