Generating functions for descents over permutations which avoid sets of consecutive patterns
read the original abstract
We extend the reciprocity method of Jones and Remmel to study generating functions of the form $$\sum_{n \geq 0} \frac{t^n}{n!} \sum_{\sigma \in \mathcal{NM}_n(\Gamma)}x^{\mathrm{LRmin}(\sigma)}y^{1+\mathrm{des}(\sigma)}$$ where $\Gamma$ is a set of permutations which start with 1 and have at most one descent, $\mathcal{NM}_n(\Gamma)$ is the set of permutations $\sigma$ in the symmetric group $\mathfrak{S}_n$ which have no $\Gamma$-matches, $\mathrm{des}(\sigma)$ is the number of descents of $\sigma$ and $\mathrm{LRmin}(\sigma)$ is the number of left-to-right minima of $\sigma$. We show that this generating function is of the form $\left( \frac{1}{U_{\Gamma}(t,y)}\right)^x$ where $U_{\Gamma}(t,y) = \sum_{n\geq 0}U_{\Gamma,n}(y) \frac{t^n}{n!}$ and the coefficients $U_{\Gamma,n}(y)$ satisfy some simple recursions in the case where $\Gamma$ equals $\{1324,123\}$, $\{1324 \cdots p,12 \cdots (p-1)\}$ for $p \geq 5$, or $\Gamma$ is the set of permutations $\sigma = \sigma_1 \cdots \sigma_n$ of length $n=k_1+k_2$ where $k_1,k_2 \geq 2$, $\sigma_1 =1$, $\sigma_{k_1+1}=2$, and $\mathrm{des}(\sigma) =1$.
This paper has not been read by Pith yet.
discussion (0)
Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.