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One-register separation for equal block lengths

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Area of mathematics Foundations of mathematics Computability theory Register machine String register machine Characteristic-function register machine
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Two string registers can recognize {anbn:n>0} by storing one marker per a and removing one per b. A machine with only its input register cannot: two different terminal b-block lengths eventually reach the same state and remaining prefix, forcing equal outputs for one member and one nonmember.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2024 / ii / Paper 1 / 12J / e / Solution

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