Unary Automatic Graphs: An Algorithmic Perspective

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This paper studies infinite graphs produced from a natural unfolding operation applied to finite graphs. Graphs produced via such operations are of finite degree and automatic over the unary alphabet (that is, they can be described by finite automata over unary alphabet). We investigate algorithmic properties of such unfolded graphs given their finite presentations. In particular, we ask whether a given node belongs to an infinite component, whether two given nodes in the graph are reachable from one another, and whether the graph is connected. We give polynomial-time algorithms for each of these questions. For a fixed input graph, the algorithm for the first question is in constant time and the second question is decided using an automaton that recognizes the reachability relation in a uniform way. Hence, we improve on previous work, in which non-elementary or non-uniform algorithms were found.
19 pages, 3 figures. Extended abstract in TAMC 2008 LNCS 4978 pp 548-559

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Logic, 03D05; 05C40; 05C85; 68Q25; 68Q45; 68Q70

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/169508

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https://arxiv.org/abs/0809.3330
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