Real-time language recognition by alternating cellular automata

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The capabilities of alternating cellular automata (ACA) to accept formal languages are investigated. Several notions of alternation in cellular automata have been proposed. Here we study so­called nonuniform ACAs. Our considerations center on space bounded real­time computations. In particular, we prove that there is no difference in acceptance power regardless whether one­way or two­way communication lines are provided. Moreover, the relations between real­time ACAs and deterministic (CA) and nondeterministic (NCA) cellular automata are investigated. It is proved that even the real­time ACAs gain exponential speed­up against nondeterministic NCAs. Comparing ACAs with deterministic CAs it is shown that real­time ACAs are strictly more powerful than real­time CAs.

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IFIG Research Report; 9904 / 1999

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