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We generalize the notion of non-crossing partition on a disk to general surfaces with boundary. For this, we consider a surface $\Sigma$ and introduce the number $C_{\Sigma}(n)$ of non-crossing partitions of a set of $n$ points laying on…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-03-19 Juanjo Rué , Ignasi Sau , Dimitrios M. Thilikos

For each finite configuration of distinct points in the plane, there is an associated lattice of noncrossing partitions. When these points form the vertices of a convex polygon, the result is the classical noncrossing partition lattice,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-04-17 Michael Dougherty , Kaiyi Fang , Yunting Jiang , Edgar Lin , Lucas Lindenmuth , Eleanor Pokras , Gina Root

This article examines noncrossing partitions of the unit circle in the complex plane; we call these continuous noncrossing partitions. More precisely, we focus on the degree-$d$ continuous noncrossing partitions where unit complex numbers…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-02 Michael Dougherty , Jon McCammond

In this paper we present a new formula for the number of unrestricted partitions of $n$. We do this by introducing a correspondence between the number of unrestrited partitions of $n$ and the number of non-negative solutions of systems of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-06-27 Hemar Godinho , José Plínio O. Santos

An ordered partition of $[n]=\{1, 2, \ldots, n\}$ is a partition whose blocks are endowed with a linear order. Let $\mathcal{OP}_{n,k}$ be set of ordered partitions of $[n]$ with $k$ blocks and $\mathcal{OP}_{n,k}(\sigma)$ be set of ordered…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-04-12 William Y. C. Chen , Alvin Y. L. Dai , Robin D. P. Zhou

Non-crossing and non-nesting permutations are variations of the well-known Stirling permutations. A permutation $\pi$ on $\{1,1,2,2,\ldots, n,n\}$ is called non-crossing if it avoids the crossing patterns $\{1212,2121\}$ and is called…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-05-12 Kassie Archer , Robert P. Laudone

Recently, Chen et al. derived the generating function for partitions avoiding right nestings and posed the problem of finding the generating function for partitions avoiding right crossings. In this paper, we derive the generating function…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-10-06 Sherry H. F. Yan , Yuexiao Xu

A non-crossing pairing on a bitstring matches 1s and 0s in a manner such that the pairing diagram is nonintersecting. By considering such pairings on arbitrary bitstrings $1^{n_1} 0^{m_1} ... 1^{n_r} 0^{m_r}$, we generalize classical…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-06-17 Todd Kemp , Karl Mahlburg , Amarpreet Rattan , Clifford Smyth

In this note, we give a simple extension map from partitions of subsets of [n] to partitions of [n+1], which sends $\delta$-distant k-crossings to $(\delta+1)$-distant k-crossings (and similarly for nestings). This map provides a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-10-24 Juan B. Gil , Jordan O. Tirrell

A tripartite-circle drawing of a tripartite graph is a drawing in the plane, where each part of a vertex partition is placed on one of three disjoint circles, and the edges do not cross the circles. The tripartite-circle crossing number of…

Schutzenberger's theorem for the ordinary RSK correspondence naturally extends to Chen et. al's correspondence for matchings and partitions. Thus the counting of bilaterally symmetric $k$-noncrossing partitions naturally arises as an…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2008-10-09 Guoce Xin , Terence Y. J. Zhang

An ordered partition of [n]:={1,2,..., n} is a sequence of its disjoint subsets whose union is [n]. The number of ordered partitions of [n] with k blocks is k!S(n,k), where S(n,k) is the Stirling number of second kind. In this paper we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Masao Ishikawa , Anisse Kasraoui , Jiang Zeng

Certain mathematical structures make a habit of reoccuring in the most diverse list of settings. Some obvious examples exhibiting this intrusive type of behavior include the Fibonacci numbers, the Catalan numbers, the quaternions, and the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Jon McCammond

Using the bijection between partitions and vacillating tableaux, we establish a correspondence between pairs of noncrossing free Dyck paths of length $2n$ and noncrossing partitions of $[2n+1]$ with $n+1$ blocks. In terms of the number of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2008-07-27 William Y. C. Chen , Sabrina X. M. Pang , Ellen X. Y. Qu , Richard P. Stanley

The lattice of noncrossing partitions is well-known for its wide variety of combinatorial appearances and properties. For example, the lattice is rank-symmetric and enumerated by the Catalan numbers. In this article, we introduce a large…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-09-17 Stella Cohen , Michael Dougherty , Andrew D. Harsh , Spencer Park Martin

Let p(n, k) denote the number of partitions of n into parts less than or equal to k. We show several properties of this function modulo 2. First, we prove that for fixed positive integers k and m, p(n,k) is periodic modulo m. Using this, we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-11-21 Kedar Karhadkar

We establish recursions counting various classes of chains in the noncrossing partition lattice of a finite Coxeter group. The recursions specialize a general relation which is proven uniformly (i.e. without appealing to the classification…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-13 Nathan Reading

If $a_1, a_2, ..., a_k$ and $n$ are positive integers such that $n = a_1 + a_2 + ... + a_k$, then the sum $a_1 + a_2 + ... + a_k$ is said to be a \emph{partition of $n$} of \emph{length $k$}, and $a_1, a_2, ..., a_k$ are said to be the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-04-25 Peter Borg

We present a bijection between non-crossing partitions of the set $[2n+1]$ into $n+1$ blocks such that no block contains two consecutive integers, and the set of sequences $\{s_{i}\}_{1}^{n}$ such that $1 \leq s_{i} \leq i$, and if…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Rekha Natarajan

In this paper, we address several intersection problems for $r$-cross $t$-intersecting families of partitions. A $k$-partition of an $n$-set $X$ is a set of $k$ pairwise disjoint non-empty subsets whose union is $X$. For $1\leq i\leq r$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-02-24 Jie Wen , Benjian Lv