{ "id": "math/0412041", "version": "v1", "published": "2004-12-02T06:02:47.000Z", "updated": "2004-12-02T06:02:47.000Z", "title": "A Simple Proof of the Aztec Diamond Theorem", "authors": [ "Sen-Peng Eu", "Tung-Shan Fu" ], "comment": "8 pages, 4 figures", "categories": [ "math.CO" ], "abstract": "Based on a bijection between domino tilings of an Aztec diamond and non-intersecting lattice paths, a simple proof of the Aztec diamond theorem is given in terms of Hankel determinants of the large and small Schr\\\"oder numbers.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2004-12-02T06:02:47.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "05A15" ], "keywords": [ "aztec diamond theorem", "simple proof", "domino tilings", "non-intersecting lattice paths", "hankel determinants" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 8, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "adsabs": "2004math.....12041E" } } }