Aperiodic points in Z2-subshifts

Anael Grandjean, Benjamin Hellouin De Menibus, Pascal Vanier

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Abstract

We consider the structure of aperiodic points in Z2-subshifts, and in particular the positions at which they fail to be periodic. We prove that if a Z2-subshift contains points whose smallest period is arbitrarily large, then it contains an aperiodic point. This lets us characterise the computational di culty of deciding if an Z2-subshift of finite type contains an aperiodic point. Another consequence is that Z2-subshifts with no aperiodic point have a very strong dynamical structure and are almost topologically conjugate to some Z-subshift. Finally, we use this result to characterize sets of possible slopes of periodicity for Z3-subshifts of finite type.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication45th International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming, ICALP 2018
EditorsChristos Kaklamanis, Daniel Marx, Ioannis Chatzigiannakis, Donald Sannella
PublisherSchloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH, Dagstuhl Publishing
ISBN (Electronic)9783959770767
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event45th International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming, ICALP 2018 - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 9 Jul 201813 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameLeibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs
Volume107
ISSN (Print)1868-8969

Conference

Conference45th International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming, ICALP 2018
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Period9/07/1813/07/18

Keywords

  • Aperiodicity
  • Computability
  • Periodicity
  • Subshifts of finite type
  • Tilings
  • Wang tiles

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