Tilings and rotations on the torus: A two-dimensional generalization of Sturmian sequences

Discrete Mathematics

Volumn 223, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 27-53

  Berthé, Valérie ^a   Vuillon, Laurent ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

Combinatorics on words; Discrete plane; Generalized Sturmian sequences; Symbolic dynamics; 2 action

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001778271     PISSN: 0012365X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-365X(00)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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