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Enumerating runs, valleys, and peaks in Catalan words

Combinatorics 2024-04-09 v1

Abstract

We provide generating functions, formulas, and asymptotic expressions for the number of Catalan words based on the number of runs of ascents (descents), runs of weak ascents (descents), \ell-valleys, valleys, symmetric valleys, \ell-peaks, peaks, and symmetric peaks. We also establish some bijections with restricted Dyck paths and ordered trees that transports some statistics.

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@article{arxiv.2404.05672,
  title  = {Enumerating runs, valleys, and peaks in Catalan words},
  author = {Jean-Luc Baril and Pamela E. Harris and Kimberly J. Harry and Matt McClinton and José L. Ramírez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.05672},
  year   = {2024}
}