Avoidance of Partially Ordered Generalized Patterns of the form $k$-$\sigma$-$k$
Abstract
Sergey Kitaev has shown that the exponential generating function for permutations avoiding the generalized pattern -, where is a pattern without dashes and is one greater than the biggest element in , is determined by the exponential generating function for permutations avoiding . We show that this also holds for permutations avoiding all the generalized patterns -, , -, where , , are patterns without dashes and is one greater than the biggest element in . Similarly the exponential generating function for permutations avoiding the partially ordered generalized patterns --, , -- can be determined from the exponential generating function for permutations avoiding the generalized patterns , , , where , , are patterns without dashes and is one greater than the largest element in . Using this we construct a bijection between bicolored set partitions and permutations avoiding the partially ordered generalized pattern 3-12-3 (that is, permutations avoiding both the patterns 3-12-4 and 4-12-3). By using this method twice, we find a closed formula for the exponential generating function for permutations avoiding the partially ordered generalized pattern 3-121-3. Finally, we give a complete classification of when single partially ordered generalized patterns have the same set of avoiders.
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@article{arxiv.0805.1872,
title = {Avoidance of Partially Ordered Generalized Patterns of the form $k$-$\sigma$-$k$},
author = {Marteinn T. Hardarson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0805.1872},
year = {2008}
}