Emptiness of Ordered Multi-Pushdown Automata is 2ETIME-Complete

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (08) ◽  
pp. 945-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Faouzi Atig ◽  
Benedikt Bollig ◽  
Peter Habermehl
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Turing Machine ◽  
Linear Ordering ◽  
Emptiness Problem ◽  
Pushdown Automata ◽  
Exponential Space

We consider ordered multi-pushdown automata, a multi-stack extension of pushdown automata that comes with a constraint on stack operations: a pop can only be performed on the first non-empty stack (which implies that we assume a linear ordering on the collection of stacks). We show that the emptiness problem for multi-pushdown automata is 2ETIME-complete. Containment in 2ETIME is shown by translating an automaton into a grammar for which we can check if the generated language is empty. The lower bound is established by simulating the behavior of an alternating Turing machine working in exponential space. We also compare ordered multi-pushdown automata with the model of bounded-phase (visibly) multi-stack pushdown automata, which do not impose an ordering on stacks, but restrict the number of alternations of pop operations on different stacks.

CLOSURE PROPERTY OF SPACE-BOUNDED TWO-DIMENSIONAL ALTERNATING TURING MACHINES, PUSHDOWN AUTOMATA, AND COUNTER AUTOMATA

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (07) ◽  
pp. 1143-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
TOKIO OKAZAKI ◽  
KATSUSHI INOUE ◽  
AKIRA ITO ◽  
YUE WANG
Keyword(s):  
Turing Machine ◽  
Nondecreasing Function ◽  
Closure Property ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Turing Machines ◽  
Pushdown Automaton ◽  
Alternating Turing Machines ◽  
Positive Integers ◽  
Pushdown Automata

This paper investigates closure property of the classes of sets accepted by space-bounded two-dimensional alternating Turing machines (2-atm's) and space-bounded two-dimensional alternating pushdown automata (2-apda's), and space-bounded two-dimensional alternating counter automata (2-aca's). Let L(m, n): N2 → N (N denotes the set of all positive integers) be a function with two variables m (= the number of rows of input tapes) and n (= the number of columns of input tapes). We show that (i) for any function f(m) = o( log m) (resp. f(m) = o( log m/ log log m)) and any monotonic nondecreasing function g(n) space-constructible by a two-dimensional Turing machine (2-Tm) (resp. two-dimensional pushdown automaton (2-pda)), the class of sets accepted by L(m,n) space-bounded 2-atm's (2-apda's) is not closed under row catenation, row + or projection, and (ii) for any function f(m) = o(m/ log ) (resp. for any function f(m) such that log f(m) = o( log m)) and any monotonic nondecreasing function g(n) space-constructible by a two-dimensional counter automaton (2-ca), the class of sets accepted by L(m, n) space-bounded 2-aca's is not closed under row catenation, row + or projection, where L(m, n) = f(m) + g(n) (resp. L(m, n) = f(m) × g(n)).

scholarly journals The Complexity of Finite Memory Programs with Recursion

1976 ◽  
Vol 5 (68) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil D. Jones ◽  
Steven S. Muchnick
Keyword(s):  
Computational Complexity ◽  
Programming Language ◽  
Lower Bounds ◽  
Equivalence Problem ◽  
Theoretical Interest ◽  
Exponential Time ◽  
Sophisticated Model ◽  
Finite Memory ◽  
Pushdown Automata ◽  
Exponential Space

<p>In an earlier paper (JACM, 1976) we studied the computational complexity of a number of questions of both programming and theoretical interest (e.g. halting, looping, equivalence) concerning the behaviour of programs written in an extremely simple programming language. These finite memory programs or fmps model the behaviour of FORTRAN-like programs with a finite memory whose size can be determined by examination of the program itself.</p><p>The present paper is a continuation in which we extend the analysis to include ALGOL-like programs (called fmp^(rec) s) with the finite memory augmented by an implicit pushdown stack used to support recursion.</p><p>Our major results are the following. First, we show that at least deterministic exponential time is required to determine whether a program in the basic fmpr~C model accepts a nonempty set. Then we show that a model with a limited version of call-by-name requires exponential space to determine acceptance of a nonempty set, and that a more sophisticated model with rewritable conditional formal parametershas an undecidable halting problem. The same lower bounds apply to the equivalence problem, which in contrast to the situation for the basic fmp model is not known to be decidable (since it is not known whether equivalence of deterministic pushdown automata is decidable).</p>

scholarly journals New Results on the Minimum Amount of Useful Space

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (02) ◽  
pp. 259-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzana Bednárová ◽  
Viliam Geffert ◽  
Klaus Reinhardt ◽  
Abuzer Yakaryilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Minimum Amount ◽  
Turing Machines ◽  
Bounded Error ◽  
Space Requirements ◽  
Pushdown Automata ◽  
Classical States

