Abstract
The object of this paper is to show that generalized Stirling numbers can be effectively used to evaluate a class of combinatorial sums involving generalized factorials.
Research Article | Open Access
On a Class of Combinatorial Sums Involving Generalized Factorials
Academic Editor: Misha Rudnev
Received14 Nov 2006
Accepted18 Jan 2007
Published19 Mar 2007
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Copyright © 2007 W.-S. Chou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.