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This automorphism converts lists of even length (1 2 3 4 ... 2n-1 2n) to the form ((1 . 2) (3 . 4) ... (2n-1 . 2n)) and when applied to lists of odd length, like (1 2 3 4 5), i.e. (1 . (2 . (3 . (4 . (5 . ()))))), converts them as ((1 . 2) . ((3 . 4) . (() . 5))).

Deutsch shows in his 1999 paper that this automorphism maps the number of doublerises of Dyck paths to number of valleys and height of the first peak to the number of returns, i.e., that A126306(n) = A127284(a(n)) and A126307(n) = A057515(a(n)) hold for all n.

The A000108(n-2) n-gon triangularizations can be reflected over n axes of symmetry, which all can be generated by appropriate compositions of the permutations A057161/A057162 and A057163.

Composition with A057164 gives signature permutation for Donaghey's Map M (A057505/A057506). Embeds into itself in scale n:2n+1 as a(n) = A083928(a(A080298(n))). A127302(a(n)) = A127302(n) and A057123(A057163(n)) = A057164(A057123(n)) hold for all n.

Each row is a permutation of nonnegative integers induced by a Catalan bijection (constructed as explained below) acting on the parenthesizations/plane binary trees as encoded and ordered by A014486/A063171.

The construction process is akin to the constructive mapping of primitive recursive functions to N: we have two basic primitives, A069770 (row 0) and A072796 (row 1), of which the former swaps the left and the right subtree of a binary tree and the latter exchanges the positions of the two leftmost subtrees of plane general trees, unless the tree's degree is less than 2, in which case it just fixes it. From then on, the even rows are constructed recursively from any other Catalan bijection in this table, using one of the five allowed recursion types:

0 - Apply the given Catalan bijection and then recurse down to both subtrees of the new binary tree obtained. (last decimal digit of row number = 2)

1 - First recurse down to both subtrees of the old binary tree and only after that apply the given Catalan bijection. (last digit = 4)

2 - Apply the given Catalan bijection and then recurse down to the right subtree of the new binary tree obtained. (last digit = 6)

3 - First recurse down to the right subtree of old binary tree and only after that apply the given Catalan bijection. (last digit = 8)

4 - First recurse down to the left subtree of old binary tree, after that apply the given Catalan bijection and then recurse down to the right subtree of the new binary tree. (last digit = 0)

The odd rows > 2 are compositions of the rows 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, ... (i.e. either one of the primitives A069770 or A072796, or one of the recursive compositions) at the left hand side and any Catalan bijection from the same array at the right hand side. See the scheme-functions index-for-recursive-sgtb and index-for-composed-sgtb how to compute the positions of the recursive and ordinary compositions in this table.

Each row is a permutation of natural numbers and occurs only once. The table is closed with regards to the composition of its rows (see A089839) and it contains the inverse of each (their positions are shown in A089843). The permutations in table form an enumerable subgroup of the group of all size-preserving "Catalan bijections" (bijections among finite unlabeled rooted plane binary trees). The order of each element is shown at A089842.

Row n is the signature permutation of the Catalan automorphism which is obtained from the n-th nonrecursive automorphism in the table A089840 with the recursion scheme "ENIPS". In this recursion scheme the algorithm first recurses down to the right-hand side branch of the binary tree, before the given automorphism is applied at its root. This corresponds to the fold-right operation applied to the Catalan structure, interpreted e.g. as a parenthesization or a Lisp-like list, where (lambda (x y) (f (cons x y))) is the binary function given to fold, with 'f' being the given automorphism. The associated Scheme-procedures ENIPS and !ENIPS can be used to obtain such a transformed automorphism from any constructively or destructively implemented automorphism. Each row occurs only once in this table. Inverses of these permutations can be found in table A122203.

Because of the "universal property of folds", the recursion scheme ENIPS has a well-defined inverse, that is, it acts as a bijective mapping on the set of all Catalan automorphisms. Specifically, if g = ENIPS(f), then (f s) = (g (cons (car s) (g^{-1} (cdr s)))), that is, to obtain an automorphism f which gives g when subjected to recursion scheme ENIPS, we compose g with its own inverse applied to the cdr-branch of a S-expression (i.e. the right subtree in the context of binary trees). This implies that for any non-recursive automorphism f in the table A089840, ENIPS^{-1}(f) is also in A089840, which in turn implies that the rows of table A089840 form a (proper) subset of the rows of this table.

Row n is the signature permutation of the Catalan automorphism which is obtained from the n-th nonrecursive automorphism in the table A089840 with the recursion scheme "SPINE". In this recursion scheme the given automorphism is first applied at the root of binary tree, before the algorithm recurses down to the new right-hand side branch. The associated Scheme-procedures SPINE and !SPINE can be used to obtain such a transformed automorphism from any constructively or destructively implemented automorphism. Each row occurs only once in this table. Inverses of these permutations can be found in table A122204.

The recursion scheme SPINE has a well-defined inverse, that is, it acts as a bijective mapping on the set of all Catalan automorphisms. Specifically, if g = SPINE(f), then (f s) = (cond ((pair? s) (let ((t (g s))) (cons (car t) (g^{-1} (cdr t))))) (else s)) that is, to obtain an automorphism f which gives g when subjected to recursion scheme SPINE, we compose g with its own inverse applied to the cdr-branch of a S-expression. This implies that for any non-recursive automorphism f in the table A089840, SPINE^{-1}(f) is also in A089840, which in turn implies that the rows of table A089840 form a (proper) subset of the rows of this table.

This is a permutation of natural numbers induced when "noncrossing handshakes", i.e., Stanley's interpretation (n), "n nonintersecting chords joining 2n points on the circumference of a circle", are rotated.

The same permutation is induced when the root position of plane trees (Stanley's interpretation (e)) is successively changed around the vertices.

For a good illustration how the rotation of the root vertex works, please see the Figure 6, "Rotation of an ordered rooted tree" in Torsten Mütze's paper (on page 24 in 20 May 2014 revision).

For yet another application of this permutation, please see the attached notes for A085197.

By "recursivizing" either the left or right hand side argument of A085201 in the formula, one ends either with A057161 or A057503. By "recursivizing" the both sides, one ends with A057505. - Antti Karttunen, Jun 06 2014