Deciding WQO for factorial languages

Aistis Atminas*, Vadim Lozin, Mikhail Moshkov

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Abstract

A language is factorial if it is closed under taking factors (i.e. contiguous subwords). Every factorial language can be described by an antidictionary, i.e. a minimal set of forbidden factors. We show that the problem of deciding whether a factorial language given by a finite antidictionary is well-quasi-ordered under the factor containment relation can be solved in polynomial time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLanguage and Automata Theory and Applications - 7th International Conference, LATA 2013, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages68-79
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783642370632
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Conference on Language and Automata Theory and Applications, LATA 2013 - Bilbao, Spain
Duration: 2 Apr 20135 Apr 2013

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume7810 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Language and Automata Theory and Applications, LATA 2013
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBilbao
Period2/04/135/04/13

Keywords

  • factorial language
  • polynomial-time algorithm
  • well-quasi-ordering

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