Permute, Graph, Map, Derange

Abstract

We study decomposable combinatorial labeled structures in the exp-log class, specifically, two examples of type a=1 and two examples of type a=1/2. Our approach is to establish how well existing theory matches experimental data. For instance, the median length of the longest cycle in a random n-permutation is (0.6065...)*n, whereas the median length of the largest component in a random n-mapping is (0.7864...)*n. Unsolved problems are highlighted, in the hope that someone else might address these someday.