Characterization of repetitions in Sturmian words: A new proof
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💻 cs.DM
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sturmianpowerswordsproofrepetitionsresultalternativeapproximation
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We present a new, dynamical way to study powers (that is, repetitions) in Sturmian words based on results from Diophantine approximation theory. As a result, we provide an alternative and shorter proof of a result by Damanik and Lenz characterizing powers in Sturmian words [Powers in Sturmian sequences, Eur. J. Combin. 24 (2003), 377--390]. Further, as a consequence, we obtain a previously known formula for the fractional index of a Sturmian word based on the continued fraction expansion of its slope.
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