The asymptotic equidistribution conjecture for singleton double descent sets

Let dd(I;n)dd(I;n) denote the number of permutations in the symmetric group on nn letters whose double descent set is II. For fixed 0<α<β<10<\alpha<\beta<1, the asymptotic equidistribution conjecture asserts

αn<i<βndd({i};n)(βα)i=2n1dd({i};n).\sum_{\alpha n<i<\beta n}dd(\{i\};n)\sim(\beta-\alpha)\sum_{i=2}^{n-1}dd(\{i\};n).

This predicts that singleton double descents become uniformly distributed across the interior positions as nn grows, based on computer-generated data; its asymptotic validity remains open.

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Primary source

Christopher Zhu, “Enumerating Permutations and Rim Hooks Characterized by Double Descent Sets”, arXiv:1910.12818 (2019).

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