ISSN:
1572-9273
Keywords:
06A10
;
Poset
;
linear extension
;
semiorder
;
1/3–2/3 conjecture
;
partially ordered set
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract A well-known conjecture of Fredman is that, for every finite partially ordered set (X, 〈) which is not a chain, there is a pair of elements x, y such that P(x〈y), the proportion of linear extensions of (X, 〈) with x below y, lies between 1/3 and 2/3. In this paper, we prove the conjecture in the special case when (X, 〈) is a semiorder. A property we call 2-separation appears to be crucial, and we classify all locally finite 2-separated posets of bounded width.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00353656
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