Repetition thresholds for subdivided graphs and trees

Pascal Ochem; Elise Vaslet

RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications (2012)

  • Volume: 46, Issue: 1, page 123-130
  • ISSN: 0988-3754

Abstract

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The repetition threshold introduced by Dejean and Brandenburg is the smallest real number α such that there exists an infinite word over a k-letter alphabet that avoids β-powers for all β > α. We extend this notion to colored graphs and obtain the value of the repetition thresholds of trees and “large enough” subdivisions of graphs for every alphabet size.

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Ochem, Pascal, and Vaslet, Elise. "Repetition thresholds for subdivided graphs and trees." RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications 46.1 (2012): 123-130. <http://eudml.org/doc/272998>.

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