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On the Likelihood of Comparability in Bruhat Order

Probability 2007-05-23 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

The poset of permutations of [n] under Bruhat ordering is studied. We give nontrivial upper and lower bounds for the number of comparable pairs of permutations in both the weak and strong versions of this order. In light of numerical experiments, we conjecture that in either case the upper bound is qualitatively close to the actual number of comparable pairs.

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@article{arxiv.math/0605490,
  title  = {On the Likelihood of Comparability in Bruhat Order},
  author = {Adam Hammett and Boris Pittel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0605490},
  year   = {2007}
}

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28 pages, 8 figures

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