Symmetric functions: a bijective identity
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- by N. Metropolis and Gian-Carlo Rota PDF
- Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 102 (1988), 218-220 Request permission
Abstract:
We give a bijective proof of a classical identity which we have named the cyclotomic identity.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1988 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 102 (1988), 218-220
- MSC: Primary 05A19
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1988-0915748-4
- MathSciNet review: 915748