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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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