How to calculate the number of perfect matchings in finite sections of certain infinite plane graphs (Q1197034)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 89908
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How to calculate the number of perfect matchings in finite sections of certain infinite plane graphs
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 89908

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    How to calculate the number of perfect matchings in finite sections of certain infinite plane graphs (English)
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    16 January 1993
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    By Kasteleyn's formula the number of perfect matchings in a plane graph \(G\) can be expressed by the determinant of a certain matrix related to the adjacency matrix of \(G\). In this paper a simplification is suggested which is very efficient for sections of certain infinite plane graphs.
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    enumeration
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    perfect matchings
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    plane graph
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    adjacency matrix
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