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Boolean reducibility

  • S. S. Marchenkov
Published/Copyright: August 1, 2003
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Discrete Mathematics and Applications
From the journal Volume 13 Issue 4

We define the operator of Boolean reducibility on the set of all infinite binary sequences. This operator is a variant of the operator of finite-automaton transformability when automata with several inputs and one state are considered. Each set Q of Boolean functions containing a selector function and closed with respect to the operation of superposition of a special form defines the Q-reducibility and Q-degrees, that is, the sets of Q-equivalent sequences. We study properties of the partially ordered set ℒQ of all Q-degrees, namely, the existence of maximal, minimal and the greatest elements, infinite chains and antichains, and upper bounds.

Published Online: 2003-08-01
Published in Print: 2003-08-01

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