Combinatorics on Words

ISBN-13: 9780521599245 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 260 str.

M. Lothaire; Roger Lyndon

Opis

Combinatorics on words, or finite sequences, is a field that grew from the disparate mathematics branches of group theory and probability. In recent times, it has gained recognition as an independent theory and has found substantial applications in computer science automata theory and linguistics. This volume is the first to present a thorough treatment of this theory and includes discussions of Thue's square free words, Van der Waerden's theorem, and Ramsey's theorem. This volume is an accessible text for undergraduate and graduate level students in mathematics and computer science as well as specialists in all branches of applied mathematics.

Recenzje

'This is an excellent book, essential for anybody working in the field. Although written by several authors, who constitute the collective author M. Lothaire, the book makes a surprisingly compact impression. As already mentioned, it has all prerequisites for an important reference tool.' EMS

Spis treści

1. Words D. Perrin; 2. Square free words and idempotent semigroups J. Berstel and C. Reutenauer; 3. Van der Waerden's theorem J. E. Pin; 4. Repetitive mappings and morphisms G. Pirillo; 5. Factorizations of free monoids D. Perrin; 6. Subwords J. Sakarovitch and I. Simon; 7. Unavoidable irregularities in words M. P. Schützenberger; 8. The critical factorization theorem Choffrut; 9. Equations in words; 10. Rearrangements of words D. Foata; 11. Words and trees R. Cori.