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Derangements and Relative Derangements of Type $B$

Combinatorics 2007-08-28 v1

Abstract

By introducing the notion of relative derangements of type BB, also called signed relative derangements, which are defined in terms of signed permutations, we obtain a type BB analogue of the well-known relation between relative derangements and the classical derangements. While this fact can be proved by using the principle of inclusion and exclusion, we present a combinatorial interpretation with the aid of the intermediate structure of signed skew derangements.

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@article{arxiv.0708.3623,
  title  = {Derangements and Relative Derangements of Type $B$},
  author = {William Y. C. Chen and Jessica C. Y. Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.3623},
  year   = {2007}
}

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7 pages