Broken bracelets, Molien series, paraffin wax, and an elliptic curve of conductor 48

DOI10.1137/110819925MaRDI QIDQ3225159zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Mahir Bilen Can, Victor H. Moll, T. Amdeberhan

Publication date 15 March 2012

Published in SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.4693

zbMATH Keywords

elliptic curvesmolien seriesnecklaceszeros of polynomials

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Factorials, binomial coefficients, combinatorial functions (05A10) Exact enumeration problems, generating functions (05A15) Combinatorics of partially ordered sets (06A07) Ordered semigroups and monoids (06F05) Algebraic monoids (20M32)

Abstract: This paper introduces the concept of necklace binomial coefficients motivated by the enumeration of a special type of sequences. Several properties of these coefficients are described, including a connection between their roots and an elliptic curve. Further links are given to a physical model from quantum mechanical supersymmetry as well as properties of alkane molecules in chemistry.

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