2007 Student Research Conference:
20th Annual Student Research Conference

Mathematics and Computer Science

Affinely Self-Generating Sets and Morphisms
Adam C. Gouge
Dr. David Garth, Faculty Mentor

Kimberling defined a self-generating set S of integers as follows. Assume 1 is a member of S, and if x is in S, then 2x and 4x-1 are in S. We study similar self-generating sets of integers whose generating functions come from a class of affine functions for which the coefficients of x are powers of a fixed base. We prove that for any positive integer m, the resulting sequence, reduced modulo m, is the image of an infinite word that is the fixed point of a morphism over a finite alphabet. We also prove that the resulting characteristic sequence of S is the image of the fixed point of a morphism of constant length, and is therefore automatic.

Keywords: mathematics, self-generating sets, sequences, affine functions, morphisms, modulo arithmetic, missing blocks, fibonacci numbers

Topic(s):Mathematics

Presentation Type: Oral Paper

Session: 60-1
Location: VH 1232
Time: 2:45 pm

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