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| author | Abdurakhmanov, Jamolidin K. |
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| contents | We present a novel framework for studying combinatorial identities through the geometric lens of subset distributions in q-valued cubes. By analyzing how elements of arbitrary subsets are distributed among the faces of the cube E_q^n, we discover new combinatorial identities with geometric significance. We prove that for any subset A contained in E_2^n, the rank function satisfies refined bounds that lead to exact computations for small cardinalities. Specifically, we show that for odd cardinalities, the lower bound is 4D_A/(|A|^2-1) where D_A is the sum of all pairwise Hamming distances in A. Our main theorem establishes identities connecting the number of k-dimensional faces containing exactly e elements of a subset to binomial sums over all subsets of specified cardinality. This yields a parametric family of identities where classical results emerge as special cases. As applications, we derive a geometric interpretation of Vandermonde's identity by examining faces of q-valued cubes, revealing that this classical result naturally arises from counting element distributions. We also obtain a completely new identity for even-weight vectors: (2^(k-1) - 1) times 2^(n-1) times binomial(n,k) equals the sum over i from 1 to floor(n/2) of binomial(n,2i) times binomial(n-2i,k-2i). This identity, valid for all 1 <= k <= n, demonstrates how geometric perspectives can uncover hidden combinatorial relationships. Our framework provides a unified approach for generating new identities and understanding existing ones through subset rank analysis. |
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| spellingShingle | Distribution of codewords on the faces of a hypercube and new combinatorial identities Abdurakhmanov, Jamolidin K. Discrete Mathematics We present a novel framework for studying combinatorial identities through the geometric lens of subset distributions in q-valued cubes. By analyzing how elements of arbitrary subsets are distributed among the faces of the cube E_q^n, we discover new combinatorial identities with geometric significance. We prove that for any subset A contained in E_2^n, the rank function satisfies refined bounds that lead to exact computations for small cardinalities. Specifically, we show that for odd cardinalities, the lower bound is 4D_A/(|A|^2-1) where D_A is the sum of all pairwise Hamming distances in A. Our main theorem establishes identities connecting the number of k-dimensional faces containing exactly e elements of a subset to binomial sums over all subsets of specified cardinality. This yields a parametric family of identities where classical results emerge as special cases. As applications, we derive a geometric interpretation of Vandermonde's identity by examining faces of q-valued cubes, revealing that this classical result naturally arises from counting element distributions. We also obtain a completely new identity for even-weight vectors: (2^(k-1) - 1) times 2^(n-1) times binomial(n,k) equals the sum over i from 1 to floor(n/2) of binomial(n,2i) times binomial(n-2i,k-2i). This identity, valid for all 1 <= k <= n, demonstrates how geometric perspectives can uncover hidden combinatorial relationships. Our framework provides a unified approach for generating new identities and understanding existing ones through subset rank analysis. |
| title | Distribution of codewords on the faces of a hypercube and new combinatorial identities |
| topic | Discrete Mathematics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.18494 |