Poset Edge-Labellings and Left Modularity

dc.creatorMcNamara, Peter
dc.creatorThomas, Hugh
dc.date2002-11-07
dc.date2004-07-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:21:56Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:21:56Z
dc.descriptionIt is known that a graded lattice of rank n is supersolvable if and only if it has an EL-labelling where the labels along any maximal chain are exactly the numbers 1,2,...,n without repetition. These labellings are called S_n EL-labellings, and having such a labelling is also equivalent to possessing a maximal chain of left modular elements. In the case of an ungraded lattice, there is a natural extension of S_n EL-labellings, called interpolating labellings. We show that admitting an interpolating labelling is again equivalent to possessing a maximal chain of left modular elements. Furthermore, we work in the setting of a general bounded poset as all the above results generalize to this case. We conclude by applying our results to show that the lattice of non-straddling partitions, which is not graded in general, has a maximal chain of left modular elements.
dc.description16 pages, 5 figures. Some minor expository changes. To appear in the European Journal of Combinatorics. A new bonus section not included in the published version introduces the non-straddling partitions of [n], a subset of the non-nesting partitions of [n]. We show that the non-straddling partitions of [n] form a lattice possessing a maximal chain of left modular elements
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0211126
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0211126
dc.identifierEuropean Journal of Combinatorics 27 (1) (2006), 101-113
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/95759
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subject06B99 (Primary) 06A11 (Secondary)
dc.titlePoset Edge-Labellings and Left Modularity
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