Horizontal runs in domino tilings

Horizontal runs in domino tilings

We discuss tilings of a grid (of size n × 2) with dominoes of size 2 × 1. Parameters that might be called“longest run” are investigated, in terms of generating functions and also asymptotically. Extensionsare also mentioned

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