Abstract
How much can a permutation be simplified by means of cyclic rotations? For functions f:Sn → Z which give a measure of complexity to permutations we are interested in finding F(n) = max min f(σ), where the max is over σ ε{lunate} Sn and the min is over π which are cyclically equivalent to σ. The measures of complexity considered are the number of inversions and the diameter of the permutation. The effect of allowing a reflection as well as rotations is also considered.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-11 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Discrete Mathematics |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1987 |