A Generating Function for all Semi-Magic Squares and the Volume of the Birkhoff Polytope
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We present a multivariate generating function for all n x n nonnegative integral matrices with all row and column sums equal to a positive integer t, the so called semi-magic squares. As a consequence we obtain formulas for all coefficients of the Ehrhart polynomial of the polytope B_n of n x n doubly-stochastic matrices, also known as the Birkhoff polytope. In particular we derive formulas for the volumes of B_n and any of its faces.
24 pages, 1 figure. To appear in Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics
24 pages, 1 figure. To appear in Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics