On the asymptotic statistics of the number of occurrences of multiple permutation patterns

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DOI10.4310/JOC.2015.V6.N1.A8zbMATH Open1312.05011arXiv1312.3955MaRDI QIDQ2345772FDOQ2345772


Authors: Svante Janson, Brian Nakamura, Doron Zeilberger Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 20 May 2015

Published in: Journal of Combinatorics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study statistical properties of the random variables Xsigma(pi), the number of occurrences of the pattern sigma in the permutation pi. We present two contrasting approaches to this problem: traditional probability theory and the ``less traditional computational approach. Through the perspective of the first one, we prove that for any pair of patterns sigma and au, the random variables Xsigma and Xau are jointly asymptotically normal (when the permutation is chosen from Sn). From the other perspective, we develop algorithms that can show asymptotic normality and joint asymptotic normality (up to a point) and derive explicit formulas for quite a few moments and mixed moments empirically, yet rigorously. The computational approach can also be extended to the case where permutations are drawn from a set of pattern avoiders to produce many empirical moments and mixed moments. This data suggests that some random variables are not asymptotically normal in this setting.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1312.3955




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