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Log-concavity and q-Log-convexity Conjectures on the Longest Increasing Subsequences of Permutations

William Y. C. Chen

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Let $P_{n,k}$ be the number of permutations $π$ on [n]={1, 2,..., n} such that the length of the longest increasing subsequences of $π$ equals k, and let $M_{2n, k}$ be the number of matchings on [2n] with crossing number k. Define $P_n(x)= \sum_k P_{n,k}x^k$ and $M_{2n}(x)=\sum_{k} M_{2n,k}x^k$. We propose some conjectures on the log-concavity and q-log-convexity of the polynomials $P_n(x)$ and $M_{2n}(x)$. We also introduce the notions of $\infty$-q-log-convexity and $\infty$-q-log-concavity, and the notion of higher order log-concavity with respect to $\infty$-q-log-convex or $\infty$-q-log-concavity. A conjecture on the $\infty$-q-log-convexity of the Boros-Moll polynomials is presented. It seems that $M_{2n}(x)$ are log-concave of any order with respect to $\infty$-q-log-convexity.

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Let $P_{n,k}$ be the number of permutations $π$ on [n]={1, 2,..., n} such that the length of the longest increasing subsequences of $π$ equals k, and let $M_{2n, k}$ be the number of matchings on [2n] with crossing number k. Define $P_n(x)= \sum_k P_{n,k}x^k$ and $M_{2n}(x)=\sum_{k} M_{2n,k}x^k$. We propose some conjectures on the log-concavity and q-log-convexity of the polynomials $P_n(x)$ and $M_{2n}(x)$. We also introduce the notions of $\infty$-q-log-convexity and $\infty$-q-log-concavity, and the notion of higher order log-concavity with respect to $\infty$-q-log-convex or $\infty$-q-log-concavity. A conjecture on the $\infty$-q-log-convexity of the Boros-Moll polynomials is presented. It seems that $M_{2n}(x)$ are log-concave of any order with respect to $\infty$-q-log-convexity.

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Let $P_{n,k}$ be the number of permutations $π$ on [n]={1, 2,..., n} such that the length of the longest increasing subsequences of $π$ equals k, and let $M_{2n, k}$ be the number of matchings on [2n] with crossing number k. Define $P_n(x)= \sum_k P_{n,k}x^k$ and $M_{2n}(x)=\sum_{k} M_{2n,k}x^k$. We propose some conjectures on the log-concavity and q-log-convexity of the polynomials $P_n(x)$ and $M_{2n}(x)$. We also introduce the notions of $\infty$-q-log-convexity and $\infty$-q-log-concavity, and the notion of higher order log-concavity with respect to $\infty$-q-log-convex or $\infty$-q-log-concavity. A conjecture on the $\infty$-q-log-convexity of the Boros-Moll polynomials is presented. It seems that $M_{2n}(x)$ are log-concave of any order with respect to $\infty$-q-log-convexity.

Key concepts: Combinatorics, Convexity, Mathematics, Longest increasing subsequence, Economics, Subsequence, Mathematical analysis, Bounded function

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