Minimal factorizations of permutations into star transpositions

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  • John Irving
  • A. Rattan
چکیده

We give a compact expression for the number of factorizations of any permutation into a minimal number of transpositions of the form (1 i). Our result generalizes earlier work of Pak in which substantial restrictions were placed on the permutation being factored.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Discrete Mathematics

دوره 309  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009