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A Polynomial-Time Algorithm for Reachability in Branching VASS in Dimension One

Formal Languages and Automata Theory 2016-05-09 v2 Logic in Computer Science

Abstract

Branching VASS (BVASS) generalise vector addition systems with states by allowing for special branching transitions that can non-deterministically distribute a counter value between two control states. A run of a BVASS consequently becomes a tree, and reachability is to decide whether a given configuration is the root of a reachability tree. This paper shows P-completeness of reachability in BVASS in dimension one, the first decidability result for reachability in a subclass of BVASS known so far. Moreover, we show that coverability and boundedness in BVASS in dimension one are P-complete as well.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1602.05547,
  title  = {A Polynomial-Time Algorithm for Reachability in Branching VASS in Dimension One},
  author = {Stefan Göller and Christoph Haase and Ranko Lazić and Patrick Totzke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.05547},
  year   = {2016}
}
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