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Asymptotic behavior of the overlap gap between infinite words.
- Source :
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Semigroup Forum . Aug2024, Vol. 109 Issue 1, p76-86. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- We proceed with the study of ultimate periodicity properties related to overlaps between the suffixes of a left-infinite word λ and the prefixes of a right-infinite word ρ . For a positive integer n, let g(n) be n minus the maximum length of overlaps between the suffix of λ and the prefix of ρ of length n. In a recent publication we have shown that the function g has finite image if and only if λ and ρ are ultimately periodic words with a same root. In this paper we give an asymptotic characterization of words λ and ρ for which the function g has finite image. We prove that this condition is true if and only if the sequence (g (n) / n) n tends to zero [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SUFFIXES & prefixes (Grammar)
*INTEGERS
*VOCABULARY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00371912
- Volume :
- 109
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Semigroup Forum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178776124
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00233-024-10437-7