Density of rational languages under shift invariant measures

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Auteurs principaux: Berthé, Valérie, Goulet-Ouellet, Herman, Perrin, Dominique
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author Berthé, Valérie
Goulet-Ouellet, Herman
Perrin, Dominique
author_facet Berthé, Valérie
Goulet-Ouellet, Herman
Perrin, Dominique
contents We study density of rational languages under shift invariant probability measures on spaces of two-sided infinite words, which generalizes the classical notion of density studied in formal languages and automata theory. The density for a language is defined as the limit in average (if it exists) of the probability that a word of a given length belongs to the language. We establish the existence of densities for all rational languages under all shift invariant measures. We also give explicit formulas under certain conditions, in particular when the language is aperiodic. Our approach combines tools and ideas from semigroup theory and ergodic theory.
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spellingShingle Density of rational languages under shift invariant measures
Berthé, Valérie
Goulet-Ouellet, Herman
Perrin, Dominique
Formal Languages and Automata Theory
68Q45 (Primary) 37B10, 68Q70 (Secondary)
We study density of rational languages under shift invariant probability measures on spaces of two-sided infinite words, which generalizes the classical notion of density studied in formal languages and automata theory. The density for a language is defined as the limit in average (if it exists) of the probability that a word of a given length belongs to the language. We establish the existence of densities for all rational languages under all shift invariant measures. We also give explicit formulas under certain conditions, in particular when the language is aperiodic. Our approach combines tools and ideas from semigroup theory and ergodic theory.
title Density of rational languages under shift invariant measures
topic Formal Languages and Automata Theory
68Q45 (Primary) 37B10, 68Q70 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16708