On a combinatorial identity of Akyuz and Halici

Abstract Inspired by a combinatorial identity given by Akyuz and Halici, we present three closely related summation formulas. One of our results states that <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:munderover> <m:mo largeop="true" movablelimits="false" symmetric="true">∑</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mi>ν</m:mi> <m:mo>=</m:mo> <m:mn>0</m:mn> </m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:mo stretchy="false">[</m:mo> <m:mfrac> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mn>2</m:mn> </m:mfrac> <m:mo stretchy="false">]</m:mo> </m:mrow> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> </m:munderover> <m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:mo>(</m:mo> <m:mfrac linethickness="0pt"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>ν</m:mi> <m:mo>+</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mi>m</m:mi> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>)</m:mo> </m:mrow> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mo>(</m:mo> <m:mfrac linethickness="0pt"> <m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:mi>ν</m:mi> <m:mo>+</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mi>m</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mi>ν</m:mi> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>)</m:mo> </m:mrow> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mo>(</m:mo> <m:mfrac linethickness="0pt"> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mrow> <m:mn>2</m:mn> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mo stretchy="false">(</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mi>ν</m:mi> <m:mo>+</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mo stretchy="false">)</m:mo> </m:mrow> </m:mrow> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>)</m:mo> </m:mrow> </m:mrow> </m:mrow> <m:mo>=</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:msup> <m:mn>2</m:mn> <m:mrow> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mn>2</m:mn> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mn>1</m:mn> </m:mrow> </m:msup> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mfrac> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mrow> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mo>(</m:mo> <m:mfrac linethickness="0pt"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>)</m:mo> </m:mrow> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mo>(</m:mo> <m:mfrac linethickness="0pt"> <m:mi>j</m:mi> <m:mi>m</m:mi> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>)</m:mo> </m:mrow> </m:mrow> </m:mrow> <m:mo>,</m:mo> </m:mrow> </m:math> see text \sum_{\nu=0}^{[\frac{n}{2}]-j}{\nu+j\choose m}{\nu+j-m\choose\nu}{n\choose 2(% \nu+j)}=2^{n-2j-1}\frac{n}{n-j}{n-j\choose j}{j\choose m}, where <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>m</m:mi> <m:mo>≥</m:mo> <m:mn>0</m:mn> </m:mrow> </m:math> {m\geq 0} , <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>j</m:mi> <m:mo>≥</m:mo> <m:mn>0</m:mn> </m:mrow> </m:math> {j\geq 0} and <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mo>≥</m:mo> <m:mn>1</m:mn> </m:mrow> </m:math> {n\geq 1} are integers with <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>m</m:mi> <m:mo>≤</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi>

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Georgian Mathematical Journal
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2026-06-25
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https://doi.org/10.1515/gmj-2026-3025
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On a combinatorial identity of Akyuz and Halici

Horst Alzer, Arjun K. Rathie
Georgian Mathematical Journal
Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics
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On a combinatorial identity of Akyuz and Halici

Horst Alzer, Arjun K. Rathie
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Abstract Inspired by a combinatorial identity given by Akyuz and Halici, we present three closely related summation formulas. One of our results states that <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:munderover> <m:mo largeop="true" movablelimits="false" symmetric="true">∑</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mi>ν</m:mi> <m:mo>=</m:mo> <m:mn>0</m:mn> </m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:mo stretchy="false">[</m:mo> <m:mfrac> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mn>2</m:mn> </m:mfrac> <m:mo stretchy="false">]</m:mo> </m:mrow> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> </m:munderover> <m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:mo>(</m:mo> <m:mfrac linethickness="0pt"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>ν</m:mi> <m:mo>+</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mi>m</m:mi> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>)</m:mo> </m:mrow> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mo>(</m:mo> <m:mfrac linethickness="0pt"> <m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:mi>ν</m:mi> <m:mo>+</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mi>m</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mi>ν</m:mi> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>)</m:mo> </m:mrow> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mo>(</m:mo> <m:mfrac linethickness="0pt"> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mrow> <m:mn>2</m:mn> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mo stretchy="false">(</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mi>ν</m:mi> <m:mo>+</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mo stretchy="false">)</m:mo> </m:mrow> </m:mrow> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>)</m:mo> </m:mrow> </m:mrow> </m:mrow> <m:mo>=</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:msup> <m:mn>2</m:mn> <m:mrow> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mn>2</m:mn> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mn>1</m:mn> </m:mrow> </m:msup> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mfrac> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mrow> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mo>(</m:mo> <m:mfrac linethickness="0pt"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mo>-</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mi>j</m:mi> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>)</m:mo> </m:mrow> <m:mo>⁢</m:mo> <m:mrow> <m:mo>(</m:mo> <m:mfrac linethickness="0pt"> <m:mi>j</m:mi> <m:mi>m</m:mi> </m:mfrac> <m:mo>)</m:mo> </m:mrow> </m:mrow> </m:mrow> <m:mo>,</m:mo> </m:mrow> </m:math> see text \sum_{\nu=0}^{[\frac{n}{2}]-j}{\nu+j\choose m}{\nu+j-m\choose\nu}{n\choose 2(% \nu+j)}=2^{n-2j-1}\frac{n}{n-j}{n-j\choose j}{j\choose m}, where <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>m</m:mi> <m:mo>≥</m:mo> <m:mn>0</m:mn> </m:mrow> </m:math> {m\geq 0} , <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>j</m:mi> <m:mo>≥</m:mo> <m:mn>0</m:mn> </m:mrow> </m:math> {j\geq 0} and <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>n</m:mi> <m:mo>≥</m:mo> <m:mn>1</m:mn> </m:mrow> </m:math> {n\geq 1} are integers with <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <m:mrow> <m:mi>m</m:mi> <m:mo>≤</m:mo> <m:mi>j</m:mi>

Georgian Mathematical Journal
Rajasthan Technical University (IN), Wala Heilmittel (Germany) (DE)
Openalex Percentile: Top 2%
Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics
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