The ordered Bell numbers as weighted sums of odd or even Stirling numbers of the second kind

MaRDI QIDQ6378634zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Jacob Sprittulla

Publication date 26 September 2021

Abstract: For the Stirling numbers of the second kind $S(n,k)$ and the ordered Bell numbers $B(n)$, we prove the identity $su{m}_{k=1}^{n/2}S(n,2k)(2k-1)!=B(n-1)$. An analogous identity holds for the sum over odd $k$'s.

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