Alternation bounds for tree automata
We consider alternation depth bounds for tree automata, that is, we limit the number of alternations of existential and universal computation steps. We show that a constant bound guarantees that the forest recognized is regular, whereas already a logarithmic bound enables the automata to recognize a...
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| Format: | Article |
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1992
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| Series: | Acta cybernetica
10 No. 3 |
| Kulcsszavak: | Számítástechnika, Kibernetika, Automaták |
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| Online Access: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/12505 |
| Summary: | We consider alternation depth bounds for tree automata, that is, we limit the number of alternations of existential and universal computation steps. We show that a constant bound guarantees that the forest recognized is regular, whereas already a logarithmic bound enables the automata to recognize a strictly larger class of forests. As a corollary we obtain results on other types of alternation bounds for tree automata. We consider also commutation properties of independent computation steps of an alternating tree automaton. |
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| Physical Description: | 173-197 |
| ISSN: | 0324-721X |