\magnification=1200 \hsize=4in \overfullrule=0pt \input amssym %\def\frac#1 #2 {{#1\over #2}} \def\emph#1{{\it #1}} \def\em{\it} \nopagenumbers \noindent % % {\bf M. D. Atkinson, M. M. Murphy and N. Ru\v skuc} % % \medskip \noindent % % {\bf Pattern Avoidance Classes and Subpermutations} % % \vskip 5mm \noindent % % % % Pattern avoidance classes of permutations that cannot be expressed as unions of proper subclasses can be described as the set of subpermutations of a single bijection. In the case that this bijection is a permutation of the natural numbers a structure theorem is given. The structure theorem shows that the class is almost closed under direct sums or has a rational generating function. \bye .