The second Elser number of a connected graph.
For a connected graph $G$ the $k$-th Elser number is
$$els_k(G) = (-1)^{|V(G)|+1} \sum_N (-1)^{|E(N)|} |V(N)|^k$$
where the sum is over all nuclei of $G$, that is, the connected subgraphs of $G$ whose vertex set is a vertex cover of $G$.
It is clear that this number is even. It was shown in [1] that it is non-negative.

This map sends a permutation $\pi$ to $\pi^{-1} \star \pi$ where $\star$ denotes the Demazure product on permutations.
This map is a surjection onto the set of involutions, i.e., the set of permutations $\pi$ for which $\pi = \pi^{-1}$.

The graph of inversions of a permutation.
For a permutation of $\{1,\dots,n\}$, this is the graph with vertices $\{1,\dots,n\}$, where $(i,j)$ is an edge if and only if it is an inversion of the permutation.