A generalization of Stirling numbers
Abstract
We generalize the Stirling numbers of the first kind s(a,k) to the case where a may be an arbitrary real number. In particular, we study the case in which a is an integer. There, we discover new combinatorial properties held by the classical Stirling numbers, and analogous properties held by the Stirling numbers s(n,k) with n a negative integer. On g\'en\'eralise ici les nombres de Stirling du premier ordre s(a,k) au cas o\`u a est un r\'eel quelconque. On s'interesse en particulier au cas o\`u a est entier. Ceci permet de mettre en evidence de nouvelles propri\'et\'es combinatoires aux quelles obeissent les nombres de Stirling usuels et des propri\'et\'es analougues auquelles obeissent les nombres de Stirling s(n,k) o\`u n est un entier n\`egatif.
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