A direct bijection for the Harer-Zagier formula (Q2566803)

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A direct bijection for the Harer-Zagier formula
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    A direct bijection for the Harer-Zagier formula (English)
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    28 September 2005
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    The Harer-Zagier formula describes the disjoint cycle distribution of a long cycle multiplied by an involution with no fixed points, in the symmetric group of a set of even cardinality. The paper gives the first proof of the Harer-Zagier formula with an explicit bijection.
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    combinatorial bijection
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    symmetric group
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    permutation enumeration
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    cycle distribution
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    ordered tree
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    pairing
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