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Department of Mathematics,
Department of Mathematics,
University of California San Diego
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Math 269 - Combinatorics
Joshua Cooper
UCSD
Random linear extensions of grids
Abstract:
A grid poset -- or "grid" for short -- is a product of chains. We ask, what does a random linear extension of a grid look like? In particular, we show that the average "jump number," i.e., the number of times that two consecutive elements in a linear extension are incomparable in the poset, is close to its maximum possible value. The techniques employed rely on entropy arguments. We mention several interesting questions about this wide-open area.
June 6, 2006
4:00 PM
AP&M 7321
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