... Beissinger, who was the first to explore [1]combinatorial proofs using colored permutations, for their assistance.References[1] Janet Beissinger. Colorful proofs of generating function identities. ... follows for (π, f ) ∈ Sn,A: If R(π,f)= ∅, let φ((π, f)) = (π, f).Otherwise, let (i, j) ∈ R(π,f)be minimal under the lexicographic ordering of R(π,f). Let˜π = (i, j) ◦ π, the product of the ... of CambridgeStudies in Advanced Mathematics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997.With a foreword by Gian-Carlo Rota, Corrected reprint of the 1986 original. the electronic journal of...