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Enumeration of permutations by number of alternating runs

Combinatorics 2012-11-29 v7

Abstract

Let R(n,k) denote the number of permutations of {1,2,...,n} with k alternating runs. We find a grammatical description of the numbers R(n,k) and then present several convolution formulas involving the generating function for the numbers R(n,k). Moreover, we establish a connection between alternating runs and Andre permutations.

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@article{arxiv.1110.5014,
  title  = {Enumeration of permutations by number of alternating runs},
  author = {Shi-Mei Ma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.5014},
  year   = {2012}
}

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10 pages