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Finite automata, probabilistic method, and occurrence enumeration of a pattern in words and permutations

Combinatorics · math.CO · posed by Toufik Mansour, Reza Rastegar, Alexander Roitershtein · open

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There exist k,r ∈ \mathbb{N} and a pattern v ∈ [k]^{*} such that d>1 and K_{r} in (9) is equal to zero. In that case, there exists L_{r}∈ \mathbb{N},L_{r}<M_{r} , and \tilde{K}{r}∈(0,\infty) such that \lim{n \to\infty}\frac{f_{r}^{v}(k,n)}{n^{L_{r}}(d-1)^{n}}=\tilde{K}_{r} .

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    Problem: In the paper’s notation, frv(k,n)f_r^v(k,n) is the number of words w∈[k]nw\in[k]^n with exactly rr subsequence occurrences order-isomorphic to vv, and grv(k,n)=∑j≤rfjv(k,n)g_r^v(k,n)=\sum_{j\le r}f_j^v(k,n). Equation (9) asserts

    grv(k,n)∼CrnMr(d−1)n,frv(k,n)∼KrnMr(d−1)n,g_r^v(k,n)\sim C_r n^{M_r}(d-1)^n,\qquad f_r^v(k,n)\sim K_r n^{M_r}(d-1)^n,

    where dd is the number of distinct letters in vv. The conjecture asks for an example with d>1d>1, Kr=0K_r=0, and a lower power asymptotic for frv(k,n)f_r^v(k,n).

    Result: Take

    k=2,v=121,r=1.k=2,\qquad v=121,\qquad r=1.

    Then d=2d=2, so (d−1)n=1(d-1)^n=1.

    For a binary word ww, each occurrence of 121121 is a triple i<j<ℓi<j<\ell with wi=wℓ=1w_i=w_\ell=1 and wj=2w_j=2.

    First count words avoiding 121121. A word avoids 121121 iff no 22 lies between two 11's, so it has the form

    2a1b2c(b≥1)2^a1^b2^c \quad (b\ge 1)

    or is the all-22 word. Hence

    f0121(2,n)=1+#{a,b,c≥0:b≥1, a+b+c=n}=1+(n+12).f_0^{121}(2,n)=1+\#\{a,b,c\ge0:b\ge1,\ a+b+c=n\} =1+\binom{n+1}{2}.

    Now count words with exactly one occurrence. If a 22 contributes exactly one occurrence, it must have exactly one 11 before it and exactly one 11 after it. Thus the whole word must contain exactly two 11's, and exactly one 22 between them. Hence the word is uniquely of the form

    2a 1 2 1 2c,a,c≥0.2^a\,1\,2\,1\,2^c,\qquad a,c\ge0.

    Therefore, for n≥3n\ge3,

    f1121(2,n)=n−2,f_1^{121}(2,n)=n-2,

    and equivalently

    ∑n≥0f1121(2,n)xn=x3(1−x)2.\sum_{n\ge0} f_1^{121}(2,n)x^n=\frac{x^3}{(1-x)^2}.

    Thus

    g1121(2,n)=f0121(2,n)+f1121(2,n)=(n+12)+1+n−2∼12n2.g_1^{121}(2,n)=f_0^{121}(2,n)+f_1^{121}(2,n) =\binom{n+1}{2}+1+n-2 \sim \frac12 n^2.

    So in equation (9), M1=2M_1=2 and C1=12C_1=\frac12. But

    f1121(2,n)n2=n−2n2→0,\frac{f_1^{121}(2,n)}{n^2}=\frac{n-2}{n^2}\to0,

    so K1=0K_1=0. Moreover,

    f1121(2,n)n→1.\frac{f_1^{121}(2,n)}{n}\to1.

    Thus the conjectured lower-order asymptotic holds with

    L1=1<M1=2,K~1=1.L_1=1<M_1=2,\qquad \widetilde K_1=1.

    Citation: No external result is needed; this is an elementary enumeration.

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    model says: correctGPT-5.5 xhigh (SMD judge 1)

    scope Full solution as submitted; SMD novelty classification TYPE1

    PASS

    The enumeration is correct and matches the target conjecture. For k=2,v=121,r=1k=2, v=121, r=1, avoiders are exactly 2a1b2c2^a1^b2^c with b≥1b\ge1, plus the all-22 word, so f0=1+(n+12)f_0=1+\binom{n+1}{2}. Words with exactly one occurrence must have exactly two 11's with exactly one 22 between them, giving f1=n−2f_1=n-2. Hence g1∼12n2g_1\sim \tfrac12 n^2, so M1=2M_1=2, while f1/n2→0f_1/n^2\to0, so K1=0K_1=0. Finally f1/n→1f_1/n\to1, giving L1=1<M1L_1=1<M_1 and K~1=1\widetilde K_1=1.

    Novelty assessment

    TYPE1

    Classification rationale: The example k=2, v=121, r=1k=2,\ v=121,\ r=1 is a valid but very elementary resolution: it reduces to counting binary words of the form 2a1b2c2^a1^b2^c and 2a1212c2^a1212^c. This is not substantial enough for a standalone combinatorics paper; at most it would be a short note/comment or an observation in an erratum.

    Literature check: I found no explicit prior statement resolving the conjecture with this example, nor a published formula specifically giving f1121(2,n)=n−2f^{121}_1(2,n)=n-2 in this context. The original paper gives the conjecture and general finite-automaton methods, but does not appear to record this simple 121121 example as resolving it. Searches for the exact notation and related phrases around “pattern 121”, “exactly one occurrence”, “subsequence occurrences in words”, and the paper title did not reveal a stronger known published result.

    Citation: Toufik Mansour, Reza Rastegar, Alexander Roitershtein, “Finite automata, probabilistic method, and occurrence enumeration of a pattern in words and permutations,” arXiv:1905.05646.

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