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Permutations sortable by n-4 passes through a stack

Combinatorics 2009-02-03 v2

Abstract

We characterise and enumerate permutations that are sortable by n-4 passes through a stack. We conjecture the number of permutations sortable by n-5 passes, and also the form of a formula for the general case n-k, which involves a polynomial expression.

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@article{arxiv.0812.0143,
  title  = {Permutations sortable by n-4 passes through a stack},
  author = {Anders Claesson and Mark Dukes and Einar Steingrimsson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.0143},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages

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