Colored Partitions and the Fibonacci Sequence
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https://doi.org/10.5540/tema.2006.07.01.0119Abstract
We present interesting combinatorial interpretations for the Fibonacci numbers in terms of colored partitions obtained by using finite versions of two identities of the Rogers-Ramanujan type. New formula for the Fibonacci numbers is also given.References
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