The relationship between word complexity and computational complexity in subshifts

Ronnie Pavlov, Pascal Vanier

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Abstract

We prove several results about the relationship between the word complexity function of a subshift and the set of Turing degrees of points of the subshift, which we call the Turing spectrum. Among other results, we show that a Turing spectrum can be realized via a subshift of linear complexity if and only if it consists of the union of a finite set and a finite number of cones, that a Turing spectrum can be realized via a subshift of exponential complexity (i.e. positive entropy) if and only if it contains a cone, and that every Turing spectrum which either contains degree 0 or is a union of cones is realizable by subshifts with a wide range of 'intermediate' complexity growth rates between linear and exponential.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1627-1648
Number of pages22
JournalDiscrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems
Volume41
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Computability
  • Spectrum
  • Symbolic dynamics
  • Turing degree
  • Word complexity

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