The finite description of whole-strip states #
Lemma 5.6 (lem:strip-states) of paper/nivat.tex. The differences of
transverse translates have a horizontal period, so finitely many coordinates
distinguish their restrictions to an infinite strip. A deterministic predecessor
gives a transverse period. Otherwise the greatest disagreeing row positions
an agreeing strip immediately above a disagreement.
The infinite horizontal strip consisting of all sites on rows 1 through W. Lemma 5.6
(lem:strip-states).
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- Nivat.TwoFactors.Strip W = {z : Nivat.Lattice | 1 ≤ z.2 ∧ z.2 ≤ ↑W}
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The restriction of the nth transverse translate to the whole infinite strip. Lemma 5.6
(lem:strip-states).
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- Nivat.TwoFactors.stripState c W t n z = Nivat.shift (n • t) c ↑z
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A mixed-difference identity makes the difference of any two integer transverse translates
periodic in the first direction. Lemma 5.6 (lem:strip-states).
When a strip difference has horizontal period q, equality on q consecutive sites of
every row implies equality on the entire strip. Lemma 5.6 (lem:strip-states).
Only finitely many whole-strip states occur: restriction to q * W sites is injective on
them because their pairwise differences have horizontal period q. Lemma 5.6
(lem:strip-states).
Every lattice site can be moved by an integer multiple of (a,M) into rows 1 through M;
arbitrary horizontal shear is allowed. Lemma 5.6 (lem:strip-states).
A period of the bilateral strip-state sequence gives a global multiple of the transverse
direction, since a strip at least M rows wide meets every transverse orbit. Lemma 5.6
(lem:strip-states).
Translating the greatest nonpositive disagreement row to row zero places a full agreeing
strip directly above a disagreement. Lemma 5.6 (lem:strip-states).
Either a positive integer multiple of the transverse step is a global period, or two
translates agree on the whole strip, disagree on its lower boundary, and have a horizontally
periodic difference. Their relative translation remains an integer multiple of the
transverse step. Lemma 5.6 (lem:strip-states).