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Lehmer Codes and the Reverse-Complement Mapping from (32-1)-Avoiding Permutations to (3-21)-Avoiding Permutations

Combinatorics 2026-07-29 v1

Abstract

Let Sn(32-1)S_n(32\text{-}1) and Sn(3-21)S_n(3\text{-}21) denote the sets of nn-permutations avoiding the vincular patterns 32-132\text{-}1 and 3-213\text{-}21, respectively. Using Lehmer codes, we realize these families as weighted posets Ln(32-1)L_n(32\text{-}1) and Ln(3-21)L_n(3\text{-}21), where the weight of a code is the inversion number of its permutation. We show that the maximal elements of each of these posets, MaxLn(32-1)\operatorname{Max} L_n(32\text{-}1) and MaxLn(3-21)\operatorname{Max} L_n(3\text{-}21), are enumerated by the Fibonacci numbers. We demonstrate that the classical reverse-complement map on permutations restricts to a natural bijection between these two sets of maximal elements, revealing a deep symmetry between their underlying poset structures.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.26900,
  title  = {Lehmer Codes and the Reverse-Complement Mapping from (32-1)-Avoiding Permutations to (3-21)-Avoiding Permutations},
  author = {Andrew Beveridge and Yufan Hu and Yucheng Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.26900},
  year   = {2026}
}

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23 pages, 5 figures