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Main Authors: Zhan, Xiongfeng, Huang, Xueyi
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12508
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author Zhan, Xiongfeng
Huang, Xueyi
author_facet Zhan, Xiongfeng
Huang, Xueyi
contents In combinatorics, Pólya's Enumeration Theorem is a powerful tool for solving a wide range of counting problems, including the enumeration of groups, graphs, and chemical compounds. In this paper, we present an extension of Pólya's Enumeration Theorem. As an application, we derive a formula that expresses the $n$-th elementary symmetric polynomial in $m$ indeterminates (where $n\leq m$) as a variant of the cycle index polynomial of the symmetric group $\mathrm{Sym}(n)$. This result resolves a problem posed by Amdeberhan in 2012.
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spellingShingle An Extension of Pólya's Enumeration Theorem
Zhan, Xiongfeng
Huang, Xueyi
Combinatorics
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In combinatorics, Pólya's Enumeration Theorem is a powerful tool for solving a wide range of counting problems, including the enumeration of groups, graphs, and chemical compounds. In this paper, we present an extension of Pólya's Enumeration Theorem. As an application, we derive a formula that expresses the $n$-th elementary symmetric polynomial in $m$ indeterminates (where $n\leq m$) as a variant of the cycle index polynomial of the symmetric group $\mathrm{Sym}(n)$. This result resolves a problem posed by Amdeberhan in 2012.
title An Extension of Pólya's Enumeration Theorem
topic Combinatorics
05A19
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12508