Concatenation, Theory of Computation

Assignment Help:

We saw earlier that LT is not closed under concatenation. If we think in terms of the LT graphs, recognizing the concatenation of LT languages would seem to require knowing, while scanning a string in L1 . L2, for instance, when to switch from keeping track of factors for L1 to keeping track of factors from L2.

Assuming that the alphabets were not disjoint, there is (evidently, since LT is not closed under concatenation) no way, in general, to know that. For the recognizable languages, on the other hand, we have the convenience of being able to work with non-determinism. We don't actually have to know when to switch from one automaton to the next. Whenever we get to a point in the string that could possibly be the end of the pre?x that is in L1 we can just allow for a non-deterministic choice of whether to continue scanning for A1 (the machine recognizing L1) or to switch to scanning for A2. Since whenever the string is in L1 .  L2 there will be some correct place to switch and since acceptance by a NFA requires only that there some accepting computation, the combined automaton will accept every string in L1 . L2. Moreover, the combined automaton will accept a string iff there is some point at which it can be split into a string accepted by A1 followed by one accepted by A2: it accepts all and only the strings in L1 . L2.


Related Discussions:- Concatenation

Turing machine, Design a turing machine to compute x + y (x,y > 0) with x a...

Design a turing machine to compute x + y (x,y > 0) with x an y in unary, seperated by a # (descrition and genereal idea is needed ... no need for all TM moves)

Answer, And what this money. Invovle who it involves and the fact of,how we...

And what this money. Invovle who it involves and the fact of,how we got itself identified candidate and not withstanding time date location. That shouts me media And answers who''v

Turing, turing machine for prime numbers

turing machine for prime numbers

Mealy machine, Construct a Mealy machine that can output EVEN or ODD Accord...

Construct a Mealy machine that can output EVEN or ODD According to the total no. of 1''s encountered is even or odd.

Dfa to re, c program to convert dfa to re

c program to convert dfa to re

Kleene Closure, 1. Does above all''s properties can be used to prove a lang...

1. Does above all''s properties can be used to prove a language regular? 2..which of the properties can be used to prove a language regular and which of these not? 3..Identify one

Binary form and chomsky normal form, Normal forms are important because the...

Normal forms are important because they give us a 'standard' way of rewriting and allow us to compare two apparently different grammars G1  and G2. The two grammars can be shown to

Construct a regular expression, Given any NFA A, we will construct a regula...

Given any NFA A, we will construct a regular expression denoting L(A) by means of an expression graph, a generalization of NFA transition graphs in which the edges are labeled with

Turing machine, Can v find the given number is palindrome or not using turi...

Can v find the given number is palindrome or not using turing machine

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd