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arxiv: math/9809135 · v1 · submitted 1998-09-23 · 🧮 math.CO

There are More Than 2**(n/17) n-Letter Ternary Square-Free Words

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We prove that the `connective constant' for ternary square-free words is at least $2^{1/17} = 1.0416 ... $, improving on Brinkhuis and Brandenburg's lower bounds of $2^{1/24}=1.0293 ...$ and $2^{1/22}=1.032 ...$ respectively. This is the first improvement since 1983.

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