Hankel determinants for the Fibonacci word and Padé approximation
Let be the Thue-Morse sequence, i.e., the sequence defined by the recurrence equations:We consider , the double sequence of Hankel determinants (modulo 2) associated with the Thue-Morse sequence. Together with three other sequences, it obeys a set of sixteen recurrence equations. It is shown to be automatic. Applications are given, namely to combinatorial properties of the Thue-Morse sequence and to the existence of certain Padé approximants of the power series .