Subwords in non-decreasing Dyck paths

DefinitionValley heights#✓fully proved

For a finite sequence \(l\) of up steps \(U\) and down steps \(D\), the valley heights of \(l\) form the list with one entry for each factor \(DU\) of \(l\), from left to right: the number of \(U\) steps minus the number of \(D\) steps in \(l\) up to and including the \(D\) of that factor, taken to be \(0\) when negative.

public def dyckValleyHeights (l : List DyckStep) : List ℕ :=
  ((List.range l.length).filter fun i => decide (l[i]? = some D ∧ l[i + 1]? = some U)).map
    fun i => (l.take (i + 1)).count U - (l.take (i + 1)).count D
Sources
  • Flórez and Ramírez, Restricted Dyck paths on valleys sequence, arXiv:2108.08299, Section 1, the definition of non-decreasing Dyck paths used by Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6.
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TheoremValley heights of UUDUDDUD#✓fully proved

The Dyck path \(UUDUDDUD\) has exactly two valleys, of heights \(1\) and \(0\) from left to right.

In particular this path is not non-decreasing.

public theorem dyckValleyHeights_UUDUDDUD :
    dyckValleyHeights [U, U, D, U, D, D, U, D] = [1, 0]
Sources
  • Flórez and Ramírez, Restricted Dyck paths on valleys sequence, arXiv:2108.08299, Section 1.
Uses 1
Statement usesValley heights

TheoremValley heights of UDUUDUDD#✓fully proved

The Dyck path \(UDUUDUDD\) has exactly two valleys, of heights \(0\) and \(1\) from left to right.

public theorem dyckValleyHeights_UDUUDUDD :
    dyckValleyHeights [U, D, U, U, D, U, D, D] = [0, 1]
Sources
  • Flórez and Ramírez, Restricted Dyck paths on valleys sequence, arXiv:2108.08299, Section 1.
Uses 1
Statement usesValley heights

DefinitionNon-decreasing Dyck paths#✓fully proved

A Dyck path is non-decreasing when its valley heights (the heights reached after the \(D\) of each factor \(DU\)), read from left to right, form a non-decreasing sequence.

public def IsNondecreasingDyckPath (p : DyckWord) : Prop :=
  (dyckValleyHeights p.toList).Pairwise (· ≤ ·)
Sources
  • Flórez and Ramírez, Restricted Dyck paths on valleys sequence, arXiv:2108.08299, Section 1 (the 0-Dyck paths), as used by Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6.
Uses 1 · Used by 1

DefinitionNon-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\)#✓fully proved

For a natural number \(n\), \(D_n\) is the finite set of Dyck paths of semilength \(n\) that are non-decreasing: the heights of their valleys (the height reached after the \(D\) of each factor \(DU\)), read from left to right, form a non-decreasing sequence.

public def nondecreasingDyckWords (n : ℕ) : Finset {p : DyckWord // p.semilength = n} :=
  Finset.univ.filter fun p => IsNondecreasingDyckPath p.1
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Section 1.
Uses 2 · Used by 5

TheoremFive non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength 3#✓fully proved

There are exactly \(5\) non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(3\).

These are all five Dyck paths of semilength \(3\).

public theorem card_nondecreasingDyckWords_three : (nondecreasingDyckWords 3).card = 5
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Section 1.
Uses 1

TheoremThirteen non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength 4#✓fully proved

There are exactly \(13\) non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(4\).

They are all \(14\) Dyck paths of semilength \(4\) except \(UUDUDDUD\).

public theorem card_nondecreasingDyckWords_four : (nondecreasingDyckWords 4).card = 13
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Section 1.
Uses 1

DefinitionNumber of occurrences of a subword#✓fully proved

For finite words \(w\) and \(l\) in the up step \(U\) and the down step \(D\), the number of occurrences of \(w\) in \(l\) is the number of suffixes of \(l\), including \(l\) itself and the empty suffix, that begin with \(w\). Thus every occurrence of \(w\) as a contiguous subword of \(l\) is counted, overlapping occurrences separately.

public def dyckSubwordCount (w l : List DyckStep) : ℕ :=
  l.tails.countP fun t => w.isPrefixOf t
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Section 1.
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TheoremOccurrences of UU in UUUDDD#✓fully proved

The contiguous subword \(UU\) occurs exactly \(2\) times in \(UUUDDD\); the two occurrences overlap.

public theorem dyckSubwordCount_UU_UUUDDD :
    dyckSubwordCount [U, U] [U, U, U, D, D, D] = 2
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Section 1.
Uses 1

