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Schur's old determinant proves a brand-new theorem of Garrett-Ismail-Stanton

Combinatorics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Garrett, Ismail, and Stanton gave a general formula that contains the Rogers-Ramanjuan identities as special cases. We show how easy this is when using a determinant that Schur introduced in 1917.

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@article{arxiv.math/0004012,
  title  = {Schur's old determinant proves a brand-new theorem of Garrett-Ismail-Stanton},
  author = {Helmut Prodinger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0004012},
  year   = {2007}
}