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most citedShuffle-compatible permutation statistics

3 citations · 12 across the 17 of their papers we have counts for

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18 papers

math.CO2025

Restricted Jacobi permutations

Alyssa G. Henke, Kyle R. Hoffman, Derek H. Stephens +2

Jacobi permutations, introduced by Viennot in the context of Jacobi elliptic functions, are counted by the Euler numbers appearing in the series expansion $\sec x+\tan x=\s…

math.CO2024

Zig-zag Eulerian polynomials

T. Kyle Petersen, Yan Zhuang

For any finite partially ordered set , the -Eulerian polynomial is the generating function for the descent number over the set of linear extensions of , and is closely rel…

math.CO2023

On the statistic and valley-hopping

Nadia Lafrenière, Yan Zhuang

This paper studies the relationship between the modified Foata$\unicode{x2013}$Strehl action (a.k.a. valley-hopping)$\unicode{x2014}$a group action on permutations used to demonstr…

math.CO2023

On kernels of descent statistics

William L. Clark, Yan Zhuang

The kernel of a descent statistic , introduced by Grinberg, is a subspace of the algebra of quasisymmetri…

math.CO2023

Two-sided permutation statistics via symmetric functions

Ira M. Gessel, Yan Zhuang

Given a permutation statistic , define its inverse statistic by . We give a general approa…

math.CO2022

Cyclic shuffle-compatibility via cyclic shuffle algebras

Jinting Liang, Bruce E. Sagan, Yan Zhuang

A permutation statistic is said to be shuffle-compatible if the distribution of over the set of shuffles of two disjoint permutations an…

math.CO2022★ 2 cited

A combinatorial proof of a symmetry for a refinement of the Narayana numbers

Miklós Bóna, Stoyan Dimitrov, Gilbert Labelle +4

We establish a tantalizing symmetry of certain numbers refining the Narayana numbers. In terms of Dyck paths, this symmetry is interpreted in the following way: if is t…

math.CO2022

Statistics on clusters and -Stirling permutations

Sergi Elizalde, Justin M. Troyka, Yan Zhuang

The Goulden$\unicode{x2013}$Jackson cluster method, adapted to permutations by Elizalde and Noy, reduces the problem of counting permutations by occurrences of a prescribed consecu…

math.CO2021

Fibonacci numbers, consecutive patterns, and inverse peaks

Justin M. Troyka, Yan Zhuang

We give multiple proofs of two formulas concerning the enumeration of permutations avoiding a monotone consecutive pattern with a certain value for the inverse peak number or inver…

math.CO2021★ 2 cited

A lifting of the Goulden-Jackson cluster method to the Malvenuto-Reutenauer algebra

Yan Zhuang

The Goulden-Jackson cluster method is a powerful tool for counting words by occurrences of prescribed subwords, and was adapted by Elizalde and Noy for counting permutations by occ…

math.CO2020

Plethystic formulas for permutation enumeration

Ira M. Gessel, Yan Zhuang

We prove several general formulas for the distributions of various permutation statistics over any set of permutations whose quasisymmetric generating function is a symmetric funct…

math.CO2018★ 1 cited

Hopping from Chebyshev polynomials to permutation statistics

Jordan O. Tirrell, Yan Zhuang

We prove various formulas which express exponential generating functions counting permutations by the peak number, valley number, double ascent number, and double descent number st…

math.CO2017★ 3 cited

Shuffle-compatible permutation statistics

Ira M. Gessel, Yan Zhuang

Since the early work of Richard Stanley, it has been observed that several permutation statistics have a remarkable property with respect to shuffles of permutations. We formalize…

math.CO2016★ 1 cited

Eulerian polynomials and descent statistics

Yan Zhuang

We prove several identities expressing polynomials counting permutations by various descent statistics in terms of Eulerian polynomials, extending results of Stembridge, Petersen,…

math.CO2015★ 2 cited

A generalized Goulden-Jackson cluster method and lattice path enumeration

Yan Zhuang

The Goulden-Jackson cluster method is a powerful tool for obtaining generating functions for counting words in a free monoid by occurrences of a set of subwords. We introduce a gen…

math.CO2015★ 1 cited

Counting permutations by runs

Yan Zhuang

In his Ph.D. thesis, Ira Gessel proved a reciprocity formula for noncommutative symmetric functions which enables one to count words and permutations with restrictions on the lengt…

math.CO2014

Counting permutations by alternating descents

Ira M. Gessel, Yan Zhuang

We find the exponential generating function for permutations with all valleys even and all peaks odd, and use it to determine the asymptotics for its coefficients, answering a ques…

math.CO2013

Shattering Thresholds for Random Systems of Sets, Words, and Permutations

Anant P. Godbole, Samantha Pinella, Yan Zhuang

This paper considers a problem that relates to the theories of covering arrays, permutation patterns, Vapnik-Chervonenkis (VC) classes, and probability thresholds. Specifically, we…