Generalized j-factorial functions, polynomials, and applications

Journal of Integer Sequences

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1-54

  Schmidt, Maxie D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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