ARDEN'S THEOREM FOR REGULAR EXPRESSIONS
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Given R, P, L, Q as regular expressions, the following identities hold −
- ∅* = ε
- ε* = ε
- RR* = R*R
- R*R* = R*
- (R*)* = R*
- RR* = R*R
- (PQ)*P =P(QP)*
- (a+b)* = (a*b*)* = (a*+b*)* = (a+b*)* = a*(ba*)*
- R + ∅ = ∅ + R = R (The identity for union)
- R ε = ε R = R (The identity for concatenation)
- ∅ L = L ∅ = ∅ (The annihilator for concatenation)
- R + R = R (Idempotent law)
- L (M + N) = LM + LN (Left distributive law)
- (M + N) L = ML + NL (Right distributive law)
- ε + RR* = ε + R*R = R*
In order to find out a regular expression of a Finite Automaton, we use Arden’s Theorem along with the properties of regular expressions.
Statement −
Let P and Q be two regular expressions.
If P does not contain null string, then R = Q + RP has a unique solution that is R = QP*
Proof −
R = Q + (Q + RP)P [After putting the value R = Q + RP]
= Q + QP + RPP
When we put the value of R recursively again and again, we get the following equation −
R = Q + QP + QP2 + QP3…..
R = Q (ε + P + P2 + P3 + …. )
R = QP* [As P* represents (ε + P + P2 + P3 + ….) ]
- The transition diagram must not have NULL transitions
- It must have only one initial state
Method
Step 1 − Create equations as the following form for all the states of the DFA having n states with initial state q1.
q1 = q1R11 + q2R21 + … + qnRn1 + ε
q2 = q1R12 + q2R22 + … + qnRn2
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qn = q1R1n + q2R2n + … + qnRnn
Rij represents the set of labels of edges from qi to qj, if no such edge exists, then Rij = ∅
Step 2 − Solve these equations to get the equation for the final state in terms of Rij
Construct a regular expression corresponding to the automata given below −
Solution −
Here the initial state and final state is q1.
The equations for the three states q1, q2, and q3 are as follows −
q1 = q1a + q3a + ε (ε move is because q1 is the initial state0
q2 = q1b + q2b + q3b
q3 = q2a
Now, we will solve these three equations −
q2 = q1b + q2b + q3b
= q1b + q2b + (q2a)b (Substituting value of q3)
= q1b + q2(b + ab)
= q1b (b + ab)* (Applying Arden’s Theorem)
q1 = q1a + q3a + ε
= q1a + q2aa + ε (Substituting value of q3)
= q1a + q1b(b + ab*)aa + ε (Substituting value of q2)
= q1(a + b(b + ab)*aa) + ε
= ε (a+ b(b + ab)*aa)*
= (a + b(b + ab)*aa)*
Hence, the regular expression is (a + b(b + ab)*aa)*.
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