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Multivariate generalizations of the Foata-Schutzenberger equidistribution

Combinatorics 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

A result of Foata and Schutzenberger states that two statistics on permutations, the number of inversions and the inverse major index, have the same distribution on a descent class. We give a multivariate generalization of this property: the sorted vectors of the Lehmer code, of the inverse majcode, and of a new code (the inverse saillance code), have the same distribution on a descent class, and their common multivariate generating function is a flagged ribbon Schur function.

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@article{arxiv.math/0605060,
  title  = {Multivariate generalizations of the Foata-Schutzenberger equidistribution},
  author = {F. Hivert and J. -C. Novelli and J. -Y. Thibon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0605060},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

17 pages, LaTex; Minor correction in the proof of Lemma 6.5; one reference added