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  • Semirings and Formal Power Series
    Monographs in Theoretical Computer Science, 2009
    Co-Authors: Manfred Droste, Werner Kuich
    Abstract:

    This chapter presents basic foundations for the theory of weighted automata: semirings and Formal Power Series. A fundamental question is how to extend the star operation (Kleene iteration) from languages to Series. For this, we investigate ordered, complete and continuous semirings and the related concepts of star semirings and Conway semirings. We derive natural properties for the Kleene star of cycle-free Series and also of matrices often used to analyze the behavior of weighted automata. Finally, we investigate cycle-free linear equations which provide a useful tool for proving identities for Formal Power Series.

  • on aperiodic and star free Formal Power Series in partially commuting variables
    Theory of Computing Systems \ Mathematical Systems Theory, 2008
    Co-Authors: Manfred Droste, Paul Gastin
    Abstract:

    Formal Power Series over non-commuting variables have been investigated as representations of the behavior of automata with multiplicities. Here we introduce and investigate the concepts of aperiodic and of star-free Formal Power Series over semirings and partially commuting variables. We prove that if the semiring K is idempotent and commutative, or if K is idempotent and the variables are non-commuting, then the product of any two aperiodic Series is again aperiodic. We also show that if K is idempotent and the matrix monoids over K have a Burnside property (satisfied, e.g. by the tropical semiring), then the aperiodic and the star-free Series coincide. This generalizes a classical result of Schutzenberger (Inf. Control 4:245–270, 1961) for aperiodic regular languages and subsumes a result of Guaiana et al. (Theor. Comput. Sci. 97:301–311, 1992) on aperiodic trace languages.

  • Skew and infinitary Formal Power Series
    Theoretical Computer Science, 2006
    Co-Authors: Manfred Droste, Dietrich Kuske
    Abstract:

    We investigate finite-state systems with weights. Departing from the classical theory, in this paper the weight of an action does not only depend on the state of the system, but also on the time when it is executed; this reflects the usual human evaluation practices in which later events are considered less urgent and carry less weight than close events. We first characterize the terminating behaviors of such systems in terms of rational Formal Power Series. This generalizes a classical result of Schutzenberger. Secondly, we deal with nonterminating behaviors and their weights. This includes an extension of the Buchi-acceptance condition from finite automata to weighted automata and provides a characterization of these nonterminating behaviors in terms of ω-rational Formal Power Series. This generalizes a classical theorem of Buchi.

  • On transformations of Formal Power Series
    Information & Computation, 2003
    Co-Authors: Manfred Droste, Guo-qiang Zhang
    Abstract:

    Formal Power Series are an extension of Formal languages. Recognizable Formal Power Series can be captured by the so-called weighted finite automata, generalizing finite state machines. In this paper, motivated by codings of Formal languages, we introduce and investigate two types of transformations for Formal Power Series. We characterize when these transformations preserve recognizability, generalizing the recent results of Zhang [16] to the Formal Power Series setting. We show, for example, that the "square-root" operation, while preserving regularity for Formal languages, preserves recognizability for Formal Power Series when the underlying semiring is commutative or locally finite, but not in general.

  • skew and infinitary Formal Power Series
    International Colloquium on Automata Languages and Programming, 2003
    Co-Authors: Manfred Droste, Dietrich Kuske
    Abstract:

    We investigate finite-state systems with costs. Departing from classical theory, in this paper the cost of an action does not only depend on the state of the system, but also on the time when it is executed. We first characterize the terminating behaviors of such systems in terms of rational Formal Power Series. This generalizes a classical result of Schutzenberger. Using the previous results, we also deal with nonterminating behaviors and their costs. This includes an extension of the Buchi-acceptance condition from finite automata to weighted automata and provides a characterization of these nonterminating behaviors in terms of ω-rational Formal Power Series. This generalizes a classical theorem of Buchi.

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  • Schützenberger's theorem on Formal Power Series follows from Kleene's theorem
    Theoretical Computer Science, 2008
    Co-Authors: Dietrich Kuske
    Abstract:

    We derive Schutzenberger's characterisation of the set of recognizable Formal Power Series as a Formal corollary from Kleene's characterisation of the set of regular languages.

  • Schützenberger’s theorem on Formal Power Series follows from Kleene’s theorem
    Theoretical Computer Science, 2008
    Co-Authors: Dietrich Kuske
    Abstract:

    AbstractWe derive Schützenberger’s characterisation of the set of recognizable Formal Power Series as a Formal corollary from Kleene’s characterisation of the set of regular languages

  • Skew and infinitary Formal Power Series
    Theoretical Computer Science, 2006
    Co-Authors: Manfred Droste, Dietrich Kuske
    Abstract:

    We investigate finite-state systems with weights. Departing from the classical theory, in this paper the weight of an action does not only depend on the state of the system, but also on the time when it is executed; this reflects the usual human evaluation practices in which later events are considered less urgent and carry less weight than close events. We first characterize the terminating behaviors of such systems in terms of rational Formal Power Series. This generalizes a classical result of Schutzenberger. Secondly, we deal with nonterminating behaviors and their weights. This includes an extension of the Buchi-acceptance condition from finite automata to weighted automata and provides a characterization of these nonterminating behaviors in terms of ω-rational Formal Power Series. This generalizes a classical theorem of Buchi.

  • skew and infinitary Formal Power Series
    International Colloquium on Automata Languages and Programming, 2003
    Co-Authors: Manfred Droste, Dietrich Kuske
    Abstract:

    We investigate finite-state systems with costs. Departing from classical theory, in this paper the cost of an action does not only depend on the state of the system, but also on the time when it is executed. We first characterize the terminating behaviors of such systems in terms of rational Formal Power Series. This generalizes a classical result of Schutzenberger. Using the previous results, we also deal with nonterminating behaviors and their costs. This includes an extension of the Buchi-acceptance condition from finite automata to weighted automata and provides a characterization of these nonterminating behaviors in terms of ω-rational Formal Power Series. This generalizes a classical theorem of Buchi.

  • ICALP - Skew and infinitary Formal Power Series
    Automata Languages and Programming, 2003
    Co-Authors: Manfred Droste, Dietrich Kuske
    Abstract:

    We investigate finite-state systems with costs. Departing from classical theory, in this paper the cost of an action does not only depend on the state of the system, but also on the time when it is executed. We first characterize the terminating behaviors of such systems in terms of rational Formal Power Series. This generalizes a classical result of Schutzenberger. Using the previous results, we also deal with nonterminating behaviors and their costs. This includes an extension of the Buchi-acceptance condition from finite automata to weighted automata and provides a characterization of these nonterminating behaviors in terms of ω-rational Formal Power Series. This generalizes a classical theorem of Buchi.

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