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The number of $k$-parallelogram polyominoes

Daniela Battaglino (1) (2), Jean-Marc Fédou (1), Simone Rinaldi ORCID (2), Samanta Socci (2)
(1) Laboratoire d'Informatique, Signaux, et Systèmes de Sophia-Antipolis (I3S) / Equipe MC3
(2) Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica [Siena]
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DMTCS Proceedings vol. AS, 25th International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics (FPSAC 2013)
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The number of $k$-parallelogram polyominoes

Daniela Battaglino (1) (2), Jean-Marc Fédou (1), Simone Rinaldi ORCID (2), Samanta Socci (2)
(1) Laboratoire d'Informatique, Signaux, et Systèmes de Sophia-Antipolis (I3S) / Equipe MC3
(2) Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica [Siena]
Abstract
English
A convex polyomino is $k$-$\textit{convex}$ if every pair of its cells can be connected by means of a $\textit{monotone path}$, internal to the polyomino, and having at most $k$ changes of direction. The number $k$-convex polyominoes of given semi-perimeter has been determined only for small values of $k$, precisely $k=1,2$. In this paper we consider the problem of enumerating a subclass of $k$-convex polyominoes, precisely the $k$-$\textit{convex parallelogram polyominoes}$ (briefly, $k$-$\textit{parallelogram polyominoes}$). For each $k \geq 1$, we give a recursive decomposition for the class of $k$-parallelogram polyominoes, and then use it to obtain the generating function of the class, which turns out to be a rational function. We are then able to express such a generating function in terms of the $\textit{Fibonacci polynomials}$.
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Un polyomino convexe est dit $k$-$\textit{convexe}$ lorsqu’on peut relier tout couple de cellules par un chemin monotone ayant au plus $k$ changements de direction. Le nombre de polyominos $k$-convexes n’est connu que pour les petites valeurs de $k = 1,2$. Dans cet article, nous énumérons la sous-classe des polyominos $k$-convexes qui sont également parallélogramme, que nous appelons $k$-$\textit{parallélogrammes}$. Nous donnons une décomposition récursive de la classe des polyominos $k$-parallélogrammes pour chaque $k$, et en déduisons la fonction génératrice, rationnelle, selon le demi-périmètre. Nous donnons enfin une expression de cette fonction génératrice en termes des $\textit{polynômes de Fibonacci}$.
Keywords
  • [INFO.INFO-DM]Computer Science [cs]/Discrete Mathematics [cs.DM]
  • Convex polyominoes
  • L-convex polyominoes
  • Rational generating functions
  • Fibonacci polynomials
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    Journal reference : Volume 343, 2019, pp. 111731

    DOI : 10.1016/j.disc.2019.111731
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