An extension of the Lindström-Gessel-Viennot theorem

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Main Author: Lee, Yi-Lin
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contents Consider a weighted directed acyclic graph $G$ having an upward planar drawing. We give a formula for the total weight of the families of non-intersecting paths on $G$ with any given starting and ending points. While the Lindström-Gessel-Viennot theorem gives the signed enumeration of these weights (according to the connection type), our result provides the straight count, expressing it as a determinant whose entries are signed counts of lattice paths with given starting and ending points.
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spellingShingle An extension of the Lindström-Gessel-Viennot theorem
Lee, Yi-Lin
Combinatorics
05A15, 05C30, 05C38
Consider a weighted directed acyclic graph $G$ having an upward planar drawing. We give a formula for the total weight of the families of non-intersecting paths on $G$ with any given starting and ending points. While the Lindström-Gessel-Viennot theorem gives the signed enumeration of these weights (according to the connection type), our result provides the straight count, expressing it as a determinant whose entries are signed counts of lattice paths with given starting and ending points.
title An extension of the Lindström-Gessel-Viennot theorem
topic Combinatorics
05A15, 05C30, 05C38
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.06115