TheoremOccurrences of UDU in UDUDUD#✓fully proved

The contiguous subword \(UDU\) occurs exactly \(2\) times in \(UDUDUD\); the two occurrences overlap.

public theorem dyckSubwordCount_UDU_UDUDUD :
    dyckSubwordCount [U, D, U] [U, D, U, D, U, D] = 2
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Section 1.
Uses 1

DefinitionTotal occurrences of a subword in non-decreasing Dyck paths#✓fully proved

For a word \(w\) in the steps \(U\) and \(D\) and for \(n \ge 0\), \(d_w(n)\) is the total number of occurrences of \(w\) as a contiguous subword (overlapping occurrences counted separately), summed over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\).

public def nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (w : List DyckStep) (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  ∑ p ∈ nondecreasingDyckWords n, dyckSubwordCount w p.1.toList
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Section 1.
Uses 2 · Used by 17

TheoremPeaks in the non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength three#✓fully proved

Let \(d_w(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of the subword \(w\) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\). Then \(d_{UD}(3) = 10\); that is, the non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(3\) have \(10\) peaks \(UD\) in total.

All five Dyck paths of semilength \(3\) are non-decreasing.

public theorem nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal_UD_three :
    nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [U, D] 3 = 10
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Section 1.
Uses 1

DefinitionBivariate generating function of a subword in non-decreasing Dyck paths#✓fully proved

For a word \(w\) in the steps \(U\) and \(D\), let \(D_n\) be the set of non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), and let \(\#w(P)\) be the number of occurrences of \(w\) as a contiguous subword of a path \(P\), overlapping occurrences counted separately. The bivariate generating function \(F_w(x, y)\) is the power series in \(x\) with coefficients in \(\mathbb{Z}[y]\) given by

\[F_w(x, y) = \sum_{n \ge 1} \sum_{P \in D_n} y^{\#w(P)} x^n,\]

so its constant coefficient is \(0\): the empty path is not counted.

public noncomputable def nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF (w : List DyckStep) :
    PowerSeries (Polynomial ℤ) :=
  PowerSeries.mk fun n =>
    if n = 0 then 0
    else ∑ p ∈ nondecreasingDyckWords n, Polynomial.X ^ dyckSubwordCount w p.1.toList
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Section 1.
Uses 2 · Used by 12

DefinitionGenerating function of the total subword count in non-decreasing Dyck paths#✓fully proved

For a word \(w\) in the steps \(U\) and \(D\), let \(d_w(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of \(w\) as a contiguous subword (overlapping occurrences counted separately) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\). The univariate generating function of \(w\) is the integer power series

\[D_w(x) = \sum_{n \ge 0} d_w(n) x^n.\]
public noncomputable def nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF (w : List DyckStep) :
    PowerSeries ℤ :=
  PowerSeries.mk fun n => (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal w n : ℤ)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Section 1.
Uses 1 · Used by 12

DefinitionHeight of the last peak#✓fully proved

For a finite sequence \(l\) of up steps \(U\) and down steps \(D\), the last peak height of \(l\) is undefined when \(l\) has no factor \(UD\). Otherwise it is the height of the peak of the rightmost factor \(UD\): the number of \(U\) steps minus the number of \(D\) steps in \(l\) up to and including the \(U\) of that factor, taken to be \(0\) when negative.

public def dyckLastPeakHeight (l : List DyckStep) : Option ℕ :=
  ((List.range l.length).filter fun i =>
      decide (l[i]? = some U ∧ l[i + 1]? = some D)).getLast?.map
    fun i => (l.take (i + 1)).count U - (l.take (i + 1)).count D
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 16.
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TheoremLast peak height of UDUUDD#✓fully proved

The last peak of the Dyck path \(UDUUDD\) has height \(2\).

public theorem dyckLastPeakHeight_UDUUDD :
    dyckLastPeakHeight [U, D, U, U, D, D] = some 2
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 16.
Uses 1

DefinitionNon-decreasing Dyck paths by height of the last peak#✓fully proved

For natural numbers \(n\) and \(k\), \(l_{n,k}\) is the number of non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\) whose last peak (the last factor \(UD\)) has height \(k\).

public def nondecreasingDyckLastPeakCount (n k : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  ((nondecreasingDyckWords n).filter fun p => dyckLastPeakHeight p.1.toList = some k).card
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 16.
Uses 2 · Used by 2

TheoremNon-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength four with last peak at height one#✓fully proved

Exactly four non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(4\) have their last peak at height \(1\); that is, \(l_{4,1} = 4\), where \(l_{n,k}\) is the number of non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\) whose last peak has height \(k\).

public theorem nondecreasingDyckLastPeakCount_four_one :
    nondecreasingDyckLastPeakCount 4 1 = 4
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 16.
Uses 1

TheoremGenerating functions and closed form for the subword \(UD\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

For \(n \ge 0\) let \(\mathcal{D}_n\) be the set of non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), let \(\#_{UD}(P)\) be the number of occurrences of the subword \(UD\) in a path \(P\), and let \(d_{UD}(n) = \sum_{P \in \mathcal{D}_n} \#_{UD}(P)\). Let \(F_{UD}(x, y) = \sum_{n \ge 1} \sum_{P \in \mathcal{D}_n} y^{\#_{UD}(P)} x^n\), a power series in \(x\) with coefficients in \(\mathbb{Z}[y]\), and \(D_{UD}(x) = \sum_{n \ge 0} d_{UD}(n) x^n\) in \(\mathbb{Z}[[x]]\). Then \((1 - 2x + x^2 - xy) F_{UD}(x, y) = (1 - x) x y\) and \((1 - 3x + x^2)^2 D_{UD}(x) = x (1 - x)^3\), and for every \(n \ge 1\),

\[10\, d_{UD}(n) = (5n - 7) F_{2n} - (n - 5) L_{2n},\]

where \(F_k\) and \(L_k\) are the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers (\(F_0 = 0\), \(F_1 = 1\), \(L_0 = 2\), \(L_1 = 1\)).

public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_UD :
    (1 - 2 * 𝒙 + 𝒙 ^ 2 - 𝒙 * 𝒚) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF [U, D] = (1 - 𝒙) * 𝒙 * 𝒚 ∧
    ((1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF [U, D] = 𝒛 * (1 - 𝒛) ^ 3 ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 1 ≤ n →
      10 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [U, D] n : ℤ) =
        (5 * (n : ℤ) - 7) * (Nat.fib (2 * n) : ℤ) - ((n : ℤ) - 5) * (lucasNumber (2 * n) : ℤ)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 1 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-1).
Uses 4

TheoremThe subword \(DU\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

Let \(F_{DU}(x, y)\) and \(D_{DU}(x)\) be the bivariate and univariate generating functions of the subword \(DU\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths, let \(d_{DU}(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of \(DU\) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), and let \(F_n\) and \(L_n\) denote the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. Then

\[(1 - 2x + x^2 - xy) F_{DU}(x, y) = (1 - x) x\]

in \(\mathbb{Z}[y][[x]]\),

\[(1 - 3x + x^2)^2 D_{DU}(x) = (1 - x) x^2\]

in \(\mathbb{Z}[[x]]\), and for every \(n \ge 1\),

\[10 d_{DU}(n) = (5n - 2) F_{2n} - n L_{2n}.\]
public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_DU :
    (1 - 2 * 𝒙 + 𝒙 ^ 2 - 𝒙 * 𝒚) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF [D, U] = (1 - 𝒙) * 𝒙 ∧
    ((1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF [D, U] = (1 - 𝒛) * 𝒛 ^ 2 ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 1 ≤ n →
      10 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [D, U] n : ℤ) =
        (5 * (n : ℤ) - 2) * (Nat.fib (2 * n) : ℤ) - (n : ℤ) * (lucasNumber (2 * n) : ℤ)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 2 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-2).
Uses 4

TheoremGenerating functions and closed form for the subwords \(UU\) and \(DD\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

Generating functions and closed form for the subwords \(UU\) and \(DD\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths. Let \(w\) be \(UU\) or \(DD\). For \(n \ge 0\) let \(\mathcal{D}_n\) be the set of non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), let \(\#_w(P)\) be the number of occurrences of the subword \(w\) in a path \(P\), and let \(d_w(n) = \sum_{P \in \mathcal{D}_n} \#_w(P)\). Let \(F_w(x, y) = \sum_{n \ge 1} \sum_{P \in \mathcal{D}_n} y^{\#_w(P)} x^n\), a power series in \(x\) with coefficients in \(\mathbb{Z}[y]\), and \(D_w(x) = \sum_{n \ge 0} d_w(n) x^n\) in \(\mathbb{Z}[[x]]\). Then \((1 - x - 2xy + x^2 y^2) F_w(x, y) = x (1 - xy)\) and \((1 - 3x + x^2)^2 D_w(x) = x^2 (1 - x + x^2)\), and for every \(n \ge 1\),

\[10\, d_w(n) = (7 - 10n) F_{2n} + (6n - 5) L_{2n},\]

where \(F_k\) and \(L_k\) are the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers (\(F_0 = 0\), \(F_1 = 1\), \(L_0 = 2\), \(L_1 = 1\)).

public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_UU_DD (w : List DyckStep)
    (hw : w = [U, U] ∨ w = [D, D]) :
    (1 - 𝒙 - 2 * 𝒙 * 𝒚 + 𝒙 ^ 2 * 𝒚 ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF w =
      𝒙 * (1 - 𝒙 * 𝒚) ∧
    ((1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF w = 𝒛 ^ 2 * (1 - 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 1 ≤ n →
      10 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal w n : ℤ) =
        (7 - 10 * (n : ℤ)) * (Nat.fib (2 * n) : ℤ) + (6 * (n : ℤ) - 5) * (lucasNumber (2 * n) : ℤ)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 3 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-3).
Uses 4

TheoremSubword \(UUU\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

Let \(F_{UUU}(x, y) \in \mathbb{Z}[y][[x]]\) be the bivariate generating function with constant term \(0\) in which, for \(n \ge 1\), the coefficient of \(x^n\) is the sum of \(y^{k(P)}\) over the non-decreasing Dyck paths \(P\) of semilength \(n\), where \(k(P)\) is the number of occurrences of the subword \(UUU\) in \(P\) (overlapping occurrences counted separately). Let \(d_{UUU}(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of \(UUU\) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), let \(D_{UUU}(x) = \sum_{n \ge 0} d_{UUU}(n) x^n \in \mathbb{Z}[[x]]\), and let \(F_n\) and \(L_n\) denote the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. Then \((1 - x(2 + y) + x^2 y) F_{UUU}(x, y) = (1 - xy) x\), \((1 - 3x + x^2)^2 D_{UUU}(x) = x^3\), and for every \(n \ge 1\), \(10\, d_{UUU}(n) = -(5n + 4) F_{2n} + 3n L_{2n}\).

public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_UUU :
    (1 - 𝒙 * (2 + 𝒚) + 𝒙 ^ 2 * 𝒚) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF [U, U, U]
        = (1 - 𝒙 * 𝒚) * 𝒙 ∧
    ((1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF [U, U, U] = 𝒛 ^ 3 ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 1 ≤ n →
      10 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [U, U, U] n : ℤ) =
        -(5 * (n : ℤ) + 4) * (Nat.fib (2 * n) : ℤ) + 3 * (n : ℤ) * (lucasNumber (2 * n) : ℤ)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 4 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-4).
Uses 4

TheoremGenerating functions and closed form for the subword \(UDU\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

For \(n \ge 0\) let \(\mathcal{D}_n\) be the set of non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), let \(\#_{UDU}(P)\) be the number of occurrences of the subword \(UDU\) in a path \(P\), and let \(d_{UDU}(n) = \sum_{P \in \mathcal{D}_n} \#_{UDU}(P)\). Let \(F_{UDU}(x, y) = \sum_{n \ge 1} \sum_{P \in \mathcal{D}_n} y^{\#_{UDU}(P)} x^n\), a power series in \(x\) with coefficients in \(\mathbb{Z}[y]\), and \(D_{UDU}(x) = \sum_{n \ge 0} d_{UDU}(n) x^n\) in \(\mathbb{Z}[[x]]\). Then \((1 - x(2 + y) + x^2 y) F_{UDU}(x, y) = (1 - x) x\) and \((1 - 3x + x^2)^2 D_{UDU}(x) = x^2 (1 - x)^2\), and for every \(n \ge 1\),

\[10\, d_{UDU}(n) = (11 - 5n) F_{2n} + (3n - 5) L_{2n},\]

where \(F_k\) and \(L_k\) are the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers (\(F_0 = 0\), \(F_1 = 1\), \(L_0 = 2\), \(L_1 = 1\)).

public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_UDU :
    (1 - 𝒙 * (2 + 𝒚) + 𝒙 ^ 2 * 𝒚) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF [U, D, U] = (1 - 𝒙) * 𝒙 ∧
    ((1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF [U, D, U] = 𝒛 ^ 2 * (1 - 𝒛) ^ 2 ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 1 ≤ n →
      10 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [U, D, U] n : ℤ) =
        (-5 * (n : ℤ) + 11) * (Nat.fib (2 * n) : ℤ) + (3 * (n : ℤ) - 5) * (lucasNumber (2 * n) : ℤ)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 5 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-5).
Uses 4

TheoremGenerating functions and closed form for the subword \(UDD\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

