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An Explicit Formula for the Bell Numbers in Terms of the Lah and Stirling Numbers

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In the paper, the author finds an explicit formula for the Bell numbers in terms of the Lah numbers and the Stirling numbers of the second kind.

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  1. Institute of Mathematics, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454010, Henan, China

    Feng Qi

  2. College of Mathematics, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao, 028043, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

    Feng Qi

  3. Department of Mathematics, College of Science, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, China

    Feng Qi

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Qi, F. An Explicit Formula for the Bell Numbers in Terms of the Lah and Stirling Numbers. Mediterr. J. Math. 13, 2795–2800 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00009-015-0655-7

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