The Frobenius Problem in a Free Monoid

dc.creatorKao, Jui-Yi
dc.creatorShallit, Jeffrey
dc.creatorXu, Zhi
dc.date2007-08-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:25:16Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:25:16Z
dc.descriptionThe classical Frobenius problem is to compute the largest number g not representable as a non-negative integer linear combination of non-negative integers x_1, x_2, ..., x_k, where gcd(x_1, x_2, ..., x_k) = 1. In this paper we consider generalizations of the Frobenius problem to the noncommutative setting of a free monoid. Unlike the commutative case, where the bound on g is quadratic, we are able to show exponential or subexponential behavior for an analogue of g, depending on the particular measure chosen.
dc.description19 pages; preliminary announcement
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0708.3224
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0708.3224
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/136600
dc.subjectDiscrete Mathematics
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subjectF.4.3
dc.titleThe Frobenius Problem in a Free Monoid
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