We consider permutations sortable by $k$ passes through a deterministic pop stack. We show that for any $k\in\mathbb{N}$ the set is characterised by finitely many patterns, answering a question of Claesson and Guðmundsson. Moreover, these sets of patterns are algorithmically constructible. Our characterisation demands a more precise definition than in previous literature of what it means for a permutation to avoid a set of barred and unbarred patterns. We propose a new notion called $2$-avoidance.
@article{10_37236_9606,
author = {Murray Elder and Yoong Kuan Goh},
title = {\(k\)-pop stack sortable permutations and \(2\)-avoidance},
journal = {The electronic journal of combinatorics},
year = {2021},
volume = {28},
number = {1},
doi = {10.37236/9606},
zbl = {1464.05005},
url = {http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.37236/9606/}
}
TY - JOUR
AU - Murray Elder
AU - Yoong Kuan Goh
TI - \(k\)-pop stack sortable permutations and \(2\)-avoidance
JO - The electronic journal of combinatorics
PY - 2021
VL - 28
IS - 1
UR - http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.37236/9606/
DO - 10.37236/9606
ID - 10_37236_9606
ER -