The number of rhombus tilings of a symmetric hexagon which contain a fixed rhombus on the symmetry axis. I (Q1272360)

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The number of rhombus tilings of a symmetric hexagon which contain a fixed rhombus on the symmetry axis. I
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    The number of rhombus tilings of a symmetric hexagon which contain a fixed rhombus on the symmetry axis. I (English)
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    2 August 1999
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    Let be given a hexagon in the plane from the regular triangular lattice with sides \(a,b,c,a,b,c\). A classic result of MacMahon gives a product formula for the number of rhombus tilings of this hexagon. The present paper solves a refined enumeration problem: what is the number of rhombus tilings that contain the \(\ell\)th rhombus on the symmetry axis of the hexagon. From the closed form an asymptotic formula is also derived.
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    lozenge tilings
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    plane partitions
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    nonintersecting lattice paths
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    matchings factorization
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    determinant evaluations
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    hexagon
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    rhombus tilings
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    enumeration problem
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