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Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics

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2004

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Two New Criteria For Comparison In The Bruhat Order, Brian Drake, Sean Gerrish, Mark Skandera Mar 2004

Two New Criteria For Comparison In The Bruhat Order, Brian Drake, Sean Gerrish, Mark Skandera

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We give two new criteria by which pairs of permutations may be compared in defining the Bruhat order (of type $A$). One criterion utilizes totally nonnegative polynomials and the other utilizes Schur functions.