Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 271 g
Reihe: Research
Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 271 g
Reihe: Research
ISBN: 978-3-658-39322-9
Verlag: Springer
First, we exhibit the classical results of Kleene, Büchi, Elgot and Trakhtenbrot, which concentrate on the expressive power of finite automata. We further derive a generalization of the Büchi–Elgot–Trakhtenbrot Theorem addressing formulas, whereas the original statement concerns only sentences. Then we use the language-theoretic methods as starting point for our investigations regarding power series. We establish Schützenberger’s extension of Kleene’s Theorem, referred to as Kleene–Schützenberger Theorem. Moreover, we introduce a weighted version of monadic second-order logic, which is due to Droste and Gastin. By means of this weighted logic, we derive an extension of the Büchi–Elgot–Trakhtenbrot Theorem. Thus, we point out relations among the different specification approaches for formal power series. Further, we relate the notions and results concerning power series to their counterparts in Language Theory.
Overall, our investigations shed light on the interplay between languages, formal power series, automata and monadic second-order logic.
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Research
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction.- Languages, Automata and Monadic Second-Order Logic.- Weighted Automata.- The Kleene–Schützenberger Theorem.- Weighted Monadic Second-Order Logic and Weighted Automata.- Summary and Further Research.