Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4624729 | Advances in Applied Mathematics | 2014 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
This paper proves explicit formulas for the number of dissections of a convex regular polygon modulo the action of the cyclic and dihedral groups. The formulas are obtained by making use of the Cauchy–Frobenius Lemma as well as bijections between rotationally symmetric dissections and simpler classes of dissections. A number of special cases of these formulas are studied. Consequently, some known enumerations are recovered and several new ones are provided.
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Authors
Douglas Bowman, Alon Regev,