The number of centered lozenge tilings of a symmetric hexagon

DOI10.1006/JCTA.1998.2918zbMATH Open0915.05038arXivmath/9712209OpenAlexW2077004953MaRDI QIDQ1284471FDOQ1284471

Authors: Mihai Ciucu, C. Krattenthaler 

Publication date: 18 May 1999

Published in: Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Propp conjectured that the number of lozenge tilings of a semiregular hexagon of sides $2n-1$, $2n-1$ and $2n$ which contain the central unit rhombus is precisely one third of the total number of lozenge tilings. Motivated by this, we consider the more general situation of a semiregular hexagon of sides $a$, $a$ and $b$. We prove explicit formulas for the number of lozenge tilings of these hexagons containing the central unit rhombus, and obtain Propp's conjecture as a corollary of our results.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/9712209

Recommendations

• Enumeration of Lozenge tilings of hexagons with a central triangular hole
• The number of rhombus tilings of a symmetric hexagon which contain a fixed rhombus on the symmetry axis. I
• The number of rhombus tilings of a symmetric hexagon which contain a fixed rhombus on the symmetry axis. II

zbMATH Keywords

determinantal formulalattice pathstilings

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact enumeration problems, generating functions (05A15) Combinatorial aspects of tessellation and tiling problems (05B45)

Cites Work

• A \textit{Mathematica} version of Zeilberger's algorithm for proving binomial coefficient identities
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Binomial determinants, paths, and hook length formulae
• Enumeration of perfect matchings in graphs with reflective symmetry
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Enumeration of tilings of diamonds and hexagons with defects
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Generating functions for plane partitions of a given shape
• The method of creative telescoping
• A fast algorithm for proving terminating hypergeometric identities
• Nonintersecting paths, pfaffians, and plane partitions
• Summations for basic hypergeometric series involving a \(q\)-analogue of the digamma function
• The Problem of the Calissons
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Determinant identities and a generalization of the number of totally symmetric self-complementary plane partitions
• Proof of a determinant evaluation conjectured by Bombieri, Hunt and van Poorten

Cited In (22)

• Fourier transform on high-dimensional unitary groups with applications to random tilings
• Enumeration of hybrid domino-lozenge tilings. III: centrally symmetric tilings
• Lozenge tilings of hexagons with removed core and satellites
• Enumeration of Lozenge tilings of hexagons with cut-off corners
• A non-automatic (!) application of Gosper's algorithm evaluates a determinant from tiling enumeration
• Binomial determinants for tiling problems yield to the holonomic ansatz
• Lozenge tilings of a hexagon with a horizontal intrusion
• Lozenge tilings of hexagons with central holes and dents
• Hidden symmetries of weighted lozenge tilings
• Tiling enumeration of hexagons with off-central holes
• A factorization theorem for lozenge tilings of a hexagon with triangular holes
• Selberg integrals, Askey-Wilson polynomials and lozenge tilings of a hexagon with a triangular hole
• Moments of inertia associated with the lozenge tilings of a hexagon
• Enumeration of Lozenge tilings of hexagons with a central triangular hole
• The number of rhombus tilings of a symmetric hexagon which contain a fixed rhombus on the symmetry axis. II
• Advanced determinant calculus: a complement
• A formula for the number of tilings of an octagon by rhombi
• The interaction of a gap with a free boundary in a two dimensional dimer system
• Signed lozenge tilings
• Cyclically symmetric lozenge tilings of a hexagon with four holes
• Enumeration of rhombus tilings of a hexagon which contain a fixed rhombus in the centre
• The number of rhombus tilings of a symmetric hexagon which contain a fixed rhombus on the symmetry axis. I

This page was built for publication: The number of centered lozenge tilings of a symmetric hexagon

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q1284471)