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An Elementary Proof of a q-Binomial Identity

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q-Series and Partitions

Part of the book series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and Its Applications ((IMA,volume 18))

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In the previous paper [Z] D. Zeilberger asks for an elementary, non-combinatorial proof of the identity (KOH). We shall give such a proof.

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Macdonald, I.G. (1989). An Elementary Proof of a q-Binomial Identity. In: Stanton, D. (eds) q-Series and Partitions. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 18. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0637-5_7

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