Maximum value of Coefficient of Fibonacci Polynomial

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The discussion focuses on the coefficients of Fibonacci polynomials, specifically the formulas for the coefficients of the i-th Fibonacci polynomial, given by $$x: \frac{i+1}{2}$$ and $$x^2: \frac{i(i+2)}{8}$$. Participants note the complexity of maximizing these coefficients, particularly when considering the 1000th power. Key references include the formulas from arXiv and Wikipedia, which highlight the orthogonal nature of Fibonacci polynomials and their relationship to generating functions. The challenge lies in identifying the weight function and integral domain associated with these polynomials.

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Denote by ##F_0(x), F_1(x), \ldots## the sequence of Fibonacci polynomials, which satisfy the recurrence ##F_0(x)=1, F_1(x)=x,## and $$F_n(x)=xF_{n-1}(x)+F_{n-2}(x)$$ for all ##n\geq 2##. It is given that there exist unique integers ##\lambda_0, \lambda_1, \ldots, \lambda_{1000}## such that$$x^{1000}=\sum_{i=0}^{1000}\lambda_iF_i(x)$$ for all real ##x##. For which integer ##k## is ##|\lambda_k|## maximized?
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Tried to find patterns on the coefficients of the polynomials . But could only go as far as : $$x: \frac{i+1}{2}$$ $$x^2: \frac{i(i+2)}{8}$$ for the ##i##th fibonacci polynomial . Quite stuck on this one for a while , so , not sure if i have to change routes . But seems like if i find the coefficients of the polynomial , i can set them all to zero except the one for the ##1000## th power . It seems i can only start thinking about the maximising part after finding the coefficents and setting them to zero .
 
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This becomes complicated quickly. E.g. see the formulas here:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.06697

It says that
$$
F_{n-1}(x)=\dfrac{(x+\sqrt{x^2+4})^n-(x-\sqrt{x^2+4})^n}{2^n\sqrt{x^2+4}}
$$
and
$$
F_{n-1}(x)=\sum_{k=0}^{\lfloor \frac{n-1}{2}\rfloor}\binom{n-k-1}{k}x^{n-2k-1}
$$
which at least gives us a hint how to solve it. And Wikipedia says
The Fibonacci polynomials form a sequence of orthogonal polynomials.
but I haven't figured out what the weight function and the integral domain are.
 
This is maybe related to a Generating Function.
 
There is a relation between the Fibonacci polynomials and the standard basis polynomials
$$ x^n=F_n(x)+\sum_{j=0}^{\left\lfloor \frac{n-1}{2} \right\rfloor}(-1)^{j+1}(\binom{n}{j+1}-\binom{n}{j})F_{n-2j-2}(x) $$ where ## n\gt0 ## and ## F_{-1}(x)=0 ##.
 

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