For \(n \ge 0\) let \(\mathcal{D}_n\) be the set of non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), let \(\#_{UDD}(P)\) be the number of occurrences of the subword \(UDD\) in a path \(P\), and let \(d_{UDD}(n) = \sum_{P \in \mathcal{D}_n} \#_{UDD}(P)\). Let \(F_{UDD}(x, y) = \sum_{n \ge 1} \sum_{P \in \mathcal{D}_n} y^{\#_{UDD}(P)} x^n\), a power series in \(x\) with coefficients in \(\mathbb{Z}[y]\), and \(D_{UDD}(x) = \sum_{n \ge 0} d_{UDD}(n) x^n\) in \(\mathbb{Z}[[x]]\). Then

\[(1 - 3x + x^2 (2 - y)) (1 - 2x + x^2 (1 - y)) F_{UDD}(x, y) = (1 - x)(1 - 2x)(1 - x(1 - y)) x\]

and

\[(1 - 2x)(1 - 3x + x^2)^2 D_{UDD}(x) = (1 - x)(1 - 3x + 2x^2 - x^3) x^2,\]

and for every \(n \ge 2\),

\[5\, d_{UDD}(n) = (5n - 9) F_{2n} + (5 - 2n) L_{2n} - 5 \cdot 2^{n-2},\]

where \(F_k\) and \(L_k\) are the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers (\(F_0 = 0\), \(F_1 = 1\), \(L_0 = 2\), \(L_1 = 1\)).

public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_UDD :
    ((1 - 3 * 𝒙 + 𝒙 ^ 2 * (2 - 𝒚)) * (1 - 2 * 𝒙 + 𝒙 ^ 2 * (1 - 𝒚)))
        * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF [U, D, D]
        = (1 - 𝒙) * (1 - 2 * 𝒙) * (1 - 𝒙 * (1 - 𝒚)) * 𝒙 ∧
    ((1 - 2 * 𝒛) * (1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF [U, D, D]
        = (1 - 𝒛) * (1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 2 * 𝒛 ^ 2 - 𝒛 ^ 3) * 𝒛 ^ 2 ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 2 ≤ n →
      5 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [U, D, D] n : ℤ) =
        (5 * (n : ℤ) - 9) * (Nat.fib (2 * n) : ℤ) + (-2 * (n : ℤ) + 5) * (lucasNumber (2 * n) : ℤ)
            - 5 * 2 ^ (n - 2)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 6 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-6).
Uses 4

TheoremThe subword \(DUU\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

Let \(F_{DUU}(x, y)\) and \(D_{DUU}(x)\) be the bivariate and univariate generating functions of the subword \(DUU\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths, let \(d_{DUU}(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of \(DUU\) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), and let \(F_n\) and \(L_n\) denote the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. Then

\[(1 - 3x + x^2(3 - 2y) - x^3(1 - y)) F_{DUU}(x, y) = x - x^2 + x^3(1 - y)\]

in \(\mathbb{Z}[y][[x]]\),

\[(1 - 3x + x^2)^2 D_{DUU}(x) = x^3\]

in \(\mathbb{Z}[[x]]\), and for every \(n \ge 3\),

\[10 d_{DUU}(n) = -(5n + 4) F_{2n} + 3n L_{2n}.\]
public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_DUU :
    (1 - 3 * 𝒙 + 𝒙 ^ 2 * (3 - 2 * 𝒚) - 𝒙 ^ 3 * (1 - 𝒚))
        * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF [D, U, U] = 𝒙 - 𝒙 ^ 2 + 𝒙 ^ 3 * (1 - 𝒚) ∧
    ((1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF [D, U, U] = 𝒛 ^ 3 ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 3 ≤ n →
      10 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [D, U, U] n : ℤ) =
        -(5 * (n : ℤ) + 4) * (Nat.fib (2 * n) : ℤ) + 3 * (n : ℤ) * (lucasNumber (2 * n) : ℤ)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 7 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-7).
Uses 4

TheoremThe subword \(DUD\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

Let \(F_{DUD}(x, y)\) and \(D_{DUD}(x)\) be the bivariate and univariate generating functions of the subword \(DUD\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths, let \(d_{DUD}(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of \(DUD\) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), and let \(F_n\) and \(L_n\) denote the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. Then

\[(1 - x^2(1 - 2y) + x^3(1 - y) - x(2 + y)) F_{DUD}(x, y) = x (1 - x - x^2(1 - y))\]

in \(\mathbb{Z}[y][[x]]\),

\[(1 - 3x + x^2)^2 D_{DUD}(x) = x^2 - 2x^3\]

in \(\mathbb{Z}[[x]]\), and for every \(n \ge 3\),

\[5 d_{DUD}(n) = (5n + 1) F_{2n} - 2n L_{2n}.\]
public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_DUD :
    (1 - 𝒙 ^ 2 * (1 - 2 * 𝒚) + 𝒙 ^ 3 * (1 - 𝒚) - 𝒙 * (2 + 𝒚))
        * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF [D, U, D] = 𝒙 * (1 - 𝒙 - 𝒙 ^ 2 * (1 - 𝒚)) ∧
    ((1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF [D, U, D] = 𝒛 ^ 2 - 2 * 𝒛 ^ 3 ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 3 ≤ n →
      5 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [D, U, D] n : ℤ) =
        (5 * (n : ℤ) + 1) * (Nat.fib (2 * n) : ℤ) - 2 * (n : ℤ) * (lucasNumber (2 * n) : ℤ)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 8 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-8).
Uses 4

