Maximum value of Coefficient of Fibonacci Polynomial

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The discussion focuses on exploring the coefficients of Fibonacci polynomials, specifically noting the patterns for the i-th polynomial. The user expresses difficulty in maximizing the coefficients and considers setting all but the coefficient for the 1000th power to zero as a potential strategy. They reference formulas from an academic paper that provide insights into the structure of Fibonacci polynomials, including their orthogonality and relationships to standard basis polynomials. However, the user remains uncertain about the weight function and integral domain necessary for further analysis. Overall, the conversation highlights the complexity of deriving maximum values from the coefficients of Fibonacci 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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