numeration system; recognizable sets of integers; bounded language; multiplication by a constant; combinatorial numeration system
Abstract :
[en] A set of integers is $S$-recognizable in an abstract numeration system $S$ if the language made up of the representations of its elements is accepted by a finite automaton. For abstract numeration systems built over bounded languages with at least three letters, we show that multiplication by an integer $\lambda\ge2$ does not preserve $S$-recognizability, meaning that there always exists a $S$-recognizable set $X$ such that $\lambda X$ is not $S$-recognizable. The main tool is a bijection between the representation of an integer over a bounded language and its decomposition as a sum of binomial coefficients with certain properties, the so-called combinatorial numeration system.
Disciplines :
Computer science Mathematics
Author, co-author :
Charlier, Emilie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de mathématique > Mathématiques discrètes
Rigo, Michel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de mathématique > Mathématiques discrètes
Steiner, Wolfgang
Language :
English
Title :
Abstract numeration systems on bounded languages and multiplication by a constant