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The Touchard polynomials, studied by , also called the exponential polynomials or Bell polynomials, comprise a polynomial sequence of binomial type defined by : where is a Stirling number of the second kind, i.e., the number of partitions of a set of size ''n'' into ''k'' disjoint non-empty subsets. == Properties == The value at 1 of the ''n''th Touchard polynomial is the ''n''th Bell number, i.e., the number of partitions of a set of size ''n'': : If ''X'' is a random variable with a Poisson distribution with expected value λ, then its ''n''th moment is E(''X''''n'') = ''T''''n''(λ), leading to the definition: : Using this fact one can quickly prove that this polynomial sequence is of binomial type, i.e., it satisfies the sequence of identities: : The Touchard polynomials constitute the only polynomial sequence of binomial type with the coefficient of ''x'' equal 1 in every polynomial. The Touchard polynomials satisfy the Rodrigues-like formula: : The Touchard polynomials satisfy the recurrence relation : and : In the case ''x'' = 1, this reduces to the recurrence formula for the Bell numbers. Using the umbral notation ''T''''n''(''x'')=''T''''n''(''x''), these formulas become: : : The generating function of the Touchard polynomials is : which corresponds to the generating function of Stirling numbers of the second kind. Touchard polynomials have contour integral representation: : 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Touchard polynomials」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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