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Ω-automaton
In automata theory, a branch of theoretical computer science, an ω-automaton (or stream automaton) is a variation of finite automata that runs on infinite, rather than finite, strings as input. Since ω-automata do not stop, they have a variety of acceptance conditions rather than simply a set of accepting states. ω-automata are useful for specifying behavior of systems that are not expected to terminate, such as hardware, operating systems and control systems. For such systems, one may want to specify a property such as "for every request, an acknowledge eventually follows", or its negation "there is a request that is not followed by an acknowledge". The former is a property of infinite words: one cannot say of a finite sequence that it satisfies this property. Classes of ω-automata include the Büchi automata, Rabin automata, Streett automata, parity automata and Muller automata, each deterministic or non-deterministic. These classes of ω-automata differ only in terms of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muller Automaton
In automata theory, a Muller automaton is a type of an ω-automaton. The acceptance condition separates a Muller automaton from other ω-automata. The Muller automaton is defined using a Muller acceptance condition, i.e. the set of all states visited infinitely often must be an element of the acceptance set. Both deterministic and non-deterministic Muller automata recognize the ω-regular languages. They are named after David E. Muller, an American mathematician and computer scientist, who invented them in 1963. Formal definition Formally, a deterministic Muller-automaton is a tuple ''A'' = (''Q'',Σ,δ,''q''0,F) that consists of the following information: * ''Q'' is a finite set. The elements of ''Q'' are called the ''states'' of ''A''. * Σ is a finite set called the ''alphabet'' of ''A''. * δ: ''Q'' × Σ → ''Q'' is a function, called the ''transition function'' of ''A''. * ''q''0 is an element of ''Q'', called the initial state. * F is a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |