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On a class of languages recognizable by probabilistic reversible decide-and-halt automata

Marats GolovkinsVasilijs KravcevsMaksim Kravtsev

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Discrete mathematicsClass (set theory)Quantum automataNested wordGeneral Computer ScienceProbabilistic logicAutomatonTheoretical Computer ScienceRegular languageDeterministic automatonProbabilistic automatonQuantum finite automataProbabilistic automataComputer Science::Formal Languages and Automata TheoryMathematicsComputer Science(all)

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AbstractWe analyze the properties of probabilistic reversible decide-and-halt automata (DH-PRA) and show that there is a strong relationship between DH-PRA and 1-way quantum automata. We show that a general class of regular languages is not recognizable by DH-PRA by proving that two “forbidden” constructions in minimal deterministic automata correspond to languages not recognizable by DH-PRA. The shown class is identical to a class known to be not recognizable by 1-way quantum automata. We also prove that the class of languages recognizable by DH-PRA is not closed under union and other non-trivial Boolean operations.

10.1016/j.tcs.2009.01.042http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcs.2009.01.042