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In automata theory, an alternating finite automaton (AFA) is a nondeterministic finite automaton whose transitions are divided into ''existential'' and ''universal'' transitions. For example, let ''A'' be an alternating automaton. * For an existential transition , ''A'' nondeterministically chooses to switch the state to either or , reading ''a''. Thus, behaving like a regular nondeterministic finite automaton. * For a universal transition , ''A'' moves to and , reading ''a'', simulating the behavior of a parallel machine. Note that due to the universal quantification a run is represented by a run ''tree''. ''A'' accepts a word ''w'', if there ''exists'' a run tree on ''w'' such that ''every'' path ends in an accepting state. A basic theorem states that any AFA is equivalent to a nondeterministic finite automaton (NFA) by performing a similar kind of powerset construction as it is used for the transformation of an NFA to a deterministic finite automaton (DFA). This construction converts an AFA with ''k'' states to an NFA with up to states. An alternative model which is frequently used is the one where Boolean combinations are represented as ''clauses''. For instance, one could assume the combinations to be in disjunctive normal form so that would represent . The state tt (''true'') is represented by in this case and ff (''false'') by . This clause representation is usually more efficient. ==Formal Definition== An alternating finite automaton (AFA) is a 6-tuple, , where * is a finite set of existential states. Also commonly represented as . * is a finite set of universal states. Also commonly represented as . * is a finite set of input symbols. * is a set of transition functions to next state . * is the initial (start) state, such that . * is a set of accepting (final) states such that . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「alternating finite automaton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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