A note on short palindromes in square-free words (Q476919)

This note deals with an open question of \textit{B. Brešar} et al. [Discrete Math. 307, No. 2, 163--172 (2007; Zbl 1106.68089)], answered by \textit{J. D. Currie} [Theor. Comput. Sci. 396, No. 1--3, 254--257 (2008; Zbl 1145.68041)], expressed by a theorem which defines the conditions under which we have the existence of a ternary square-free word such that a palindrome of length three starts at a given position. The authors provide a simpler and more elegant proof of this result under more generalized conditions.