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Some limit properties for the coefficients of the q-Catalan numbers

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In the paper, some limit properties, such as, moderate deviation principle and law of large numbers, for the coefficients of the q-Catalan numbers and the generalized q-Catalan numbers are obtained.

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Wu, Z., Du, H. Some limit properties for the coefficients of the q-Catalan numbers. Indian J Pure Appl Math 45, 469–478 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13226-014-0075-6

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