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$P$-Partition Generating Function Equivalence of Naturally Labeled Posets

Combinatorics 2019-09-17 v2

Abstract

The PP-partition generating function of a (naturally labeled) poset PP is a quasisymmetric function enumerating order-preserving maps from PP to Z+\mathbb{Z}^+. Using the Hopf algebra of posets, we give necessary conditions for two posets to have the same generating function. In particular, we show that they must have the same number of antichains of each size, as well as the same shape (as defined by Greene). We also discuss which shapes guarantee uniqueness of the PP-partition generating function and give a method of constructing pairs of non-isomorphic posets with the same generating function.

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@article{arxiv.1807.02865,
  title  = {$P$-Partition Generating Function Equivalence of Naturally Labeled Posets},
  author = {Ricky Ini Liu and Michael Weselcouch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.02865},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

26 pages. To appear in Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A

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