A new combinatorial formula for alternating descent polynomials
Abstract
We prove a combinatorial formula for the alternating descent polynomials of type A and B. Combining with Josuat-Verg\`es' combinatorial interpretation for Hoffman's derivative polynomials for tangent and secant functions, we obtain a unified combinatorial proof of Ma-Yeh's two formulae linking these two families of polynomials.
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