English

Greedy and lazy representations in negative base systems

Dynamical Systems 2013-04-29 v3

Abstract

We consider positional numeration systems with negative real base β-\beta, where β>1\beta>1, and study the extremal representations in these systems, called here the greedy and lazy representations. We give algorithms for determination of minimal and maximal (β)(-\beta)-representation with respect to the alternate order. We also show that both extremal representations can be obtained as representations in the positive base β2\beta^2 and a non-integer alphabet. This enables us to characterize digit sequences admissible as greedy and lazy (β)(-\beta)-representation. Such a characterization allows us to study the set of uniquely representable numbers. In case that β\beta is the golden ratio and the Tribonacci constant, we give the characterization of digit sequences admissible as greedy and lazy (β)(-\beta)-representation using a set of forbidden strings.

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@article{arxiv.1110.6327,
  title  = {Greedy and lazy representations in negative base systems},
  author = {Tomáš Hejda and Zuzana Masáková and Edita Pelantová},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.6327},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

22 pages, 7 figures with 14 plots

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