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A Language Hierarchy of Binary Relations

Formal Languages and Automata Theory 2018-12-06 v2 Group Theory

Abstract

Motivated by the study of word problems of monoids, we explore two ways of viewing binary relations on AA^* as languages. We exhibit a hierarchy of classes of binary relations on AA^*, according to the class of languages the relation belongs to and the chosen viewpoint. We give examples of word problems of monoids distinguishing the various classes.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1805.03125,
  title  = {A Language Hierarchy of Binary Relations},
  author = {Tara Brough and Alan J. Cain},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.03125},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

19 pages, 2 figures (Several new examples added)

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