Euler's partition theorem and the combinatorics of -sequences
Euler's partition theorem and the combinatorics of -sequences
Euler's partition theorem and the combinatorics of -sequences
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A coin-flipping interpretation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> l-nomial<br />
For real r, let C r<br />
(l) be a weighted coin for which <strong>the</strong> probability <strong>of</strong><br />
tails is ul r /∆(l) r <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> probability <strong>of</strong> heads is vl r /∆(l) r .<br />
The probability <strong>of</strong> getting exactly k heads when tossing <strong>the</strong> n coins<br />
C (l)<br />
−(n−1)/2 ,<br />
C (l)<br />
1−(n−1)/2 ,<br />
C (l)<br />
2−(n−1)/2 , . . . , C (l)<br />
(n−1)/2 :<br />
( n<br />
k) (l)<br />
∆ (l)<br />
−(n−1)/2 ∆(l) 1−(n−1)/2 · · · ∆(l) (n−1)/2−1 ∆(l) (n−1)/2<br />
∆ (l)<br />
j/2<br />
may not be an integer, but ∆(l)<br />
−j/2 ∆(l) j/2 = ∆(l) j<br />
+ 2 is.