PermutationCycles, Mathematica 8
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- Subject: [mg118538] PermutationCycles, Mathematica 8
- From: HM <hans.milton at telia.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 06:51:19 -0400 (EDT)
PermutationCycles return results which are unusual. Check for example
the permutation {4,2,1,3}.
Mathematica returns {{1,3,4} {2}}. My HP50g gives {{1,4,3} {2}}, which
also agrees with MathWorld: http://tinyurl.com/bqesn The mapping is
reversed. What could be the reason?