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A note on the Markoff condition and central words

Combinatorics 2007-08-31 v1

Abstract

We define Markoff words as certain factors appearing in bi-infinite words satisfying the Markoff condition. We prove that these words coincide with central words, yielding a new characterization of Christoffel words.

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@article{arxiv.0708.4217,
  title  = {A note on the Markoff condition and central words},
  author = {Amy Glen and Aaron Lauve and Franco V. Saliola},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.4217},
  year   = {2007}
}

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