TheoremThe subword \(DDU\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

Let \(F_{DDU}(x, y)\) and \(D_{DDU}(x)\) be the bivariate and univariate generating functions of the subword \(DDU\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths, let \(d_{DDU}(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of \(DDU\) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), and let \(F_n\) and \(L_n\) denote the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. Then

\[(1 - 3x + x^2(2 - y)) F_{DDU}(x, y) = (1 - x) x\]

in \(\mathbb{Z}[y][[x]]\),

\[(1 - 3x + x^2)^2 D_{DDU}(x) = (1 - x) x^3\]

in \(\mathbb{Z}[[x]]\), and for every \(n \ge 3\),

\[10 d_{DDU}(n) = (10n - 13) F_{2n} + (-4n + 5) L_{2n}.\]
public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_DDU :
    (1 - 3 * 𝒙 + 𝒙 ^ 2 * (2 - 𝒚)) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF [D, D, U] = (1 - 𝒙) * 𝒙 ∧
    ((1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF [D, D, U] = (1 - 𝒛) * 𝒛 ^ 3 ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 3 ≤ n →
      10 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [D, D, U] n : ℤ) =
        (10 * (n : ℤ) - 13) * (Nat.fib (2 * n) : ℤ) + (-4 * (n : ℤ) + 5) * (lucasNumber (2 * n) : ℤ)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 9 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-9).
Uses 4

TheoremThe subword \(DDD\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

Let \(F_{DDD}(x, y)\) and \(D_{DDD}(x)\) be the bivariate and univariate generating functions of the subword \(DDD\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths, let \(d_{DDD}(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of \(DDD\) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), and let \(F_n\) and \(L_n\) denote the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. Then

\[(1 - x(1 + y) - x^2(1 - y)) (1 - x(1 + 2y) - x^2(1 - y - y^2)) F_{DDD}(x, y) = x (1 - xy) (1 - 2xy - x^2(1 - y^2))\]

in \(\mathbb{Z}[y][[x]]\),

\[(1 - 2x) (1 - 3x + x^2)^2 D_{DDD}(x) = x^3 (1 - 2x + x^2 - x^3)\]

in \(\mathbb{Z}[[x]]\), and for every \(n \ge 3\),

\[4 d_{DDD}(n) = (-8n + 10) F_{2n} + (4n - 6) L_{2n} + 2^n.\]
public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_DDD :
    ((1 - 𝒙 * (1 + 𝒚) - 𝒙 ^ 2 * (1 - 𝒚)) * (1 - 𝒙 * (1 + 2 * 𝒚) - 𝒙 ^ 2 * (1 - 𝒚 - 𝒚 ^ 2)))
        * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF [D, D, D]
        = 𝒙 * (1 - 𝒙 * 𝒚) * (1 - 2 * 𝒙 * 𝒚 - 𝒙 ^ 2 * (1 - 𝒚 ^ 2)) ∧
    ((1 - 2 * 𝒛) * (1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF [D, D, D]
        = 𝒛 ^ 3 * (1 - 2 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2 - 𝒛 ^ 3) ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 3 ≤ n →
      4 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [D, D, D] n : ℤ) =
        (-8 * (n : ℤ) + 10) * (Nat.fib (2 * n) : ℤ) + (4 * (n : ℤ) - 6) * (lucasNumber (2 * n) : ℤ)
            + 2 ^ n
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 10 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-10).
Uses 4

TheoremGenerating functions and closed form for the subword \(UUD\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

For \(n \ge 0\) let \(\mathcal{D}_n\) be the set of non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), let \(\#_{UUD}(P)\) be the number of occurrences of the subword \(UUD\) in a path \(P\), and let \(d_{UUD}(n) = \sum_{P \in \mathcal{D}_n} \#_{UUD}(P)\). Let \(F_{UUD}(x, y) = \sum_{n \ge 1} \sum_{P \in \mathcal{D}_n} y^{\#_{UUD}(P)} x^n\), a power series in \(x\) with coefficients in \(\mathbb{Z}[y]\), and \(D_{UUD}(x) = \sum_{n \ge 0} d_{UUD}(n) x^n\) in \(\mathbb{Z}[[x]]\). Then

\[(1 - 3x + x^2 (3 - 2y) - x^3 (1 - y)) F_{UUD}(x, y) = (1 - x) x (1 - x(1 - y))\]

and \((1 - 3x + x^2)^2 D_{UUD}(x) = (1 - x)^2 x^2\), and for every \(n \ge 3\),

\[10\, d_{UUD}(n) = (11 - 5n) F_{2n} + (3n - 5) L_{2n},\]

where \(F_k\) and \(L_k\) are the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers (\(F_0 = 0\), \(F_1 = 1\), \(L_0 = 2\), \(L_1 = 1\)).

