TITLE: What polynomials biject from $\mathbb{N}^{2}$ to $\mathbb{N}$?
QUESTION [10 upvotes]: Perhaps there are none with integral coefficients; so let us admit rational coefficients. The map $(x, y) \mapsto x + \frac{1}{2}(x + y)(x + y + 1)$ is well known, and swapping $x$ and $y$ in the formula yields another, so we have two for starters.

REPLY [6 votes]: Describing such bijections is an open problem. Maximal result (there is no other bijections among polynomials of degree not higher than 4) are contained in

John S. Lew, Arnold L. Rosenberg,
  Polynomial indexing of integer lattice-points I. General concepts and quadratic polynomials, J. Number Theory 10 (1978) pp 192-214, doi:10.1016/0022-314X(78)90035-5.
Polynomial indexing of integer lattice-points II. Nonexistence results for higher-degree polynomials, J. Number Theory 10 (1978) pp 215-243,
  doi:10.1016/0022-314X(78)90036-7