How Much Should a 19th-Century French Bastard Inherit
Combinatorics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Catalan's formula, for the portion of the inheritance that a legitimate child of a 19th-century deceased French gentleman should receive, is given a new proof (using Difference Operators), and generalized. Another, more computationally efficient, formula is also derived.
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@article{arxiv.math/9806041,
title = {How Much Should a 19th-Century French Bastard Inherit},
author = {Doron Zeilberger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9806041},
year = {2007}
}
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