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On cyclically shifted strings

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v1 math.MP

Abstract

If a string is cyclically shifted it will re-appear after a certain number of shifts, which will be called its order. We solve the problem of how many strings exist with a given order. This problem arises in the context of quantum mechanics of spin systems.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/9907014,
  title  = {On cyclically shifted strings},
  author = {K. Baerwinkel and H. -J. Schmidt and J. Schnack},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/9907014},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

7 pages, submitted to Discrete Applied Mathematics. More information at http://www.physik.uni-osnabrueck.de/makrosysteme/