ABSTRACT

B

n

(x

; x

; : : : ; x

n

) in the variables x

; x

; : : : ; x

n

defined by the sum

B

n

=

X

n!

k

!(1!)

k

k

!(2!)

k

k

n

!(n!)

k

n

x

k

x

k

x

k

n

n

; (11.1)

where the summation is extended over all partitions of n, that is, over all nonnegative integer solutions (k

; k

; : : : ; k

n

) of the equation k 1

+2k

+ +nk

n

= n;

is called exponential Bell partition polynomial.