An $\mathcal{O}(n)$ Space Construction of Superpermutations

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Main Author: Ajmera, Dhruv
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Published: 2025
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contents A superpermutation is a sequence that contains every permutation of $n$ distinct symbols as a contiguous substring. For instance, a valid example for three symbols is a sequence that contains all six permutations. This paper introduces a new algorithm that constructs such sequences more efficiently than existing recursive and graph-theoretic methods. Unlike traditional techniques that suffer from scalability and factorial memory demands, the proposed approach builds superpermutations directly and compactly. This improves memory usage, enabling the construction of larger sequences previously considered impractical.
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spellingShingle An $\mathcal{O}(n)$ Space Construction of Superpermutations
Ajmera, Dhruv
Discrete Mathematics
Computational Complexity
Data Structures and Algorithms
Combinatorics
A superpermutation is a sequence that contains every permutation of $n$ distinct symbols as a contiguous substring. For instance, a valid example for three symbols is a sequence that contains all six permutations. This paper introduces a new algorithm that constructs such sequences more efficiently than existing recursive and graph-theoretic methods. Unlike traditional techniques that suffer from scalability and factorial memory demands, the proposed approach builds superpermutations directly and compactly. This improves memory usage, enabling the construction of larger sequences previously considered impractical.
title An $\mathcal{O}(n)$ Space Construction of Superpermutations
topic Discrete Mathematics
Computational Complexity
Data Structures and Algorithms
Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09628