The Wilf–Stanley exponential-growth conjecture for permutation classes

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Let XX be a non-empty set of permutations, and let sn(X)=Av(X)Sns_n(X)=\left|\operatorname{Av}(X)\cap\mathcal{S}_n\right|, where Av(X)\operatorname{Av}(X) is the class of permutations avoiding every element of XX. Wilf–Stanley conjecture. There exists a real number cXc_X such that

sn(X)cXn.s_n(X)\leq c_X^n.

The conjecture asserts exponential boundedness of the enumeration sequence of every nonempty permutation class defined by avoidance. It was resolved by Marcus and Tardos, so the claim is solved.

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Primary source

M. H. Albert, M. Elder, A. Rechnitzer, P. Westcott and M. Zabrocki, “On the Wilf-Stanley limit of 4231-avoiding permutations and a conjecture of Arratia”, arXiv:math/0502504 (2005).

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