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An elementary (number theory) proof of Touchard's congruence

Combinatorics 2009-06-08 v2

Abstract

Let B_n denote the nth Bell number. We use well-known recursive expressions for B_n to give a generalizing recursion that can be used to prove Touchard's congruence.

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@article{arxiv.0906.0696,
  title  = {An elementary (number theory) proof of Touchard's congruence},
  author = {Greg Hurst and Andrew Schultz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.0696},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages Update: Typo in email address for first author corrected