public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_UUD :
    (1 - 3 * 𝒙 + 𝒙 ^ 2 * (3 - 2 * 𝒚) - 𝒙 ^ 3 * (1 - 𝒚))
        * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF [U, U, D] = (1 - 𝒙) * 𝒙 * (1 - 𝒙 * (1 - 𝒚)) ∧
    ((1 - 3 * 𝒛 + 𝒛 ^ 2) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF [U, U, D] = (1 - 𝒛) ^ 2 * 𝒛 ^ 2 ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 3 ≤ n →
      10 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [U, U, D] n : ℤ) =
        (-5 * (n : ℤ) + 11) * (Nat.fib (2 * n) : ℤ) + (3 * (n : ℤ) - 5) * (lucasNumber (2 * n) : ℤ)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 11 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-11).
Uses 4

TheoremSubword \(UUUD\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

Let \(F_{UUUD}(x, y) \in \mathbb{Z}[y][[x]]\) be the bivariate generating function with constant term \(0\) in which, for \(n \ge 1\), the coefficient of \(x^n\) is the sum of \(y^{k(P)}\) over the non-decreasing Dyck paths \(P\) of semilength \(n\), where \(k(P)\) is the number of occurrences of the subword \(UUUD\) in \(P\). Let \(d_{UUUD}(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of \(UUUD\) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), let \(D_{UUUD}(x) = \sum_{n \ge 0} d_{UUUD}(n) x^n \in \mathbb{Z}[[x]]\), and let \(F_n\) and \(L_n\) denote the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. Then \((1 - 3x + x^2 + (3 - 3y) x^3 - 2(1 - y) x^4) F_{UUUD}(x, y) = (1 - x)(x + x^3 (y - 1))\), \((1 + x(x - 3))^2 D_{UUUD}(x) = (x - 1)^2 x^3 (x + 1)\), and for every \(n \ge 3\), \(d_{UUUD}(n) = n F_{2n-5} - L_{2n-6}\).

public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_UUUD :
    (1 - 3 * 𝒙 + 𝒙 ^ 2 + (3 - 3 * 𝒚) * 𝒙 ^ 3 - 2 * (1 - 𝒚) * 𝒙 ^ 4)
        * nondecreasingDyckSubwordBivariateGF [U, U, U, D] = (1 - 𝒙) * (𝒙 + 𝒙 ^ 3 * (𝒚 - 1)) ∧
    ((1 + 𝒛 * (𝒛 - 3)) ^ 2) * nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotalGF [U, U, U, D]
        = (𝒛 - 1) ^ 2 * 𝒛 ^ 3 * (𝒛 + 1) ∧
    ∀ n : ℕ, 3 ≤ n →
      (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal [U, U, U, D] n : ℤ) =
        (n : ℤ) * (Nat.fib (2 * n - 5) : ℤ) - (lucasNumber (2 * n - 6) : ℤ)
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 12 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-12).
Uses 4

TheoremRecurrence for the subword \(U^m\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

Let \(m \ge 1\). Let \(d_w(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of the subword \(w\) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), and let \(F_k\) be the Fibonacci numbers (\(F_0 = 0\), \(F_1 = 1\)). Then for every \(n > m\),

\[d_{U^m}(n) = 3\,d_{U^m}(n-1) - d_{U^m}(n-2) + F_{2(n-m)} + F_{2(n-2)} - \sum_{k=1}^{m-2} k\,F_{2(n-k-2)}\]

(the sum is empty when \(m \le 2\)); moreover \(d_{U^m}(n) = 0\) for every \(n < m\), and \(d_{U^m}(m) = 1\).

