Equivalence classes of functions on finite sets

By using Pólya's theorem of enumeration and de Bruijn's generalization of Pólya's theorem, we obtain the numbers of various weak equivalence classes of functions in RD relative to permutation groups G and H where RD is the set of all functions from a finite set D to a finite set R, G...

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Main Authors: Chong-Yun Chao, Caroline I. Deisher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1982-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171282000696
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description By using Pólya's theorem of enumeration and de Bruijn's generalization of Pólya's theorem, we obtain the numbers of various weak equivalence classes of functions in RD relative to permutation groups G and H where RD is the set of all functions from a finite set D to a finite set R, G acts on D and H acts on R. We present an algorithm for obtaining the equivalence classes of functions counted in de Bruijn's theorem, i.e., to determine which functions belong to the same equivalence class. We also use our algorithm to construct the family of non-isomorphic fm-graphs relative to a given group.
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spelling doaj-art-5ba908314ea34365ad468e253cd80dc72025-08-20T02:05:16ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251982-01-015474576210.1155/S0161171282000696Equivalence classes of functions on finite setsChong-Yun Chao0Caroline I. Deisher1Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 15260, PA, USADepartment of Mathematics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana 15705, PA, USABy using Pólya's theorem of enumeration and de Bruijn's generalization of Pólya's theorem, we obtain the numbers of various weak equivalence classes of functions in RD relative to permutation groups G and H where RD is the set of all functions from a finite set D to a finite set R, G acts on D and H acts on R. We present an algorithm for obtaining the equivalence classes of functions counted in de Bruijn's theorem, i.e., to determine which functions belong to the same equivalence class. We also use our algorithm to construct the family of non-isomorphic fm-graphs relative to a given group.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171282000696enumerationsequivalence classes of functions on finite setsalgorithmfm-graphs.
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Caroline I. Deisher
Equivalence classes of functions on finite sets
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enumerations
equivalence classes of functions on finite sets
algorithm
fm-graphs.
title Equivalence classes of functions on finite sets
title_full Equivalence classes of functions on finite sets
title_fullStr Equivalence classes of functions on finite sets
title_full_unstemmed Equivalence classes of functions on finite sets
title_short Equivalence classes of functions on finite sets
title_sort equivalence classes of functions on finite sets
topic enumerations
equivalence classes of functions on finite sets
algorithm
fm-graphs.
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