Joint distribution equivalence of mesh patterns S21 and S22
Let a mesh pattern be represented by a permutation together with a set of shaded cells, and let denote joint distribution equivalence: two pairs of mesh patterns have the same joint occurrence distribution in permutations. The four mesh patterns in the claim are the increasing and decreasing length-three patterns with, respectively, the shaded-cell sets
and
Joint distribution equivalence of S21 and S22. The first pair of mesh patterns, with points at and at , satisfies , and the corresponding second pair, with the same point sets and the second displayed shading set, also satisfies .
These are additional pairs of mesh patterns with symmetric shadings suggested by computer evidence; the supplied text does not establish whether the asserted equivalences are proved or remain open.
References
Primary source
Shuzhen Lv and Philip B. Zhang, “Joint equidistributions of mesh patterns 123 and 321 with symmetric and minus-antipodal shadings”, arXiv:2501.00357 (2026).
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