Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science (Dec 1999)

Permutations Containing and Avoiding 123and 132Patterns

  • Aaron Robertson

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 4

Abstract

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We prove that the number of permutations which avoid 132-patterns and have exactly one 123-pattern, equals (n-2)2 n-3, for n≥3. We then give a bijection onto the set of permutations which avoid 123-patterns and have exactly one 132-pattern. Finally, we show that the number of permutations which contain exactly one 123-pattern and exactly one 132-pattern is (n-3)(n-4)2 n-5, for n≥5.