Number of Holes in Unavoidable Sets of Partial Words II

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Francine Blanchet-Sadri, Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: We are concerned with the complexity of deciding the avoidability of sets of partial words over an arbitrary alphabet. Towards this, we investigate the minimum size of unavoidable sets of partial words with a fixed number of holes. Additionally, we analyze the complexity of variations on the decision problem when placing restrictions on the number of holes and length of the words.

Additional Information

Publication
Journal of Discrete Algorithms, 14, 65-73
Language: English
Date: 2012
Keywords
Automata and formal languages, Computational complexity, Combinatorics on words, Partial words, Unavoidable sets, NP-hard problems

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