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On the Representation of Finite Automata

Formal Languages and Automata Theory 2009-06-16 v1

Abstract

We give an unique string representation, up to isomorphism, for initially connected deterministic finite automata (ICDFAs) with n states over an alphabet of k symbols. We show how to generate all these strings for each n and k, and how its enumeration provides an alternative way to obtain the exact number of ICDFAs.

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@article{arxiv.0906.2477,
  title  = {On the Representation of Finite Automata},
  author = {Rogério Reis and Nelma Moreira and Marco Almeida},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.2477},
  year   = {2009}
}

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DCFS 2005