A Colorful Involution for the Generating Function for Signed Stirling Numbers of the First Kind

  • Paul Levande
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37236/451

Abstract

We show how the generating function for signed Stirling numbers of the first kind can be proved using the involution principle and a natural combinatorial interpretation based on cycle-colored permuations.

Published
2010-01-05
How to Cite
Levande, P. (2010). A Colorful Involution for the Generating Function for Signed Stirling Numbers of the First Kind. The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 17(1), N2. https://doi.org/10.37236/451
Issue
Volume 17 (2010)
Article Number
N2