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Knight's paths towards Catalan numbers

Combinatorics 2023-02-01 v2

Abstract

We provide enumerating results for partial knight's paths of a given size. We prove algebraically that zigzag knight's paths of a given size ending on the xx-axis are enumerated by the generalized Catalan numbers, and we give a constructive bijection with peakless Motzkin paths of a given length. After enumerating partial knight's paths of a given length, we prove that zigzag knight's paths of a given length ending on the xx-axis are counted by the Catalan numbers. Finally, we give a constructive bijection with Dyck paths of a given length.

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@article{arxiv.2206.12087,
  title  = {Knight's paths towards Catalan numbers},
  author = {Jean-Luc Baril and José Luis Ramirez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.12087},
  year   = {2023}
}
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