We present several new results on minimal space requirements to recognize a nonregular language: (i) realtime nondeterministic Turing machines can recognize a nonregular unary language within weak log log n space, (ii) log log n is a tight space lower bound for accepting general nonregular languages on weak realtime pushdown automata, (iii) there exist unary nonregular languages accepted by realtime alternating one-counter automata within weak log n space, (iv) there exist nonregular languages accepted by two-way deterministic pushdown automata within strong log log n space, and, (v) there exist unary nonregular languages accepted by two-way one-counter automata using quantum and classical states with middle log n space and bounded error.

scholarly journals Remarks on upper and lower bounds formatching sequencibility of graphs

Filomat ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 2091-2099
Author(s):  
Shuya Chiba ◽  
Yuji Nakano
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Lower Bounds ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Edge Coloring ◽  
Hamilton Cycle ◽  
Upper And Lower Bounds ◽  
Linear Ordering ◽  
The Relationship

In 2008, Alspach [The Wonderful Walecki Construction, Bull. Inst. Combin. Appl. 52 (2008) 7-20] defined the matching sequencibility of a graph G to be the largest integer k such that there exists a linear ordering of its edges so that every k consecutive edges in the linear ordering form a matching of G, which is denoted by ms(G). In this paper, we show that every graph G of size q and maximum degree ? satisfies 1/2?q/?+1? ? ms(G) ? ?q?1/??1? by using the edge-coloring of G, and we also improve this lower bound for some particular graphs. We further discuss the relationship between the matching sequencibility and a conjecture of Seymour about the existence of the kth power of a Hamilton cycle.

Periodic properties of pushdown automata

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 351-356
Author(s):  
Ilya E. Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Linear Function ◽  
Finite Automata ◽  
Quadratic Function ◽  
Periodic Sequences ◽  
Output Sequence ◽  
Pushdown Automata

Abstract Finite automata transform periodic sequences into periodic ones. The period of the output sequence is bounded from above by a linear function of input period. It is known that pushdown automata also preserve the set of periodic sequences. We prove that the output period for one-counter pushdown automata is bounded from above by a quadratic function of input period. We also give an example of an automaton with a quadratic lower bound on output period.

scholarly journals New Algorithms for Mixed Dominating Set

2021 ◽  
Vol vol. 23 no. 1 (Discrete Algorithms) ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Dublois ◽  
Michael Lampis ◽  
Vangelis Th. Paschos
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Dominating Set ◽  
Exact Algorithm ◽  
Polynomial Space ◽  
Parameterized Algorithms ◽  
Exponential Time ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Fpt Algorithm ◽  
Exponential Space ◽  
New Algorithms

A mixed dominating set is a collection of vertices and edges that dominates all vertices and edges of a graph. We study the complexity of exact and parameterized algorithms for \textsc{Mixed Dominating Set}, resolving some open questions. In particular, we settle the problem's complexity parameterized by treewidth and pathwidth by giving an algorithm running in time $O^*(5^{tw})$ (improving the current best $O^*(6^{tw})$), as well as a lower bound showing that our algorithm cannot be improved under the Strong Exponential Time Hypothesis (SETH), even if parameterized by pathwidth (improving a lower bound of $O^*((2 - \varepsilon)^{pw})$). Furthermore, by using a simple but so far overlooked observation on the structure of minimal solutions, we obtain branching algorithms which improve both the best known FPT algorithm for this problem, from $O^*(4.172^k)$ to $O^*(3.510^k)$, and the best known exponential-time exact algorithm, from $O^*(2^n)$ and exponential space, to $O^*(1.912^n)$ and polynomial space. Comment: This paper has been accepted to IPEC 2020

scholarly journals Entailment Checking in Separation Logic with Inductive Definitions is 2-EXPTIME hard

