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Finite-state enumeration of adjacency-constrained 132-avoiding permutations

组合数学 2026-05-25 v1

摘要

For a fixed integer m1m\ge 1, let An(m)\mathcal{A}_n^{(m)} be the set of permutations πSn\pi\in S_n that avoid the pattern 132132 and satisfy the adjacency bound πi+1πim|\pi_{i+1}-\pi_i|\le m for all ii. Here, a pattern 132132 means three indices i<j<ki<j<k such that πi<πk<πj\pi_i<\pi_k<\pi_j. A recent study initiated the enumeration of these constrained 132-avoiding permutations, treating the case m=2m=2 by deriving a rational ordinary generating function and asking for finite-state decompositions, rational generating functions, and explicit rational formulas for larger fixed mm. We introduce a two-sided endpoint-state decomposition that works uniformly for every fixed mm. The state variables impose threshold bounds on the endpoint deficiencies nπ1n-\pi_1 and nπnn-\pi_n, with thresholds in {0,1,,m1,}\{0,1,\ldots,m-1,\infty\}. This gives at most (m+1)2(m+1)^2 states and proves that, for every fixed mm, the ordinary generating function A(m)(x)A^{(m)}(x) is rational and can be computed effectively by exact linear algebra. We also identify cyclic strongly connected components of the dependency graph in the finite-state system to give an explicit upper bound for the order of an eventual constant-coefficient recurrence satisfied by the sequence an(m)=An(m)a_n^{(m)}=|\mathcal{A}_n^{(m)}|. We then recover the known case m=2m=2 from this state system and work out the case m=3m=3 explicitly. On the asymptotic side, we prove that the exponential growth constant exists for every mm; for m2m\ge2 it is obtained from the spectral radii of the two cyclic components with more than one vertex in the state system. We determine the simple-pole asymptotics for m=2m=2 and m=3m=3, and we prove that the growth constants are nondecreasing in mm, strictly smaller than the Catalan growth constant 44 for every finite mm, and converge to 44 as mm\to\infty.

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@article{arxiv.2605.23519,
  title  = {Finite-state enumeration of adjacency-constrained 132-avoiding permutations},
  author = {Teruki Mayama and Dai Akita},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.23519},
  year   = {2026}
}

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37 pages, 2 figures