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Abstract numeration systems on bounded languages and multiplication by a constant

Discrete Mathematics 2008-09-16 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

A set of integers is SS-recognizable in an abstract numeration system SS if the language made up of the representations of its elements is accepted by a finite automaton. For abstract numeration systems built over bounded languages with at least three letters, we show that multiplication by an integer λ2\lambda\ge2 does not preserve SS-recognizability, meaning that there always exists a SS-recognizable set XX such that λX\lambda X is not SS-recognizable. The main tool is a bijection between the representation of an integer over a bounded language and its decomposition as a sum of binomial coefficients with certain properties, the so-called combinatorial numeration system.

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@article{arxiv.0706.0431,
  title  = {Abstract numeration systems on bounded languages and multiplication by a constant},
  author = {Emilie Charlier and Michel Rigo and Wolfgang Steiner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.0431},
  year   = {2008}
}
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