9.10 References and Further Reading

The subject of permutations is covered extensively in Knuth's Sorting and Searching,

• Donald E. Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming: Sorting and Searching (Vol 3, 3rd Ed, 1997), Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0201896850.

For the definition of the canonical form see,

• Donald E. Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming: Fundamental Algorithms (Vol 1, 3rd Ed, 1997), Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0201896850. Section 1.3.3, An Unusual Correspondence, p.178–179.