Algebraic systems and pushdown automata

  • Authors:
  • Werner Kuich

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • Algebraic Foundations in Computer Science
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

This survey paper serves two purposes: Firstly, we consider cycle-free algebraic systems (with respect to a given strong convergence) as a generalization of the usually considered proper systems (with respect to the discrete convergence). Secondly, we develop in a parallel manner the theory of these cycle-free algebraic systems over an arbitrary semiring and the theory of arbitrary algebraic systems over a continuous semiring. In both cases we prove that algebraic systems and weighted pushdown automata are mechanisms of equal power.