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On the least common multiple of $q$-binomial coefficients

Number Theory 2011-03-25 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

In this paper, we prove the following identity \lcm([n0]q,[n1]q,...,[nn]q)=\lcm([1]q,[2]q,...,[n+1]q)[n+1]q, \lcm({n\brack 0}_q,{n\brack 1}_q,...,{n\brack n}_q) =\frac{\lcm([1]_q,[2]_q,...,[n+1]_q)}{[n+1]_q}, where [nk]q{n\brack k}_q denotes the qq-binomial coefficient and [n]q=1qn1q[n]_q=\frac{1-q^n}{1-q}. This result is a qq-analogue of an identity of Farhi [Amer. Math. Monthly, November (2009)].

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@article{arxiv.0907.2870,
  title  = {On the least common multiple of $q$-binomial coefficients},
  author = {Victor J. W. Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.2870},
  year   = {2011}
}

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