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Words without Near-Repetitions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

J. Currie  and
A. Bendor-Samuel
J. Currie
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9
A. Bendor-Samuel
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9
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Abstract

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We find an infinite word w on four symbols with the following property: Two occurrences of any block in w must be separated by more than the length of the block. That is, in any subword of w of the form xyx, the length of y is greater than the length of x. This answers a question of C. Edmunds connected to the Burnside problem for groups.

Keywords

68Q03C.

Information

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , 01 June 1992 , pp. 161 - 166
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1992 

Footnotes

The research of the first author was supported by an NSERC Operating Grant.

The second author was supported by an NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award.

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