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Discrete Math.
153 (1996),
189-198,
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Counting pairs of nonintersecting lattice paths with
respect to weighted turns
(11 pages)
Abstract.
A formula involving a difference of the products of four q-binomial coefficients is shown to count pairs of nonintersecting lattice paths having a
prescribed number of weighted turns. The weights are assigned to account for the
location of the turns according to the
major and lesser indices.
The result, which is a q-analogue of a variant of the formula of Kreweras and
Poupard, is proved bijectively; however, when q=!=1
the bijection is defined inductively.
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