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Combinatorial Proof of Selberg's Integral Formula

Combinatorics 2020-05-19 v1

Abstract

In this paper we present a combinatorial proof of Selberg's integral formula. We start by giving a bijective proof of a Theorem about the number of topological orders of a certain related directed graph. Selberg's Integral Formula then follows by induction. This solves a problem posed by R. Stanley in 2008. Our proof is based on Andersons analytic proof of the formula. As part of the proof we show a further generalisation of the generalised Vandermonde determinant.

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@article{arxiv.2005.08731,
  title  = {Combinatorial Proof of Selberg's Integral Formula},
  author = {Alexander Haupt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.08731},
  year   = {2020}
}
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