Palindromic sequences of the Markov spectrum (Q2291204)

The author studies the periods of Markov sequences, which are derived from the continued fraction expression of elements in the Markov spectrum. Recall that Markov spectrum is the set of minimal values of indefinite binary quadratic forms that are normalised by the appropriate power of the determinant of the form. The authors show that the periods of these sequences are palindromic after a number of circular shifts, where the number of shifts being given by Stern's diatomic sequence.