10.29007/f5wh ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mnacho Echenim ◽  
Radu Iosif ◽  
Nicolas Peltier
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Large Class ◽  
Separation Logic ◽  
Membership Problem ◽  
Turing Machines ◽  
Inductive Definitions ◽  
Alternating Turing Machines ◽  
Exponential Space

The entailment between separation logic formulæ with inductive predicates, also known as sym- bolic heaps, has been shown to be decidable for a large class of inductive definitions [7]. Recently, a 2-EXPTIME algorithm was proposed [10, 14] and an EXPTIME-hard bound was established in [8]; however no precise lower bound is known. In this paper, we show that deciding entailment between predicate atoms is 2-EXPTIME-hard. The proof is based on a reduction from the membership problem for exponential-space bounded alternating Turing machines [5].

PDL with intersection and converse: satisfiability and infinite-state model checking

2009 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 279-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Göller ◽  
Markus Lohrey ◽  
Carsten Lutz
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Model Checking ◽  
Dynamic Logic ◽  
State Model ◽  
Propositional Dynamic Logic ◽  
Reasoning Problem ◽  
Infinite Trees ◽  
Emptiness Problem ◽  
Alternating Turing Machines ◽  
Infinite State

AbstractWe study satisfiability and infinite-state model checking in ICPDL, which extends Propositional Dynamic Logic (PDL) with intersection and converse operators on programs. The two main results of this paper are that (i) satisfiability is in 2ΕΧΡΤΙΜΕ, thus 2ΕΧΡΤΙΜΕ-complete by an existing lower bound, and (ii) infinite-state model checking of basic process algebras and pushdown systems is also 2ΕΧΡΤΙΜΕ-complete. Both upper bounds are obtained by polynomial time computable reductions to ω-regular tree satisfiability in ICPDL, a reasoning problem that we introduce specifically for this purpose. This problem is then reduced to the emptiness problem for alternating two-way automata on infinite trees. Our approach to (i) also provides a shorter and more elegant proof of Danecki's difficult result that satisfiability in IPDL is in 2ΕΧΡΤΙΜΕ. We prove the lower bound(s) for infinite-state model checking using an encoding of alternating Turing machines.

Complexity of propositional projection temporal logic with star

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
CONG TIAN ◽  
ZHENHUA DUAN
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Normal Form ◽  
Temporal Logic ◽  
Decision Algorithm ◽  
Emptiness Problem ◽  
Form Graph

This paper investigates the complexity of Propositional Projection Temporal Logic with Star (PPTL*). To this end, Propositional Projection Temporal Logic (PPTL) is first extended to include projection star. Then, by reducing the emptiness problem of star-free expressions to the problem of the satisfiability of PPTL* formulas, the lower bound of the complexity for the satisfiability of PPTL* formulas is proved to be non-elementary. Then, to prove the decidability of PPTL*, the normal form, normal form graph (NFG) and labelled normal form graph (LNFG) for PPTL* are defined. Also, algorithms for transforming a formula to its normal form and LNFG are presented. Finally, a decision algorithm for checking the satisfiability of PPTL* formulas is formalised using LNFGs.

Double-exponential inseparability of Robinson subsystem Q+

2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-124
Author(s):  
Lavinia Egidi ◽  
Giovanni Faglia
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Turing Machine ◽  
Lower Bounds ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Exponential Time ◽  
First Order ◽  
First Order Theory ◽  
Double Exponential

AbstractIn this work a double exponential time inseparability result is proven for a finitely axiomatizable first order theory Q+. The theory, subset of Presburger theory of addition S+, is the additive fragment of Robinson system Q. We prove that every set that separates Q+ from the logically false sentences of addition is not recognizable by any Turing machine working in double exponential time. The lower bound is given both in the non-deterministic and in the linear alternating time models.The result implies also that any theory of addition that is consistent with Q+—in particular any theory contained in S+—is at least double exponential time difficult. Our inseparability result is an improvement on the known lower bounds for arithmetic theories.Our proof uses a refinement and adaptation of the technique that Fischer and Rabin used to prove the difficulty of S+. Our version of the technique can be applied to any incomplete finitely axiomatizable system in which all of the necessary properties of addition are provable.

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