On the symmetry of the distribution of \(k\)-crossings and \(k\)-nestings in graphs (Q870048)

Summary: This note contains two results on the distribution of \(k\)-crossings and \(k\)-nestings in graphs. On the positive side, we exhibit a class of graphs for which there are as many \(k\)-noncrossing 2-nonnesting graphs as \(k\)-nonnesting 2-noncrossing graphs. This class consists of the graphs on \([n]\) where each vertex \(x\) is joined to at most one vertex \(y\) with \(y<x\). On the negative side, we show that this is not the case if we consider arbitrary graphs. The counterexample is given in terms of fillings of Ferrers diagrams and solves a problem of Krattenthaler.