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Circular words and applications

Formal Languages and Automata Theory 2011-08-19 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

We define the notion of circular words, then consider on such words a constraint derived from the Fibonacci condition. We give several results on the structure of these circular words, then mention possible applications to various situations: periodic expansion of numbers in numeration systems, "gcd-property" of integer sequences, partition of the prefix of the fixed point of the Fibonacci substitution, spanning trees of a wheel. Eventually, we mention some open questions.

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@article{arxiv.1108.3618,
  title  = {Circular words and applications},
  author = {Benoît Rittaud and Laurent Vivier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.3618},
  year   = {2011}
}

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In Proceedings WORDS 2011, arXiv:1108.3412

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