The state complexity of L^2 and L^k

dc.creatorRampersad, Narad
dc.date2004-10-14
dc.date2005-05-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:57:19Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:57:19Z
dc.descriptionWe show that if M is a DFA with n states over an arbitrary alphabet and L = L(M), then the worst-case state complexity of L^2 is n*2^n - 2^{n-1}. If, however, M is a DFA over a unary alphabet, then the worst-case state complexity of L^k is kn-k+1 for all k >= 2.
dc.description5 pages, 1 figure; some errors corrected
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0410032
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0410032
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/224890
dc.subjectComputational Complexity
dc.subjectFormal Languages and Automata Theory
dc.subjectF.1.1
dc.titleThe state complexity of L^2 and L^k
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