Triangle of refined rencontres numbers: T(n,k) is the number of permutations of n elements with cycle type k (k-th integer partition, defined by A194602).
T(n,k) tells how often k appears among the first n! entries of A198380, i.e., how many permutations of n elements have the cycle type denoted by k.
This triangle is a refinement of the rencontres numbers A008290, which tell only how many permutations of n elements actually move a certain number of elements. How many of these permutations have a certain cycle type is a more detailed question, answered by this triangle.
It follows from the formula given by Carlos Mafra that the rows of the triangle correspond to the coefficients of the modified Bell polynomials. - Sela Fried, Dec 08 2021
For k>0, the k-th column of triangle T(n,k) is a scaled copy of binomial coefficients binomial(n,q) where q is the least value for which p(q) exceeds or equals k+1, with p() being the integer partitions counting function, A000041(q). E.g., for column 4, the relevant binomial coefficients have q=4 as p(4)=5; for column 5, we have q=5 as p(5)>6; for column 6, we have q=5 as p(5)=7. The scale factor for column k is given by A385081(k+1). This triangle gives coefficients for expressing the characteristic polynomial and determinant of a matrix solely in terms of traces; see extended comment, below, under "Links". - Gregory Gerard Wojnar, Jun 24 2025
Let m2, m3, ... count the appearances of 2, 3, ... in the cycle type. E.g., the cycle type 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4 implies m2=3, m3=2, m4=1. Then T(n;m2,m3,m4,...) = n!/((2^m2 3^m3 4^m4 ...) m1!m2!m3!m4! ...) where m1 = n - 2m2 - 3m3 - 4m4 - ... . - Carlos Mafra, Nov 25 2014
