On certain summation problems and generalizations of Eulerian polynomials and numbers (Q1300978)

The authors introduce two kinds of generalized Euler polynomials and numbers in order to obtain close summations formulae for extended arithmetic-geometric series. By using elementary combinatorial analysis, some basic formulas for Carlitz-Howard's degenerated numbers, as well as Dickson-Stirling numbers are deduced. For the interested reader we quote the papers by \textit{L. Carlitz} [Utilitas Math. 15, 51-88 (1978; Zbl 0404.05004)], \textit{F. T. Howard} [Discrete Math. 57, 45-58 (1985; Zbl 0606.10009)] as well as the book by \textit{R. Lidl, G. L. Mullen} and \textit{G. Turnwald} [Dickson polynomials, Pitman Monographs and Surveys, Pure Appl. Math. 65 (1993; Zbl 0823.11070)].