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Three Generalizations of Davenport-Schinzel Sequences

Combinatorics 2014-01-23 v1 Discrete Mathematics

Abstract

We present new, and mostly sharp, bounds on the maximum length of certain generalizations of Davenport-Schinzel sequences. Among the results are sharp bounds on order-ss {\em double DS} sequences, for all ss, sharp bounds on sequences avoiding {\em catenated permutations} (aka formation free sequences), and new lower bounds on sequences avoiding {\em zig-zagging} patterns.

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@article{arxiv.1401.5709,
  title  = {Three Generalizations of Davenport-Schinzel Sequences},
  author = {Seth Pettie},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.5709},
  year   = {2014}
}