The source writes \(n \le m\) for the vanishing case, which contradicts \(d_{U^m}(m) = 1\); the vanishing case is stated for \(n < m\).

public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_U_pow (m : ℕ) (hm : 1 ≤ m) :
    (∀ n : ℕ, m < n →
      (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (List.replicate m U) n : ℤ) =
        3 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (List.replicate m U) (n - 1) : ℤ)
          - (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (List.replicate m U) (n - 2) : ℤ)
          + (Nat.fib (2 * (n - m)) : ℤ) + (Nat.fib (2 * (n - 2)) : ℤ)
          - ∑ k ∈ Finset.Icc 1 (m - 2), (k : ℤ) * (Nat.fib (2 * (n - k - 2)) : ℤ)) ∧
    (∀ n : ℕ, n < m → nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (List.replicate m U) n = 0) ∧
    nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (List.replicate m U) m = 1
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 13 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-13).
Uses 1

TheoremRecurrence for the subword \(U^mD\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

Let \(m \ge 1\). Let \(d_w(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of the subword \(w\) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), and let \(F_k\) be the Fibonacci numbers (\(F_0 = 0\), \(F_1 = 1\)). Then for every \(n \ge m + 2\),

\[d_{U^mD}(n) = 3\,d_{U^mD}(n-1) - d_{U^mD}(n-2) + F_{2(n-m)-3} + m\,F_{2(n-m-1)};\]

moreover \(d_{U^mD}(n) = 0\) for every \(n < m\), \(d_{U^mD}(m) = 1\), and \(d_{U^mD}(m+1) = m + 2\).

The source states the recurrence for \(n \ge m\), where \(n = m\) and \(n = m + 1\) give negative Fibonacci indices; those two values are the separately stated initial values, and the recurrence is stated for \(n \ge m + 2\).

public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_U_pow_D (m : ℕ) (hm : 1 ≤ m) :
    (∀ n : ℕ, m + 2 ≤ n →
      (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (List.replicate m U ++ [D]) n : ℤ) =
        3 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (List.replicate m U ++ [D]) (n - 1) : ℤ)
          - (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (List.replicate m U ++ [D]) (n - 2) : ℤ)
          + (Nat.fib (2 * (n - m) - 3) : ℤ) + (m : ℤ) * (Nat.fib (2 * (n - m - 1)) : ℤ)) ∧
    (∀ n : ℕ, n < m → nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (List.replicate m U ++ [D]) n = 0) ∧
    nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (List.replicate m U ++ [D]) m = 1 ∧
    nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (List.replicate m U ++ [D]) (m + 1) = m + 2
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 15 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-15).
Uses 1

TheoremRecurrence for the subword \(UD^m\) in non-decreasing Dyck paths#●ready to prove

Let \(m \ge 1\). Let \(d_w(n)\) be the total number of occurrences of the subword \(w\) over all non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\), let \(l_{n,k}\) be the number of non-decreasing Dyck paths of semilength \(n\) whose last peak has height \(k\), and let \(F_k\) be the Fibonacci numbers (\(F_0 = 0\), \(F_1 = 1\)). Then for every \(n\) with \(n > m\) and \(n \ge 3\),

\[d_{UD^m}(n) = 3\,d_{UD^m}(n-1) - d_{UD^m}(n-2) + F_{2(n-m)-1} + l_{n-1,m-1} - l_{n-2,m-1};\]

moreover \(d_{UD^m}(n) = 0\) for every \(n < m\), and \(d_{UD^m}(m) = 1\).

The source states the recurrence for \(n \ge m\); \(n = m\) is the separately stated initial value, and the added condition \(n \ge 3\) excludes only \((m, n) = (1, 2)\), where \(d_{UD}(2) = 3\) but the right side is \(3 \cdot 1 - 0 + F_1 + l_{1,0} - l_{0,0} = 4\) (the empty path has no peak).

public theorem_wanted nondecreasingDyck_subword_U_D_pow (m : ℕ) (hm : 1 ≤ m) :
    (∀ n : ℕ, m < n → 3 ≤ n →
      (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (U :: List.replicate m D) n : ℤ) =
        3 * (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (U :: List.replicate m D) (n - 1) : ℤ)
          - (nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (U :: List.replicate m D) (n - 2) : ℤ)
          + (Nat.fib (2 * (n - m) - 1) : ℤ)
          + (nondecreasingDyckLastPeakCount (n - 1) (m - 1) : ℤ)
          - (nondecreasingDyckLastPeakCount (n - 2) (m - 1) : ℤ)) ∧
    (∀ n : ℕ, n < m → nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (U :: List.replicate m D) n = 0) ∧
    nondecreasingDyckSubwordTotal (U :: List.replicate m D) m = 1
Sources
  • Flórez, Junes, Montoya, and Ramírez, Counting Subwords in Non-Decreasing Dyck Paths, Journal of Integer Sequences 28 (2025), Article 25.1.6, Theorem 16 (jis-2025-25.1.6-thm-16).
Uses 2
18 fully proved15 ready to prove

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