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INVERSION POLYNOMIALS FOR PERMUTATIONS AVOIDING CONSECUTIVE PATTERNS

Combinatorics · math.CO · posed by Naiomi T. Cameron, Kendra Killpatrick · open

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Determining the inversion polynomial for the permutations that avoid this subset of consecutive patterns remains an open question.

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    Problem: Reconstructed Class 12 problem: for Π={321,213,132}\Pi=\{321,213,132\}, where these are consecutive patterns of length 33, determine

    In(Π;q)=∑π∈Av⁡n(Π)qinv⁡(π).I_n(\Pi;q)=\sum_{\pi\in \operatorname{Av}_n(\Pi)} q^{\operatorname{inv}(\pi)} .

    Here π∈Av⁡n(Π)\pi\in\operatorname{Av}_n(\Pi) iff no consecutive triple πiπi+1πi+2\pi_i\pi_{i+1}\pi_{i+2} standardizes to 321,213,321,213, or 132132. Thus the allowed consecutive triples are exactly 123,231,312123,231,312.

    Result: For n≥2n\ge2, define

    Fn(a,b)=∑π∈Av⁡n(Π)π1=a, π2=bqinv⁡(π)(1≤a≠b≤n).F_n(a,b)=\sum_{\substack{\pi\in\operatorname{Av}_n(\Pi)\\ \pi_1=a,\ \pi_2=b}}q^{\operatorname{inv}(\pi)} \qquad (1\le a\ne b\le n).

    Initial values:

    I0=I1=1,F2(1,2)=1,F2(2,1)=q.I_0=I_1=1,\qquad F_2(1,2)=1,\qquad F_2(2,1)=q.

    For m≥2m\ge2, compute Fm+1F_{m+1} from FmF_m as follows. For each 1≤a≠b≤m1\le a\ne b\le m and each k∈{1,…,m+1}k\in\{1,\dots,m+1\}, add

    qk−1Fm(a,b)q^{k-1}F_m(a,b)

    to

    Fm+1(k, a+1a≥k)F_{m+1}\bigl(k,\ a+\mathbf 1_{a\ge k}\bigr)

    precisely in the following cases:

    {a<b and (k≤a or k>b),a>b and b<k≤a.\begin{cases} a<b \text{ and } (k\le a \text{ or } k>b),\\ a>b \text{ and } b<k\le a. \end{cases}

    Then

    In(Π;q)=∑1≤a≠b≤nFn(a,b)(n≥2).I_n(\Pi;q)=\sum_{1\le a\ne b\le n}F_n(a,b)\qquad(n\ge2).

    Proof sketch. Given σ∈Av⁡m(Π)\sigma\in\operatorname{Av}_m(\Pi) with first two entries a,ba,b, prepend a new value kk, increasing every old entry ≥k\ge k by 11. This increases the inversion number by exactly k−1k-1. All consecutive triples except the first remain valid, so avoidance is equivalent to the first triple

    (k, a+1a≥k, b+1b≥k)\bigl(k,\ a+\mathbf 1_{a\ge k},\ b+\mathbf 1_{b\ge k}\bigr)

    being one of 123,231,312123,231,312. Checking the two cases a<ba<b and a>ba>b gives exactly the displayed allowed ranges for kk. Conversely, deleting the first entry of any avoiding permutation and standardizing gives a unique shorter avoiding permutation, so the recurrence is bijective.

    For example:

    I3=1+2q2,I4=1+2q2+3q3+q4+q5.I_3=1+2q^2,\qquad I_4=1+2q^2+3q^3+q^4+q^5.

    Citation: Problem source: Cameron–Killpatrick, “Inversion Polynomials for Permutations Avoiding Consecutive Patterns,” arXiv:1402.5211, Section 3, Class 12. The q=1q=1 enumeration is cited there as Kitaev–Mansour, Ars Combin. 75 (2005), 267–288. The recurrence above is the resolution supplied here.

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

    scope Full solution as submitted; SMD novelty classification TYPE1

    PASS

    The solution attacks the correct Class 12 set Π={321,213,132}\Pi=\{321,213,132\}. The recurrence is mathematically sound: prepending value kk increases inversions by k−1k-1, preserves all old consecutive triples, and avoidance reduces exactly to checking the new first triple. The stated kk-ranges are correct in the cases a<ba<b and a>ba>b, and deletion of the first entry gives the inverse bijection. Thus it gives a complete finite recurrence determining In(Π;q)I_n(\Pi;q). I found only the known q=1q=1 enumeration in the literature/context, not a prior inversion-polynomial resolution.

    Novelty assessment

    TYPE1

    Classification rationale: The recurrence is mathematically valid but very routine: it is a first-two-entries dynamic programming recurrence obtained by deleting/prepending the first entry. The same method works for essentially any fixed set of consecutive length-3 patterns after refining by the first two values. It determines the polynomials algorithmically, but gives no closed form, structural theorem, asymptotics, Wilf classification, or coefficient property. Thus it is not substantial enough for a standalone combinatorics paper.

    Literature check: I found the original Cameron–Killpatrick paper explicitly listing Class 12, Π={321,213,132}\Pi=\{321,213,132\}, as the sole unsolved size-three case for inversion polynomials, with only the q=1q=1 enumeration attributed to Kitaev–Mansour. Searches for the exact title, “Class 12,” “321 213 132 inversion polynomial,” “inv-Wilf equivalence,” and related consecutive-pattern/inversion-polynomial phrases did not reveal a later explicit solution. No known stronger published formula was located.

    Citation: N. T. Cameron and K. Killpatrick, “Inversion Polynomials for Permutations Avoiding Consecutive Patterns,” arXiv:1402.5211, Class 12.
    S. Kitaev and T. Mansour, “Simultaneous avoidance of generalized patterns,” Ars Combin. 75 (2005), 267–288.

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