A Gessel--Viennot-type method for cycle systems in a directed graph (Q2500956)

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A Gessel--Viennot-type method for cycle systems in a directed graph
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    A Gessel--Viennot-type method for cycle systems in a directed graph (English)
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    30 August 2006
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    Summary: We introduce a new determinantal method to count cycle systems in a directed graph that generalizes Gessel and Viennot's determinantal method on path systems. The method gives new insight into the enumeration of domino tilings of Aztec diamonds, Aztec pillows, and related regions.
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    determinantal method
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    cycle systems
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    directed graph
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    path systems
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    domino tilings
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    Aztec diamonds
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    Aztec pillows
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