Quantum Büchi Automata

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Main Authors: Wang, Qisheng, Ying, Mingsheng
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author Wang, Qisheng
Ying, Mingsheng
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Ying, Mingsheng
contents Quantum finite automata (QFAs) have been extensively studied in the literature. In this paper, we define and systematically study quantum Büchi automata (QBAs) over infinite words to model the long-term behavior of quantum systems, which extend QFAs. We introduce the classes of $ω$-languages recognized by QBAs in probable, almost sure, strict and non-strict threshold semantics. Several pumping lemmas and closure properties for QBAs are proved. Some decision problems for QBAs are investigated. In particular, we show that there are surprisingly only at most four substantially different classes of $ω$-languages recognized by QBAs (out of uncountably infinite). The relationship between classical $ω$-languages and QBAs is clarified using our pumping lemmas. We also find an $ω$-language recognized by QBAs under the almost sure semantics, which is not $ω$-context-free.
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Wang, Qisheng
Ying, Mingsheng
Logic in Computer Science
Formal Languages and Automata Theory
Quantum Physics
Quantum finite automata (QFAs) have been extensively studied in the literature. In this paper, we define and systematically study quantum Büchi automata (QBAs) over infinite words to model the long-term behavior of quantum systems, which extend QFAs. We introduce the classes of $ω$-languages recognized by QBAs in probable, almost sure, strict and non-strict threshold semantics. Several pumping lemmas and closure properties for QBAs are proved. Some decision problems for QBAs are investigated. In particular, we show that there are surprisingly only at most four substantially different classes of $ω$-languages recognized by QBAs (out of uncountably infinite). The relationship between classical $ω$-languages and QBAs is clarified using our pumping lemmas. We also find an $ω$-language recognized by QBAs under the almost sure semantics, which is not $ω$-context-free.
title Quantum Büchi Automata
topic Logic in Computer Science
Formal Languages and Automata Theory
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.08982