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Step-constrained self-avoiding walks on finite grids




AuthorsBelbachir, Hacène; Major, László; Németh, László; Szalay, László

PublisherElsevier BV

Publication year2026

Journal:Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A

Article number106104

Volume218

ISSN0097-3165

eISSN1096-0899

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcta.2025.106104

Web address https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcta.2025.106104

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/500389381


Abstract

The study of self-avoiding walks (SAWs) on integer lattices has been an area of active research for several decades. In this paper, we investigate the number of SAWs between two diagonally opposite corners in a finite rectangular subgraph of the integer lattice, subject to certain constraints. In the two–dimensional case, we provide an explicit formula for the number of SAWs of a prescribed length, restricted to three-step directions. In addition, we develop an algorithm that produces faster computational results than the explicit formula. For some special cases, we present detailed counts of the SAWs in question. For rectangular grid graphs of higher dimensions, we provide a formula to count the number of SAWs that are exactly two steps longer than the shortest walks.


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