Surprising symmetries in objects counted by Catalan numbers
The electronic journal of combinatorics, Tome 19 (2012) no. 1
We prove that the total number $S_{n,132}(q)$ of copies of the pattern $q$ in all 132-avoiding permutations of length $n$ is the same for $q=231$, $q=312$, or $q=213$. We provide a combinatorial proof for this unexpected threefold symmetry. We then significantly generalize this result by proving a large family of non-trivial equalities of the type $S_{n,132}(q)=S_{n,132}(q')$.
DOI :
10.37236/2060
Classification :
05A05, 05A15
Mots-clés : permutations, patterns, plane trees, bijection
Mots-clés : permutations, patterns, plane trees, bijection
Affiliations des auteurs :
Miklós Bóna  1
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journal = {The electronic journal of combinatorics},
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Miklós Bóna. Surprising symmetries in objects counted by Catalan numbers. The electronic journal of combinatorics, Tome 19 (2012) no. 1. doi: 10.37236/2060
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