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Strong Sleptsov Net is Turing-Complete

Computational Complexity 2023-12-15 v1 Formal Languages and Automata Theory

Abstract

It is known that a Sleptsov net, with multiple firing a transition at a step, runs exponentially faster than a Petri net opening prospects for its application as a graphical language of concurrent programming. We provide classification of place-transition nets based on firability rules considering general definitions and their strong and weak variants. We introduce and study a strong Sleptsov net, where a transition with the maximal firing multiplicity fires at a step, and prove that it is Turing-complete. We follow the proof pattern of Peterson applied to prove that an inhibitor Petri net is Turing-complete simulating a Shepherdson and Sturgis register machine. The central construct of our proof is a strong Sleptsov net that checks whether a register value (place marking) equals zero.

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@article{arxiv.2201.09034,
  title  = {Strong Sleptsov Net is Turing-Complete},
  author = {Dmitry A. Zaitsev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.09034},
  year   = {2023}
}

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21 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables, 43 references

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