q-binomial coefficient

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Gaussian binomial coefficient
gptkbp:application representation theory
quantum groups
enumerative combinatorics
partition theory
gptkbp:definedIn non-negative integers n and k
gptkbp:defines the number of k-dimensional subspaces of an n-dimensional vector space over a finite field with q elements
gptkbp:field gptkb:algebra
combinatorics
gptkbp:generalizes binomial coefficient
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label q-binomial coefficient
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Eduard_Heine
gptkbp:introducedIn 1846
gptkbp:notation C_q(n, k)
[n \\atop k]_q
gptkbp:parameter q
gptkbp:property is a polynomial in q with integer coefficients
reduces to binomial coefficient as q approaches 1
satisfies q-analog of Pascal's rule
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:q-Pochhammer_symbol
q-series
q-factorial
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Q_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6