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A determinant of Stirling cycle numbers counts unlabeled acyclic single-source automata

arXiv:0704.0004

Abstract

We show that a determinant of Stirling cycle numbers counts unlabeled acyclic single-source automata. The proof involves a bijection from these automata to certain marked lattice paths and a sign-reversing involution to evaluate the determinant.

11 pages