Geometric grid classes of permutations

M.H. Albert, M.D. Atkinson, M. Bouvel, Nik Ruskuc, V. Vatter

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Abstract

A geometric grid class consists of those permutations that can be drawn on a specified set of line segments of slope ±1 arranged in a rectangular pattern governed by a matrix. Using a mixture of geometric and language theoretic methods, we prove that such classes are specified by finite sets of forbidden
permutations, are partially well ordered, and have rational generating functions. Furthermore, we show that these properties are inherited by the subclasses (under permutation involvement) of such classes, and establish the basic lattice theoretic properties of the collection of all such subclasses.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5859-5881
Number of pages23
JournalTransactions of the American Mathematical Society
Volume365
Issue number11
Early online date25 Apr 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2013

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