Title
Recursive process definitions with the state operator
Abstract
We investigate the defining power of finite recursive specifications over the theory with + (alternative composition) and · (sequential composition) and λ (the state operator) over a finite set of states, and find that it is greater than that of the same theory without state operator. Thus, adding the state operator is an essential extension of BPA (the theory of processes over +, ·). On the other hand, applying the state operator to a regular process again gives a regular process. As a limiting result in the other direction, we find that not all PA-processes (where also parallel composition λ is present) can be defined over BPA plus state operator.
Year
DOI
Venue
1991
10.1016/0304-3975(91)90225-Q
Theor. Comput. Sci.
Keywords
Field
DocType
recursive process definition,state operator
Discrete mathematics,Finite-rank operator,Quasinormal operator,Shift operator,Strictly singular operator,Semi-elliptic operator,Multiplication operator,Compact operator,Ladder operator,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
82
2
Theoretical Computer Science
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.54
4
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
j c m baeten139437.92
Jan A. Bergstra21445140.42