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== Solution ==
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== NFA ==
 
 
=== NFA ===
 
  
 
The following is the result of applying Thompson's algorithm.
 
The following is the result of applying Thompson's algorithm.
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=== DFA ===
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== DFA ==
  
 
Determination table for the above NFA:
 
Determination table for the above NFA:

Revision as of 06:06, 22 March 2009

Use Thompson's algorithm to build the NFA for the following regular expression. Build the corresponding DFA and minimize it.

  • (a|b)*abb(a|b)*

NFA

The following is the result of applying Thompson's algorithm.


DFA

Determination table for the above NFA:

In α∈Σ move(In, α) ε-closure(move(In, α)) In+1 = ε-closure(move(In, α))
- - 0 0, 1, 2, 4, 7 0
0 a 3, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 1
0 b 5 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 2
1 a 3, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 1
1 b 5, 9 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 3
2 a 3, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 1
2 b 5 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 2
3 a 3, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 1
3 b 5, 10 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17 4
4 a 3, 8, 13 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 5
4 b 5, 15 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 6
5 a 3, 8, 13 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 5
5 b 5, 15 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 6
6 a 3, 8, 13 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 5
6 b 5, 15 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 6


Graphically, the DFA is represented as follows:


Given the minimization tree to the right, the final minimal DFA is:


The minimization tree is as follows. As can be seen, the states are indistinguishable.


The tree expansion for non-splitting sets has been omitted for simplicity ("a" transition for non-final states and the {0, 2} "a" and "b" transitions. The final states are all indistinguishable, regarding either "a" or "b" transitions.