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A note on the monomer dimer problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. A. Bondy  and
D. J. A. Welsh
J. A. Bondy
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Oxford
D. J. A. Welsh
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Oxford
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In this note we determine a lower bound for the number of different configurations of monomers and dimers on the hypercubical lattice. This combinatorial problem has important applications in statistical mechanics ((1)) and solid state chemistry.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 62 , Issue 3 , July 1966 , pp. 503 - 505
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1966

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