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The asymptotic behaviour of the number of three-connected triangulations of the disk, with a reflective symmetry in a line

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We consider the enumeration of the three-connected triangulations of the disk, with a reflective symmetry about a line. The asymptotic behavior is unlike that observed for rooted maps or for maps having rotational symmetry.

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  1. Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    D. M. Jackson

  2. Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    L. B. Richmond

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Jackson, D.M., Richmond, L.B. The asymptotic behaviour of the number of three-connected triangulations of the disk, with a reflective symmetry in a line. Combinatorica 12, 149–153 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01204718

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