A Polynomial Algorithm for Deciding Bisimilarity of Normed Context-Free Processes

@article{Hirshfeld1994APA,
  title={A Polynomial Algorithm for Deciding Bisimilarity of Normed Context-Free Processes},
  author={Yoram Hirshfeld and Mark Jerrum and Faron Moller},
  journal={Theor. Comput. Sci.},
  year={1994},
  volume={158},
  pages={143-159}
}
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A Fast Algorithm for Deciding Bisimilarity of Normed Context-Free Processes

A deterministic algorithm which runs in time O(n 4 v) where v is the norm of the processes being compared, which corresponds to the shortest distance to a terminating state of the process, or the shortest word generated by the corresponding grammar.

Undecidable Equivalences for Basic Process Algebra

All other equivalences in the linear/branching time hierarchy are examined and it is shown that none of them are decidable for normed BPA processes.

Bisimulation Equivalence is Decidable for All Context-Free Processes

It is shown that bisimulation equivalence is decidable for BPA and this result would be a proper extension of Milner's axiom system for regular processes for normed BPA processes.

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A short proof of the solvability of the equivalence problem for simple context-free languages is given and a model of process graphs modulo bisimulation equivalence is given.

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A short proof of the solvability of the equivalence problem for simple context-free languages is given and a model of process graphs modulo bisimulation equivalence is given.

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Actions speak louder than words: proving bisimilarity for context-free processes

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A much simpler and much more direct proof of this result is provided now, using a tableau decision method involving goal-directed rules and providing the essential part of the bisimulation relation between two processes which underlies their equivalence.

A polynomial-time algorithm for deciding bisimulation equivalence of normed Basic Parallel Processes

A polynomial-time algorithm is presented for deciding bisimulation equivalence of so-called Basic Parallel Processes: multisets of elementary processes combined by a commutative parallel-composition…

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The main result is undecidability of bisimilarity for labelled (place / transition) Petri nets. The same technique applies to the (prefix) language equivalence and reachability set equality, which…