The maximum difference between the number of atoms and number of coatoms of a Bruhat interval of the symmetric group. (Q2260613)

Summary: We determine the largest difference between the number of atoms and number of coatoms of a Bruhat interval of the symmetric group \(S_n\). We then pose the question of describing such extremal intervals \([u,v]\subset S_n\) and give a partial description by specifying the elements \(v\) that can occur.