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On -abelian equivalence and generalized Lagrange spectra

Volume 194 / 2020

Jarkko Peltomäki, Markus A. Whiteland Acta Arithmetica 194 (2020), 135-154 MSC: Primary 11J06; Secondary 68R15. DOI: 10.4064/aa180927-10-9 Published online: 5 March 2020

Abstract

We study the set of k-abelian critical exponents of all Sturmian words. It has been proven that in the case k = 1 this set coincides with the Lagrange spectrum. Thus the sets obtained when k \gt 1 can be viewed as generalized Lagrange spectra. We characterize these generalized spectra in terms of the usual Lagrange spectrum and prove that when k \gt 1 the spectrum is a dense nonclosed set. This is in contrast with the case k = 1, where the spectrum is a closed set containing a discrete part and a half-line. We describe explicitly the least accumulation points of the generalized spectra. Our geometric approach allows the study of k-abelian powers in Sturmian words by means of continued fractions.

Authors

  • Jarkko PeltomäkiThe Turku Collegium
    for Science and Medicine, TCSM
    Turku Centre for Computer Science, TUCS
    Department of Mathematics and Statistics
    University of Turku
    20014 Turku, Finland
    e-mail
  • Markus A. WhitelandDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics
    University of Turku
    20014 Turku, Finland
    e-mail

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