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Words avoiding repetitions in arithmetic progressions
- Source :
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Theoretical Computer Science . Feb2008, Vol. 391 Issue 1/2, p126-137. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Abstract: Carpi constructed an infinite word over a 4-letter alphabet that avoids squares in all subsequences indexed by arithmetic progressions of odd difference. We show a connection between Carpi’s construction and the paperfolding words. We extend Carpi’s result by constructing uncountably many words that avoid squares in arithmetic progressions of odd difference. We also construct infinite words avoiding overlaps and infinite words avoiding all sufficiently large squares in arithmetic progressions of odd difference. We use these words to construct labelings of the 2-dimensional integer lattice such that any line through the lattice encounters a squarefree (resp. overlapfree) sequence of labels. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03043975
- Volume :
- 391
- Issue :
- 1/2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Theoretical Computer Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28404455
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcs.2007.10.039