Signed counting of partition matrices.

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Title: Signed counting of partition matrices.
Authors: Chern, Shane1 (AUTHOR) chenxiaohang92@gmail.com, Fu, Shishuo1,2,3 (AUTHOR) fsshuo@cqu.edu.cn
Source: Journal of Combinatorial Theory - Series A. Oct2026, Vol. 223, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
Subjects: Matrices (Mathematics), Combinatorial enumeration problems
Abstract: We prove that the signed counting (with respect to the parity of the "inv" statistic) of partition matrices equals the cardinality of a subclass of inversion sequences. In the course of establishing this result, we introduce an interesting class of partition matrices called improper partition matrices. We further show that a subset of improper partition matrices is counted by the Motzkin numbers. Such an enumeration is established both analytically and bijectively, building upon a combinatorial mechanism involving weighted Motzkin paths. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:We prove that the signed counting (with respect to the parity of the "inv" statistic) of partition matrices equals the cardinality of a subclass of inversion sequences. In the course of establishing this result, we introduce an interesting class of partition matrices called improper partition matrices. We further show that a subset of improper partition matrices is counted by the Motzkin numbers. Such an enumeration is established both analytically and bijectively, building upon a combinatorial mechanism involving weighted Motzkin paths. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00973165
DOI:10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106213