Abstract
In this article, first we generalize the Thue-Morse sequence by means of a cyclic permutation and the k-adic expansion of non-negative integers, giving a sequence (a(n))n=0∞, and consider the condition that (a(n))n=0∞ is non-periodic. Next, we show that, if a generalized Thue-Morse sequence (a(n))n=0∞ is not periodic, then no subsequence of the form (a(N+nl))n=0∞ (where N ≥ 0 and l > 0) is periodic. We apply the combinatorial transcendence criterion established by Adamczewski, Bugeaud, Luca, and Bugeaud to find that, for a non-periodic generalized Thue-Morse sequence taking its values in {0,1,...,β-1} (where β is an integer greater than 1), the series Σn=0∞ a(N+nl) β-n-1 gives a transcendental number. Furthermore, for non-periodic generalized Thue-Morse sequences taking positive integer values, the continued fraction [0, a(N), a(N+l),..., a(N+nl), ...] gives a transcendental number.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 15.9.2 |
Journal | Journal of Integer Sequences |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 9 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Digit counting
- Stammering sequence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics