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\(\lambda \)-factorials of \(n\)




Abstract: Recently, by the Riordan's identity related to tree enumerations, �egin{eqnarray*} sum_{k=0}^{n}�inom{n}{k}(k+1)!(n+1)^{n-k} &=& (n+1)^{n+1}, end{eqnarray*} Sun and Xu derived another analogous one, �egin{eqnarray*} sum_{k=0}^{n}�inom{n}{k}D_{k+1}(n+1)^{n-k} &=& n^{n+1}, end{eqnarray*} where Dk is the number of permutations with no fixed points on 1,2,dots,k. In the paper, we utilize the lambda-factorials of n, defined by Eriksen, Freij and Wddotastlund, to give a unified generalization of these two identities. We provide for it a combinatorial proof by the functional digraph theory and another two algebraic proofs. Using the umbral representation of our generalized identity and the Abel's binomial formula, we deduce several properties for lambda-factorials of n and establish the curious relations between the generating functions of general and exponential types for any sequence of numbers or polynomials.









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