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$q$-Rational and $q$-Real Binomial Coefficients

Combinatorics 2023-01-20 v1 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We consider qq-binomial coefficients built from the qq-rational and qq-real numbers defined by Morier-Genoud and Ovsienko in terms of continued fractions. We establish versions of both the qq-Pascal identity and the qq-binomial theorem in this setting. These results are then used to find more identities satisfied by the qq-analogues of Morier-Genoud and Ovsienko, including a Chu--Vandermonde identity and qq-Gamma function identities.

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@article{arxiv.2301.08185,
  title  = {$q$-Rational and $q$-Real Binomial Coefficients},
  author = {John Machacek and Nicholas Ovenhouse},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.08185},
  year   = {2023}
}
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