Strong descent numbers and Turán type theorems

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Abstract

For a permutation π in the symmetric group S n let the total degree be its valency in the Hasse diagram of the strong Bruhat order on S n, and let the down degree be the number of permutations which are covered by π in the strong Bruhat order. The maxima of the total degree and the down degree and their values at a random permutation are computed. Proofs involve variants of a classical theorem of Turán from extremal graph theory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages338-345
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2006
Event18th Annual International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, FPSAC 2006 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 19 Jun 200623 Jun 2006

Conference

Conference18th Annual International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, FPSAC 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period19/06/0623/06/06

Keywords

  • Bruhat order
  • Descent number
  • Symmetric group
  • Turan graph

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