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Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, 1997, Volume 240, Pages 136–146
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Rooks on Ferrers boards and matrix integrals
S. V. Kerov St. Petersburg Department of V. A. Steklov Institute of Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Abstract:
Let $C(n,N)=\int_{H_N}\operatorname{tr}Z^{2n}\,\mu(dZ)$ denote a matrix integral by a $U(N)$-invariant gaussian measure $\mu$ on the space $H_N$ of hermitian $N\times{N}$ matrices. The integral is known to be always a positive integer. We derive a simple combinatorial interpretation of this integral in terms of rook
configurations on Ferrers boards. The formula
$$
C(n,N) = (2n - 1)!!
\sum_{k=0}^n \binom N{k+1}\binom nk\, 2^k
$$
found by J. Harer and D. Zagier follows from our interpretation immediately.
Received: 30.10.1996
Citation:
S. V. Kerov, “Rooks on Ferrers boards and matrix integrals”, Representation theory, dynamical systems, combinatorial and algoritmic methods. Part II, Zap. Nauchn. Sem. POMI, 240, POMI, St. Petersburg, 1997, 136–146; J. Math. Sci. (New York), 96:5 (1999), 3531–3536
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