q-Analogs of the binomial coefficient congruences of Babbage, Wolstenholme and Glaisher 1

Discrete Mathematics

Volumn 204, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 15-25

  Andrews, George E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0013075220     PISSN: 0012365X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-365X(98)00364-1     Document Type: Article

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