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On the conjugates of Christoffel words

Combinatorics 2025-11-12 v5

Abstract

We introduce a parametrization of the conjugates of Christoffel words based on the integer Ostrowski numeration system. We use it to give a precise description of the borders (prefixes which are also suffixes) of the conjugates of Christoffel words and to revisit the notion of Sturmian graph introduced by Epifanio et al.

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@article{arxiv.2202.05486,
  title  = {On the conjugates of Christoffel words},
  author = {Y. Bugeaud and C. Reutenauer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.05486},
  year   = {2025}
}

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