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In this paper, algorithms are developed for computing the Stirling transform and the inverse Stirling transform; specifically, we investigate a class of sequences satisfying a two-term recurrence. We derive a general identity which…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-12-06 Mourad Rahmani

Given a countable set X (usually taken to be the natural numbers or integers), an infinite permutation, \pi, of X is a linear ordering of X. This paper investigates the combinatorial complexity of infinite permutations on the natural…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2011-08-19 Steven Widmer

We combinatorially prove that the number $R(n,k)$ of permutations of length $n$ having $k$ runs is a log-concave sequence in $k$, for all $n$. We also give a new combinatorial proof for the log-concavity of the Eulerian numbers.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Miklós Bóna , Richard Ehrenborg

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…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-02-03 Anders Claesson , Mark Dukes , Einar Steingrimsson

We introduce and study a new notion of patterns in Stirling and $k$-Stirling permutations, which we call block patterns. We prove a general result which allows us to compute generating functions for the occurrences of various block patterns…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-02-17 Jeffrey B. Remmel , Andrew Timothy Wilson

We consider random permutations on $\Sn$ with logarithmic growing cycles weights and study asymptotic behavior as the length $n$ tends to infinity. We show that the cycle count process converges to a vector of independent Poisson variables…

Probability · Mathematics 2018-06-14 Nicolas Robles , Dirk Zeindler

In this paper we introduce the definition of marked permutations. We first present a bijection between Stirling permutations and marked permutations. We then present an involution on Stirling derangements. Furthermore, we present a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-12-23 Guan-Huei Duh , Yen-chi Roger Lin , Shi-Mei Ma , Yeong-Nan Yeh

We are interested in random uniform minimal factorizations of the $n$-cycle which are factorizations of $(1~2\dots n)$ into a product of $n-1$ transpositions. Our main result is an explicit formula for the joint probability that 1 and 2…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-12-14 Etienne Bellin

We show that the threshold for the random graph $G_{n,p}$ to contain the square of a Hamilton cycle is $p=\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}$. This improves the previous results of K\"uhn and Osthus and also Nenadov and \v{S}kori\'c. In addition we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-10-06 Patrick Bennett , Andrzej Dudek , Alan Frieze

Let $\pi_n$ be a uniformly chosen random permutation on $[n]$. The authors of [2] showed that the expected number of distinct consecutive patterns of all lengths $k\in\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ in $\pi_n$ was $\frac{n^2}{2}(1-o(1))$ as $n\to\infty$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-03-31 Verónica Borrás-Serrano , Isabel Byrne , Anant Godbole , Nathaniel Veimau

We consider random permutations derived by sampling from stick-breaking partitions of the unit interval. The cycle structure of such a permutation can be associated with the path of a decreasing Markov chain on $n$ integers. Under certain…

Probability · Mathematics 2012-05-04 Alexander Gnedin , Alexander Iksanov , Alexander Marynych

A permutation of n letters is k-prolific if each (n-k)-subset of the letters in its one-line notation forms a unique pattern. We present a complete characterization of k-prolific permutations for each k, proving that k-prolific permutations…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-05-25 David Bevan , Cheyne Homberger , Bridget Eileen Tenner

By means of the generating function method, a linear recurrence relation is explicitly resolved. The solution is expressed in terms of the Stirling numbers of both the first and the second kind. Two remarkable pairs of combinatorial…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-04-16 Nadia Na Li , Wenchang Chu

We study joint distributions of cycles and patterns in permutations written in standard cycle form. We explore both classical and generalised patterns of length 2 and 3. Many extensions of classical theory are achieved; bivariate generating…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-11-05 Robert Parviainen

In this paper, we study the generating functions for the number of pattern restricted Stirling permutations with a given number of plateaus, descents and ascents. Properties of the generating functions, including symmetric properties and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-07-21 David Callan , Shi-Mei Ma , Toufik Mansour

We describe proofs of the standard generating formulas for unsigned and signed Stirling numbers of the first kind that follow from a natural combinatorial interpretation based on cycle-colored permutations.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-07-21 Paul Levande

Resolving a conjecture of K\"uhn and Osthus from 2012, we show that $p= 1/\sqrt{n}$ is the threshold for the random graph $G_{n,p}$ to contain the square of a Hamilton cycle.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-10-20 Jeff Kahn , Bhargav Narayanan , Jinyoung Park

Associated to each complex-valued random variable satisfying appropriate integrability conditions, we introduce a different generalization of the Stirling numbers of the second kind. Various equivalent definitions are provided. Attention,…

Probability · Mathematics 2020-10-20 José A. Adell

The discrete distribution of the length of longest increasing subsequences in random permutations of $n$ integers is deeply related to random matrix theory. In a seminal work, Baik, Deift and Johansson provided an asymptotics in terms of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-06-21 Folkmar Bornemann

In the paper, the authors provide four alternative proofs of an explicit formula for computing Bernoulli numbers in terms of Stirling numbers of the second kind.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-09-05 Bai-Ni Guo , Feng Qi