A unified generalization of Touchard and Fubini polynomial extensions (Q6546729)

The paper under review studies the sequence of 8-variable polynomials defined by coefficient extraction as \N\[\begin{multlined} \NH_n^{(\lambda,u,p,\delta)}(x;q,\beta,\gamma) = \\ \N\frac{1}{n!} [t^n] \Biggl( 1+(1-p)u\Biggl[ \frac{(1+(1-q)t)^{\frac{\gamma}{1-q}}}{(1-x((1+(1-q)t)^{\frac{\beta}{1-q}} -1))^{\lambda}} \Biggr] \Biggr)^{\frac{\delta}{1-p}}. \end{multlined} \]\N\NThese polynomials make unified generalization of both Fubini and Touchard polynomial extensions, which each have a rich history. Asymptotic results, some closed form results, and combinatorial interpretations in the form of barred preferential arrangements are obtained.