Let p, q, n be integers. In [6], Horadam introduced a sequence {Wn(W0, W1; p, q)} defined by the second-order linear recurrence relation
The Mersenne numbers Mn are defined by the recurrence
The Binet formula of the Mersenne numbers and Mersenne–Lucas numbers has the form
Sequences defined by the second-order linear homogeneous recurrence equation of the form
The Mersenne–Lucas polynomials mn(x) are defined by the same recurrence relation
In 1843, Hamilton ([4]) introduced the set ℍ of quaternions q of the form
In [5], Horadam introduced the concept of Fibonacci and Lucas quaternions. Moreover, Iyer in [11] gave relations between the Fibonacci and Lucas quaternions. Iakin in [9, 10] introduced the concept of a higher-order quaternion, and established some identities for these quaternions.
Non-commutative quaternions and commutative quaternions were generalized and studied recently by Jafari and Yayli, see [12]. Generalized commutative quaternions were introduced by Szynal-Liana and Włoch in [17], where the authors studied generalized commutative quaternions in the special sub-family of quaternions of Fibonacci-type. Some properties of other generalized commutative quaternions can be found in [2, 13].
Let
Generalized commutative quaternions generalize elliptic quaternions (α < 0, β = 1), parabolic quaternions (α = 0, β = 1), hyperbolic quaternions (α > 0, β = 1), bicomplex numbers (α = −1, β = −1), complex hyperbolic numbers (α = −1, β = 1) and hyperbolic complex numbers (α = 1, β = −1).
Let n ≥ 0 be an integer. The n-th generalized commutative Mersenne quaternion gc ℳn and the n-th generalized commutative Mersenne–Lucas quaternion gc ℳℒn are defined as follows
These quaternions are special types of generalized commutative Horadam quaternions defined in [17].
Let n ≥ 0 be an integer and x be a real variable. The n-th generalized commutative Mersenne quaternion polynomial gc ℳn(x) and the n-th generalized commutative Mersenne–Lucas quaternion polynomial gc ℳℒn(x) are defined as follows
Generalized commutative quaternion polynomials of the Fibonacci-type are introduced in [18]. In [19], the authors considered generalized Pauli Fibonacci polynomial quaternions.
In this section, we give some identities for the generalized commutative Mersenne quaternion polynomials and the generalized commutative Mersenne–Lucas quaternion polynomials. We start with recurrence relations and Binet-type formulas for these quaternion polynomials.
Let n ≥ 2 be an integer and x be a real variable. Then
- (i)
gc ℳn(x) = 3xgc ℳn−1(x) − 2gc ℳn−2(x),
- (ii)
gc ℳℒn(x) = 3xgc ℳℒn−1(x) − 2gc ℳℒn−2(x),
For n = 2 we get
Let n ≥ 3. By formulas (6) and (2) we get
The second part can be proved similarly.
Let n ≥ 2 be an integer. Then
- (i)
gc ℳn = 3gc ℳn−1 − 2gc ℳn−2,
- (ii)
gc ℳℒn = 3gc ℳℒn−1 − 2gc ℳℒn−2,
(Binet-type formula for generalized commutative Mersenne quaternion polynomials). Let n ≥ 0 be an integer, x be a real variable and 9x2 − 8 > 0. Then
By (6) and (3) we get
In the same way, we can prove the following theorem.
(Binet-type formula for generalized commutative Mersenne–Lucas quaternion polynomials). Let n ≥ 0 be an integer, x be a real variable and 9x2 − 8 > 0. Then
Let n ≥ 0 be an integer. Then
The next theorems present general bilinear index-reduction formulas for generalized commutative Mersenne quaternion polynomials and generalized commutative Mersenne–Lucas quaternion polynomials.
