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Integer Tilings

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In this chapter we study infinite tilings of the integers and we explore the connection between infinite tilings of the integers and infinite ergodic theory. This will reveal a structure for certain eww sequences. With this structure we will extend the examples of Chap. 4.

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Eigen, S., Hajian, A., Ito, Y., Prasad, V. (2014). Integer Tilings. In: Weakly Wandering Sequences in Ergodic Theory. Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55108-9_7

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