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Zap. Nauchn. Sem. POMI, 2016 Volume 454, Pages 195–215 (Mi znsl6393)

Random partitions induced by random maps

D. Krachuna, Yu. Yakubovichb

a Chebyshev Laboratory, St. Petersburg State University, Department of Mathematics and Mechanics, St. Petersburg, Russia
b St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia

Abstract: The lattice of the set partitions of $[n]$ ordered by refinement is studied. Given a map $\phi\colon[n]\to[n]$, by taking preimages of elements we construct a partition of $[n]$. Suppose $t$ partitions $p_1,p_2,\dots,p_t$ are chosen independently according to the uniform measure on the set of mappings $[n]\to[n]$. The probability that the coarsest refinement of all $p_i$'s is the finest partitions $\{\{1\},\dots,\{n\}\}$ is shown to approach $1$ for any $t\geq3$ and $e^{-1/2}$ for $t=2$. The probability that the finest coarsening of all $p_i$'s is the one-block partition is shown to approach $1$ if $t(n)-\log n\to\infty$ and $0$ if $t(n)-\log n\to-\infty$. The size of the maximal block of the finest coarsening of all $p_i$'s for a fixed $t$ is also studied.

Key words and phrases: random partition, random maps.

UDC: 519.21

Received: 01.11.2016


 English version:
Journal of Mathematical Sciences (New York), 2018, 229:6, 727–740

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