Periodicity Problem of Substitutions over Ternary Alphabets

Bo Tan; Zhi-Ying Wen

RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications (2010)

  • Volume: 42, Issue: 4, page 747-762
  • ISSN: 0988-3754

Abstract

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In this paper, we characterize the substitutions over a three-letter alphabet which generate a ultimately periodic sequence.

How to cite

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Tan, Bo, and Wen, Zhi-Ying. "Periodicity Problem of Substitutions over Ternary Alphabets." RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications 42.4 (2010): 747-762. <http://eudml.org/doc/92901>.

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