Counting quadrant walks via Tutte's invariant method
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This paper adapts Tutte's invariant method to analyze quadrant walks, proving algebraicity for several models, including Gessel's. It introduces a weaker invariant notion, demonstrating D-algebraicity for nine non-D-finite models with decoupling functions, using a novel integral-free expression for their generating function.
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Supported by NSF and the European Research Council - no obvious conflicts identified.
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A strong paper extending Tutte's invariant method to quadrant walks, providing new algebraic and D-algebraic results. The heavy use of computer algebra in some proofs and the limited scope slightly lower the rating.
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