Factorize string into Lyndon words: Difference between revisions

Given a finite alphabet, we can lexicographically order all strings in the alphabet. If two strings have different lengths, then pad the shorter string on the right with the smallest letter. For example, we have 01 > 001, but 01 = 010. As we see, this order is a total preorder, but not a total order, since it identifies different strings.

 

 

: 0, 1, 01, 001, 011, 0001, 0011, 0111, 00001, 00011, 00101, 00111, 01011, 01111, ...

 

* The only Lyndon word that ends with 0 is 0.