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The equivalence between enumerating cyclically symmetric, self-complementary and totally symmetric, self-complementary plane partitions

Combinatorics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We prove that the number of cyclically symmetric, self-complementary plane partitions contained in a cube of side 2n2n equals the square of the number of totally symmetric, self-complementary plane partitions contained in the same cube, without explicitly evaluating either of these numbers. This appears to be the first direct proof of this fact. The problem of finding such a proof was suggested by Stanley.

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@article{arxiv.math/9808019,
  title  = {The equivalence between enumerating cyclically symmetric, self-complementary and totally symmetric, self-complementary plane partitions},
  author = {Mihai Ciucu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9808019},
  year   = {2007}
}