The Number of Rhombus Tilings of a Symmetric Hexagon which Contain a Fixed Rhombus on the Symmetry Axis, II

European Journal of Combinatorics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 601-640

  Fulmek, M ^a   Krattenthaler, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 0034408801     PISSN: 01956698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eujc.1999.0367     Document Type: Article

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