On the number of alpha-power-free binary words for 2alpha<=7/3
On the number of alpha-power-free binary words for 2alpha<=7/3
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关于 2alpha<=7/3 的 alpha 无幂二进制字的数量
DOI:
10.1016/j.tcs.2009.01.031
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发表时间:
2009
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R. Jungers
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作者:
V. Blondel;J. Cassaigne;R. Jungers
We study the number uα(n) of α-power-free binary words of length n, and the asymptotics of this number when n tends to infinity, for a fixed rational number α in (2,7/3]. For any such α, we prove a structure result that allows us to describe constructively the sequence uα(n) as a 2-regular sequence. This provides an algorithm that computes the number uα(n) in logarithmic time, for fixed α. Then, generalizing recent results on 2+-free words, we describe the asymptotic behaviour of uα(n) in terms of joint spectral quantities of a pair of matrices that one can efficiently construct, given a rational number α. For α=7/3, we compute the automaton and give sharp estimates for the asymptotic behaviour of uα(n).