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Number of cycles in the graph of 312-avoiding permutations

Combinatorics 2014-10-08 v2

Abstract

The graph of overlapping permutations is defined in a way analogous to the De Bruijn graph on strings of symbols. That is, for every permutation π=π1π2...πn+1\pi = \pi_{1} \pi_{2} ... \pi_{n+1} there is a directed edge from the standardization of π1π2...πn\pi_{1} \pi_{2} ... \pi_{n} to the standardization of π2π3...πn+1\pi_{2} \pi_{3} ... \pi_{n+1}. We give a formula for the number of cycles of length dd in the subgraph of overlapping 312-avoiding permutations. Using this we also give a refinement of the enumeration of 312-avoiding affine permutations and point out some open problems on this graph, which so far has been little studied.

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@article{arxiv.1310.1520,
  title  = {Number of cycles in the graph of 312-avoiding permutations},
  author = {Richard Ehrenborg and Sergey Kitaev and Einar Steingrimsson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.1520},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

To appear in the Journal of Combinatorial Theory - Series A