Prime languages

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Abstract

We say that a deterministic finite automaton (DFA) A is composite if there are DFAs A1,...,At such that L(A) = ∩ i=1t L(Ai) and the index of every is strictly smaller than the index of . Otherwise, is prime. We study the problem of deciding whether a given DFA is composite, the number of DFAs required in a decomposition, methods to prove primality, and structural properties of DFAs that make the problem simpler or are retained in a decomposition.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMathematical Foundations of Computer Science 2013 - 38th International Symposium, MFCS 2013, Proceedings
Pages607-618
Number of pages12
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Oct 2013
Event38th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, MFCS 2013 - Klosterneuburg, Austria
Duration: 26 Aug 201330 Aug 2013

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume8087 LNCS

Conference

Conference38th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, MFCS 2013
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityKlosterneuburg
Period26/08/1330/08/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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