ISSN:
1572-9273
Keywords:
06A10
;
Partial order
;
linear extension
;
majority cycle
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract For points x and y in a poset (X, 〉) let x〉 p y mean that more linear extensions of the poset have x above y than y above x. It has been known for some time that 〉 p can have cycles when the height of the poset is two or more. Moreover, the smallest posets with a 〉 p cycle have nine points and heights of 2, 3 and 4. We show here that height-1 posets can also have 〉 p cycles. Our smallest example for this phenomenon has 15 points.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00346127