Let a ≥ 0, b ≥ 0, c ≥ 0, d ≥ 0 be integers such that a + b = c + d. Assume that x is a real variable and 9x2 − 8 > 0. Then
By formula (7) we have
Let a ≥ 0, b ≥ 0, c ≥ 0, d ≥ 0 be integers such that a + b = c + d. Assume that x is a real variable and 9x2 − 8 > 0. Then
Let a ≥ 0, b ≥ 0, c ≥ 0, d ≥ 0 be integers such that a + b = c + d. Then
It is easily seen that for special values of a, b, c, d, by Theorem 4 and Theorem 5 we get new identities for generalized commutative Mersenne quaternion polynomials and generalized commutative Mersenne–Lucas quaternion polynomials. Assume that
Catalan-type identities for a = n + r, b = n − r, c = d = n, r ≥ 0 and n ≥ r
\matrix{{gc{{\cal M}_{n + r}}(x) \cdot gc{{\cal M}_{n - r}}(x) - {{(gc{{\cal M}_n}(x))}^2} = {{{2^n}} \over {9{x^2} - 8}}\left[ {2 - {{\left({{{{\lambda_1}(x)} \over {{\lambda_2}(x)}}} \right)}^r} - {{\left({{{{\lambda_2}(x)} \over {{\lambda_1}(x)}}} \right)}^r}} \right]\widehat {{\lambda_1}(x)}\widehat {{\lambda_2}(x)},} \cr {gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n + r}}(x) \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n - r}}(x) - {{(gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_n}(x))}^2} = {{{2^n}\left({18x - 17} \right)} \over {9{x^2} - 8}}\left[ {{{\left({{{{\lambda_1}(x)} \over {{\lambda_2}(x)}}} \right)}^r} + {{\left({{{{\lambda_2}(x)} \over {{\lambda_1}(x)}}} \right)}^r} - 2} \right]\widehat {{\lambda_1}(x)}\widehat {{\lambda_2}(x)},}} Cassini-type identities for a = n + 1, b = n − 1, c = d = n and n ≥ 1
\matrix{{gc{{\cal M}_{n + 1}}(x) \cdot gc{{\cal M}_{n - 1}}(x) - {{(gc{{\cal M}_n}(x))}^2} = {{{2^n}} \over {9{x^2} - 8}}\left[ {2 - {{{\lambda_1}(x)} \over {{\lambda_2}(x)}} - {{{\lambda_2}(x)} \over {{\lambda_1}(x)}}} \right]\widehat {{\lambda_1}(x)}\widehat {{\lambda_2}(x)},} \cr {gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n + 1}}(x) \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n - 1}}(x) - {{(gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_n}(x))}^2} = {{{2^n}\left({18x - 17} \right)} \over {9{x^2} - 8}}\left[ {{{{\lambda_1}(x)} \over {{\lambda_2}(x)}} + {{{\lambda_2}(x)} \over {{\lambda_1}(x)}} - 2} \right]\widehat {{\lambda_1}(x)}\widehat {{\lambda_2}(x)},}} ďOcagne-type identities for a = n, b = m + 1, c = n + 1 and d = m n ≥ m
\matrix{{gc{{\cal M}_n}(x) \cdot gc{{\cal M}_{m + 1}}(x) - gc{{\cal M}_{n + 1}}(x) \cdot gc{{\cal M}_m}(x) = {{[\lambda_1^n(x)\lambda_2^m(x) - \lambda_2^n(x)\lambda_1^m(x)]\widehat {{\lambda_1}(x)}\widehat {{\lambda_2}(x)}} \over {\sqrt {9{x^2} - 8}}},} \cr {gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_n}(x) \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{m + 1}}(x) - gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n + 1}}(x) \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_m}(x) = {{18x - 17} \over {\sqrt {9{x^2} - 8}}}(\lambda_2^n(x)\lambda_1^m(x) - \lambda_1^n(x)\lambda_2^m(x))\widehat {{\lambda_1}(x)}\widehat {{\lambda_2}(x)},}} Vajda-type identities for a = m + p, b = n − p, c = m, d = n and m ≥ 0, p ≥ 0, n ≥ p
\matrix{{gc{{\cal M}_{m + p}}(x) \cdot gc{{\cal M}_{n - p}}(x) - gc{{\cal M}_m}(x) \cdot gc{{\cal M}_n}(x)} \hfill \cr {= {{\left[ {\lambda_1^m(x)\lambda_2^n(x)\left({1 - {{\left({{{{\lambda_1}(x)} \over {{\lambda_2}(x)}}} \right)}^p}} \right) + \lambda_2^m(x)\lambda_1^n(x)\left({1 - {{\left({{{{\lambda_1}(x)} \over {{\lambda_2}(x)}}} \right)}^p}} \right)} \right]} \over {9{x^2} - 8}}\widehat {{\lambda_1}(x)}\widehat {{\lambda_2}(x)},} \hfill \cr {gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{m + p}}(x) \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n - p}}(x) - gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_m}(x) \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_n}(x)} \hfill \cr {= {{\left({18x - 17} \right)\left[ {\lambda_1^m(x)\lambda_2^n(x)\left({{{\left({{{{\lambda_1}(x)} \over {{\lambda_2}(x)}}} \right)}^p} - 1} \right) + \lambda_2^m(x)\lambda_1^n(x)\left({{{\left({{{{\lambda_2}(x)} \over {{\lambda_1}(x)}}} \right)}^p} - 1} \right)} \right]\widehat {{\lambda_1}(x)}\widehat {{\lambda_2}(x)}} \over {9{x^2} - 8}}.} \hfill}
