Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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435922 | Theoretical Computer Science | 2008 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
We consider the shuffle operation on paths and study some parameters. In the case of square lattices, shuffling with a particular periodic word (of period 2) corresponding to paperfoldings reveals some characteristic properties: closed paths remain closed; the area and perimeter double; the center of gravity moves under a 45∘ rotation and a zoom factor. We also observe invariance properties for the associated Dragon curves. Moreover, replacing square lattice paths by paths involving 2kπ/N-turns, we find analogous results using more general shuffles.
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