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Parikh Matrices and Strong M-Equivalence

Combinatorics 2015-06-24 v2

Abstract

Parikh matrices have been a powerful tool in arithmetizing words by numerical quantities. However, the dependence on the ordering of the alphabet is inherited by Parikh matrices. Strong M-equivalence is proposed as a canonical alternative to M-equivalence to get rid of this undesirable property. Some characterization of strong M-equivalence for a restricted class of words is obtained. Finally, the existential counterpart of strong M-equivalence is introduced as well.

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@article{arxiv.1501.07354,
  title  = {Parikh Matrices and Strong M-Equivalence},
  author = {Wen Chean Teh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.07354},
  year   = {2015}
}

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10 pages. Revised version. preprint

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