Constructing $k$-ary Orientable Sequences with Asymptotically Optimal Length

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Hauptverfasser: Gabrić, Daniel, Sawada, Joe
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author Gabrić, Daniel
Sawada, Joe
author_facet Gabrić, Daniel
Sawada, Joe
contents An orientable sequence of order $n$ over an alphabet $\{0,1,\ldots, k{-}1\}$ is a cyclic sequence such that each length-$n$ substring appears at most once \emph{in either direction}. When $k= 2$, efficient algorithms are known to construct binary orientable sequences, with asymptotically optimal length, by applying the classic cycle-joining technique. The key to the construction is the definition of a parent rule to construct a cycle-joining tree of asymmetric bracelets. Unfortunately, the parent rule does not generalize to larger alphabets. Furthermore, unlike the binary case, a cycle-joining tree does not immediately lead to a simple successor-rule when $k \geq 3$ unless the tree has certain properties. In this paper, we derive a parent rule to derive a cycle-joining tree of $k$-ary asymmetric bracelets. This leads to a successor rule that constructs asymptotically optimal $k$-ary orientable sequences in $O(n)$ time per symbol using $O(n)$ space. In the special case when $n=2$, we provide a simple construction of $k$-ary orientable sequences of maximal length.
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spellingShingle Constructing $k$-ary Orientable Sequences with Asymptotically Optimal Length
Gabrić, Daniel
Sawada, Joe
Discrete Mathematics
Information Theory
Combinatorics
An orientable sequence of order $n$ over an alphabet $\{0,1,\ldots, k{-}1\}$ is a cyclic sequence such that each length-$n$ substring appears at most once \emph{in either direction}. When $k= 2$, efficient algorithms are known to construct binary orientable sequences, with asymptotically optimal length, by applying the classic cycle-joining technique. The key to the construction is the definition of a parent rule to construct a cycle-joining tree of asymmetric bracelets. Unfortunately, the parent rule does not generalize to larger alphabets. Furthermore, unlike the binary case, a cycle-joining tree does not immediately lead to a simple successor-rule when $k \geq 3$ unless the tree has certain properties. In this paper, we derive a parent rule to derive a cycle-joining tree of $k$-ary asymmetric bracelets. This leads to a successor rule that constructs asymptotically optimal $k$-ary orientable sequences in $O(n)$ time per symbol using $O(n)$ space. In the special case when $n=2$, we provide a simple construction of $k$-ary orientable sequences of maximal length.
title Constructing $k$-ary Orientable Sequences with Asymptotically Optimal Length
topic Discrete Mathematics
Information Theory
Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.07029