Now, we give such identities for generalized commutative Mersenne quaternions and generalized commutative Mersenne–Lucas quaternions. Assume that
Catalan-type identities for r ≥ 0 and n ≥ r
\matrix{\hfill {gc{{\cal M}_{n + r}} \cdot gc{{\cal M}_{n - r}} - {{(gc{{\cal M}_n})}^2} = \left({{2^{n + 1}} - {2^{n + r}} - {2^{n - r}}} \right){\bf{\hat 1}} \cdot {\bf{\hat 2}},} \cr \hfill {gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n + r}} \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n - r}} - {{(gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_n})}^2} = \left({{2^{n + r}} + {2^{n - r}} - {2^{n + 1}}} \right){\bf{\hat 1}} \cdot {\bf{\hat 2}},}} Cassini-type identities for n ≥ 1
\matrix{{gc{{\cal M}_{n + 1}} \cdot gc{{\cal M}_{n - 1}} - {{(gc{{\cal M}_n})}^2}} & {= - {2^{n - 1}} \cdot {\bf{\hat 1}} \cdot {\bf{\hat 2}},} \cr {gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n + 1}} \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n - 1}} - {{(gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_n})}^2}} & {= {2^{n - 1}} \cdot {\bf{\hat 1}} \cdot {\bf{\hat 2}},\,\,\,}} ďOcagne-type identities for n ≥ m
\matrix{\hfill {gc{{\cal M}_n} \cdot gc{{\cal M}_{m + 1}} - gc{{\cal M}_{n + 1}} \cdot gc{{\cal M}_m} = ({2^n} - {2^m}){\bf{\hat 1}} \cdot {\bf{\hat 2}},} \cr \hfill {gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_n} \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{m + 1}} - gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n + 1}} \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_m} = ({2^m} - {2^n}){\bf{\hat 1}} \cdot {\bf{\hat 2}},}} Vajda-type identities for m ≥ 0, p ≥ 0, n ≥ p
\matrix{{gc{{\cal M}_{m + p}} \cdot gc{{\cal M}_{n - p}} - gc{{\cal M}_m} \cdot gc{{\cal M}_n} = ({2^m}(1 - {2^p}) + {2^n}(1 - {2^{- p}})){\bf{\hat 1}} \cdot {\bf{\hat 2}},} \cr {gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{m + p}} \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_{n - p}} - gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_m} \cdot gc{\cal M}{{\cal L}_n} = ({2^m}({2^p} - 1) + {2^n}({2^{- p}} - 1)){\bf{\hat 1}} \cdot {\bf{\hat 2}}.}}
Now, we give the matrix representations of gcℳn(x). By Theorem 1 we get the following result.
Let n ≥ 1 be an integer and x be a real variable. Then
Let n ≥ 0 be an integer and x be a real variable. Then
We use induction on n. If n = 0 then the result is obvious. Assuming the formula (11) holds for n ≥ 0, we shall prove it for n + 1. Using induction’s hypothesis and Theorem 1, we have
Let n ≥ 0 be an integer. Then
In the same way, we can prove the following results.
Let n ≥ 0 be an integer and x be a real variable. Then
Let n ≥ 0 be an integer. Then
The generating function of the generalized commutative Mersenne quaternion polynomials has the following form
Let
The generating function of the generalized commutative Mersenne–Lucas quaternion polynomials has the following form
The generating function of the generalized commutative Mersenne quaternions has the following form
The generating function of the generalized commutative Mersenne–Lucas quaternions has the following form
For any positive integer n, the n-th bivariate Horadam polynomial hn(x, y) was defined in [16] as hn(x, y) = pxhn−1(x, y) + qyhn−2(x, y) for n ≥ 3 with the initial values h1(x, y) = a and h2(x, y) = bx. It is easy to see that hn(x, 1) = hn(x). Bivariate Mersenne polynomials Mn(x, y) and bivariate Mersenne Lucas polynomials mn(x, y) were defined in [1] and [14], respectively, as follows
It is worth noting that, unlike before, Mn(1, x) = Mn(x) and mn(1, x) = mn(x). Using the above definitions, we can define, for any variables x, y and any nonnegative integer n, the n-th bivariate generalized commutative Mersenne quaternion polynomial gc ℳn(x, y) and the n-th bivariate generalized commutative Mersenne–Lucas quaternion polynomial gc ℳℒn(x, y) as follows