Properties of the extremal infinite smooth words
Srecko Brlek, Guy Melançon, Geneviève Paquin
Abstract
Smooth words are connected to the Kolakoski sequence. We construct the maximal and the minimal infinite smooth words, with
respect to the lexicographical order. The naive algorithm generating them is improved by using a reduction of the De Bruijn graph of their factors. We also study their Lyndon factorizations. Finally, we show that the minimal
smooth word over the alphabet {1,3} belongs to the orbit of the Fibonacci word.
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