The maximal length of a k-separator permutation

A permutation σ ∈ S[subscript n] is a k-separator if all of its patterns of length k are distinct. Let F(k) denote the maximal length of a k-separator. Hegarty (2013) showed that k + ⌊√2k − 1⌋ − 1 ≤ F(k) ≤ k + ⌊√2k − 3⌋, and conjectured that F(k) = k + ⌊√2k − 1⌋ − 1. This paper will strengthen the u...

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Main Author: Gunby, Benjamin P. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 2014-10-23T16:57:43Z.
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520 |a A permutation σ ∈ S[subscript n] is a k-separator if all of its patterns of length k are distinct. Let F(k) denote the maximal length of a k-separator. Hegarty (2013) showed that k + ⌊√2k − 1⌋ − 1 ≤ F(k) ≤ k + ⌊√2k − 3⌋, and conjectured that F(k) = k + ⌊√2k − 1⌋ − 1. This paper will strengthen the upper bound to prove the conjecture for all sufficiently large k (in particular, for all k ≥ 320801). 
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