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Avoidance of Partially Ordered Generalized Patterns of the form $k$-$\sigma$-$k$

Combinatorics 2008-05-14 v1

Abstract

Sergey Kitaev has shown that the exponential generating function for permutations avoiding the generalized pattern σ\sigma-kk, where σ\sigma is a pattern without dashes and kk is one greater than the biggest element in σ\sigma, is determined by the exponential generating function for permutations avoiding σ\sigma. We show that this also holds for permutations avoiding all the generalized patterns σ1\sigma_1-k1k_1, ......, σn\sigma_n-knk_n, where σ1\sigma_1, ......, σn\sigma_n are patterns without dashes and kik_i is one greater than the biggest element in σi\sigma_i. Similarly the exponential generating function for permutations avoiding the partially ordered generalized patterns k1k_1-σ1\sigma_1-k1k_1, ......, knk_n-σn\sigma_n-knk_n can be determined from the exponential generating function for permutations avoiding the generalized patterns σ1\sigma_1, ......, σn\sigma_n, where σ1\sigma_1, ......, σn\sigma_n are patterns without dashes and kik_i is one greater than the largest element in σi\sigma_i. 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}
}