Abstract numeration systems on bounded languages and multiplication by a constant
Discrete Mathematics
2008-09-16 v2 Combinatorics
Abstract
A set of integers is -recognizable in an abstract numeration system 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 does not preserve -recognizability, meaning that there always exists a -recognizable set such that is not -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.
Cite
@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}
}