Baxter algebras and combinatorial identities. I

Rota, Gian-Carlo

doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1969-12156-7

Baxter algebras and combinatorial identities. I
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 75 (1969), 325-329

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Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 75 (1969), 325-329
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1969-12156-7
MathSciNet review: 0244070