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 jd\sim_{jd} 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

{(0,0),(0,1),(0,2),(1,0),(1,1),(1,2),(2,0),(2,1),(2,2),(3,3)}\{(0,0),(0,1),(0,2),(1,0),(1,1),(1,2),(2,0),(2,1),(2,2),(3,3)\}

and

{(0,0),(1,1),(1,2),(1,3),(2,1),(2,2),(2,3),(3,1),(3,2),(3,3)}.\{(0,0),(1,1),(1,2),(1,3),(2,1),(2,2),(2,3),(3,1),(3,2),(3,3)\}.

Joint distribution equivalence of S21 and S22. The first pair of mesh patterns, with points at (1,1),(2,2),(3,3)(1,1),(2,2),(3,3) and at (1,3),(2,2),(3,1)(1,3),(2,2),(3,1), satisfies jd\sim_{jd}, and the corresponding second pair, with the same point sets and the second displayed shading set, also satisfies jd\sim_{jd}.

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.

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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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