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On Recognizable Tree Languages Beyond the Borel Hierarchy

Logic 2009-11-05 v1 Computational Complexity Logic in Computer Science

Abstract

We investigate the topological complexity of non Borel recognizable tree languages with regard to the difference hierarchy of analytic sets. We show that, for each integer n1n \geq 1, there is a Dωn(Σ11)D_{\omega^n}({\bf \Sigma}^1_1)-complete tree language L_n accepted by a (non deterministic) Muller tree automaton. On the other hand, we prove that a tree language accepted by an unambiguous B\"uchi tree automaton must be Borel. Then we consider the game tree languages W(i,k)W_{(i,k)}, for Mostowski-Rabin indices (i,k)(i, k). We prove that the Dωn(Σ11)D_{\omega^n}({\bf \Sigma}^1_1)-complete tree languages L_n are Wadge reducible to the game tree language W(i,k)W_{(i, k)} for ki2k-i \geq 2. In particular these languages W(i,k)W_{(i, k)} are not in any class Dα(Σ11)D_{\alpha}({\bf \Sigma}^1_1) for α<ωω\alpha < \omega^\omega.

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@article{arxiv.0909.0393,
  title  = {On Recognizable Tree Languages Beyond the Borel Hierarchy},
  author = {Olivier Finkel and Pierre Simonnet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.0393},
  year   = {2009}
}

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