33 research outputs found
The Rees product of posets
We determine how the flag f-vector of any graded poset changes under the Rees
product with the chain, and more generally, any t-ary tree. As a corollary, the
M\"obius function of the Rees product of any graded poset with the chain, and
more generally, the t-ary tree, is exactly the same as the Rees product of its
dual with the chain, respectively, t-ary chain. We then study enumerative and
homological properties of the Rees product of the cubical lattice with the
chain. We give a bijective proof that the M\"obius function of this poset can
be expressed as n times a signed derangement number. From this we derive a new
bijective proof of Jonsson's result that the M\"obius function of the Rees
product of the Boolean algebra with the chain is given by a derangement number.
Using poset homology techniques we find an explicit basis for the reduced
homology and determine a representation for the reduced homology of the order
complex of the Rees product of the cubical lattice with the chain over the
symmetric group.Comment: 21 pages, 1 figur
The Rees product of the cubical lattice with the chain
We study enumerative and homological properties of the Rees product of the cubical lattice with the chain. We give several explicit formulas for the Möbius function. The last formula is expressed in terms of the permanent of a matrix and is given by a bijective proof
Enumerative and asymptotic analysis of a moduli space
We focus on combinatorial aspects of the Hilbert series of the cohomology
ring of the moduli space of stable pointed curves of genus zero. We show its
graded Hilbert series satisfies an integral operator identity. This is used to
give asymptotic behavior, and in some cases, exact values, of the coefficients
themselves. We then study the total dimension, that is, the sum of the
coefficients of the Hilbert series. Its asymptotic behavior involves the
Lambert W function, which has applications to classical tree enumeration,
signal processing and fluid mechanics.Comment: 14 page
Classification of the factorial functions of Eulerian binomial and Sheffer posets
We give a complete classification of the factorial functions of Eulerian
binomial posets. The factorial function B(n) either coincides with , the
factorial function of the infinite Boolean algebra, or , the factorial
function of the infinite butterfly poset. We also classify the factorial
functions for Eulerian Sheffer posets. An Eulerian Sheffer poset with binomial
factorial function has Sheffer factorial function D(n) identical to
that of the infinite Boolean algebra, the infinite Boolean algebra with two new
coatoms inserted, or the infinite cubical poset. Moreover, we are able to
classify the Sheffer factorial functions of Eulerian Sheffer posets with
binomial factorial function as the doubling of an upside down
tree with ranks 1 and 2 modified.
When we impose the further condition that a given Eulerian binomial or
Eulerian Sheffer poset is a lattice, this forces the poset to be the infinite
Boolean algebra or the infinite cubical lattice . We also
include several poset constructions that have the same factorial functions as
the infinite cubical poset, demonstrating that classifying Eulerian Sheffer
posets is a difficult problem.Comment: 23 pages. Minor revisions throughout. Most noticeable is title
change. To appear in JCT
The pre-WDVV ring of physics and its topology
We show how a simplicial complex arising from the WDVV
(Witten-Dijkgraaf-Verlinde-Verlinde) equations of string theory is the
Whitehouse complex. Using discrete Morse theory, we give an elementary proof
that the Whitehouse complex is homotopy equivalent to a wedge of
spheres of dimension . We also verify the Cohen-Macaulay
property. Additionally, recurrences are given for the face enumeration of the
complex and the Hilbert series of the associated pre-WDVV ring.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures, 2 table
On the non-existence of an R-labeling
We present a family of Eulerian posets which does not have any R-labeling.
The result uses a structure theorem for R-labelings of the butterfly poset.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figure. To appear in the journal Orde
The Tchebyshev transforms of the first and second kind
We give an in-depth study of the Tchebyshev transforms of the first and
second kind of a poset, recently discovered by Hetyei. The Tchebyshev transform
(of the first kind) preserves desirable combinatorial properties, including
Eulerianess (due to Hetyei) and EL-shellability. It is also a linear
transformation on flag vectors. When restricted to Eulerian posets, it
corresponds to the Billera, Ehrenborg and Readdy omega map of oriented
matroids. One consequence is that nonnegativity of the cd-index is maintained.
The Tchebyshev transform of the second kind is a Hopf algebra endomorphism on
the space of quasisymmetric functions QSym. It coincides with Stembridge's peak
enumerator for Eulerian posets, but differs for general posets. The complete
spectrum is determined, generalizing work of Billera, Hsiao and van
Willigenburg.
The type B quasisymmetric function of a poset is introduced. Like Ehrenborg's
classical quasisymmetric function of a poset, this map is a comodule morphism
with respect to the quasisymmetric functions QSym.
Similarities among the omega map, Ehrenborg's r-signed Birkhoff transform,
and the Tchebyshev transforms motivate a general study of chain maps. One such
occurrence, the chain map of the second kind, is a Hopf algebra endomorphism on
the quasisymmetric functions QSym and is an instance of Aguiar, Bergeron and
Sottile's result on the terminal object in the category of combinatorial Hopf
algebras. In contrast, the chain map of the first kind is both an algebra map
and a comodule endomorphism on the type B quasisymmetric functions BQSym.Comment: 33 page
Level Eulerian Posets
The notion of level posets is introduced. This class of infinite posets has
the property that between every two adjacent ranks the same bipartite graph
occurs. When the adjacency matrix is indecomposable, we determine the length of
the longest interval one needs to check to verify Eulerianness. Furthermore, we
show that every level Eulerian poset associated to an indecomposable matrix has
even order. A condition for verifying shellability is introduced and is
automated using the algebra of walks. Applying the Skolem--Mahler--Lech
theorem, the -series of a level poset is shown to be a rational
generating function in the non-commutative variables and .
In the case the poset is also Eulerian, the analogous result holds for the
-series. Using coalgebraic techniques a method is developed to
recognize the -series matrix of a level Eulerian poset