Constant term identities extending the $q$-Dyson theorem
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Abstract:
Andrews [1] has conjectured that the constant term in a certain product is equal to a $q$-multinomial coefficient. This conjecture is a $q$-analogue of Dyson’s conjecture [5], and has been proved, combinatorically, by Zeilberger and Bressoud [15]. In this paper we give a combinatorial proof of a master theorem, that the constant term in a similar product, computed over the edges of a nontransitive tournament, is zero. Many constant terms are evaluated as consequences of this master theorem including Andrews’ $q$-Dyson theorem in two ways, one of which is a $q$-analogue of Good’s [6] recursive proof.References
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- © Copyright 1985 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 291 (1985), 203-228
- MSC: Primary 05A30
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1985-0797055-8
- MathSciNet review: 797055