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The M\"obius function of permutations with an indecomposable lower bound

Combinatorics 2018-10-15 v2

Abstract

We show that the M\"obius function of an interval in a permutation poset where the lower bound is sum (resp. skew) indecomposable depends solely on the sum (resp. skew) indecomposable permutations contained in the upper bound, and that this can simplify the calculation of the M\"obius sum. For increasing oscillations, we give a recursion for the M\"obius sum which only involves evaluating simple inequalities.

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@article{arxiv.1710.03122,
  title  = {The M\"obius function of permutations with an indecomposable lower bound},
  author = {Robert Brignall and David Marchant},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.03122},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

19 pages, 6 figures. Revised following comments from anonymous reviewers

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