
Andrews [1] has conjectured that the constant term in a certain product is equal to a q q -multinomial coefficient. This conjecture is a q q -analogue of Dyson’s conjecture [5], and has been proved, combinatorically, by Zeilberger and Bressoud [15]. In this paper we give a combinatorial proof of a master theorem, that the constant term in a similar product, computed over the edges of a nontransitive tournament, is zero. Many constant terms are evaluated as consequences of this master theorem including Andrews’ q q -Dyson theorem in two ways, one of which is a q q -analogue of Good’s [6] recursive proof.
Basic hypergeometric functions in one variable, \({}_r\phi_s\), \(q\)-Dyson theorem, Factorials, binomial coefficients, combinatorial functions, multinomial coefficient, Combinatorial identities, bijective combinatorics, constant term
Basic hypergeometric functions in one variable, \({}_r\phi_s\), \(q\)-Dyson theorem, Factorials, binomial coefficients, combinatorial functions, multinomial coefficient, Combinatorial identities, bijective combinatorics, constant term
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